1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
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The 1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame
during the 1943 college football season
. The Irish, coached by Frank Leahy
, ended the season with 9 wins and 1 loss, winning the national championship. The 1943 team became the fourth Irish team to win the national title and the first for Frank Leahy. Led by Notre Dame's first Heisman Trophy
winner, Angelo Bertelli
, Notre Dame beat seven teams ranked in the top 13 and played seven of its ten games on the road. Despite a season ending loss to Great Lakes, Notre Dame was awarded its first national title by the Associated Press
.
All-Americans:
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! style="background:#c5b358;"| Name
! style="background:#c5b358;"| AP
! style="background:#c5b358;"| UP
! style="background:#c5b358;"| INS
! style="background:#c5b358;"| COL
! style="background:#c5b358;"| AA
! style="background:#c5b358;"| SN
! style="background:#c5b358;"| L
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| Angelo Bertelli, QB || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Creighton Miller
, HB || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| John Yankor, E|| || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 1 ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| † Jim White, T || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Pat Filey, G || 2 || 1 || || || || 1 ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Herb Coleman, C || || 2 || || || || ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="10" style="background:#003;"| †denotes consensus selection Source:
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College Football Hall of Fame
Inductees:
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!Name
!Position
!Year Inducted
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Angelo Bertelli
|| Quarterback ||1972
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Zygmont Czarobski
|| Tackle ||1977
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Frank Leahy
|| Coach ||1970
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Creighton Miller
|| Halfback ||1976
|}
Notre Dame leads all universities in players inducted.
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
during the 1943 college football season
1943 college football season
The 1943 college football season concluded with the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame crowned as the nation’s #1 team by a majority of the voters in the AP poll, followed by the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks as the runner-up...
. The Irish, coached by Frank Leahy
Frank Leahy
Francis William Leahy was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive...
, ended the season with 9 wins and 1 loss, winning the national championship. The 1943 team became the fourth Irish team to win the national title and the first for Frank Leahy. Led by Notre Dame's first Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
winner, Angelo Bertelli
Angelo Bertelli
Angelo Bortolo Bertelli was an American football player. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1943 playing as a quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.-Early life:...
, Notre Dame beat seven teams ranked in the top 13 and played seven of its ten games on the road. Despite a season ending loss to Great Lakes, Notre Dame was awarded its first national title by the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
.
Schedule
Post-season
- Angelo BertelliAngelo BertelliAngelo Bortolo Bertelli was an American football player. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1943 playing as a quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.-Early life:...
- Heisman TrophyHeisman TrophyThe Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
All-Americans:
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! style="background:#c5b358;"| Name
! style="background:#c5b358;"| AP
! style="background:#c5b358;"| UP
! style="background:#c5b358;"| INS
! style="background:#c5b358;"| COL
Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly was an American magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957. With the passage of decades, the title was shortened to Collier's....
! style="background:#c5b358;"| AA
College Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Casper Whitney and published in This...
! style="background:#c5b358;"| SN
! style="background:#c5b358;"| L
Look (American magazine)
Look was a bi-weekly, general-interest magazine published in Des Moines, Iowa from 1937 to 1971, with more of an emphasis on photographs than articles...
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Angelo Bertelli, QB || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Creighton Miller
Creighton Miller
Creighton Miller was an American football player. As an attorney, he was critical in helping to organize the National Football League Players Association....
, HB || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| John Yankor, E|| || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 1 ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| † Jim White, T || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Pat Filey, G || 2 || 1 || || || || 1 ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Herb Coleman, C || || 2 || || || || ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="10" style="background:#003;"| †denotes consensus selection Source:
|}
College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
Inductees:
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!Name
!Position
!Year Inducted
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Angelo Bertelli
Angelo Bertelli
Angelo Bortolo Bertelli was an American football player. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1943 playing as a quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.-Early life:...
|| Quarterback ||1972
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Zygmont Czarobski
Zygmont Czarobski
Zygmont "Ziggy" Peter Czarobski was an American football defensive tackle. He played college football for the University of Notre Dame. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.-External links:*...
|| Tackle ||1977
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Frank Leahy
Frank Leahy
Francis William Leahy was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive...
|| Coach ||1970
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Creighton Miller
Creighton Miller
Creighton Miller was an American football player. As an attorney, he was critical in helping to organize the National Football League Players Association....
|| Halfback ||1976
|}
Notre Dame leads all universities in players inducted.