1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
|---|---|
|
Consensus National Champions
|
|
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | #1 |
| 1943 record | 9-1 |
| Head coach | Frank Leahy (3rd year) |
| Offensive scheme | T-Formation |
| Captain | Pat Filley |
| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass) |
The 1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1943 college football season. The Irish, coached by Frank Leahy, ended the season with 9 wins and 1 loss, winning the national championship.[1] The 1943 team became the fourth Irish team to win the national title and the first for Frank Leahy. Led by Notre Dame's first Heisman Trophy winner, Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame beat seven teams ranked in the top 13 and played seven of its ten games on the road.[2] Despite a season ending loss to Great Lakes, Notre Dame was awarded its first national title by the Associated Press.[3]
Season
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25 | at Pittsburgh | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | W 41-0 | 43,437 | |||||
| October 2 | Georgia Tech | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 55-13 | 26,497 | |||||
| October 9 | at #2 Michigan | #1 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) | W 35-12 | 86,408 | ||||
| October 16 | at Wisconsin | #1 | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 51-0 | 16,235 | ||||
| October 23 | Illinois | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 47-0 | 24,676 | ||||
| October 30 | vs. #3 Navy | #1 | Cleveland Stadium • Cleveland, OH | W 33-6 | 77,900 | ||||
| November 6 | vs. #3 Army | #1 | Yankee Stadium • New York, NY | W 26-0 | 75,121 | ||||
| November 13 | at #8 Northwestern | #1 | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Rivalry) | W 25-6 | 49,124 | ||||
| November 20 | #2 Iowa Pre-Flight | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 14-13 | 39,446 | ||||
| November 27 | at Great Lakes | #1 | Comiskey Park • North Chicago, IL | L 14-19 | 23,000 | ||||
| #Rankings from AP. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
Post-season
All-Americans:
| Name | AP | UP | INS | COL | AA | SN | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Bertelli, QB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Creighton Miller, HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| John Yonakor, E | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| † Jim White, T | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Pat Filley, G | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Herb Coleman, C | 2 | ||||||||
| †denotes consensus selection Source:[1] | |||||||||
College Football Hall of Fame Inductees:
| Name | Position | Year Inducted |
|---|---|---|
| Angelo Bertelli | Quarterback | 1972 |
| Zygmont Czarobski | Tackle | 1977 |
| Frank Leahy | Coach | 1970 |
| Creighton Miller | Halfback | 1976 |
[5] Notre Dame leads all universities in players inducted.
1944 NFL Draft
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
