The Irish were coached by Frank Leahy. They ended the season with a 9-0 record, winning the National Championship. They become the 6th Irish team to win the national title and the 2nd in a row for Leahy. The squad is the second team in what is considered to be the Notre Dame Football dynasty, a stretch of games in which Notre Dame went 36–0–2 and won three national championships and two Heisman Trophies from 1946 to 1949.