1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Independent 5 8–1 Elmer Layden 5th Jim McGoldrick Notre Dame Stadium National champion (Dickinson) The 1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Elmer Layden, the Fighting Irish compiled an 8–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 149 to 39, and were ranked No. 5 in the final AP poll. They won their first eight games and were ranked No. 1 in the AP poll, but lost to No. 8 USC in the final game of the season.1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 15, 2026 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1938-schedule.html While the loss to USC dropped Notre Dame to No. 5 in the AP poll, and No. 4 in the Litkenhous Ratings, the Dickinson System ranked Notre Dame as the national champion, entitling the Irish to the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy.Associated Press December 6, 1938 Irish Are Rated at Top by Dickinson https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107781428/irish-are-rated-at-top-by-dickinson/ Fort Worth Star Chicago Fort Worth August 17, 2022 Notre Dame will receive the Knute Rockne trophy Notre Dame does not claim a national championship for this season.http://issuu.com/bhardin2/docs/2014_football_media_guide Masters Chris Torbin Leigh Bertsch Michael Notre Dame Football 2014 Media Guide 2014 2,157 University of Notre Dame May 5, 2015 April 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150430072134/http://issuu.com/bhardin2/docs/2014_football_media_guide live Tackle Ed Beinor, who also received All-America honors in 1937, was a unanimous first-team pick for the 1938 All-America college football team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 7 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf End Earl Brown also received first-team honors from the All-America Board, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and Liberty magazine. Jim McGoldrick was the team captain. The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule 1938 AP October 1 w Kansas Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 52–0 25,615 October 8 w y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 14–6 26,533 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-irish-turn-back-georgia/132668035/ Chicago Tribune Irish turn back Georgia Tech in 14–6 battle October 9, 1938 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 15 w Illinois Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 14–6 29,142 October 22 w 5 Carnegie Tech 13 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 7–0 25,934 October 29 w y 7 Army Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY rivalry 19–7 76,338 November 5 w y 4 Navy Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD rivalry 15–0 58,271 November 12 w 2 Minnesota 12 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 19–0 55,245 November 19 w y 1 Northwestern 16 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL rivalry 9–7 46,348 December 3 l y 1 USC 8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA rivalry 0–13 97,146 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1938-schedule.html 1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com 2015-10-08 References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football