The 1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1956 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Terry Brennan, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 2–8.
| 1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2–8 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jim Morse |
| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Hornung carried the ball 94 times his senior year for 420 yards for an average of 4.5 yards per try. He completed 59 of 111 passes for a total offensive figure of 1,337 yards. He is the only Heisman Trophy winner to have played on a losing team.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at SMU | No. 3 |
| L 13–19 | 61,000 | |
| October 6 | Indiana | No. 17 |
| W 20–6 | 58,372 | |
| October 13 | Purdue | No. 18 |
| L 14–28 | 58,778 | |
| October 20 | No. 2 Michigan State |
| L 14–47 | 59,378 | ||
| October 27 | No. 2 Oklahoma |
| L 0–40 | 60,128 | ||
| November 3 | at Navy |
| L 7–33 | 57,773 | ||
| November 10 | at No. 20 Pittsburgh |
| L 13–26 | 58,697 | ||
| November 17 | North Carolina |
| W 21–14 | 56,793 | ||
| November 24 | at No. 3 Iowa |
| L 8–48 | 56,632 | ||
| December 1 | at No. 17 USC |
| L 20–28 | 64,538 | ||
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Awards and honors
Paul Hornung, Heisman Trophy
Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
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