1953-54 Notre Dame Fighting Irish — schedule and results

The 1953-54 Notre Dame Fighting Irish went 22-3 under head coach John Jordan. The team peaked at #5 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 16.87.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1953-12-08vs Northwestern WildcatsW 75–66Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1953-12-10vs Detroit Mercy TitansW 72–45Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1953-12-14at Indiana HoosiersL 55–66Field House
1953-12-17vs Loyola Chicago RamblersW 81–65Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1953-12-23at Bradley BravesL 72–74Robertson Memorial Field House
1953-12-31at Northwestern WildcatsW 52–50McGaw Memorial Hall
1954-01-06vs Louisville CardinalsW 72–53Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1954-01-09vs new york universityW 99–64Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1954-01-15at Holy Cross CrusadersW 83–61Worcester Auditorium
1954-01-16at Canisius Golden GriffinsW 78–59Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1954-01-19vs Purdue BoilermakersW 95–74Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1954-02-03vs Butler BulldogsW 95–58Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1954-02-06neutral DePaul Blue DemonsW 59–53
1954-02-09at Michigan State SpartansW 74–71Jenison Field House
1954-02-15vs DePaul Blue DemonsW 86–71Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1954-02-17at Butler BulldogsW 81–56Butler Fieldhouse
1954-02-20at Navy MidshipmenW 84–72Dahlgren Hall
1954-02-22at Pennsylvania QuakersW 62–47The Palestra
1954-02-25vs Marquette Golden EaglesW 79–66Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1954-02-27neutral Loyola Chicago RamblersW 71–65
1954-03-06at Marquette Golden EaglesW 79–68Milwaukee Arena
1954-03-09neutral Loyola (LA)W 80–70Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
1954-03-12neutral Indiana HoosiersW 65–64Iowa Field House
1954-03-13neutral Penn State Nittany LionsL 63–71Iowa Field House

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