1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
National champion (Dickinson)
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 5
1938 record8–1
Head coach
  • Elmer Layden (5th season)
CaptainJim McGoldrick
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Midwestern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan   –   7 – 1 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   6 – 1 – 1
Xavier   –   7 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 3 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   6 – 4 – 0
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 5 – 0
Wayne   –   2 – 6 – 0
DePaul   –   2 – 7 – 0
Marquette   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP poll

The 1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1938 college football season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
October 1Kansas
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 52–025,615
October 8at Georgia Tech
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 14–626,533
October 15Illinois
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 14–629,142
October 22No. 13 Carnegie TechNo. 5
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 7–025,934
October 29vs. ArmyNo. 7
W 19–776,338
November 5vs. NavyNo. 4
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
W 15–058,271
November 12No. 12 MinnesotaNo. 2
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 19–055,245
November 19at No. 16 NorthwesternNo. 1
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 9–746,348
December 3at No. 8 USCNo. 1
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 0–1397,146
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
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