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-
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
Record 8-0
-1
Points Scored 189
Scoring Average 21.0
Points Allowed 64
Defense Average 7.1
Opponents Record 33-34
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 4-0
-1
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
3 8-0-1
AP
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
Notre Dame has the most players in the College Football Hall of Fame.