1941 Notre Dame
8–0–1, coached by Frank Leahy, finished No. 3 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 6 Navy 20–13Nov 8
Navy was ranked No. 6, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Arizona | W 38–7 | 65% |
| Oct 4 | vs Indiana | W 19–6 | 77% |
| Oct 11 | at Georgia Tech | W 20–0 | 60% |
| Oct 18 | atCarnegie Mellon | W 16–0 | 67% |
| Oct 25 | vs Illinois | W 49–14 | 83% |
| Nov 1 | vs 14Army | T 0–0 | 73% |
| Nov 8 | at 6Navy | W 20–13 | 46% |
| Nov 15 | at 8Northwestern | W 7–6 | 53% |
| Nov 22 | vs USC | W 20–18 | 85% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat USC 20–18; No. 3 in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 8
- Wk 2: 7
- Wk 3: 6
- Wk 4: 7
- Wk 5: 5
- Wk 6: 4
- Wk 7: 4
- Final: 3
Players on this team
Angelo BertelliQuarterback
Gerry CowhigBack
Fred EvansBack
Jack ZillyEnd
Jerry CowhigBack
Lou RymkusOffensive tackle- Bob DoveEnd
- Bill O’ConnorEnd
- Jim MelloBack
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 1941.
- Record
- 8–0–1
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- No. 3 peak No. 3
- Points
- 189–64
- Coach
- Frank Leahy
- Elo
- 1705 +114 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 17.6 No. 9 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Paul Lillis