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-
1942 Season Highlights
Frank W. Leahy enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1942 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Wisconsin
7
7
T
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Georgia Tech
6
13
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Stanford
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Iowa Pre-Flight
28
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Illinois
21
14
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Navy
9
0
W
@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Army
13
0
W
@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Michigan
20
32
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Northwestern
27
20
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Southern California
13
0
W
Sat., Dec. 5 @ Great Lakes Navy
13
13
T
@ Chicago, IL
1942 Season Totals
Record 7-2
-2
Points Scored 184
Scoring Average 16.7
Points Allowed 99
Defense Average 9.0
Opponents Record 53-35
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-0
-2
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
6 7-2-1
AP
1942 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1942 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.