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Notre Dame Football Team History


Notre Dame Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
 South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity: 80,225
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Knute Kenneth Rockne
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1919 <- 1920 -> 1921 --> 2024
1920 Season Highlights
 Knute Kenneth Rockne enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1920 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Kalamazoo  39   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Western Michigan  42   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Nebraska  16   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Valparaiso  28   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Army  27   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Purdue  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Indiana  13   10   W    @ Indianapolis, IN   
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Northwestern  33   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Michigan State  25   0   W       
 
1920 Season Totals
  Record9-0
  Points Scored251
  Scoring Average27.9
  Points Allowed44
  Defense Average4.9
  Opponents Record29-26
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-0
1920 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1920 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Mexico 3-310591   Roy W. Johnson
Connecticut 1-6-169126   Ross Swartz
Notre Dame 9-025144   Knute Kenneth Rockne
Boston College 8-018116   Frank W. Cavanaugh
Army 7-231447   Charles D. Daly
Nevada 7-3-1186167   R.O. William Courtright
North Texas 7-122744   Theron J. Fouts
Penn State 7-0-215935   Hugo F. Bezdek
Arizona 6-138165   James F. Pop McKale
Hawaii 6-215831   Raymond Elliot
Jacksonville State 6-1-117726   J.W. Stephenson
Navy 6-216443   Robert C. Bob Folwell
Pittsburgh 6-0-214644   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Syracuse 6-2-120127   John F. Chick Meehan
Louisiana State 5-3-120663   Branch Bocock
New Mexico State 5-1-115962   Arthur J. Bergman
Southern Mississippi 5-2-118282   B.B. OMara
West Virginia 5-4-1169113   Mont H. McIntire
Akron 4-49993   Fred Sefton
Central Michigan 4-3-116641   Joe Simmons
Duke 4-0-15320   Floyd J. Egan
Michigan State 4-6270166   George M. Potsy Clark
Middle Tennessee State 4-112654   Alfred B. Miles
Arkansas State 3-35697   Foy Hammons
Western Michigan 3-4119132   William H. Bill Spaulding
Rutgers 2-732132   George Foster Sanford
Texas El Paso 2-745288   Henderson E. Van Surdam
Wake Forest 2-798196   J.L. White
Bowling Green 1-335128   Walter Jean
Buffalo 1-41760   Art Powell
Kent State 1-2113   Paul G. Chandler
Sam Houston State 1-3-25099   Mutt Gee
Marshall 0-80247   Herbert Cramer
Memphis 0-57143   Elmore George
Toledo 0-3767   Walt Hobt
Western Kentucky 0-1013   L.T. Smith

1920 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1920 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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