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    1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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    1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
    ConferenceIndependent
    Ranking
    APNo. 9
    Record7–2–1
    Head coach
    • Hugh Devore (1st season)
    CaptainFrank Dancewicz
    Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
    Seasons
    ← 1944
    1946 →
    1945 Midwestern college football independents records
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    		 Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Michigan State Normal   –   5 – 0 – 1
    Central Michigan   –   6 – 1 – 0
    Miami (OH)   –   7 – 2 – 0
    No. 9 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
    Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
    Great Lakes Navy   –   6 – 4 – 1
    Michigan State   –   5 – 3 – 1
    Akron   –   5 – 4 – 0
    Marquette   –   5 – 4 – 1
    Bowling Green   –   4 – 3 – 0
    Western Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 0
    Cincinnati   –   4 – 4 – 0
    Ohio   –   3 – 4 – 0
    Ohio Wesleyan   –   3 – 4 – 0
    Carthage   –   2 – 3 – 0
    Wayne   –   2 – 5 – 1
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1945 college football season.

    Schedule

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    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 29Illinois
    • Notre Dame Stadium
    • Notre Dame, IN
    		W 7–041,569
    October 6at Georgia Tech
    • Grant Field
    • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
    		W 40–730,157
    October 13DartmouthNo. 3
    • Notre Dame Stadium
    • Notre Dame, IN
    		W 34–034,645[1]
    October 20at PittsburghNo. 3
    • Pitt Stadium
    • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
    		W 39–957,542[2]
    October 27IowaNo. 2
    • Notre Dame Stadium
    • Notre Dame, IN
    		W 56–042,841
    November 3vs. No. 3 NavyNo. 2
    • Municipal Stadium
    • Cleveland, OH (rivalry)
    		T 6–682,020
    November 10vs. No. 1 ArmyNo. 2
    • Yankee Stadium
    • Bronx, NY (rivalry)
    		L 0–4874,621[3]
    November 17at NorthwesternNo. 7
    • Dyche Stadium
    • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
    		W 12–746,294
    November 24at TulaneNo. 5
    • Tulane Stadium
    • New Orleans, LA
    		W 32–663,000[4]
    December 1at Great Lakes NavyNo. 5
    • Ross Field
    • North Chicago, IL
    		L 7–3923,000
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Rankings

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    See also: 1945 college football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    Poll12345678Final
    AP3 (3)32 (4)2 (6)2 (3)7559

    References

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    1. ^ Costin, Jim (October 14, 1945). "N.D. Whips Dartmouth; Easterners Outclassed in 34-0 Rout". The South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Ind. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ Keck, Harry (October 21, 1945). "65,000 See Irish Remain Unbeaten". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2–5. Retrieved August 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ Gene Ward (November 11, 1945). "Army Whips Notre Dame, 48-0". New York Daily News. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Notre Dame rally beats Tulane, 32 to 6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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