1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
Base defense7–2–2
Captains
Home stadiumCartier Field
1926 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Haskell – 12–0–1
No. 3 Notre Dame – 9–1–0
Western State Normal – 7–1–0
Michigan State Normal – 6–1–0
Muncie Normal – 5–1–1
Northern Illinois State – 5–1–1
Marquette – 6–3–0
Lombard – 5–3–0
Loyola (IL) – 4–3–0
Central Michigan – 3–4–1
Michigan State – 3–4–1
Detroit – 3–6–1
Butler – 3–6–0
Saint Louis – 3–6–0
John Carroll – 2–5–1
Kent State – 2–6–0
Valparaiso – 1–4–1
Michigan Mines – 0–2–1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Knute Rockne, the Irish compiled a 9–1 record, shut out seven of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 210 to 38.[1] The team was ranked No. 3 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.[2]

The team's victories included shutouts over Penn State, Northwestern, Georgia Tech, Indiana, and Army, and a 13–12 victory over USC. The sole loss was a 19–0 upset on the road against Carnegie Tech in the penultimate game of the season. Rockne did not attend the Carnegie Tech game, deeming it "not important enough"; Rockne instead attended the Army-Navy game to write a syndicated article about that game and to aid him in making his All-America selections.[3]

Notre Dame center Bud Boeringer was selected as a consensus first-team player on the 1926 All-America college football team.[4] Halfback Christie Flanagan also received first-team All-America honors from Ed Sullivan (then a New York sports writer)[5] and second-team honors from several other selectors.

The Irish wore green uniforms in their game against Penn State.[6] They played their home games at Cartier Field in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Beloit
W 77–08,000[7]
October 9at Minnesota
W 20–748,648–54,000[8]
October 16Penn State
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 28–018,000[9]
October 23at Northwestern
W 6–041,000[10]
October 30Georgia Tech
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 12–011,000[11][12]
November 6Indiana
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 26–020,000[13]
November 13vs. Army
W 7–063,029[14]
November 20Drake
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 21–015,000[15][16]
November 27at Carnegie Tech
L 0–1945,000[17]
December 4at USC
W 13–1274,378[18][19]

[20]

References

  1. ↑ "1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams". The Morning Post. Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Upset special: With Rockne gone, Irish took a Michigan-like tumble". ESPN. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  5. ↑ Ed Sullivan (December 7, 1926). "Another All-American Team; N.Y. Scribe Has Swan, Kaer On It; Everybody Now Trying Hand At It". Oakland Tribune.
  6. ↑ "Notre Dame wears green to continue a proud uniform tradition vs. Ohio State". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Rox of '26 Give Beloit 77 to 0 Lesson in Opener: Slaughter of Innoncents Seen on Historic Field". The South Bend Tribune. October 3, 1926. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ George A. Barton (October 10, 1925). "Minnesota Falls Before Notre Dame, 20-7: Gophers Lose in Thriller". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. p. 1 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Kenneth Conn (October 17, 1926). "Rox Tame Nittany Lion, 28 to 0: Notre Dame Is Proven Master of Penn State; Local Eleven Gains 359 Yards While Opponent Is Stopped with 65". The South Bend Tribune. pp. 1 (main), 1 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Don Maxwell (October 24, 1926). "Purple Hold Notre Dame to 6-0 Score: Left-Handed Pass Brings Defeat to N.U." Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1 (part 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Kenneth Conn (October 31, 1926). "Notre Dame Has Easy Win Over Georgia Tech: Yellow Jackets Beaten Fifth Straight Season". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Notre Dame rips Georgia Tech". The Indianapolis Star. October 31, 1926. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Irish Topple Indiana with Ease, 26 to 0". Chicago Sunday Tribune. November 7, 1926. p. 1 (section 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Paul Gallico (November 14, 1926). "O Army 0! Notre Dame 7! Flanagan Flies 65 Yards To Defeat Cadets". New York Daily News. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Kenneth S. Conn. "Rox Win Homecoming Game". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Rockmen Take Another Step Towards National Crown". The South Bend Tribune. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ Hughes, Robert W. (November 28, 1926). "Carnegie Tech springs greatest surprise of football season by beating Notre Dame". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1.
  18. ↑ Paul Lowry (December 5, 1926). "Notre Dame Beats U.S.C.: Wins Great Game 13 to 12; Lone Point After Touchdown Brings Grid Victory to Irish Team". The Los Angeles Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Notre Dame conquers hosts of Troy 13 to 12". The Fresno Morning Republican. December 5, 1926. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-12.


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