1944 Notre Dame

8–⁠2, coached by Ed McKeever, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1944, game by game: won at Pittsburgh 58–0; won vs. Tulane 26–0; won vs. Dartmouth 64–0; won vs. Wisconsin 28–13; won at No. 14 Illinois 13–7; lost at No. 6 Navy 13–32; lost vs. No. 1 Army 0–59; won vs. Northwestern 21–0; won at No. 10 Georgia Tech 21–0; won vs. No. 12 Great Lakes Navy 28–7+64−59Won 58–0 at Pittsburgh+58PittsburghWon 26–0 vs. Tulane+26TulaneWon 64–0 vs. Dartmouth+64DartmouthWon 28–13 vs. Wisconsin+15WisconsinWon 13–7 at No. 14 Illinois+6No. 14 IllinoisLost 13–32 at No. 6 Navy-19No. 6 NavyLost 0–59 vs. No. 1 Army-59No. 1 ArmyWon 21–0 vs. Northwestern+21NorthwesternWon 21–0 at No. 10 Georgia Tech+21No. 10 Georgia TechWon 28–7 vs. No. 12 Great Lakes Navy+21No. 12 Great Lakes Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Great Lakes Navy 28–⁠7; No. 9 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 32nd-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: 2
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 18
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Final: 9

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 1944.

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 1
Points
272–⁠118
Coach
Ed McKeever
Elo
1741 +58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
24.2 No. 9 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Pat Filley

Drafted in 1945

The 1945 draft
Rd 1Frank Szymanski CDetroit Lions
Rd 1John Yonakor DEPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 3Tree Adams OTWashington Redskins
Rd 4Jack Zilly ECleveland Rams
Rd 6Corwin Clatt BChicago Cardinals
Rd 6Jim Mello BBoston Yanks
Rd 6Jerry Cowhig BCleveland Rams
Rd 7Ziggy Czarobski OTChicago Cardinals