| 1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |||
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| National Champions | |||
| Conference | NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools | ||
| Ranking | |||
| AP | #1 | ||
| 1943 record | 9-1-0 ( Independent) | ||
| Head coach | Frank Leahy | ||
| Offensive coordinator | T-Formation | ||
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Home stadium |
Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass) | ||
Seasons
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The 1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1943 college football season. The Irish, coached by Frank Leahy, ended the season with 9 wins and 1 loss, winning the national championship.[1] The 1943 team became the fourth Irish team to win the national title and the first for Frank Leahy. Led by Notre Dame's first Heisman Trophy winner, Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame beat seven teams ranked in the top 13 and played seven of its ten games on the road.[2] Despite a season ending loss to Great Lakes, Notre Dame was awarded its first national title by the Associated Press.[3]
Contents |
Season
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/25/1943 | at Pittsburgh | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | W 41-0 | ||||
| 10/02/1943 | Georgia Tech | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 55-13 | ||||
| 10/09/1943 | at #2 Michigan | #1 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 35-12 | |||
| 10/16/1943 | at Wisconsin | #1 | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 51-0 | |||
| 10/23/1943 | Illinois | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 47-0 | |||
| 10/30/1943 | vs. #3 Navy | #1 | Cleveland Stadium • Cleveland, OH | W 33-6 | |||
| 11/06/1943 | vs. #3 Army | #1 | Yankee Stadium • New York, NY | W 26-0 | |||
| 11/13/1943 | at #8 Northwestern | #1 | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 25-6 | |||
| 11/20/1943 | #2 Iowa Pre-Flight | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 14-13 | |||
| 11/27/1943 | at Great Lakes | #1 | North Chicago, IL | L 14-19 | |||
| #Rankings from AP. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||
Post-season
All-Americans:
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