1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

National champion (Houlgate)

Conference| Independent
Record| 7–1–1
Head coach|

* Knute Rockne (10th season)

Offensive scheme| Notre Dame Box
Base defense| 7–2–2
Captain| John "Clipper" Smith
Home stadium| Cartier Field

Seasons

<- 1926

1928 ->

1927 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 4 Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Detroit |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Ball Teachers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Michigan Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
John Carroll |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 3
Saint Louis |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Lombard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Loyola (IL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Michigan State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Northern Illinois State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Kent State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
Valparaiso |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1927 college football season. Although most selectors have named either Illinois or Georgia as the 1927 national champion, Notre Dame was retroactively named as the national champion by one selector, the Houlgate System.[1] The team was ranked No. 4 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1927.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 1| Coe|

* Cartier Field
* Notre Dame, IN

| W 28–7| 10,000| [3]
October 8| at Detroit|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 20–0| 28,000| [4]
October 15| vs. Navy|

* Municipal Stadium
* Baltimore, MD (rivalry)

| W 19–6| 45,101| [5]
October 22| at Indiana|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| W 19–6| 16,000| [6]
October 29| Georgia Tech|

* Cartier Field
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| W 26–7| 17,000| [7]
November 5| Minnesota|

* Cartier Field
* Notre Dame, IN

| T 7–7| 25,000| [8]
November 12| vs. Army|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY (rivalry)

| L 0–18| 65,678| [9]
November 19| at Drake|

* Drake Stadium
* Des Moines, IA

| W 32–0| 8,412| [10]
November 26| vs. USC|

* Soldier Field
* Chicago, IL (rivalry)

| W 7–6| 115,000| [11]

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Notre Dame plays USC at Soldier Field in Chicago

## Roster

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* Joe Benda, E
* Gus Bondi, G
* Jack Cannon, G
* Jack Chevigny, HB
* Colerick, E
* Collins, FB
* Ray Dahman, HB
* Dew, FB
* Dorn, T
* Christie Flanagan, HB
* Fredericks, C
* Hulburt, E
* John B. Law, G
* Leppig, G
* Jack McGrath, T
* McKinney, QB
* Miller, T
* Morrissey, QB
* Tim Moynihan, C
* Murrin, G
* Niemic, HB
* Polasky, T
* Ransavage, T
* Riley, QB
* Shay, FB
* John "Clipper" Smith, G
* John Voedisch, E
* Walsh, E
* Wynn, FB

## References

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1. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
2. ^ "Illinois Rated As America's Champs: Dr. Dickinson of Illinois Devises Rating System for Grid Teams". The Morning Call. December 4, 1927. p. 12 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Rockne Marks Up First Win by 26-7 Count". Quad-City Times. October 2, 1927. p. 25. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
4. ^ "NOTRE DAME LICKS DETROIT TEAM, 20-0". The Gazette. October 9, 1927. p. 10. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
5. ^ "NOTRE DAME SINKS NAVY IN 19-6 TILT". The Des Moines Register. October 16, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
6. ^ "INDIANA LOSES TO NOTRE DAME". The Richmond Item. October 23, 1927. p. 13. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
7. ^ "ROCKNE'S MEN HAVE NICE TIME". The Star Press. October 30, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
8. ^ "FUMBLES LEAD TO TOUCHDOWNS AND 7-7 SCORE". The South Bend Tribune. November 6, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
9. ^ "IRISH CRUSHED WITH MODERN ATTACK BEFORE 76,000 FANS". The Gazette. November 13, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
10. ^ "Rockne Classes Bulldogs Like His Own Against Army". The Des Moines Register. November 20, 1927. p. 23. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
11. ^ "RAY DAHMAN SCORES ALL 7 POINTS TO WIN FOR FIGHTING IRISH OVER COAST CHAMPS". Allentown Morning Call. November 27, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
12. ^ 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-12.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Venues|

* Brownson Hall field (1892?–1899)
* Cartier Field (1899–1928)
* Soldier Field (1929)
* Notre Dame Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls and rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Emerald Isle Classic
* Army
* Boston College
* Michigan
* Michigan State
* Navy
* Northwestern
* Pittsburgh
* Purdue
* Stanford
* USC

Culture and lore|

* History
* Band of the Fighting Irish
* Irish Guard
* Notre Dame Box
* Notre Dame Leprechaun
* "Notre Dame, Our Mother"
* "Notre Dame Victory March"
* Play Like a Champion Today
* Subway Alumni
* T formation
* Tall Grass Game
* 1946 "Game of the Century"
* 1966 "Game of the Century"
* Catholics vs. Convicts
* 30 for 30 film
* 1993 "Game of the Century"
* Bush Push
* Navy ends the drought
* Death of Lizzy Seeberg
* 2020 ACC Championship Game
* The Spirit of Notre Dame
* Knute Rockne, All American
* Notre Dame Football on NBC
* Rudy

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College football national champions (pre-AP Poll)

1869–1879|

* 1869: Princeton / Rutgers
* 1870: Princeton
* 1871: None
* 1872: Princeton / Yale
* 1873: Princeton
* 1874: Harvard / Princeton / Yale
* 1875: Columbia / Harvard / Princeton
* 1876: Yale
* 1877: Princeton / Yale
* 1878: Princeton
* 1879: Princeton

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* 1880: Princeton / Yale
* 1881: Princeton / Yale
* 1882: Yale
* 1883: Yale
* 1884: Princeton / Yale
* 1885: Princeton
* 1886: Princeton / Yale
* 1887: Yale
* 1888: Yale
* 1889: Princeton

1890s|

* 1890: Harvard
* 1891: Yale
* 1892: Yale
* 1893: Princeton / Yale
* 1894: Penn / Princeton / Yale
* 1895: Penn / Yale
* 1896: Lafayette / Princeton
* 1897: Penn / Yale
* 1898: Harvard / Princeton
* 1899: Harvard / Princeton

1900s|

* 1900: Yale
* 1901: Harvard / Michigan / Yale
* 1902: Michigan / Yale
* 1903: Michigan / Princeton
* 1904: Michigan / Minnesota / Penn
* 1905: Chicago / Yale
* 1906: Princeton / Yale
* 1907: Yale
* 1908: Harvard / LSU / Penn
* 1909: Yale

1910s|

* 1910: Harvard / Pittsburgh
* 1911: Penn State / Princeton
* 1912: Harvard / Penn State
* 1913: Auburn / Chicago / Harvard
* 1914: Army / Illinois / Texas
* 1915: Cornell / Minnesota / Oklahoma / Pittsburgh
* 1916: Army / Georgia Tech / Pittsburgh
* 1917: Georgia Tech
* 1918: Michigan / Pittsburgh
* 1919: Centre / Harvard / Illinois / Notre Dame / Texas A&M

1920s|

* 1920: California / Georgia / Harvard / Notre Dame / Princeton
* 1921: California / Cornell / Iowa / Lafayette / Washington & Jefferson / Vanderbilt
* 1922: California / Cornell / Princeton / Vanderbilt
* 1923: California / Cornell / Illinois / Michigan / Yale
* 1924: Notre Dame / Penn
* 1925: Alabama / Dartmouth / Michigan
* 1926: Alabama / Lafayette / Michigan / Navy / Stanford
* 1927: Georgia / Illinois / Notre Dame / Texas A&M / Yale
* 1928: Detroit / Georgia Tech / USC
* 1929: Notre Dame / Pittsburgh / USC

1930s|

* 1930: Alabama / Notre Dame
* 1931: Pittsburgh / Purdue / USC
* 1932: Colgate / Michigan / USC
* 1933: Michigan / Ohio State / Princeton / USC
* 1934: Alabama / Minnesota
* 1935: LSU / Minnesota / Princeton / SMU / TCU

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