1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1939 college football season.

1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
1939 record7–2
Head coachElmer Layden (6th season)
CaptainJohnny Kelly
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1939 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central Michigan      8 1 0
No. 13 Notre Dame      7 2 0
Ohio      6 3 0
Detroit      5 3 1
Akron      5 4 0
Cincinnati      4 3 2
Ohio Wesleyan      5 4 1
Marquette      4 4 0
Michigan State      4 4 1
Dayton      4 4 1
Michigan State Normal      3 3 1
Wayne      4 5 0
Xavier      3 5 1
Western State (MI)      2 6 1
Miami (OH)      1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 30PurdueW 3–031,341
October 7Georgia Tech
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 17–1417,322
October 14SMU
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 20–1929,730
October 21vs. NavyNo. 2
W 14–778,257
October 28at Carnegie TechNo. 2Pittsburgh, PAW 7–661,420
November 4vs. ArmyNo. 4W 14–075,632
November 16at IowaNo. 3
L 6–742,380
November 18NorthwesternNo. 9
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
W 7–049,204
November 25No. 4 USCNo. 7
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
L 12–2054,799
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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