1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

October 1928 football game between the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–4
Head coach|

* Knute Rockne (11th season)

Offensive scheme| Notre Dame Box
Base defense| 7–2–2
Captain| Fred Miller
Home stadium| Cartier Field

Seasons

← 1927

1929 →

1928 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Detroit |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 9  | – | 0  | – | 0
Butler |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 0
John Carroll |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 3  | – | 0
Kent State |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 2  | – | 2
Marquette |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 1
Ball Teachers |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 2  | – | 2
Notre Dame |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 4  | – | 0
DePaul |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 4  | – | 1
Haskell |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 5  | – | 0
Michigan Tech |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 2  | – | 1
Saint Louis |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 4  | – | 1
Wabash |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 4  | – | 1
Loyola (IL) |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 4  | – | 0
Lombard |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 4  | – | 1
Michigan State |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 4  | – | 1
Detroit City College |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 5  | – | 1
Valparaiso |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 1  | – | 6  | – | 0

The 1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1928 college football season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Knute Rockne, the independent Irish compiled an uncharacteristic 5–4 record and were outscored 99 to 107. The defeat of Army was the Win one for the Gipper game.

In Cartier Field's final game on November 17, Notre Dame lost its first game on campus in 23 years, upset 27–7 by undefeated Carnegie Tech.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 29| Loyola (LA)|

* Cartier Field
* Notre Dame, IN

| W 12–6| 13,000–15,000| [2]
October 6| at Wisconsin|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| L 6–22| 29,885|
October 13| vs. Navy|

* Soldier Field
* Chicago, IL (rivalry)

| W 7–0| 120,000|
October 20| at Georgia Tech|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| L 0–13| 35,000|
October 27| Drake|

* Cartier Field
* Notre Dame, IN

| W 32–6| 12,000–15,000| [3]
November 3| vs. Penn State|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)

| W 9–0| 30,000|
November 10| vs. Army|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY (rivalry)

| W 12–6| 78,188| [4]
November 17| Carnegie Tech|

* Cartier Field
* Notre Dame, IN

| L 7–27| 26,000–30,000| [5][6][7][8][9]
December 1| at USC|

* Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)

| L 14–27| 72,632| [10][11]

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## References

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1. ^ Mickelson, Paul R. (November 18, 1928). "Carnegie Tech beats Rockne's 'Irish', 27 to 7". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. p. 1, sports.
2. ^ S.E. Bower (September 30, 1928). "Fightin' Irish Turn Back Loyola, 12 to 6: Southern Team Gives Rockmen Genuine Scare". The South Bend Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ John W. Stahr (October 28, 1928). "Irish Get Back To Normalcy; Drub Drake; 15,000 Witness One-Sided Tilt At Cartier Lot". The South Bend Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Getty, Frank (November 11, 1928). "Notre Dame beats Army eleven". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
5. ^ Ward, Arch (November 18, 1928). "Carnegie Upset N. Dame Tradition; Wins 27 to 7". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ Ward, Arch (November 18, 1928). "Carnegie Tech Upsets N. Dame Tradition; 27-7 (continued)". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ Stahr, John W. (November 18, 1928). "Powerful Tech Crushes N. D." South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ Stahr, John W. (November 18, 1928). "Huge But Fast Team Win By Score Of 27-7 (continued)". South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ Stahr, John W. (November 18, 1928). "Huge But Speedy Tech Eleven Wins (continued)". South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
10. ^ "S. California defeats Irish easily, 27-14". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. December 2, 1928. p. 1, sports.
11. ^ "Notre Dame routed by U.S.C." Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. December 2, 1928. p. 17.
12. ^ 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

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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
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* 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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