1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Notre dame football team 1924.jpg 285 Independent 10–0 Knute Rockne 7th Notre Dame Box 7–2–2 Adam Walsh Cartier Field National champion (various selectors)Rose Bowl champion Rose Bowl W Won 27–10 vs. Stanford The 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Knute Rockne, the Fighting Irish compiled a perfect 10–0 record, defeated Stanford in the 1925 Rose Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 285 to 54.1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 6, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1924-schedule.html The team was led by the legendary backfield known as the "Four Horsemen" consisting of quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, halfbacks Don Miller and Jim Crowley, and fullback Elmer Layden. Notre Dame was ranked No. 1 in the Dickinson System's contemporary final ratings in the system's first year of existence.Dickinson Frank G. Dickinson System February 1941 Dickinson's Football Ratings — from Grange to Harmon Omaha, Nebraska What's What Publishing Company In 1926 the team was retroactively awarded the Rissman Trophy for this ranking. In later decades, Notre Dame was rated as 1924 national champion by the Berryman QPRS system, Billingsley Report, Boand System, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, Poling System, and Jeff Sagarin.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2018/FBS.pdf 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records National Collegiate Athletic Association August 2018 December 11, 2018 113 Three of the Four Horsemen, Stuhldreher, Crowley, and Layden, were consensus first-team picks on the 1924 All-America college football team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Other notable players included tackle Joe Bach and center Adam Walsh. The Four Horsemen, Walsh, and coach Rockne were all later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.Knute Rockne National Football Foundation April 6, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1377Jim Crowley National Football Foundation April 6, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1371Elmer Layden National Football Foundation April 6, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1372Don Miller National Football Foundation April 6, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1374Harry Stuhldreher National Football Foundation April 6, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1379Adam Walsh National Football Foundation April 6, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1380 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 October 4 w Lombard Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 40–0 8,000–9,000 N. D. Starts with 40 to 0 Victory: Beats Lombard With Ease in Season Opener The South Bend Tribune October 5, 1924 1, Sport 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99231050/n-d-starts-with-40-to-0-victory/ Newspapers.com October 11 w Wabash Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 34–0 10,000–13,000 Notre Dame Defeats Wabash, 34-0: Presbyterians Held Helpless Before Attack; Rockmen Win Easily and Without Any Special Effort The South Bend Tribune October 12, 1924 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99231857/notre-dame-defeats-wabash-34-0/ Newspapers.com October 18 w y Army Polo Grounds New York, NY rivalry 13–7 50,000–55,000 Notre Dame Team Routs Army, 13-7: Rockne's Wonders Weave Rings Around Cadets for Eighth Straight Win New York Daily News Paul Gallico October 19, 1924 58 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99232339/notre-dame-team-routs-army-13-7/ Newspapers.comCadets Prove No Match for Speedy Backs South Bend Tribune Grantland Rice October 19, 1924 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-cadets-prove-no-m/184578930/ Newspapers.com October 25 w y Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 12–0 40,000 Notre Dame, Columbia Win: Hoosiers Tame the Tigers Speedy Game, 12-0 New York Daily News Harry Schumacher October 26, 1924 58 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99232771/notre-dame-columbia-win-hoosiers-tame/ Newspapers.com November 1 w Georgia Tech Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN rivalry 34–3 22,000–24,000 Rockmen Crush 'Golden Tornado': Fighting Irish Win Again As 24,000 Cheer The South Bend Tribune Kenneth S. Conn November 2, 1924 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99233163/rockmen-crush-golden-tornado/ Newspapers.com November 8 w y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 38–3 28,425 Badgers Succumb to Great Irish Attack, 38-3: Wisconsin Swept Aside By Brilliant, Driving Notre Dame Onslaught The Wisconsin State Journal Madison, Wisconsin "Red" Mich November 9, 1924 Sports 1, 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99233666/badgers-succumb-to-great-irish-attack/ Newspapers.com November 15 w Nebraska Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 34–6 rivalry 22,000–26,000 Rockmen Crowned Kings: Famous Irish Eleven Wins Grid Honors; Defeats Nebraska and Annexes National Championship The South Bend Tribune Kenneth S. Conn November 16, 1924 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99234191/rockmen-crowned-kings-famous-irish/ Newspapers.com November 22 w y Northwestern Municipal Grant Park Stadium Chicago, IL rivalry 13–6 35,000–45,000 N. Dame Held To 13-6 Win By Purple: Speedy Baker's Tribe Slows Up Famed Cavalry; 35,000 Watch Thrilling Struggle Chicago Sunday Tribune Wallace Abbey November 23, 1924 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99235006/n-dame-held-to-13-6-win-by-purple/ Newspapers.com November 29 w y Carnegie Tech Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA 40–19 30,000–35,000 Notre Dame Downs Carnegie, 40-19, After Tartans Take Lead: Skibos Shatter Rockne's Line in Opening Quarter as 30,000 Wildly Cheer The Gazette Times Pittsburgh November 30, 1924 1, 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99235556/notre-dame-downs-carnegie-40-19-after/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1925 w y Stanford Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl 27–10 53,000–60,000 Notre Dame Wins 27-10: Stanford Beaten at Pasadena; Speed and Brains of Notre Dame Gridders Prove Too Much for Card Outfit Los Angeles Times Bill Henry January 2, 1925 1, 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99235858/notre-dame-wins-27-10-stanford-beaten/ Newspapers.com 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved July 12, 2015. thumb|Notre Dame player being tackled by an Army player during the October 18 game at New York City's Polo Grounds 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 parentheses. The chart mimics a Notre Dame Box on offense. LE Chuck Collins () Clem CroweLarry KeefeClarence Reilly– LT LG C RG RT Joe Bach ()John Weibel () Adam Walsh () Noble Kizer () Edgar Miller () Joe Boland () Vince Harrington () Joe Harmon Herb Eggert John McManmonJohn McMullan Charles GlueckertRuss Arndt Joe Dienhart – – RE Ed Hunsinger () Wilbur EatonJoe MaxwellJoe RigaliJohn Wallace QB Harry Stuhldreher ()Frank ReeseEddie Scharer Red Edwards RHB Don Miller () Tom HeardenWard ConnellGerry MillerJoe Prelli LHB Jim Crowley () Max HouserBernie CoughlinJohn RoachOswald Geniesse FB Elmer Layden ()Bernie LivergoodDick Hanousek Bill CerneyHarry O'Boyle Line Notre Dame Fighting Irish Number Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown High school Height Weight Age 17Joe BachTackle Chisholm, Minnesota 27Chuck Collins End Oak Park, Illinois 12 Ed Hunsinger End Chillicothe, Ohio 11 Noble Kizer Guard Plymouth, Indiana 14Edgar MillerTackle Canton, Ohio 4 Adam Walsh Center Hollywood, California Hollywood 6'0"190 3John WeibelGuard Erie, Pennsylvania Backfield thumb|Notre Dame backfield, fltr: Don Miller, Harry Stuhldreher, Jim Crowley, and Elmer Layden Notre Dame Fighting Irish Number Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown High school Height Weight Age18Jim Crowleyhalfback Green Bay, WisconsinEast5' 11"1605Elmer Laydenfullback Davenport, Iowa Davenport5' 11"16216Don Millerhalfback Defiance, OhioDefiance 5' 11"16032Harry Stuhldreher quarterback Massillon, OhioWashington 5' 7"151 Subs thumb|Game against Northwestern at Grant Park Memorial Stadium (today's Soldier Field) on November 22, 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Number Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown High school Height Weight Age 36Russ ArndtCenter Mishawaka, Indiana 62Joe Boland Tackle Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 23Bill CerneyFullback Chicago, Illinois 9Doc ConnellHalfback Beloit, Wisconsin 43Bernie CoughlinHalfback Waseca, Minnesota Clem CroweEnd Lafayette, Indiana 38Joe DienhartGuard Lafayette, Indiana 25Red EdwardsQuarterback Weston, West Virginia 67Herb EggertGuard Chicago, Illinois 21 Wilbur EatonEnd Omaha, Nebraska 49Oswald GeniesseHalfback Green Bay, Wisconsin 67Charles GlueckertGuard South Bend, Indiana 6 Vincent F. Harrington Guard Sioux City, Iowa 2Dick HanousekFullback Antigo, Wisconsin 20Joe HarmonCenter Indianapolis, Indiana 19 Tom HeardenHalfback Green Bay, Wisconsin 47 Max Houser Halfback Mount Vernon, Washington 1Larry KeefeEnd Cortland, New York 30Bernie LivergoodFullback Stonington, Illinois 8Joe MaxwellEnd Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7John McManmonTackle Lowell, Massachusetts 51John McMullanTackle Chicago, Illinois 65Gerry MillerHalfback Defiance, Ohio 24Harry O'BoyleFullback Des Moines, Iowa 22 Joe PrelliHalfback Brentwood, California 31Frank ReeseQuarterback Robinson, Illinois 44 Clarence ReillyEnd South Bend, Indiana 57Joe RigaliEnd Oak Park, Illinois John RoachHalfback Appleton, Wisconsin 33Eddie ScharerQuarterback Toledo, Ohio 46John WallaceEnd Calumet City, Illinois Coaching staff Head coach: Knute Rockne Assistant coaches: Tom Lieb, Hunk Anderson (line coach) Freshman coach: George Keogan Assistant freshman coach: George Vergara Student manager: Leo Sutliffe References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Rose Bowl champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football