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1922 Notre Dame

8–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Knute Rockne.

Notre Dame, 1922
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1922, game by game: won vs. Kalamazoo 46–0; won vs. Saint Louis 26–0; won at Purdue 20–0; won vs. DePauw 34–7; won at Georgia Tech 13–3; won vs. Indiana 27–0; tied at Army 0–0; won at Butler 31–3; won at Carnegie Mellon 19–0; lost at Nebraska 6–14+46−8Won 46–0 vs. Kalamazoo+46KalamazooWon 26–0 vs. Saint Louis+26Saint LouisWon 20–0 at Purdue+20PurdueWon 34–7 vs. DePauw+27DePauwWon 13–3 at Georgia Tech+10Georgia TechWon 27–0 vs. Indiana+27IndianaTied 0–0 at Army0ArmyWon 31–3 at Butler+28ButlerWon 19–0 at Carnegie Mellon+19Carnegie MellonLost 6–14 at Nebraska-8Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsKalamazooW 46–⁠095%
Oct 7vsSaint LouisW 26–⁠095%
Oct 14atPurdueW 20–⁠075%
Oct 21vsDePauwW 34–⁠795%
Oct 28atGeorgia TechW 13–⁠344%
Nov 4vsIndianaW 27–⁠085%
Nov 11atArmyT 0–⁠063%
Nov 18atButlerW 31–⁠395%
Nov 25atCarnegie MellonW 19–⁠084%
Nov 30atNebraskaL 6–⁠1442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 14–⁠6.

In program history: The 53rd-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 1922.

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
222–⁠27
Coach
Knute Rockne
Elo
1690 +48 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.7 No. 7 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Glen Carberry
Offense
Notre Dame Box
Defense
7–⁠2–⁠2

All-Big Ten

1 first team

First team

  • Ed DegreeOGWE-1

From Wikipedia’s 1922 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).