The Elmer Layden Years

The Elmer Layden Years
7 seasons: 47-13-3 (.770)
1934
Coach: Elmer Layden    Captain: Dom Vairo    Record: 6-3-0
Oct      6      L       Texas                    6-7    H       20,353
Oct     13      W       Purdue                  18-7    H       34,263
Oct     20      W       Carnegie Tech           13-0    H       11,242
Oct     27      W       Wisconsin               19-0    H       25,354
Nov      3      L       Pittsburgh               0-19   A       56,556
Nov     10      L       Navy (R) (at Cleveland)  6-10   N       54,571
Nov     17      W       Northwestern            20-7    A       38,413
Nov     24      W       Army (at Yankee Stad)   12-6    N      c78,757
Dec      8      W       USC                     14-0    A       45,568
                        Total Pts/Attendance   108-56          365,077
1935
Coach: Elmer Layden     Captain: *Joe Sullivan     Record: 7-1-1
Sept    28      W       Kansas                  28-7    H       11,102
Oct      5      W       Carnegie Tech           14-3    A       27,542
Oct     12      W       Wisconsin               27-0    A       19,863
Oct     19      W       Pittsburgh (3:00)        9-6    H       39,989
Oct     26      W       Navy (at Baltimore)     14-0    N      c57,810
Nov      2      W       Ohio State (U)(0:32)    18-13   A      c81,018
Nov      9      L       Northwestern (R)(U)      7-14   H       34,430
Nov     16      T       Army (at Yankee Stad)    6-6    N      c78,114
Nov     23      W       USC                     20-13   H       38,305
                        Total Pts/Attendance   143-62          388,173
*Died from complications of pneumonia, March 1935
1936
Coach: Elmer Layden    Captain: Bill Smith-John Lautar    Record: 6-2-1
Oct      3      W       Carnegie Tech           21-7    H       15,673
Oct     10      W       Washington (St. Louis)  14-6    H        9,879
Oct     17      W       Wisconsin (R)           27-0    H       16,423
Oct     24      L       (7) Pittsburgh (9)       0-26   A      c66,622
Oct     31      W       Ohio State (R)           7-2    H       50,017
Nov      7      L       (13) Navy (U) (at Balt)  0-3    N       51,126
Nov     14      W       Army (at Yankee Stad)   20-6    N      c74,423
Nov     21      W       (11) Northwestern (U)   26-6    H       52,131
Dec      5      T       (9) USC                13-13    A       71,201
                        Total Pts/Attendance  128-69           407,495
*Captain-elect Smith resigned his captaincy because of illness and
Lautar was elected acting captain.
1937
Coach: Elmer Layden    Captain: Joe Zwers    Record: 6-2-1
Oct      2      W       Drake                  21-0    H       14,955
Oct      9      T       Illinois                0-0    A       42,253
Oct     16      L       Carnegie Tech (U)       7-9    A       30,418
Oct     23      W       Navy (S)(2:00)          9-7    H       45,000
Oct     30      W       Minnesota (U) (4)       7-6    A      c63,237
Nov      6      L       (12) Pittsburgh (3)     6-21   H      c54,309
Nov     13      W       (18) Army (Yankee Stad) 7-0    N      c76,359
Nov     20      W       (12) Northwestern       7-0    A       42,573
Nov     27      W       (9) USC (1:45)         13-6    H       28,920
                        Total Pts/Attendance   77-49          398,024
1938
Coach: Elmer Layden    Captain: Jim McGoldrick    Record: 8-1-0
Oct      1      W       Kansas                 52-0    H       25,615
Oct      8      W       Georgia Tech           14-6    A       26,533
Oct     15      W       Illinois               14-6    H       29,142
Oct     22      W       (5) Carnegie Tech (13)  7-0    H       25,934
Oct     29      W       (7) Army (Yankee Stad) 19-7    N      c76,338
Nov      5      W       (4) Navy (R) (at Balt) 15-0    N       58,271
Nov     12      W       (2) *Minnesota (12)    19-0    H      c55,245
Nov     19      W       (1) Northwestern (16)   9-7    A      c46,348
Dec      3      L       (1) USC (U) (8)         0-13   A      c97,146
                        Total Pts/Attendance  149-39          440,572
*Notre Dame's 300th victory
1939
Coach: Elmer Layden    Captain: Johnny Kelly    Record: 7-2-0
Sept    30      W       Purdue                  3-0    H       31,341
Oct      7      W       Georgia Tech           17-14   H       17,322
Oct     14      W       SMU                    20-19   H       29,730
Oct     21      W       (2) Navy (Cleveland)   14-7    N      c78,257
Oct     28      W       (2) Carnegie Tech (S)   7-6    A      c61,420
Nov      4      W       (4) Army (Yankee Stad) 14-0    N      c75,632
Nov     11      L       (3) Iowa (U)            6-7    A      c42,380
Nov     18      W       (9) Northwestern (3:30) 7-0    H       49,204
Nov     25      L       (7) USC (4)            12-20   H      c54,799
                        Total Pts/Attendance  100-73          440,085
1940
Coach: Elmer Layden    Captain: Milt Piepul    Record: 7-2-0
Oct      5      W       Col. of Pacific        25-7    H       22,670
Oct     12      W       Georgia Tech           26-20   H       32,492
Oct     19      W       (6) Carnegie Tech      61-0    H       29,515
Oct     26      W       (2) Illinois           26-0    A      c68,578
Nov      2      W       (2) Army (Yank Stad)    7-0    N      c75,474
Nov      9      W       (7) Navy (at Balt)     13-7    N      c61,579
Nov     16      L       (7) Iowa (5:00)(U)      0-7    H       45,960
Nov     23      L       (14) Northwestern (10)  0-20   A      c46,273
Dec      7      W       USC                    10-6    A       85,808
                        Total Pts/Attendance  168-67          468,349