1951 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1951 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJim Mutscheller
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1951 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan State    9 0 0
Xavier    9 0 1
Wabash    7 0 1
No. 13 Notre Dame    7 2 1
Dayton    7 3 0
Michigan Tech    4 2 1
Toledo    6 4 0
Washington University    5 4 0
Wayne    5 4 0
Bowling Green    4 4 1
Marquette    4 6 1
Baldwin–Wallace    3 5 0
John Carroll    3 6 0
Rose Poly    2 5 0
Youngstown    2 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1951 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Frank Leahy, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 7–2–1.