1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team information
American college football season
1943Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Consensus national champion
Conference
Independent
Ranking
AP
No. 1
Record
9–1
Head coach
Frank Leahy (3rd season)
Offensive scheme
T formation
Captain
Pat Filley
Home stadium
Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Midwestern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Michigan State Normal
–
2
–
0
–
0
DePauw
–
5
–
0
–
1
No. 1 Notre Dame
–
9
–
1
–
0
Miami (OH)
–
7
–
2
–
1
Western Michigan
–
4
–
2
–
0
Bowling Green
–
5
–
3
–
1
Marquette
–
3
–
4
–
1
Central Michigan
–
2
–
3
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
–
4
–
6
–
0
Xavier
–
1
–
6
–
0
Wayne
–
0
–
3
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
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]
^"2007 Notre Dame Media Guide: History and Records (pages 131-175)". und.cstv.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
^"2007 Notre Dame Media Guide: 2007 Supplement (page 163)". und.cstv.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
^"Past Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I FBS) National Champions (formerly called Division I-A)". ncaa.org. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
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