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1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Offensive scheme Notre Dame Box
Base defense 7–2–2
Captains
Home stadium Cartier Field
Seasons
←  1925
1927 →
1926 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Haskell     12 0 1
No. 3 Notre Dame     9 1 0
Western State Normal (MI)     7 1 0
Michigan State Normal     6 1 0
Muncie Normal     5 1 1
Northern Illinois State     5 1 1
Marquette     6 3 0
Lombard     5 3 0
Loyola (IL)     4 3 0
Central Michigan     3 4 1
Michigan State     3 4 1
Detroit     3 6 1
Butler     3 6 0
Saint Louis     3 6 0
John Carroll     2 5 1
Kent State     2 6 0
Valparaiso     1 4 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1926 college football season, led by ninth-year head coach Knute Rockne. The Irish won all but one of their ten games, upset by Carnegie Tech in late November. The team was ranked No. 3 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926. [1]

The Irish are confirmed to have won green uniforms this season, in the game against Penn State. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 BeloitW 77–08,000
October 9at MinnesotaW 20–748,648
October 16 Penn State
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN ( rivalry)
W 28–018,000
October 23at NorthwesternW 6–041,000
October 30 Georgia Tech
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN ( rivalry)
W 12–011,000 [3]
November 6 Indiana
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 26–020,000
November 13vs. ArmyW 7–063,029
November 20 Drake
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 21–015,000 [4] [5]
November 27at Carnegie TechL 0–1945,000 [6]
December 4at USCW 13–1274,378

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References

  1. ^ "Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams". The Morning Post. Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame wears green to continue a proud uniform tradition vs. Ohio State". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Notre Dame rips Georgia Tech". The Indianapolis Star. October 31, 1926. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Kenneth S. Conn. "Rox Win Homecoming Game". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rockmen Take Another Step Towards National Crown". The South Bend Tribune. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Hughes, Robert W. (November 28, 1926). "Carnegie Tech springs greatest surprise of football season by beating Notre Dame". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1.
  7. ^ 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-12.