1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
National champion (Houlgate)
Conference	Independent
1927 record	7–1–1
Head coach	Knute Rockne (10th year)
Offensive scheme	Notre Dame Box
Base defense	7–2–2
Captain	John Smith
Home stadium	Cartier Field

The 1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1927 college football season. Although most selectors have named either Illinois or Georgia as the 1927 national champion, Notre Dame was retroactively named as the national champion by one selector, the Houlgate System.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 1		Coe	Cartier Field • South Bend, IN	W 28–7	10,000
October 8		at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium • Detroit, MI	W 20–0	28,000
October 15		vs. Navy	Municipal Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Rivalry)	W 19–6	45,101
October 22		at Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 19–6	16,000
October 29		Georgia Tech	Cartier Field • South Bend, IN	W 26–7	17,000
November 5		Minnesota	Cartier Field • South Bend, IN	T 7–7	25,000
November 12		vs. Army	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Rivalry)	L 0–18	65,678
November 19		at Drake	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	W 32–0	8,412
November 26		vs. USC	Soldier Field • Chicago, IL (Rivalry)	W 7–6	120,000

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References

1. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
2. 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-12.