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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  <-- 1926 <- 1927 -> 1928 --> 2024
1927 Season Highlights
 Knute Kenneth Rockne enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1927 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Coe  28   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Detroit Mercy  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Navy  19   6   W    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Indiana  19   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Georgia Tech  26   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Minnesota  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Army  0   18   L    @ Bronx, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Drake  32   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Southern California  7   6   W    @ Chicago, IL   
 
1927 Season Totals
  Record7-1 -1
  Points Scored158
  Scoring Average17.6
  Points Allowed57
  Defense Average6.3
  Opponents Record40-10
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0 -1
  Away Record4-1
1927 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1927 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Mexico 8-0-121528   Roy W. Johnson
Connecticut 5-4153100   Summer Dole
Texas Tech 5-4134100   Ewing Y. Freeland
Army 9-119737   Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Pittsburgh 8-1-128927Lost  6-7  Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Notre Dame 7-1-115857   Knute Kenneth Rockne
Temple 7-135160   Henry J. Miller
Georgia Southern 6-1-19042   Hugh A. Woodle
Middle Tennessee State 6-220260   Frank Faulkinberry
Navy 6-319284   William A. Bill Ingram
Penn State 6-2-116381   Hugo F. Bezdek
Ball State 5-2-1151108   Norman Happy Wann
Memphis 5-3-1156116   Zach Curlin
Syracuse 5-3-211681   Lewis P. Lew Andreas
Arizona 4-2-116559   James F. Pop McKale
Arkansas State 4-36166   Herbert Schwartz
Boston College 4-4101105   D. Leo Daley
Duke 4-5215117   James Jimmy DeHart
Michigan State 4-5111128   Ralph H. Young
Rutgers 4-4103179   Harry J. Rockafeller
San Jose State 4-512167   E.R. Knolln
Troy 4-313866   Gladwin Gaumer
Miami 3-6-1106186   Howard P. Cub Buck
New Mexico State 3-5185107   Ted R. Coffman
Southern Mississippi 3-4-15298   William Herschel Bobo
Arizona State 2-3-16350   Aaron M. McCreary
Jacksonville State 2-4-133102   Al Clemens
Massachusetts 0-7-113135   Harold Gore
Texas El Paso 2-2-26969   Edward J. Doc Stewart
Wake Forest 2-6-265223   James A. Baldwin
Kent State 1-5-12580   Merle E. Wagoner

1927 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1927 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.