Irish Echoes: 75 years later, 1947 Notre Dame national championship team remains the gold standardby:Jim Lefebvre•09/23/22•NDWritingIrishRead In AppFrank Leahy (far left) was the head coach of Notre Dame's 1947 national championship team (Photo courtesy of Notre Dame athletics).Notre Dame's 9-0 national championship team in 1947 remains the gold standard of Fighting Irish football 75 years later.