The Knute Rockne Years
The Knute Rockne Years
13 seasons: 105-12-5 (.881)
1918
Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Leonard Bahan Record: 3-1-2
Sept 28 W Case Tech 26-6 A
Nov 2 W Wabash 67-7 A
Nov 9 T Great Lakes 7-7 H
Nov 16 L Mich State (U)(R) 7-13 A
Nov 23 W Purdue 26-6 A
Nov 28 T Nebraska (S) 0-0 A
Total Points 133-39
1919
Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Leonard Bahan Record: 9-0-0
Oct 4 W Kalamazoo 14-0 H 5,000
Oct 11 W Mount Union 60-7 H 4,000
Oct 18 W Nebraska 14-9 A 10,000
Oct 25 W Western Mich 53-0 H 2,500
Nov 1 W Indiana (R) 16-3 N 5,000
Nov 8 W Army 12-9 A 8,000
Nov 15 W Michigan State 13-0 H 5,000
Nov 22 W Purdue 33-13 A 7,000
Nov 27 W Morningside (S) 14-6 A 10,000
Total Pts/Attendance 229-47 56,500
1920
Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Frank Coughlin Record: 9-0-0
Oct 2 W Kalamazoo 39-0 H 5,000
Oct 9 W Western Michigan 42-0 H 3,500
Oct 16 W Nebraska 16-7 A 9,000
Oct 23 W Valparaiso 28-3 H 8,000
Oct 30 W Army 27-17 A 10,000
Nov 6 W Purdue (HC) 28-0 H 12,000
Nov 13 W Indiana (Indianapolis)13-10 N 14,000
Nov 20 W *Northwestern 33-7 A c20,000
Nov 25 W Michigan State 25-0 A 8,000
Total Pts/Attendance 251-44 89,500
*George Gipp's last game. He contracted a strep throat and died
from complications of the disease on Dec 14 at the age of 25.
1921
Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Eddie Anderson Record: 10-1-0
Sept 24 W Kalamazoo 56-0 H 8,000
Oct 1 W DePauw 57-10 H 8,000
Oct 8 L Iowa (U) 7-10 A 7,500
Oct 15 W Purdue 33-0 A 7,500
Oct 22 W Nebraska (HC) 7-0 H 14,000
Oct 29 W Indiana (Indianapolis)28-7 N 10,000
Nov 5 W Army 28-0 A 7,000
Nov 8 W Rutgers Polo Grounds) 48-0 N 12,000
Nov 12 W Haskell 42-7 H 5,000
Nov 19 W Marquette 21-7 A 11,000
Nov 24 W Michigan State 48-0 H 15,000
Total Pts/Attendance 375-41 105,000
1922
Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Glen Carberry Record: 8-1-1
Sept 20 W Kalamazoo 46-0 H 5,000
Oct 7 W St. Louis 26-0 H 7,000
Oct 14 W Purdue 20-0 A 9,000
Oct 21 W DePauw 34-7 H 5,000
Oct 28 W Georgia Tech 13-3 A 20,000
Nov 4 W Indiana (HC) 27-0 H c22,000
Nov 11 T Army 0-0 A 15,000
Nov 18 W Butler 31-3 A 12,000
Nov 25 W Carnegie Tech (S) 19-0 A 30,000
Nov 30 L Nebraska 6-14 A 16,000
Total Pts/Attendance 222-27 141,000
1923
Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Harvey Brown Record: 9-1-0
Sept 29 W Kalamazoo 74-0 H 10,000
Oct 6 W Lombard 14-0 H 8,000
Oct 13 W Army (at Brooklyn) 13-0 N c30,000
Oct 20 W Princeton 25-2 A 30,000
Oct 27 W Georgia Tech 35-7 H 20,000
Nov 3 W Purdue (HC) 34-7 H 20,000
Nov 10 L Nebraska (U) 7-14 A 30,000
Nov 17 W Butler 34-7 H 10,000
Nov 24 W Carnegie Tech 26-0 A 30,000
Nov 29 W St. Louis (R) 13-0 A 9,000
Total Pts/Attendance 275-37 197,000
1924
Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Adam Walsh Record: 10-0-0
Oct 4 W Lombard 40-0 H 8,000
Oct 11 W Wabash 34-0 H 10,000
Oct 18 W Army (at Polo Grounds) 13-7 N c55,000
Oct 25 W Princeton 12-0 A 40,000
Nov 1 W *Georgia Tech (HC) 34-3 H c22,000
Nov 8 W Wisconsin 38-3 A 28,425
Nov 15 W Nebraska 34-6 H c22,000
Nov 22 W Northwestern 13-6 N 45,000
Nov 29 W Carnegie Tech 40-19 A 35,000
Total Pts/Attendance 258-44 265,425
ROSE BOWL
Jan 1 W Stanford (Pasadena) 27-10 N c53,000
*Notre Dame's 200th victory
1925
Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Clem Crowe Record: 7-2-1
Sept 26 W Baylor (R) 41-0 H 13,000
Oct 3 W Lombard 69-0 H 10,000
Oct 10 W Beloit 19-3 H 10,000
Oct 17 L Army (at Yankee Stad) 0-27 N c65,000
Oct 24 W Minnesota 19-7 A c49,000
Oct 31 W Georgia Tech (R) 13-0 A 12,000
Nov 7 T Penn State (R) 0-0 A c20,000
Nov 14 W Carnegie Tech (HC) 26-0 H c27,000
Nov 21 W Northwestern 13-10 H c27,000
Nov 26 L Nebraska (U) 0-17 A c45,000
Total Pts/Attendance 200-64 278,000
1926
Coach: Knute Rockne Co-Captains: Gene Edwards, Tom Hearden Record: 9-1-0
Oct 2 W Beloit 77-0 H 8,000
Oct 9 W Minnesota 20-7 A c48,648
Oct 16 W Penn State (R) 28-0 H 18,000
Oct 23 W Northwestern 6-0 A c41,000
Oct 30 W Georgia Tech (R) 12-0 H 11,000
Nov 6 W Indiana 26-0 H 20,000
Nov 13 W Army 7-0 YS c63,029
Nov 20 W Drake (HC) (S) 21-0 H 20,000
Nov 27 L Carnegie Tech (U) 0-19 A c45,000
Dec 4 W USC (2:00) 13-12 A c74,378
Total Pts/Attendance 210-38 349,055
1927
Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: John Smith Record: 7-1-1
Oct 1 W Coe (R) 28-7 H 10,000
Oct 8 W Detroit 20-0 A c28,000
Oct 15 W Navy (at Baltimore) 19-6 N 45,101
Oct 22 W Indiana 19-6 A 16,000
Oct 29 W Georgia Tech 26-7 H 17,000
Nov 5 T Minnesota (S) (1:00-M) 7-7 H 25,000
Nov 12 L Army 0-18 YS c65,678
Nov 19 W Drake 32-0 A 8,412
Nov 26 W USC (at Soldier Field) 7-6 N *c120,000
Total Pts/Attendance 158-57 335,191
*Paid attendance: 99,573
1928
Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Fred Miller Record: 5-4-0
Sept 29 W Loyola (New Orleans) 12-6 H 15,000
Oct 6 L Wisconsin 6-22 A 29,885
Oct 13 W Navy (at Soldier Field) 7-0 N *c120,000
Oct 20 L Georgia Tech 0-13 A c35,000
Oct 27 W Drake 32-6 H 12,000
Nov 3 W Penn State (at Phila.) 9-0 N 30,000
Nov 10 W Army (at Yankee Stad) 12-6 N c78,188
Nov 17 L Carnegie Tech (R) 7-27 H c27,000
Dec 1 L USC 14-27 A c72,632
Total Pts/Attendance 99-107 419,705
*Paid attendance: 103,081 First defeat at home since 1905
1929
Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: John Law Record: 9-0-0
Oct 5 W Indiana 14-0 A 16,111
Oct 12 W Navy (at Baltimore) 14-7 N c64,681
Oct 19 W Wisc. (Soldier Field) 19-0 N 90,000
Oct 26 W Carnegie Tech 7-0 A c66,000
Nov 2 W Georgia Tech 26-6 A 22,000
Nov 9 W Drake (Soldier Field) 19-7 N 50,000
Nov 16 W USC (at Soldier Field) 13-12 N* c112,912
Nov 23 W Northwestern 26-6 A c50,000
Nov 30 W Army (at Yankee Stad) 7-0 N c79,408
Total Pts/Attendance 145-38 551,112
No home games; Notre Dame Stadium was under construction
*Paid attendance: 99,351
1930
Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Tom Conley Record: 10-0-0
Oct 4 W SMU (4:00) 20-14 H 14,751
Oct 11 W Navy@ 26-2 H 40,593
Oct 18 W Carnegie Tech 21-6 H 30,009
Oct 25 W Pittsburgh 35-19 A c66,586
Nov 1 W Indiana 27-0 H 11,113
Nov 8 W Pennsylvania 60-20 A c75,657
Nov 15 W Drake 28-7 H 10,106
Nov 22 W Northwestern 14-0 A c44,648
Nov 29 W Army (Soldier Field) 7-6 N* c110,000
Dec 6 W USC (U) 27-0 A c73,967
Total Pts/Attendance 265-74 477,430
@Dedication of Notre Dame Stadium *Paid attendance: 103,310
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