1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
Base defense7–2–2
Captains
Home stadiumCartier Field
Seasons
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1927 →
1926 Midwestern college football independents records
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 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]

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

Schedule

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

  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.


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