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1938 Notre Dame

8–⁠1, coached by Elmer Layden, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1938, game by game: won vs. Kansas 52–0; won at Georgia Tech 14–6; won vs. Illinois 14–6; won vs. No. 13 Carnegie Mellon 7–0; won vs. Army 19–7; won at Navy 15–0; won vs. No. 12 Minnesota 19–0; won at No. 16 Northwestern 9–7; lost at No. 8 USC 0–13+52−13Won 52–0 vs. Kansas+52KansasWon 14–6 at Georgia Tech+8Georgia TechWon 14–6 vs. Illinois+8IllinoisWon 7–0 vs. No. 13 Carnegie Mellon+7No. 13 Carnegie MellonWon 19–7 vs. Army+12ArmyWon 15–0 at Navy+15NavyWon 19–0 vs. No. 12 Minnesota+19No. 12 MinnesotaWon 9–7 at No. 16 Northwestern+2No. 16 NorthwesternLost 0–13 at No. 8 USC-13No. 8 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsKansasW 52–⁠077%
Oct 8atGeorgia TechW 14–⁠651%
Oct 15vsIllinoisW 14–⁠676%
Oct 22vs13Carnegie MellonW 7–⁠076%
Oct 29vsArmyW 19–⁠760%
Nov 5atNavyW 15–⁠061%
Nov 12vs12MinnesotaW 19–⁠062%
Nov 19at16NorthwesternW 9–⁠762%
Dec 3at8USCL 0–⁠1353%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 13–⁠0; No. 5 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 1
  6. Wk 6: 1
  7. Wk 7: 1
  8. Final: 5

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1938.

Consensus All-AmericanEd Beinor, OT

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 5 peak No. 1
Points
149–⁠39
Coach
Elmer Layden
Elo
1700 +99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.9 No. 3 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jim McGoldrick

Drafted in 1939

The 1939 draft
Rd 6Ed Beinor OTBrooklyn Dodgers