1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Independent 9 7–2–1 Hugh Devore 1st Frank Dancewicz Notre Dame Stadium The 1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Hugh Devore, the Irish compiled a 7–2–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 255 to 122, and were ranked No. 9 in the final AP poll. The team won its first five games and was ranked No 2 before tying No. 3 Navy and losing to No. 1 Army in consecutive weeks. They also lost the final game of the season to Great Lakes Navy.1945 Notre Dame Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 15, 2026 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1945-schedule.html Quarterback and team captain Frank Dancewicz received first-team honors from the Central Press on the 1945 All-America college football team.Walter Johns Army Given Three Places on Captains' All-American The Wisconsin State Journal December 5, 1945 Guard John Mastrangelo received first-team All-America honors from the International News Service.Lawton Carver Warren Amling On INS '45 All-American Football Team Lima News December 2, 1945 The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule 1945 AP September 29 w Illinois Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 7–0 41,569 October 6 w y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 40–7 30,157 October 13 w 3 Dartmouth Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 34–0 34,645 N.D. Whips Dartmouth; Easterners Outclassed in 34-0 Rout Jim Costin October 14, 1945 sect. 3, p. 1 The South Bend Tribune South Bend, Ind. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66871934/1945-dartmouth-notre/ October 20 w y 3 Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA rivalry 39–9 57,542 Keck Harry 65,000 See Irish Remain Unbeaten Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph October 21, 1945 Section 2–5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-65000-see-iris/130991809/ August 31, 2023 Newspapers.com October 27 w 2 Iowa Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 56–0 42,841 November 3 t y 2 Navy 3 Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH rivalry 6–6 82,020 November 10 l y 2 Army 1 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY rivalry 0–48 74,621 Army Whips Notre Dame, 48-0 New York Daily News Gene Ward November 11, 1945 88 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98986825/army-whips-notre-dame-48-0/ Newspapers.com November 17 w y 7 Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL rivalry 12–7 46,294 November 24 w y 5 Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 32–6 63,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99559228/notre-dame-rally-beats-tulane-32-to-6/ The Pittsburgh Press Notre Dame rally beats Tulane, 32 to 6 November 25, 1945 April 11, 2022 Newspapers.com December 1 l y 5 Great Lakes Navy Ross Field North Chicago, IL 7–39 23,000 Rankings 1945 college football rankings AP 1 9 3 (3) 3 2 (4) 2 (6) 2 (3) 7 5 5 9 References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football