1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team

The 1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1941 college football season.

In its first season under head coach Frank Leahy, Notre Dame compiled an 8–0–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 189 to 64, and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll.

1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 3
Record8–0–1
Head coach
CaptainPaul Lillis
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Michigan     8 0 0
No. 3 Notre Dame     8 0 1
Youngstown     7 0 1
Xavier     9 1 0
Detroit     7 2 0
Ohio     5 2 1
Dayton     7 3 0
Cincinnati     6 3 0
Akron     5 3 1
Michigan State     5 3 1
Central Michigan     4 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan     5 4 0
Marquette     4 5 0
Carthage     1 5 2
Wayne     2 6 0
Miami (OH)     2 7 0
Western Ontario     1 4 0
Wichita     1 6 1
Michigan State Normal     0 5 2
Detroit Tech     0 6 1

Tackle Paul Lillis was the team captain. Quarterback Angelo Bertelli led the team on offense and went on to win the Heisman Trophy in 1943. End Bob Dove was a consensus first-team player on the 1941 All-America team; he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Guard Bernie Crimmins was also selected by Collier's and Liberty magazines as a first-team All-American.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27ArizonaW 38–730,000
October 4Indiana
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 19–642,000
October 11at Georgia TechW 20–031,000
October 18at Carnegie TechNo. 8W 16–027,719
October 25IllinoisNo. 7
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 49–1445,000–48,000
November 1vs. No. 14 ArmyNo. 6T 0–076,000
November 8vs. No. 6 NavyNo. 7W 20–1364,795
November 15at No. 8 NorthwesternNo. 5W 7–648,000
November 22USCNo. 4
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 20–1856,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP8767544 (2)3

References


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