1919 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1919 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1919 college football season, led by second-year head coach Knute Rockne. The team won all nine games and was selected retroactively as a co-national champion by the National Championship Foundation and Parke H. Davis.[2]

1919 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Indiana State Champion[1], Co-national champion (NCF, Davis)
ConferenceIndependent
1919 record9–0
Head coachKnute Rockne (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainLeonard Bahan
Home stadiumCartier Field
Uniform
1919 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Notre Dame   –    9 –0 –0
Detroit   –    8 –1 –0
Haskell   –    8 –1 –1
Western State (MI)   –    4 –1 –0
Akron   –    6 –1 –1
North Dakota Agricultural   –    5 –1 –1
Marquette   –    5 –1 –2
St. Xavier   –    6 –2 –0
Morningside   –    6 –2 –0
Heidelberg   –    6 –3 –0
Michigan State Normal   –    4 –2 –1
Saint Louis   –    4 –2 –2
Valparaiso   –    5 –3 –0
Wabash   –    4 –3 –2
Central Michigan   –    2 –2 –3
Michigan Agricultural   –    4 –4 –1
Nebraska   –    3 –3 –2
St. Mary's (OH)   –    2 –2 –0
Toledo   –    2 –4 –0
Fairmount   –    2 –6 –2
Butler   –    0 –5 –1
Bowling Green   –    0 –3 –0

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Kalamazoo
W 14–05,000[3]
October 11Mount Union
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN
W 60–74,000[4]
October 18at Nebraska
W 14–910,000[5]
October 25Western State
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN
W 53–02,500[6]
November 1vs. Indiana
W 16–35,000[7]
November 8at Army
W 12–98,000[8]
November 15Michigan Agricultural
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
W 13–05,000[9]
November 22at Purdue
W 33–137,000[10]
November 27at Morningside
W 14–610,000[11]

Source:[12]

References
  1. "Notre Dame Easily Wins State Title". The Huntington Press. 1919-11-23. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  2. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  3. "Rally Near End Wins 14-0 Game for Notre Dame". Chicago Tribune. 1919-10-05. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  4. "Irish Swamp Mt. Union by 60 to 7 Count". The Indianapolis Star. 1919-10-12. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  5. "Irish Defeat Nebraska In Great Battle". The Indianapolis Star. 1919-10-19. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  6. "Irishers Win From Normal School, 53-0". The Indianapolis Star. 1919-10-26. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  7. "Bergman and Gipp Throw Gloom Over Indiana Men". The Indianapolis Star. 1919-11-02. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  8. "Notre Dame Gains Hard Fought Win Over Army". The Indianapolis Star. 1919-11-09. p. 23. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  9. "Record Crowd Sees Contest". South Bend News-Times. 1919-11-16. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  10. "Notre Dame Easily Wins State Title". The Huntington Press. 1919-11-23. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  11. "Notre Dame Triumphs Over Western Eleven". The South Bend Tribune. 1919-11-28. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  12. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1919-schedule.html
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