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1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
National champion ( Dickinson), not claimed
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 5
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainJim McGoldrick
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
←  1937
1939 →
1938 Midwestern college football independents records
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 Tech   –   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.

Notre Dame was awarded the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy for the season, emblematic of their selection as national champions by the Dickinson System. [1] The Irish topped the AP Poll until their loss to USC in their last game of the season.

Notre Dame does not claim a national championship for this season. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1 Kansas
W 52–025,615
October 8at Georgia Tech
W 14–626,533 [3]
October 15 Illinois
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 14–629,142
October 22No. 13 Carnegie TechNo. 5
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 7–025,934
October 29vs. ArmyNo. 7
W 19–776,338
November 5vs. NavyNo. 4
W 15–058,271
November 12No. 12 MinnesotaNo. 2
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 19–055,245
November 19at No. 16 NorthwesternNo. 1
W 9–746,348
December 3at No. 8 USCNo. 1
L 0–1397,146
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

References

  1. ^ Written at Chicago. "Irish Are Rated at Top by Dickinson". Fort Worth Star. Fort Worth. Associated Press. December 6, 1938. Retrieved August 17, 2022. Notre Dame will receive the Knute Rockne trophy
  2. ^ Bertsch, Michael; Masters, Chris; Torbin, Leigh (2014). Notre Dame Football 2014 Media Guide. University of Notre Dame. pp. 2, 157. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Irish turn back Georgia Tech in 14–6 battle". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.


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