1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1945

| team = Notre Dame Fighting Irish

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| APRank = 9

| record = 7–2–1

| head_coach = Hugh Devore

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Frank Dancewicz

| stadium = Notre Dame Stadium

}}

The 1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1945 college football season.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1945

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| w/l = w

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| score = 7–0

| attend = 41,569

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 40–7

| attend = 30,157

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = w

| rank = 3

| opponent = Dartmouth

| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| score = 34–0

| attend = 34,645

| source = {{cite news |title=N.D. Whips Dartmouth; Easterners Outclassed in 34-0 Rout |first=Jim |last=Costin |date=October 14, 1945 |at=sect. 3, p. 1 |newspaper=The South Bend Tribune |location=South Bend, Ind. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66871934/1945-dartmouth-notre/}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 39–9

| attend = 57,542

| source = {{cite news|last=Keck|first=Harry|title=65,000 See Irish Remain Unbeaten|newspaper=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph|date=October 21, 1945|page=Section 2–5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-65000-see-iris/130991809/|access-date=August 31, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| w/l = w

| rank = 2

| opponent = Iowa

| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| score = 56–0

| attend = 42,841

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = t

| neutral = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = Navy

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 6–6

| attend = 82,020

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = Army

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium

| site_cityst = Bronx, NY

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–48

| attend = 74,621

| source = {{cite news|title=Army Whips Notre Dame, 48-0|newspaper=New York Daily News|author=Gene Ward|date=November 11, 1945|page=88|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98986825/army-whips-notre-dame-48-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 7

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 12–7

| attend = 46,294

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 5

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Tulane Stadium

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 32–6

| attend = 63,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99559228/notre-dame-rally-beats-tulane-32-to-6/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=Notre Dame rally beats Tulane, 32 to 6|date=November 25, 1945|accessdate=April 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 1

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 5

| opponent = Great Lakes Navy

| site_stadium = Ross Field

| site_cityst = North Chicago, IL

| score = 7–39

| attend = 23,000

}}