1920 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1920 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Notre dame football team 1920.jpg 285 Independent 9–0 Knute Rockne 3rd Single-wing 7–2–2 Frank Coughlin Cartier Field National champion (Billingsley)Co-national champion (Davis) 70px The 1920 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In their third year under head coach Knute Rockne, the team compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 250 or 251There is a one-point discrepancy among sources concerning the points scored by Notre Dame against Western State Normal (either 41 or 42). to 44.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1920-schedule.html 1920 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 31, 2022The Season's Review 1920 University of Notre Dame April 6, 2022 http://www.archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1920.pdf It was Notre Dame's second consecutive perfect season as the 1919 team also compiled an undefeated and untied record.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1919-schedule.html 1919 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 31, 2022 There was no contemporaneous system in 1920 for determining a national champion. However, Notre Dame was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report and as a co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association 112–114 July 2020 Indianapolis January 12, 2021 November 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032438/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf live Senior halfback George Gipp was a consensus pick on the 1920 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 He died on December 14, 1920, due to a streptococcal throat infection and pneumonia.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8WQVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qgoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2171%2C446276 Milwaukee Sentinel Gipp will be buried Thursday December 15, 1920 10 August 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Other Notre Dame players who received 1920 All-America honors included: ends Eddie Anderson (first-team from United Press) and Roger Kiley (first-team from International News Service); and tackle Frank Coughlin (second-team from International News Service and Walter Eckersall). The team played its home games at Cartier Field in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule Central October 2 w Kalamazoo Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 39–0 5,000 Notre Dame Buries Kalamazoo Under 39 to 0 Score in Football: Gipp and Barry Pave Path With Big Early Score The South Bend News-Times M.F. Scully October 3, 1920 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99282463/notre-dame-buries-kalamazoo-under-39-to/ Newspapers.com October 9 2:15 p.m. w Western State Normal Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 41–0 or 42–0 3,500 Ward Archie Rockne Makes Changes In Notre Dame Lineup https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune/169164446/ South Bend Tribune South Bend, Indiana October 9, 1920 12 March 29, 2025 Newspapers.com Notre Dame Smothers Western Normal Under 41 to 0 Score at Cartier Field The South Bend News-Times October 10, 1920 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99282890/notre-dame-smothers-western-normal/ Newspapers.comSubs Get Chance When Catholics Win, 42 to 0 The Indianapolis Star Archie Ward October 10, 1920 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18406138/subs_get_chance_when_catholics_win_42/ Newspapers.com October 16 w y Nebraska Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE rivalry 16–7 8,000–10,000 Huskers Lose To Notre Dame 16-7: Hoosier Speed Demons Too Fast For Nebraska The Nebraska State Journal October 17, 1920 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99283496/huskers-lose-to-notre-dame-16-7/ Newspapers.com October 23 w Valparaiso Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 28–3 8,000–10,000 Record Crowd Sees Notre Dame Smother Valparaiso Under Score of 28 to 3 The South Bend News-Times M.F. Scully October 24, 1920 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52732825/irish-play-reserves-in-half-of-contest/ Newspapers.com1920-10-24 Irish Play Reserves in Half of Contest 7 South Bend News-Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52732825/irish-play-reserves-in-half-of-contest/ 2020-06-03 October 30 w y Army The Plain West Point, NY rivalry 27–17 10,000 Notre Dame Triumphs Over Army by 27 to 17: Soldiers Fail to Hold Lead Against Invaders; Gipp Stars New York Tribune W. O. McGeehan October 31, 1920 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99284511/notre-dame-triumphs-over-army-by-27-to/ Newspapers.com November 6 w Purdue Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN rivalry 28–0 12,210 November 13 w y Indiana Washington Park Indianapolis, IN 13–10 14,000 Notre Dame Favorite as Big Teams Line Up https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=INN19201113-01&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Nov 14, 2020 Indianapolis News Nov 13, 1920 10 Hoosier State ChroniclesIrish Come From Behind to Down Battling Crimson, 13-10 Indianapolis Sunday Star November 14, 1920 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99285020/irish-come-from-behind-to-down-battling/ Newspapers.com November 20 w y Northwestern Northwestern Field Evanston, IL rivalry 33–7 20,000 Purple Bows To Notre Dam by 33 to 7 Count Chicago Tribune November 21, 1920 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99285573/purple-bows-to-notre-dam-by-33-to-7/ Newspapers.com November 25 w y Michigan Agricultural Old College Field East Lansing, MI rivalry 25–0 8,000 Notre Dame Triumphs Over Aggies in Stubborn Fight The Lansing State Journal November 26, 1920 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35405678/notre_dame_triumphs_over_aggies_in/ Newspapers.com Personnel Players 20em Eddie Anderson, end Hunk Anderson Norman Barry Joe Brandy, quarterback Glen Carberry Paul Castner Fod Cotton Danny Coughlin, halfback Frank Coughlin, captain and tackle Edward DeGree James Dooley Art Garvey George Gipp, halfback Chet Grant Daniel Grant Dave Hayes, end Cy Kasper Roger Kiley, end Fred Larson Harry Mehre John Mohardt, halfback Eugene Oberst Bob Phelan Si Seyfrit Buck Shaw Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, guard Frank Thomas William Voss Earl Walsh Chet A. Wynne, fullback Coaching staff 20em Knute Rockne, head coach Walter Halas, assistant coach Maurice Starrett, student manager References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football