1919 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1919 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Co-national champion (NCF, Davis)
Indiana state champion[1]
ConferenceIndependent
1919 record9–0
Head coach
  • Knute Rockne (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainLeonard Bahan
Home stadiumCartier Field
Uniform
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Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Midwestern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Notre Dame   –   9 – 0 – 0
Detroit   –   8 – 1 – 0
Western State Normal (MI)   –   4 – 1 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 1 – 1
North Dakota Agricultural   –   5 – 1 – 1
Haskell   –   8 – 2 – 1
Marquette   –   5 – 1 – 2
St. Xavier   –   6 – 2 – 0
Morningside   –   6 – 2 – 0
Heidelberg   –   6 – 3 – 0
Saint Louis   –   4 – 2 – 2
Valparaiso   –   5 – 3 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 3 – 2
Central Michigan   –   2 – 2 – 3
Michigan Agricultural   –   4 – 4 – 1
Nebraska   –   3 – 3 – 2
St. Mary's (OH)   –   2 – 2 – 0
Iowa State Teachers   –   2 – 4 – 1
Toledo   –   2 – 4 – 0
Butler   –   0 – 5 – 1
Bowling Green   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1919 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1919 college football season, led by second-year head coach Knute Rockne. The team won all nine games and was selected retroactively as a co-national champion by the National Championship Foundation and Parke H. Davis.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Kalamazoo
W 14–05,000[3]
October 11Mount Union
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN
W 60–74,000[4]
October 18at Nebraska
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 14–910,000[5]
October 25Western State Normal
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN
W 53–02,500[6]
November 1vs. Indiana
W 16–35,000[7]
November 8at Army
W 12–98,000[8]
November 15Michigan Agricultural
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
W 13–05,000[9]
November 22at Purdue
W 33–137,000[10]
November 27at Morningside
  • Bass Field
  • Sioux City, IA
W 14–610,000[11]

Source:[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Notre Dame Easily Wins State Title". The Huntington Press. 1919-11-23. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  2. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rally Near End Wins 14-0 Game for Notre Dame". Chicago Tribune. 1919-10-05. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  4. ^ "Irish Swamp Mt. Union by 60 to 7 Count". The Indianapolis Star. 1919-10-12. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  5. ^ "Irish Defeat Nebraska In Great Battle". The Indianapolis Star. 1919-10-19. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  6. ^ "Irishers Win From Normal School, 53-0". The Indianapolis Star. 1919-10-26. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  7. ^ "Bergman and Gipp Throw Gloom Over Indiana Men". The Indianapolis Star. 1919-11-02. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  8. ^ "Notre Dame Gains Hard Fought Win Over Army". The Indianapolis Star. 1919-11-09. p. 23. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  9. ^ "Record Crowd Sees Contest". South Bend News-Times. 1919-11-16. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  10. ^ "Notre Dame Easily Wins State Title". The Huntington Press. 1919-11-23. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  11. ^ "Notre Dame Triumphs Over Western Eleven". The South Bend Tribune. 1919-11-28. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  12. ^ "1919 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".

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