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. 1W 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. 1W 13–757,122
November 4vs. No. 6 Navy No. 2L 13–3260,938
November 11vs. No. 1 Army No. 5L 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. 18W 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".