1959 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1959 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 17
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainKen Adamson
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Syracuse    11 0 0
No. 12 Penn State    9 2 0
Oregon    8 2 0
Detroit    6 4 0
Holy Cross    6 4 0
Miami (FL)    6 4 0
Oklahoma State    6 4 0
No. 20 Pittsburgh    6 4 0
Washington State    6 4 0
Boston College    5 4 0
Pacific (CA)    5 4 0
Air Force    5 4 1
Navy    5 4 1
Army    4 4 1
No. 17 Notre Dame    5 5 0
Boston University    4 5 0
Florida State    4 6 0
San Jose State    4 6 0
Texas Tech    4 6 0
Dayton    3 7 0
Marquette    3 7 0
Oregon State    3 7 0
Colgate    2 7 0
Idaho    1 9 0
Villanova    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1959 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Kuharich, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 5–5.