1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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.

1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
1921 record10–1
Head coachKnute Rockne (4th season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainEddie Anderson
Home stadiumCartier Field
1921 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Detroit Junior College      6 0 2
Notre Dame      10 1 0
Detroit      8 1 0
South Dakota State      7 1 0
Wabash      7 2 0
Central Michigan      7 2 1
Butler      6 2 0
Western State (MI)      6 2 0
Marquette      6 2 1
Fairmount      5 2 1
Haskell      5 5 0
North Dakota Agricultural      3 3 1
Saint Louis      4 4 1
Valparaiso      2 2 1
Michigan Agricultural      3 5 0
Earlham      2 4 1
St. Ignatius (OH)      2 6 0
Kent State      0 2 1

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 24KalamazooW 56–08,000
October 1DePauw
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN
W 57–108,000
October 8at IowaL 7–107,500
October 15at PurdueW 33–07,500
October 22Nebraska
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN
W 7–014,000
October 29vs. IndianaIndianapolis, INW 28–710,000
November 5at Army
W 28–07,000
November 8vs. RutgersW 48–012,000
November 12Haskell
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN
W 42–75,000
November 19at MarquetteMilwaukee, WIW 21–711,000
November 24Michigan Agricultural
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
W 48–015,000

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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  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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