1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1924 college football season. Coached by Knute Rockne and featuring the "Four Horsemen" backfield of Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller, Jim Crowley, and Elmer Layden, Notre Dame won all ten games, including a victory over Stanford in the Rose Bowl.

1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Consensus national champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 27–10 vs. Stanford
ConferenceIndependent
1924 record10–0
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainAdam Walsh
Home stadiumCartier Field
1924 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Notre Dame   –    10 –0 –0
Central Michigan   –    7 –1 –0
Western State (MI)   –    5 –1 –1
John Carroll   –    7 –2 –0
Haskell   –    7 –2 –1
Loyola (IL)   –    5 –2 –0
Marquette   –    5 –2 –0
Dayton   –    7 –3 –0
Saint Louis   –    6 –3 –0
Michigan Agricultural   –    5 –3 –0
Wabash   –    5 –4 –0
Butler   –    4 –5 –0
Detroit   –    4 –5 –0
Ball Teachers   –    1 –3 –0
Kent State   –    0 –4 –0

The team was recognized as the consensus national champion, receiving retroactive national championship honors from the Berryman QPRS system, Billingsley Report, Boand System, Dickinson System, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, Poling System, and Jeff Sagarin.[1]

The 1925 Rose Bowl was Notre Dame's last bowl appearance until the 1969 season; the Fighting Irish played their home games at Cartier Field.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 4Lombard
W 40–08,000
October 11Wabash
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 34–010,000
October 18at Army
W 13–755,000
October 25at Princeton
W 12–040,000
November 1Georgia Tech
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 34–322,000
November 8at Wisconsin
W 38–328,425
November 15Nebraska
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 34–622,000
November 22at Northwestern
W 13–645,000
November 29at Carnegie Tech
W 40–1935,000
January 1, 1925vs. Stanford
W 27–1053,000

Source:[2]

Personnel

Depth chart

The following chart provides a visual depiction of Notre Dame's lineup during the 1924 season with games started at the position reflected in parenthesis. The chart mimics a Notre Dame Box on offense.

LE
Chuck Collins ()
Clem Crowe
Larry Keefe
Clarence Reilly
–
LTLGCRGRT
Joe Bach ()John Weibel ()Adam Walsh ()Noble Kizer ()Edgar Miller ()
Joe Boland ()Vince Harrington ()Joe HarmonHerb EggertJohn McManmon
John McMullanCharles GlueckertRuss ArndtJoe Dienhart
–
–
RE
Ed Hunsinger ()
Wilbur Eaton
Joe Maxwell
Joe Rigali
John Wallace
QB
Harry Stuhldreher ()
Frank Reese
Eddie Scharer
Red Edwards
RHB
Don Miller ()
Tom Hearden
Doc Connell
Gerry Miller
Joe Prelli
LHB
Jim Crowley ()
Max Houser
Bernie Coughlin
John Roach
Oswald Geniesse
FB
Elmer Layden ()
Bernie Livergood
Dick Hanousek
Bill Cerney
Harry O'Boyle

Line
Number Player Position Games
started		 Hometown High school Height Weight Age
17Joe BachTackleChisholm, Minnesota
27Chuck CollinsEndOak Park, Illinois
12Ed HunsingerEndChillicothe, Ohio
11Noble KizerGuardPlymouth, Indiana
14Edgar MillerTackleCanton, Ohio
4Adam WalshCenterHollywood, CaliforniaHollywood6'0"190
3John WeibelGuardErie, Pennsylvania

Backfield
Number Player Position Games
started		 Hometown High school Height Weight Age
18Jim CrowleyhalfbackGreen Bay, WisconsinEast5' 11"160
5Elmer LaydenfullbackDavenport, IowaDavenport5' 11"162
16Don MillerhalfbackDefiance, OhioDefiance5' 11"160
32Harry StuhldreherquarterbackMassillon, OhioWashington5' 7"151

Subs
Number Player Position Games
started		 Hometown High school Height Weight Age
36Russ ArndtCenterMishawaka, Indiana
62Joe BolandTacklePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
23Bill CerneyFullbackChicago, Illinois
9Doc ConnellHalfbackBeloit, Wisconsin
43Bernie CoughlinHalfbackWaseca, Minnesota
Clem CroweEndLafayette, Indiana
38Joe DienhartGuardLafayette, Indiana
25Red EdwardsQuarterbackWeston, West Virginia
67Herb EggertGuardChicago, Illinois
21Wilbur EatonEndOmaha, Nebraska
49Oswald GeniesseHalfbackGreen Bay, Wisconsin
67Charles GlueckertGuardSouth Bend, Indiana
6Vincent F. HarringtonGuardSioux City, Iowa
2Dick HanousekFullbackAntigo, Wisconsin
20Joe HarmonCenterIndianapolis, Indiana
19Tom HeardenHalfbackGreen Bay, Wisconsin
47Max HouserHalfbackMount Vernon, Washington
1Larry KeefeEndCortland, New York
30Bernie LivergoodFullbackStonington, Illinois
8Joe MaxwellEndPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
7John McManmonTackleLowell, Massachusetts
51John McMullanTackleChicago, Illinois
65Gerry MillerHalfbackDefiance, Ohio
24Harry O'BoyleFullbackDes Moines, Iowa
22Joe PrelliHalfbackBrentwood, California
31Frank ReeseQuarterbackRobinson, Illinois
44Clarence ReillyEndSouth Bend, Indiana
57Joe RigaliEndOak Park, Illinois
John RoachHalfbackAppleton, Wisconsin
33Eddie ScharerQuarterbackToledo, Ohio
46John WallaceEndCalumet City, Illinois

[3]

References
  1. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  2. 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  3. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nd-fb-alltimeroster.pdf
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