1930 Notre Dame
10–0, coached by Knute Rockne. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pennsylvania 60–20Nov 8
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vs SMU | W 20–14 | 66% |
| Oct 11 | vs Navy | W 26–2 | 70% |
| Oct 18 | vsCarnegie Mellon | W 21–6 | 71% |
| Oct 25 | at Pittsburgh | W 35–19 | 46% |
| Nov 1 | vs Indiana | W 27–0 | 91% |
| Nov 8 | at Pennsylvania | W 60–20 | 65% |
| Nov 15 | vs Drake | W 28–7 | 84% |
| Nov 22 | at Northwestern | W 14–0 | 55% |
| Nov 29 | vs Army | W 7–6 | 80% |
| Dec 6 | at USC | W 27–0 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat USC 27–0.
In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
Photographs from 1930
Knute Rockne standing outside rear of train car, flanked by Mr. Cariedo and Mr. Conley, members of the Notre Dame football team, before departing to CaliforniaPhoto: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, no known restrictions on publication
Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. 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 1930.
National championsa title the school claims
2 consensus All-AmericansFrank Carideo, QB; Marchy Schwartz, RB
- Record
- 10–0
- Conference
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- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 265–74
- Coach
- Knute Rockne
- Elo
- 1835 +178 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 27.5 No. 1 of 106 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Tom Conley
- Offense
- Notre Dame Box
- Defense
- 7–2–2