1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Independent 7–2 Elmer Layden 7th Milt Piepul Notre Dame Stadium The 1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their seventh and final year under head coach Elmer Layden, the Irish compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 168 to 67. Back Milt Piepul was the team captain. Other notable players included Steve Juzwik, Bob Saggau, Fred Evans, Steve Bagarus, and Bernie Crimmins. Saggau led the team with 650 yards of total offense, and Juzzwik led in rushing with 407 yards and in scoring with 43 points.Harmon Leads in Three Grid roles; Shares Six Others The South Bend Tribune December 20, 1940 Sports 3 Notre Dame was ranked at No. 20 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule 1940 AP October 5 w Pacific (CA) Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 25–7 22,670 October 12 w Georgia Tech Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 26–20 32,492 October 19 w 6 Carnegie Tech Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 61–0 29,515 October 26 w y 2 Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 26–0 63,186 Notre Dame Routs Illini: Irish Running, Passing Roll Up 26-0 Score Chicago Tribune Howard Barry October 27, 1940 II-1, II-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120469175/notre-dame-routs-illini-irish-running/ Newspapers.com November 2 w y 2 Army Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY rivalry 7–0 75,474 November 9 w y 7 Navy Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD rivalry 13–7 61,579 November 16 l 7 Iowa Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 0–7 45,960 November 23 l y 14 Northwestern 10 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL rivalry 0–20 48,000 N.U. 20, Notre Dame 0: Clawson Leads Wildcats With 2 Touchdowns Chicago Tribune Wilfrid Smith November 24, 1940 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120462934/nu-20-notre-dame-0-clawson-leads/ Newspapers.com December 7 w y USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA rivalry 10–6 85,808 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1940-schedule.html 1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results Rankings 1940 college football rankings AP 1 8 6 (5) 2 (30) 2 (40.5) 7 7 14 NR NR References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football