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The 1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their seventh and final year under head coach Elmer Layden, the Irish compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 168 to 67.

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Record7–2
Headcoach
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1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainMilt Piepul
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
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1940 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan Tech – 5–1–0
Detroit – 7–2–0
Notre Dame – 7–2–0
Xavier – 7–3–0
Ohio – 5–2–2
Wayne – 4–1–3
Dayton – 6–3–0
Cincinnati – 5–3–1
Wichita – 6–4–0
Central Michigan – 4–3–1
Marquette – 4–4–0
Michigan State – 3–4–1
Ohio Wesleyan – 2–4–3
Akron – 2–5–2
Western State Teachers – 2–5–0
Michigan State Normal – 1–5–1
Miami (OH) – 0–7–1
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Back Milt Piepul was the team captain. Other notable players included Steve Juzwik, Bob Saggau, Fred Evans, Steve Bagarus, and Bernie Crimmins. Saggau led the team with 650 yards of total offense, and Juzzwik led in rushing with 407 yards and in scoring with 43 points.[1]

Notre Dame was ranked at No. 20 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Pacific (CA)W 25–722,670
October 12Georgia Tech
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 26–2032,492
October 19Carnegie TechNo. 6
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 61–029,515
October 26at IllinoisNo. 2W 26–063,186[3]
November 2vs. ArmyNo. 2W 7–075,474
November 9vs. NavyNo. 7W 13–761,579
November 16IowaNo. 7
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 0–745,960
November 23at No. 10 NorthwesternNo. 14L 0–2048,000[4]
December 7at USCW 10–685,808
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [5]
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Rankings

More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP6 (5)2 (30)2 (40.5)7714——
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