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-
1921 Season Highlights
Knute Kenneth Rockne enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1921 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Kalamazoo
56
0
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. DePauw
57
10
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Iowa
7
10
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Purdue
33
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Nebraska
7
0
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Indiana
28
7
W
@ Indianapolis, IN
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Army
28
0
W
Tue., Nov. 8 @
Rutgers
48
0
W
@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 12 vs. Haskell
42
7
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @ Marquette
21
7
W
Thu., Nov. 24 vs.
Michigan State
48
0
W
1921 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 375
Scoring Average 34.1
Points Allowed 41
Defense Average 3.7
Opponents Record 31-25
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-1
1921 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1921 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1921 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.