1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1945 college football season.

1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 9
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainFrank Dancewicz
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1945 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan State Normal   –  5 –0 –1
Central Michigan   –  6 –1 –0
Miami (OH)   –  7 –2 –0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –  7 –2 –1
Detroit   –  6 –3 –0
Great Lakes Navy   –  6 –4 –1
Michigan State   –  5 –3 –1
Akron   –  5 –4 –0
Marquette   –  5 –4 –1
Bowling Green   –  4 –3 –0
Western Michigan   –  4 –3 –0
Cincinnati   –  4 –4 –0
Ohio   –  3 –4 –0
Ohio Wesleyan   –  3 –4 –0
Carthage   –  2 –3 –0
Wayne   –  2 –5 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Illinois
W 7–041,569
October 6at Georgia Tech
W 40–730,157
October 13DartmouthNo. 3
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 34–034,645[1]
October 20at PittsburghNo. 3
W 39–957,542[2]
October 27IowaNo. 2
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 56–042,841
November 3vs. No. 3 NavyNo. 2
T 6–682,020
November 10vs. No. 1 ArmyNo. 2
L 0–4874,621[3]
November 17at NorthwesternNo. 7
W 12–746,294
November 24at TulaneNo. 5
W 32–663,000[4]
December 1at Great Lakes NavyNo. 5
L 7–3923,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. Costin, Jim (October 14, 1945). "N.D. Whips Dartmouth; Easterners Outclassed in 34-0 Rout". The South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Ind. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Keck, Harry (October 21, 1945). "65,000 See Irish Remain Unbeaten". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2-5. Retrieved August 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Gene Ward (November 11, 1945). "Army Whips Notre Dame, 48-0". New York Daily News. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Notre Dame rally beats Tulane, 32 to 6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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