1926 Notre Dame
9–1, coached by Knute Rockne. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Beloit 77–0Oct 2
By 77 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsBeloit | W 77–0 | 94% |
| Oct 9 | at Minnesota | W 20–7 | 56% |
| Oct 16 | vs Penn State | W 28–0 | 73% |
| Oct 23 | at Northwestern | W 6–0 | 64% |
| Oct 30 | vs Georgia Tech | W 12–0 | 70% |
| Nov 6 | vs Indiana | W 26–0 | 89% |
| Nov 13 | at Army | W 7–0 | 51% |
| Nov 20 | vs Drake | W 21–0 | 84% |
| Nov 27 | atCarnegie Mellon | L 0–19 | 69% |
| Dec 4 | at USC | W 13–12 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat USC 13–12.
In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
Photographs from 1926
Babe Ruth Visits Boland, Injured Notre Dame StarPhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
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 1926.
- Record
- 9–1
- Conference
- —
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 210–38
- Coach
- Knute Rockne
- Elo
- 1693 +71 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 22.6 No. 5 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Red Edwards and Tom Hearden
- Offense
- Notre Dame Box
- Defense
- 7–2–2