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Notre Dame

FBSI · 1941 Season · Final

Developing
Record
8–0–1
0.944 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
120
1899–2026
All-Time Record
919–327–33
0.731 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1929, 1930, 1953 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 24 · Top 10: 42 · Top 25: 83
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras

1941 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR7–3W 38–7
7Week 7 · Oct 7Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB102–6W 19–6
8Week 8 · Oct 14Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC3–6W 20–0
9Week 9 · Oct 21CARNEGIE TECHUnranked—W 16–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–6W 49–14
11Week 11 · Nov 4Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1T 0–0
12Week 12 · Nov 11Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI7–1–1W 20–13
13Week 13 · Nov 18Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB105–3W 7–6
14Week 14 · Nov 25USCH2HPAC2–6–1W 20–18

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.271
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+28
0+28
  • Arizona +7
  • Navy +7
  • Northwestern +5
  • Georgia Tech +3
  • Indiana +2
  • Illinois +2
  • USC +2
  • Army 0

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #6Better than 96%
Win % Place 3rdBetter than 99%

0.944 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#5W14#5W15#6Regular Season Final#6Post-Season W2#6Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+31
+13
+20
+16
+35
0
+7
+1
+2

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#211936#121937#21938#161939#311940

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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