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1927 Notre Dame

7–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Knute Rockne.

"The 1927 Varsity"
“The 1927 Varsity”Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1927, game by game: won vs. Coe 28–7; won at Detroit Mercy 20–0; won at Navy 19–6; won at Indiana 19–6; won vs. Georgia Tech 26–7; tied vs. Minnesota 7–7; lost at Army 0–18; won at Drake 32–0; won vs. USC 7–6+32−18Won 28–7 vs. Coe+21CoeWon 20–0 at Detroit Mercy+20Detroit MercyWon 19–6 at Navy+13NavyWon 19–6 at Indiana+13IndianaWon 26–7 vs. Georgia Tech+19Georgia TechTied 7–7 vs. Minnesota0MinnesotaLost 0–18 at Army-18ArmyWon 32–0 at Drake+32DrakeWon 7–6 vs. USC+1USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsCoeW 28–⁠793%
Oct 8atDetroit MercyW 20–⁠088%
Oct 15atNavyW 19–⁠646%
Oct 22atIndianaW 19–⁠672%
Oct 29vsGeorgia TechW 26–⁠767%
Nov 5vsMinnesotaT 7–⁠771%
Nov 12atArmyL 0–⁠1855%
Nov 19atDrakeW 32–⁠074%
Nov 26vsUSCW 7–⁠658%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat USC 7–⁠6.

In program history: The 55th-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 1927.

Consensus All-AmericanClipper Smith, OG

Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
158–⁠57
Coach
Knute Rockne
Elo
1685 +56 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
19.6 No. 4 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Clipper Smith
Offense
Notre Dame Box
Defense
7–⁠2–⁠2