1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 8–2 |
Head coach |
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Captain | Pat Filley |
Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | 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.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | at Pittsburgh | W 58–0 | 46,069 | |||
October 7 | Tulane | W 26–0 | 32,909 | [1] | ||
October 14 | vs. Dartmouth | No. 1 | W 64–0 | 38,167 | [2] | |
October 21 | Wisconsin | No. 1 |
| W 28–13 | 36,086 | |
October 28 | at No. 14 Illinois | No. 1 | W 13–7 | 57,122 | ||
November 4 | vs. No. 6 Navy | No. 2 | L 13–32 | 60,938 | ||
November 11 | vs. No. 1 Army | No. 5 | L 0–59 | 74,437 | [3] | |
November 18 | Northwestern | No. 11 |
| W 21–0 | 39,701 | |
November 25 | at No. 10 Georgia Tech | No. 18 | W 21–0 | 28,662 | [4] | |
December 2 | No. 12 Great Lakes Navy | No. 9 |
| W 28–7 | 36,900 | |
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