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]

1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
1926 record9–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
Base defense722
Captains
Home stadiumCartier Field
1926 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Haskell      12 0 1
Notre Dame      9 1 0
Western State (MI)      7 1 0
Michigan State Normal      6 1 0
Ball Teachers      5 1 1
Northern Illinois State      5 1 1
Muncie Normal      5 2 1
Marquette      6 3 0
Lombard      5 3 0
Loyola (IL)      5 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 2BeloitW 77–08,000
October 9at MinnesotaW 20–748,648
October 16Penn State
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN
W 28–018,000
October 23at NorthwesternW 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. ArmyW 7–063,029
November 20Drake
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN
W 21–020,000
November 27at Carnegie TechL 0–1945,000
December 4at USCW 13–1274,378

Source:[2]

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. 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-12.
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