1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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. 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. Despite a season ending loss to Great Lakes, Notre Dame was awarded its first national title by the Associated Press.

1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Consensus national champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 1
Record9–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainPat Filley
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1943 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan State Normal    2 0 0
DePauw    5 0 1
No. 1 Notre Dame    9 1 0
Miami (OH)    7 2 1
Western Michigan    4 2 0
Bowling Green    5 3 1
Marquette    3 4 1
Central Michigan    2 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan    4 6 0
Xavier    1 6 0
Wayne    0 3 0
Rankings from AP Poll
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.