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-
1934 Season Highlights
Elmer F. Layden enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1934 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Texas
6
7
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Purdue
18
7
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Carnegie Tech
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Wisconsin
19
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Pittsburgh
0
19
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Navy
6
10
L
@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Northwestern
20
7
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Army
12
6
W
@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Dec. 8 @
Southern California
14
0
W
1934 Season Totals
Record 6-3
Points Scored 108
Scoring Average 12.0
Points Allowed 56
Defense Average 6.2
Opponents Record 46-25
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 3-1
1934 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1934 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1934 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.