1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Summary

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

1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 9
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainPat Filley
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at PittsburghW 58–046,069
October 7TulaneW 26–032,909[1]
October 14vs. DartmouthNo. 1W 64–038,167[2]
October 21WisconsinNo. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 28–1336,086
October 28at No. 14 IllinoisNo. 1W 13–757,122
November 4vs. No. 6 NavyNo. 2L 13–3260,938
November 11vs. No. 1 ArmyNo. 5L 0–5974,437[3]
November 18NorthwesternNo. 11
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 21–039,701
November 25at No. 10 Georgia TechNo. 18W 21–028,662[4]
December 2No. 12 Great Lakes NavyNo. 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 edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP1 (34)1 (59.67)1 (40)2 (15)5111899

References edit

  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".