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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-

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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
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 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	2-6	58	82					J.O. Christian
Notre Dame	8-0-1	189	64					Frank W. Leahy
Virginia	8-1	279	42					Frank J. Murray
Western Michigan	8-0	183	27					Mitchell Gary
Boston College	7-3	235	106					Dennis E. Denny Myers
East Carolina	7-0	159	20					John Christenbury
Navy	7-1-1	192	34					Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Penn State	7-2	200	78					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Temple	7-2	176	146					Ray Morrison
Cincinnati	6-3	194	45					Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Army	5-3-1	105	87					Earl H. Red Blaik
Michigan State	5-3-1	150	77					Charles W. Bachman
Ohio	5-2-1	108	42					Don Peden
Syracuse	5-2-1	190	86					Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Central Michigan	4-3	44	82					Ron Finch
West Virginia	4-6	85	126					William F. Bill Kern
Buffalo	3-4-1	55	75					Jim Peele
Nevada	3-5-1	100	114					James W. Jim Aiken
Pittsburgh	3-6	82	171					Charles W. Bowser
Georgia Southern	2-8	37	229					Crook Smith
Massachusetts	3-4-1	93	120					Walter Hargesheimer
Miami Ohio	2-7	98	176					Frank Wilton
Eastern Michigan	0-5-2	12	65					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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).