The 1950 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Frank Leahy, the Irish compiled a 4–4–1 record and were outscored by a total of 140 to 139. Though the 1949 team won the national championship, and the 1950 team was ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP poll the Irish dropped from the poll after losing three of their first five games.
Center and team captain Jerry Groom was a consensus first-team pick on the 1950 All-America college football team. In addition, quarterback Bob Williams received first-team All-America honors from the Associated Press, United Press, and Football Writers Association of America. Williams was also the second overall pick in the 1951 NFL draft with Groom following as the sixth overall pick.
The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
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