1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference Independent
1921 record 10–1
Head coach Knute Rockne (4th season)
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Base defense 7–2–2
Captain Eddie Anderson
Home stadium Cartier Field
1921 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Penn State   –    8 –0 –2
Notre Dame   –    10 –1 –0
USC   –    10 –1 –0
Navy   –    6 –1 –0
Dartmouth   –    6 –2 –1
Pittsburgh   –    5 –3 –1
Army   –    6 –4 –0
Idaho   –    4 –3 –1
Montana   –    3 –3 –1
Drexel   –    2 –3 –1

The 1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1921 college football season,[1] led by fourth-year head coach Knute Rockne.

Back John Mohardt led the team to a 10–1 record with 781 rushing yards, 995 passing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, and nine passing touchdowns.[2] Grantland Rice wrote that "Mohardt could throw the ball to within a foot or two of any given space" and noted that the 1921 Notre Dame team "was the first team we know of to build its attack around a forward passing game, rather than use a forward passing game as a mere aid to the running game."[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 24 Kalamazoo Cartier Field • South Bend, IN W 56–0   8,000
October 1 DePauw Cartier Field • South Bend, IN W 57–10   8,000
October 8 at Iowa Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA L 7–10   7,500
October 15 at Purdue Stuart Field • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry) W 33–0   7,500
October 22 Nebraska Cartier Field • South Bend, IN W 7–0   14,000
October 29 vs. Indiana Indianapolis, IN W 28–7   10,000
November 5 at Army The Plain • West Point, NY (rivalry) W 28–0   7,000
November 8 vs. Rutgers Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 48–0   12,000
November 12 Haskell Cartier Field • South Bend, IN W 42–7   5,000
November 19 at Marquette Milwaukee, WI W 21–7   11,000
November 24 Michigan Agricultural Cartier Field • South Bend, IN (rivalry) W 48–0   15,000

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1921.pdf
  2. ↑ Keith Marder; Mark Spellen; Jim Donovan (2001). The Notre Dame Football Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Guide to America's Favorite College Team. Citadel Press. p. 148. ISBN 0806521082.
  3. ↑ Grantland Rice (December 3, 1921). "Where The West Got The Jump: In Addition To Developing Strong Defense and Good Running Game, Has Built Up Forward Pass" (PDF). American Golfer.
  4. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1921-schedule.html
  5. ↑ http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/nd-m-footbl-sched-1921.html
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