1942 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1942 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Independent 6 7–2–2 Frank Leahy 2nd George Murphy Notre Dame Stadium The 1942 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their second year under head coach Frank Leahy, the team compiled a 7–2–2 record, outscored opponents by a total of 184 to 99, and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP poll. The team ranked eighth nationally with 1,039 passing yards. Angelo Bertelli was responsible for all of the team's passing yardage and ranked seventh nationally in individual passing yards. End Bob Dove was a consensus pick on the 1942 All-America college football team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 8 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Angelo Bertelli was selected as a first-team All-American by Look magazine. Schedule 1942 AP September 26 t y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 7–7 23,243 October 3 l Georgia Tech Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 6–13 20,545 October 10 w Stanford Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 27–0 22,374 October 17 w Iowa Pre-Flight Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 28–0 26,800 October 24 w y 8 Illinois 5 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 21–14 43,476 October 31 w y 4 Navy Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH rivalry 9–0 66,699 November 7 w y 4 Army 19 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY rivalry 13–0 74,946 November 14 l 4 Michigan 6 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 20–32 54,379 November 21 w 8 Northwestern Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 27–20 26,098 November 28 w y 8 USC 14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA rivalry 13–0 94,519 December 5 t y 6 Great Lakes Navy Soldier Field Chicago, IL 13–13 19,225–35,000 Notre Dame Rally Ties Great Lakes, 13 to 13 Chicago Tribune Wilfrid Smith December 6, 1942 2-1, 2-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17887585/notre_dame_rally_ties_great_lakes_13/ Newspapers.com 1942 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 30, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1942-schedule.html Rankings 1942 college football rankings AP 1 8 NR 8 (3) 4 (3) 4 (1) 4 (1) 8 8 6 References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football