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1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Summary

The 1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1926 college football season, led by ninth-year head coach Knute Rockne. The Irish won all but one of their ten games, upset by Carnegie Tech in late November. The team was ranked No. 3 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.[1]

1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
Base defense7–2–2
Captains
Home stadiumCartier Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Midwestern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Haskell   –   12 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Notre Dame   –   9 – 1 – 0
Western State Normal (MI)   –   7 – 1 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   6 – 1 – 0
Muncie Normal   –   5 – 1 – 1
Northern Illinois State   –   5 – 1 – 1
Marquette   –   6 – 3 – 0
Lombard   –   5 – 3 – 0
Loyola (IL)   –   4 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 4 – 1
Michigan State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Detroit   –   3 – 6 – 1
Butler   –   3 – 6 – 0
Saint Louis   –   3 – 6 – 0
John Carroll   –   2 – 5 – 1
Kent State   –   2 – 6 – 0
Valparaiso   –   1 – 4 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The Irish are confirmed to have won green uniforms this season, in the game against Penn State.[2]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Beloit
W 77–08,000
October 9at Minnesota
W 20–748,648
October 16Penn State
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 28–018,000
October 23at Northwestern
W 6–041,000
October 30Georgia Tech
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 12–011,000[3]
November 6Indiana
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 26–020,000
November 13vs. Army
W 7–063,029
November 20Drake
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 21–015,000[4][5]
November 27at Carnegie Tech
L 0–1945,000[6]
December 4at USC
W 13–1274,378

[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams". The Morning Post. Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame wears green to continue a proud uniform tradition vs. Ohio State". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Notre Dame rips Georgia Tech". The Indianapolis Star. October 31, 1926. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Kenneth S. Conn. "Rox Win Homecoming Game". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rockmen Take Another Step Towards National Crown". The South Bend Tribune. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Hughes, Robert W. (November 28, 1926). "Carnegie Tech springs greatest surprise of football season by beating Notre Dame". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1.
  7. ^ 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-12.