1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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.[1] The team was ranked No. 3 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.[2]

1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
Base defense7–2–2
Captains
Home stadiumCartier Field
1926 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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.[3]

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

Source:[6]

References
  1. Hughes, Robert W. (November 28, 1926). "Carnegie Tech springs greatest surprise of football season by beating Notre Dame". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1.
  2. "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.
  3. "Notre Dame wears green to continue a proud uniform tradition vs. Ohio State". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  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. 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-12.


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