1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
1928 record5–4
Head coach
  • Knute Rockne (11th season)
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainFred Miller
Home stadiumCartier Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Midwestern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit   –   9 – 0 – 0
Butler   –   6 – 2 – 0
John Carroll   –   6 – 3 – 0
Kent State   –   4 – 2 – 2
Loyola (IL)   –   5 – 3 – 0
Marquette   –   5 – 3 – 1
Ball Teachers   –   3 – 2 – 2
Haskell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   5 – 4 – 0
DePaul   –   4 – 4 – 1
Saint Louis   –   4 – 4 – 1
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 1
Lombard   –   3 – 4 – 1
Michigan State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Detroit City College   –   2 – 5 – 1
Valparaiso   –   1 – 6 – 0

The 1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1928 college football season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Knute Rockne, the independent Irish compiled an uncharacteristic 5–4 record and were outscored 99 to 107.

In Cartier Field's final game on November 17, Notre Dame lost its first game on campus in 23 years, upset 27–7 by undefeated Carnegie Tech.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Loyola (LA)
W 12–615,000
October 6at Wisconsin
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 6–2229,885
October 13vs. Navy
  • Soldier Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
W 7–0120,000
October 20at Georgia Tech
L 0–1335,000
October 27Drake
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN
W 32–612,000
November 3vs. Penn State
W 9–030,000
November 10vs. Army
W 12–678,188[2]
November 17Carnegie Tech
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN
L 7–2727,000[1]
December 1at USC
  • Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 14–2772,632[3][4]

[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Mickelson, Paul R. (November 18, 1928). "Carnegie Tech beats Rockne's 'Irish', 27 to 7". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. p. 1, sports.
  2. ^ Getty, Frank (November 11, 1928). "Notre Dame beats Army eleven". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ "S. California defeats Irish easily, 27-14". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. December 2, 1928. p. 1, sports.
  4. ^ "Notre Dame routed by U.S.C." Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. December 2, 1928. p. 17.
  5. ^ 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved July 12, 2015.


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