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Notre Dame

FBSI · 1949 Season · Final

Pretender
Record
10–0
1.000 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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB101–8W 49–6
6Week 6 · Oct 4Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC3–7W 27–7
7Week 7 · Oct 11Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–5W 35–12
8Week 8 · Oct 18Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC7–2–1W 46–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1W 40–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 34–21
12Week 12 · Nov 15North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON7–4W 42–6
13Week 13 · Nov 22Iowa (IOWA)H2HB104–5W 28–7
14Week 14 · Nov 29USCH2HPAC5–3–1W 32–0
13Regular Season Final · Dec 6SMUH2HIND SWC5–4–1W 27–20

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
0.885
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+45
0+45
  • Tulane +7
  • North Carolina +7
  • Michigan State +6
  • USC +5
  • SMU +5
  • Purdue +4
  • Iowa +4
  • Washington +3
  • Navy +3
  • Indiana +1

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 #2Better than 99%
Win % Place 1stBetter than 100%

1.000 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#2W12#2W13#3W14#3Regular Season Final#2Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+43
+20
+23
+39
+40
+13
+36
+21
+32
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#81944#261945#31946#61947#71948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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