1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football 1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.png 285 "The 1927 Varsity" Independent 7–1–1 Knute Rockne 10th Clipper Smith Notre Dame Box 7–2–2 Cartier Field National champion (Houlgate) The 1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Knute Rockne, the Irish compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 158 to 57. They defeated Navy, Indiana, Georgia Tech, and USC, but lost to Army and tied with Minnesota in consecutive games in November.1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 7, 2026 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1927-schedule.html Although most selectors named either Illinois or Georgia as the 1927 national champion, Notre Dame was retroactively named as the national champion by one selector, the Houlgate System.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 108 January 13, 2016 PDF August 6, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220806220105/https://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf dead The team was ranked No. 4 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1927.Illinois Rated As America's Champs: Dr. Dickinson of Illinois Devises Rating System for Grid Teams The Morning Call December 4, 1927 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98582272/dickinson-rankings/ Newspapers.com Notre Dame guard and team captain Clipper Smith was a consensus first-team honoree on the 1927 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 Halfback Christie Flanagan received first-team All-America honors from the United Press and Central Press.Frank Getty Welch Picked on United Press All-America Team The Pittsburgh Press November 25, 1927 51 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6939612/welch_picked_on_united_press/ Newspapers.com October 8, 2016 Norman E. Brown Fans Choose All-American Grid Team in Extensive Newspaper Poll Statesman Journal Salem, OR December 10, 1927 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6939790/fans_choose_allamerican_grid_team_in/ The team played its home games at Cartier Field in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule October 1 w Coe Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 28–7 10,000 1927-10-02 Rockne Marks Up First Win by 26-7 Count 25 Quad-City Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52098686/rockne-marks-up-first-win-by-26-7-count/ 2020-05-25 October 8 w y Detroit University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI 20–0 28,000 1927-10-09 NOTRE DAME LICKS DETROIT TEAM, 20-0 10 The Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52099446/notre-dame-licks-detroit-team-20-0/ 2020-05-25 October 15 w y Navy Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD rivalry 19–6 45,101 1927-10-16 NOTRE DAME SINKS NAVY IN 19-6 TILT 9 The Des Moines Register https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52099815/notre-dame-sinks-navy-in-19-6-tilt/ 2020-05-25 October 22 w y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN 19–6 16,000 1927-10-23 INDIANA LOSES TO NOTRE DAME 13 The Richmond Item https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52101279/indiana-loses-to-notre-dame/ 2020-05-25 October 29 w Georgia Tech Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN rivalry 26–7 17,000 1927-10-30 ROCKNE'S MEN HAVE NICE TIME 11 The Star Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52101889/rocknes-men-have-nice-time/ 2020-05-25 November 5 t Minnesota Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 7–7 25,000 1927-11-06 FUMBLES LEAD TO TOUCHDOWNS AND 7-7 SCORE 1 The South Bend Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52102993/fumbles-lead-to-touchdowns-and-7-7-score/ 2020-05-25 November 12 l y Army Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY rivalry 0–18 65,678 1927-11-13 IRISH CRUSHED WITH MODERN ATTACK BEFORE 76,000 FANS 9 The Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52102764/irish-crushed-with-modern-attack-before/ 2020-05-25 November 19 w y Drake Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA 32–0 8,412 1927-11-20 Rockne Classes Bulldogs Like His Own Against Army 23 The Des Moines Register https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52103223/rockne-classes-bulldogs-like-his-own/ 2020-05-25 November 26 w y USC Soldier Field Chicago, IL rivalry 7–6 115,000 1927-11-27 RAY DAHMAN SCORES ALL 7 POINTS TO WIN FOR FIGHTING IRISH OVER COAST CHAMPS 11 Allentown Morning Call https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52106404/ray-dahman-scores-all-7-points-to-win/ 2020-05-25 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-12. thumb|left|500px|Notre Dame plays USC at Soldier Field in Chicago Personnel Players right|thumb|135px|Christie Flanagan right|thumb|135px|John P. "Clipper" Smith Joe Benda, end, Duluth, Minnesota Gus Bondi, guard Jim Brady, quarterback, Pocatello, Idaho Jim Bray, halfback, Kansas City, Missouri Thomas Byrne, end, Cleveland Jack Cannon, guard Joe Cannon, Columbus, Ohio Jack Chevigny, halfback, Hammond, Indiana John Colerick, end, Newark, New Jersey Eddie Collins, end, chicago Fred Collins, fullback, Portland, Oregon Raymond "Bucky" Dahman, halfback, Youngstown, Ohio William Dew, fullback, Fond du Lac (town), Wisconsin Dick Donahue, tackle, Auburn, New York John Doran, tackle, Omaha, Nebraska Jack Elder, halfback, Louisville, Kentucky Christie Flanagan, halfback, Port Arthur, Texas John Frederick, center, Saginaw, Michigan Jim Hurlbert, end, New York City William "Red" Hurley, halfback, Springfield, Massachusetts John B. Law, guard, New York City George Leppig, guard, Cleveland Joe Locke, guard, Chicago Frank McCarthy, center, Indianapolis Jack McGrath, tackle, Cleveland Charles McKinney, quarterback, Philadelphia Fred Miller, tackle, Milwaukee Joe Morrissey, quarterback, Danville, Illinois Tim Moynihan, center, Chicago Tom Murphy, end, Bridgeport, Connecticut George "Chunk" Murrin, guard, Parkersburg, West Virginia John "Butch" Niemiec, halfback, Bellaire, Ohio Bull Polisky, tackle, Bellaire, Ohio Joe Prelli, Oakland, California Jerry Ransavage, tackle, Kingston, Pennsylvania Charles Riley, quarterback, Indianapolis Dinny Shay, fullback Clipper Smith, guard, Hartford, Connecticut John "Ike" Voedisch, end, South Bend, Indiana Chile Walsh, end, Hollywood, California Elmer Wynne, fullback The Official Football Review Season of 1927 University of Notre Dame 9, 12–18 https://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1927.pdf July 9, 2026 Coaching staff Head coach: Knute Rockne Assistant coaches: Hunk Anderson, Thomas Mills Freshman coaches: John J. Wallace, John V. McManmon Head manager: August M. Grams Associate manager: E. Bolan Burke Head cheer leader: Robert E. Kirby 1927 Football Review, pp. 9, 11. References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football