1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 9
Record	7–2–1
Head coach	Hugh Devore (1st season)
Captain	Frank Dancewicz
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium

1945 Midwestern college football independents records
	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Illinois		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	W 7–0	41,569
October 6	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 40–7	30,157
October 13	Dartmouth	No. 3	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	W 34–0	34,645
October 20	at Pittsburgh	No. 3	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 39–9	57,542
October 27	Iowa	No. 2	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	W 56–0	42,841
November 3	vs. No. 3 Navy	No. 2	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)	T 6–6	82,020
November 10	vs. No. 1 Army	No. 2	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)	L 0–48	74,621
November 17	at Northwestern	No. 7	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	W 12–7	46,294
November 24	at Tulane	No. 5	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 32–6	63,000
December 1	at Great Lakes Navy	No. 5	North Chicago, IL	L 7–39	23,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game