1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainJohnny Kelly
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
←  1938
1940  →
1939 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan  – 8–1–0
No. 13 Notre Dame  – 7–2–0
Michigan Tech  – 3–1–1
Ohio  – 6–3–0
Detroit  – 5–3–1
Akron  – 5–4–0
Cincinnati  – 4–3–2
Ohio Wesleyan  – 5–4–1
Marquette  – 4–4–0
Michigan State  – 4–4–1
Dayton  – 4–4–1
Michigan State Normal  – 3–3–1
Wayne  – 4–5–0
Xavier  – 3–5–1
Western State Teachers  – 2–6–1
Miami (OH)  – 1–7–1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1939 college football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Purdue
W 3–040,000 [1]
October 7 Georgia Tech
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 17–1417,322 [2]
October 14 SMU
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 20–1929,730
October 21vs. Navy No. 2
W 14–778,257
October 28at Carnegie Tech No. 2
W 7–661,420
November 4vs. Army No. 4
W 14–075,632 [3]
November 11at Iowa No. 3
L 6–746,000 [4] [5]
November 18 Northwestern No. 9
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 7–049,204
November 25No. 4 USC No. 7
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 12–2054,799 [6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP 2 (16)2 (12)4 (12)3 (11)97111113

References

  1. ↑ Jack Ledden (October 1, 1939). "N.D. Kick Beats Purdue, 3-0: 40,000 Watch Game Won by 15-Yard Boot". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Notre Dame beats Georgia Tech, 17–14, on Stevenson's field goal". Chicago Tribune. October 8, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Jack Mahon (November 5, 1939). "ND Victors, 14-0, On Army Fumbles". New York Daily News. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Bert McGrane (November 12, 1939). "Iowa 7, Irish 6: Kinnick Slashes 3 Yards to Score, Boots Decisive Point". Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Jack Ledden (November 12, 1939). "Iowa Whips Notre Dame, 7-6: Kinnick's Kick Spells First Irish Disaster". The South Bend Tribune. pp. 1, Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Jack Ledden (November 26, 1939). "Trojans Humble Irish, 20-12: 55,000 Thrill To Long Runs in Fast Game". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.


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