1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 13
Record	7–2
Head coach	Elmer Layden (6th season)
Captain	Johnny Kelly
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons← 1938 1940 →

1939 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	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 Teachers (MI)		–		2	–	6	–	1
Miami (OH)		–		1	–	7	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	Purdue		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 3–0	40,000
October 7	Georgia Tech		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 17–14	17,322
October 14	SMU		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	W 20–19	29,730
October 21	vs. Navy	No. 2	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)	W 14–7	78,257
October 28	at Carnegie Tech	No. 2	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 7–6	61,420
November 4	vs. Army	No. 4	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)	W 14–0	75,632
November 11	at Iowa	No. 3	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 6–7	46,000
November 18	Northwestern	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 7–0	49,204
November 25	No. 4 USC	No. 7	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 12–20	54,799
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

Jack Ledden (October 1, 1939). "N.D. Kick Beats Purdue, 3-0: 40,000 Watch Game Won by 15-Yard Boot". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
"Notre Dame beats Georgia Tech, 17–14, on Stevenson's field goal". Chicago Tribune. October 8, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Jack Mahon (November 5, 1939). "ND Victors, 14-0, On Army Fumbles". New York Daily News. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
Bert McGrane (November 12, 1939). "Iowa 7, Irish 6: Kinnick Slashes 3 Yards to Score, Boots Decisive Point". Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
Jack Ledden (November 12, 1939). "Iowa Whips Notre Dame, 7-6: Kinnick's Kick Spells First Irish Disaster". The South Bend Tribune. pp. 1, Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
Jack Ledden (November 26, 1939). "Trojans Humble Irish, 20-12: 55,000 Thrill To Long Runs in Fast Game". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
"1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

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Venues	Brownson Hall field (1892?–1899) Cartier Field (1899–1928) Soldier Field (1929) Notre Dame Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Emerald Isle Classic Army Boston College Michigan Michigan State Navy Northwestern Pittsburgh Purdue Stanford USC
Culture and lore	History Band of the Fighting Irish Irish Guard Notre Dame Box Notre Dame Leprechaun "Notre Dame, Our Mother" "Notre Dame Victory March" Play Like a Champion Today Subway Alumni T formation Tall Grass Game 1946 "Game of the Century" 1966 "Game of the Century" Catholics vs. Convicts 30 for 30 film 1993 "Game of the Century" Bush Push Navy ends the drought Death of Lizzy Seeberg 2020 ACC Championship Game The Spirit of Notre Dame Knute Rockne, All American Notre Dame Football on NBC Rudy
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Four Horsemen NFL draftees Statistical leaders Team captains
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