1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 9
Record8–2
Head coach
Captain Pat Filley
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
←  1943
1945  →
1944 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH)  – 8 –1 –0
Michigan State  – 6 –1 –0
No. 9 Notre Dame  – 8 –2 –0
Central Michigan  – 5 –2 –0
Wichita  – 5 –2 –1
Bowling Green  – 5 –3 –0
Western Michigan  – 4 –3 –0
Wayne  – 1 –1 –0
Ohio Wesleyan  – 1 –8 –1
Marquette  – 1 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1944 college football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Pittsburgh
W 58–046,069
October 7 Tulane
W 26–032,909 [1]
October 14vs. Dartmouth No. 1
W 64–038,167 [2]
October 21 Wisconsin No. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 28–1336,086
October 28at No. 14 Illinois No. 1
W 13–757,122
November 4vs. No. 6 Navy No. 2
L 13–3260,938
November 11vs. No. 1 Army No. 5
L 0–5974,437 [3]
November 18 Northwestern No. 11
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 21–039,701
November 25at No. 10 Georgia Tech No. 18
W 21–028,662 [4]
December 2No. 12 Great Lakes Navy No. 9
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 28–736,900
  • 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 1 (34)1 (59.67)1 (40)2 (15)5111899

References

  1. ↑ "Powerful Notre Dame eleven triumphs over Tulane, 26–0". The Palladium-Item. October 8, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ↑ "Army Outclasses Notre Dame, 59 To 0: 74,437 See Irish Meet Worst Gridiron Defeat". New York Daily News. November 12, 1944. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Irish outclass Georgia Tech Jackets, 21–0". The Birmingham News. November 26, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".
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