1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 9
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainFrank Dancewicz
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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

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

Rankings

See also: 1945 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP3 (3)32 (4)2 (6)2 (3)7559

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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