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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: Frank W. Leahy
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024
1941 Season Highlights
 Frank W. Leahy enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1941 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Arizona  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Indiana  19   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Georgia Tech  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Carnegie Tech  16   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Illinois  49   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Army  0   0   T    @ Bronx, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Navy  20   13   W    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Northwestern  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Southern California  20   18   W       
 
1941 Season Totals
  Record8-0 -1
  Points Scored189
  Scoring Average21.0
  Points Allowed64
  Defense Average7.1
  Opponents Record33-34
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record4-0 -1
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
38-0-1 AP
  
1941 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 2-65882   J.O. Christian
Notre Dame 8-0-118964   Frank W. Leahy
Virginia 8-127942   Frank J. Murray
Western Michigan 8-018327   Mitchell Gary
Boston College 7-3235106   Dennis E. Denny Myers
East Carolina 7-015920   John Christenbury
Navy 7-1-119234   Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Penn State 7-220078   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Temple 7-2176146   Ray Morrison
Cincinnati 6-319445   Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Army 5-3-110587   Earl H. Red Blaik
Michigan State 5-3-115077   Charles W. Bachman
Ohio 5-2-110842   Don Peden
Syracuse 5-2-119086   Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Central Michigan 4-34482   Ron Finch
West Virginia 4-685126   William F. Bill Kern
Buffalo 3-4-15575   Jim Peele
Nevada 3-5-1100114   James W. Jim Aiken
Pittsburgh 3-682171   Charles W. Bowser
Georgia Southern 2-837229   Crook Smith
Massachusetts 3-4-193120   Walter Hargesheimer
Miami Ohio 2-798176   Frank Wilton
Eastern Michigan 0-5-21265   Elton J. Rynearson

1941 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1941 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.