Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne went 105–12–5 as a head coach, 1918–1930, at Notre Dame. His teams claim three national titles: Notre Dame in 1924, 1929 and 1930. Share
- Record
- 105–12–5 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 1
- National titles
- 3 claimed: 1924, 1929 and 1930
- Hall of Fame
- 1951 inducted
- Best season
- 1924 10–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Notre Dame | 3–1–2 | ||||
| 1919 | Notre Dame | 9–0 | ||||
| 1920 | Notre Dame | 9–0 | ||||
| 1921 | Notre Dame | 10–1 | ||||
| 1922 | Notre Dame | 8–1–1 | ||||
| 1923 | Notre Dame | 9–1 | ||||
| 1924 | Notre Dame | 10–0 | Rose Bowl W | |||
| 1925 | Notre Dame | 7–2–1 | ||||
| 1926 | Notre Dame | 9–1 | ||||
| 1927 | Notre Dame | 7–1–1 | ||||
| 1928 | Notre Dame | 5–4 | ||||
| 1929 | Notre Dame | 9–0 | ||||
| 1930 | Notre Dame | 10–0 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Clipper SmithConsensus All‑American, 1927- Jim CrowleyConsensus All‑American, 1924
- Bud BoeringerConsensus All‑American, 1926
- Harry StuhldreherConsensus All‑American, 1924
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 39 | 34–4–1 | 88% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 30 | 21–4–5 | 78% |
| At home | 57 | 54–1–2 | 96% |
| On the road | 64 | 50–11–3 | 80% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 108 | 94–9–5 | 89% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 14 | 11–3 | 79% |
His own 122 games on file, 1918–1930, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Alexander 1922–1929 | 7–1 | Georgia Tech | 8 | |
| Walter Steffen 1922–1930 | 6–2 | Carnegie Mellon | 8 | |
| Howard Jones 1921–1930 | 4–2 | Iowa, USC | 6 | |
| Ossie Solem 1926–1930 | 5–0 | Drake | 5 | |
| Glenn Thistlethwaite 1924–1929 | 4–1 | Northwestern, Wisconsin | 5 | |
| Pat Page 1926–1930 | 4–0 | Indiana | 4 | |
| William Ingram 1927–1930 | 4–0 | Navy | 4 | |
| Charles Daly 1919–1922 | 3–0–1 | Army | 4 | |
| Biff Jones 1926–1929 | 3–1 | Army | 4 | |
| Fred Dawson 1921–1924 | 2–2 | Nebraska | 4 |
Knute Rockne’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Armyseries | 12 | 9–2–1 |
| Indianaseries | 8 | 8–0 |
| Georgia Techseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Carnegie Mellonseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Nebraskaseries | 8 | 4–3–1 |
| Northwesternseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Purdueseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Kalamazooseries | 5 | 5–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Notre Dame 1913
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914–17 | Notre Dame | Assistant coach | |
| 1916–17 | South Bend Jolly Fellows Club | Head coach | |
| 1918–30 | Notre Dame | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jesse HarperNotre Dame
Assistants who became head coaches
- Hunk AndersonNotre Dame, NC State, Saint Louis, Chicago Bears
- Jack ChevignyTexas, Chicago Cardinals, St. Edward’s
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Harper | Notre Dame | 1914–17 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunk Anderson | Notre Dame, 1927: assistant coach; 1930: line coach | Notre Dame, NC State, Saint Louis, Chicago Bears | |
| Jack Chevigny | Notre Dame, 1929–30: assistant coach | Texas, Chicago Cardinals, St. Edward’s |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.