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Notre Dame Football Team History

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity: 80,225
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Elmer F. Layden
Conference: Independent-

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1887 <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024

1940 Season Highlights

Elmer F. Layden enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.

1940 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Pacific	25	7	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Georgia Tech	26	20	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Carnegie Tech	61	0	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Illinois	26	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Army	7	0	W	@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Navy	13	7	W	@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Iowa	0	7	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Northwestern	0	20	L
Sat., Dec. 7	@ Southern California	10	6	W

1940 Season Totals
Record	7-2
Points Scored	168
Scoring Average	18.7
Points Allowed	67
Defense Average	7.4
Opponents Record	24-33
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	4-1

1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1940 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	4-4	67	89					J.O. Christian
Boston College	11-0	339	65	Won 19-13				Frank W. Leahy
Notre Dame	7-2	168	67					Elmer F. Layden
Navy	6-2-1	106	46					Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Penn State	6-1-1	135	46					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Cincinnati	5-3-1	132	48					Joseph A. Joe Meyer
East Carolina	5-3	143	70					John Christenbury
Ohio	5-2-2	89	32					Don Peden
Central Michigan	4-3-1	88	60					Ron Finch
Nevada	4-4-1	259	79					James W. Jim Aiken
Temple	4-4-1	155	113					Ray Morrison
Virginia	4-5	117	103					Frank J. Murray
West Virginia	4-4-1	127	94					William F. Bill Kern
Buffalo	3-5	47	116					Jim Peele
Georgia Southern	3-5	91	184					Crook Smith
Massachusetts	1-8	33	142					Elbert Carraway
Michigan State	3-4-1	108	76					Charles W. Bachman
Pittsburgh	3-4-1	85	102					Charles W. Bowser
Syracuse	3-4-1	114	134					Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Western Michigan	2-5	77	117					Mitchell Gary
Army	1-7-1	54	197					William H. Wood
Eastern Michigan	1-5-1	34	125					Elton J. Rynearson
Miami Ohio	0-7-1	32	200					Frank Wilton

1940 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1940 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).