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: Heartley Hunk Anderson Conference: Independent-
1931 Season Highlights
Heartley Hunk Anderson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1931 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Indiana
25
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Northwestern
0
0
T
@ Chicago, IL
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Drake
63
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Pittsburgh
25
12
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Carnegie Tech
19
0
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Pennsylvania
49
0
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Navy
20
0
W
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Southern California
14
16
L
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Army
0
12
L
@ Bronx, NY
1931 Season Totals
Record 6-2
-1
Points Scored 215
Scoring Average 23.9
Points Allowed 40
Defense Average 4.4
Opponents Record 40-15
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 3-1
-1
1931 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1931 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1931 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.