1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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
1944 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Pittsburgh
W 58–046,069
October 7Tulane
W 26–032,909[1]
October 14vs. DartmouthNo. 1
W 64–038,167[2]
October 21WisconsinNo. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 28–1336,086
October 28at No. 14 IllinoisNo. 1
W 13–757,122
November 4vs. No. 6 NavyNo. 2
L 13–3260,938
November 11vs. No. 1 ArmyNo. 5
L 0–5974,437[3]
November 18NorthwesternNo. 11
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
W 21–039,701
November 25at No. 10 Georgia TechNo. 18
W 21–028,662[4]
December 2No. 12 Great Lakes NavyNo. 9
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 28–736,900
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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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