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1923 Notre Dame

9–⁠1, coached by Knute Rockne.

Notre Dame, 1923
Photo: Photographer for The Dome, a yearbook for the University of Notre Dame., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1923, game by game: won vs. Kalamazoo 74–0; won vs. Lombard 14–0; won at Army 13–0; won at Princeton 25–2; won vs. Georgia Tech 35–7; won vs. Purdue 34–7; lost at Nebraska 7–14; won vs. Butler 34–7; won at Carnegie Mellon 26–0; won at Saint Louis 13–0+74−7Won 74–0 vs. Kalamazoo+74KalamazooWon 14–0 vs. Lombard+14LombardWon 13–0 at Army+13ArmyWon 25–2 at Princeton+23PrincetonWon 35–7 vs. Georgia Tech+28Georgia TechWon 34–7 vs. Purdue+27PurdueLost 7–14 at Nebraska-7NebraskaWon 34–7 vs. Butler+27ButlerWon 26–0 at Carnegie Mellon+26Carnegie MellonWon 13–0 at Saint Louis+13Saint Louis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsKalamazooW 74–⁠094%
Oct 6vsLombardW 14–⁠092%
Oct 13atArmyW 13–⁠046%
Oct 20atPrincetonW 25–⁠247%
Oct 27vsGeorgia TechW 35–⁠766%
Nov 3vsPurdueW 34–⁠790%
Nov 10atNebraskaL 7–⁠1457%
Nov 17vsButlerW 34–⁠798%
Nov 24atCarnegie MellonW 26–⁠078%
Nov 29atSaint LouisW 13–⁠092%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Saint Louis 13–⁠0.

In program history: The 35th-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 1923.

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠0 first in the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
275–⁠37
Coach
Knute Rockne
Elo
1717 +91 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
25.1 No. 2 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Harvey Brown
Offense
Notre Dame Box
Defense
7–⁠2–⁠2