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

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

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
  • Notre Dame, 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
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 28–736,900
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings
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

  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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