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Notre Dame Football Team History


Notre Dame Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
 South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity: 80,225
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Edward C. Ed McKeever
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1943 <- 1944 -> 1945 --> 2024
1944 Season Highlights
 Edward C. Ed McKeever enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1944 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Pittsburgh  58   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Tulane  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Dartmouth  64   0   W    @ Boston, MA   
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Wisconsin  28   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Illinois  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Navy  13   32   L    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Army  0   59   L    @ Bronx, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Northwestern  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Georgia Tech  21   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  vs. Great Lakes Navy  28   7   W       
 
1944 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored272
  Scoring Average27.2
  Points Allowed118
  Defense Average11.8
  Opponents Record40-31
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-2
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
9 8-2-0 AP
  
1944 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 7-115213   J.O. Christian
Army 9-050435   Earl H. Red Blaik
Miami Ohio 8-118574   Sid Gillman
Notre Dame 8-2272118   Edward C. Ed McKeever
Michigan State 6-116731   Charles W. Bachman
Navy 6-323688   Cmdr. Oscar E. Hagberg
Penn State 6-3207141   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Virginia 6-1-219752   Frank J. Murray
Bowling Green 5-3133117   Robert Whittaker
Central Michigan 5-2150106   Ron Finch
West Virginia 5-3-1191130   Ira Errett Rat Rogers
Boston College 4-3132134   Amerino Moody Sarno
Nevada 4-49293   James W. Jim Aiken
Pittsburgh 4-5147293   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Western Michigan 4-3162123   John W. Gill
Syracuse 2-4-1102152   Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Temple 2-4-29396   Ray Morrison
Miami 1-7-175275   Eddie Dunn

1944 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1944 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.