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1921 Notre Dame

10–⁠1, coached by Knute Rockne.

Notre Dame, 1921
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1921, game by game: won vs. Kalamazoo 56–0; won vs. DePauw 57–10; lost at Iowa 7–10; won at Purdue 33–0; won vs. Nebraska 7–0; won vs. Indiana 28–7; won at Army 28–0; won at Rutgers 48–0; won vs. Haskell 42–7; won at Marquette 21–7; won vs. Michigan State 48–0+56−3Won 56–0 vs. Kalamazoo+56KalamazooWon 57–10 vs. DePauw+47DePauwLost 7–10 at Iowa-3IowaWon 33–0 at Purdue+33PurdueWon 7–0 vs. Nebraska+7NebraskaWon 28–7 vs. Indiana+21IndianaWon 28–0 at Army+28ArmyWon 48–0 at Rutgers+48RutgersWon 42–7 vs. Haskell+35HaskellWon 21–7 at Marquette+14MarquetteWon 48–0 vs. Michigan State+48Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsKalamazooW 56–⁠095%
Oct 1vsDePauwW 57–⁠1095%
Oct 8atIowaL 7–⁠1054%
Oct 15atPurdueW 33–⁠077%
Oct 22vsNebraskaW 7–⁠070%
Oct 29vsIndianaW 28–⁠776%
Nov 5atArmyW 28–⁠066%
Nov 8atRutgersW 48–⁠083%
Nov 12vsHaskellW 42–⁠794%
Nov 19atMarquetteW 21–⁠793%
Nov 24vsMichigan StateW 48–⁠089%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan State 48–⁠0.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1921.

Consensus All-AmericanEddie Anderson, E

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
375–⁠41
Coach
Knute Rockne
Elo
1712 +80 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
29.0 No. 5 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Eddie Anderson
Offense
Single-wing
Defense
7–⁠2–⁠2