The Elmer Layden
YearsThe 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
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