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-
1939 Season Highlights
Elmer F. Layden enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1939 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Purdue
3
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Georgia Tech
17
14
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Southern Methodist
20
19
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Navy
14
7
W
@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Carnegie Tech
7
6
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Army
14
0
W
@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Iowa
6
7
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Northwestern
7
0
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Southern California
12
20
L
1939 Season Totals
Record 7-2
Points Scored 100
Scoring Average 11.1
Points Allowed 73
Defense Average 8.1
Opponents Record 40-22
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-1
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
13 7-2-0
AP
1939 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1939 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.