1928 Notre Dame

5–⁠4, coached by Knute Rockne.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1928, game by game: won vs. Loyola (LA) 12–6; lost at Wisconsin 6–22; won vs. Navy 7–0; lost at Georgia Tech 0–13; won vs. Drake 32–6; won at Penn State 9–0; won at Army 12–6; lost vs. Carnegie Mellon 7–27; lost at USC 14–27+26−20Won 12–6 vs. Loyola (LA)+6Loyola (LA)Lost 6–22 at Wisconsin-16WisconsinWon 7–0 vs. Navy+7NavyLost 0–13 at Georgia Tech-13Georgia TechWon 32–6 vs. Drake+26DrakeWon 9–0 at Penn State+9Penn StateWon 12–6 at Army+6ArmyLost 7–27 vs. Carnegie Mellon-20Carnegie MellonLost 14–27 at USC-13USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsLoyola (LA)W 12–⁠693%
Oct 6atWisconsinL 6–⁠2261%
Oct 13vsNavyW 7–⁠069%
Oct 20atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠1337%
Oct 27vsDrakeW 32–⁠668%
Nov 3atPenn StateW 9–⁠057%
Nov 10atArmyW 12–⁠635%
Nov 17vsCarnegie MellonL 7–⁠2766%
Dec 1atUSCL 14–⁠2728%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 27–⁠14.

In program history: The 98th-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 1928.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
99–⁠107
Coach
Knute Rockne
Elo
1592 −31 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
10.2 No. 20 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Fred Miller
Offense
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Defense
7–⁠2–⁠2