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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: Hugh J. Devore
Conference: Independent-

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1887 <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024

1945 Season Highlights

Hugh J. Devore enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.

1945 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Illinois	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Georgia Tech	40	7	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Dartmouth	34	0	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Pittsburgh	39	9	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Iowa	56	0	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Navy	6	6	T	@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Army	0	48	L	@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Northwestern	34	7	W
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Tulane	32	6	W
Sat., Dec. 1	@ Great Lakes Navy	7	39	L

1945 Season Totals
Record	7-2 -1
Points Scored	255
Scoring Average	25.5
Points Allowed	122
Defense Average	12.2
Opponents Record	33-37
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-0 -1
Away Record	4-2

1945 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
9	7-2-1	AP

1945 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	7-1	265	43					J.O. Christian
Army	9-0	412	46					Earl H. Red Blaik
Miami	9-1-1	211	99	Won 13-6				Jack Harding
Miami Ohio	7-2	207	75					Sid Gillman
Navy	7-1-1	220	65					Cmdr. Oscar E. Hagberg
Nevada	7-3	240	147					James W. Jim Aiken
Notre Dame	7-2-1	255	122					Hugh J. Devore
Temple	7-1	198	51					Ray Morrison
Virginia	7-2	265	79					Frank J. Murray
Central Michigan	6-1	98	26					Ron Finch
Eastern Michigan	5-0-1	45	13					Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State	5-3-1	120	128					Charles W. Bachman
Penn State	5-3	173	89					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Bowling Green	4-3	79	81					Robert Whittaker
Cincinnati	4-4	132	88					Ray Nolting
Western Michigan	4-3	147	105					John W. Gill
Boston College	3-4	79	171					Amerino Moody Sarno
Ohio	3-4	100	106					Don Peden
Pittsburgh	3-7	87	141					Clark D. Shaughnessy
Massachusetts	2-1-1	33	32					Thomas Eck
West Virginia	2-6-1	122	126					Ira Errett Rat Rogers
Syracuse	1-6	38	106					Oscar M. Ossie Solem

1945 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1945 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.