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1943 Notre Dame

9–⁠1, coached by Frank Leahy, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1943, game by game: won at Pittsburgh 41–0; won vs. Georgia Tech 55–13; won at No. 2 Michigan 35–12; won at Wisconsin 50–0; won vs. Illinois 47–0; won vs. No. 3 Navy 33–6; won vs. No. 3 Army 26–0; won at No. 8 Northwestern 25–6; won vs. No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight 14–13; lost vs. Great Lakes Navy 14–19+50−5Won 41–0 at Pittsburgh+41PittsburghWon 55–13 vs. Georgia Tech+42Georgia TechWon 35–12 at No. 2 Michigan+23No. 2 MichiganWon 50–0 at Wisconsin+50WisconsinWon 47–0 vs. Illinois+47IllinoisWon 33–6 vs. No. 3 Navy+27No. 3 NavyWon 26–0 vs. No. 3 Army+26No. 3 ArmyWon 25–6 at No. 8 Northwestern+19No. 8 NorthwesternWon 14–13 vs. No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight+1No. 2 Iowa Pre-FlightLost 14–19 vs. Great Lakes Navy-5Great Lakes Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atPittsburghW 41–⁠063%
Oct 2vsGeorgia TechW 55–⁠1365%
Oct 9at2MichiganW 35–⁠1246%
Oct 16atWisconsinW 50–⁠074%
Oct 23vsIllinoisW 47–⁠087%
Oct 30vs3NavyW 33–⁠663%
Nov 6vs3ArmyW 26–⁠067%
Nov 13at8NorthwesternW 25–⁠668%
Nov 20vs2Iowa Pre-FlightW 14–⁠1371%
Nov 27vsGreat Lakes NavyL 14–⁠1971%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Great Lakes Navy 19–⁠14; No. 1 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1943.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Heisman voteCreighton Miller, fourth

Led the nationCreighton Miller: rushing yards (911 yds)

Heisman TrophyAngelo Bertelli, QB

5 consensus All-AmericansJohn Yonakor, E; Jim White, OT; Pat Filley, OG; Angelo Bertelli, QB; Creighton Miller, RB

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
340–⁠69
Coach
Frank Leahy
Elo
1773 +152 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
33.7 No. 2 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Pat Filley
Offense
T formation

Drafted in 1944

The 1944 draft
Rd 1Angelo Bertelli QBBoston Yanks
Rd 1Creighton Miller RBBrooklyn Tigers