1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainMilt Piepul
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wayne   –   4 – 1 – 3
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 0
Xavier   –   7 – 3 – 0
Ohio   –   5 – 2 – 2
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   5 – 3 – 1
Wichita   –   6 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 1
Marquette   –   4 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan
   –   2 – 4 – 3
Akron   –   2 – 5 – 2
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   2 – 5 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   1 – 5 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   0 – 7 – 1

The 1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Elmer Layden, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 168 to 67. The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Back Milt Piepul was the team captain. Other notable players included Steve Juzwik, Bob Saggau, Fred Evans, Steve Bagarus, and Bernie Crimmins. Saggau led the team with 650 yards of total offense, and Juzzwik led in rushing with 407 yards and in scoring with 43 points.[1]

Notre Dame was ranked at No. 20 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Pacific (CA)
W 25–722,670
October 12Georgia Tech
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 26–2032,492
October 19Carnegie TechNo. 6
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 61–029,515
October 26at IllinoisNo. 2
W 26–063,186[3]
November 2vs. ArmyNo. 2
W 7–075,474
November 9vs.
Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry
    • )    		W 13–761,579
    November 16IowaNo. 7
    • Notre Dame Stadium
    • Notre Dame, IN
    		L 0–745,960
    November 23at No. 10 NorthwesternNo. 14
    		L 0–2048,000[4]
    December 7at USC
    		W 10–685,808
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    References

    1. ^ "Harmon Leads in Three Grid roles; Shares Six Others". The South Bend Tribune. December 20, 1940. p. Sports 3.
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    5. ^ "1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".


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