1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre dame football team 1921.jpg
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–1
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Base defense 7–2–2
Captain Eddie Anderson
Home stadium Cartier Field
Seasons
←  1920
1922  →
1921 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Detroit Junior College  – 6–0–2
Notre Dame  – 10–1–0
Creighton  – 8–1–0
Detroit  – 8–1–0
South Dakota State  – 7–1–0
Kirksville Osteopaths  – 6–1–0
Iowa State Teachers  – 5–1–1
Wabash  – 7–2–0
Central Michigan  – 7–2–1
Butler  – 6–2–0
Western State Normal  – 6–2–0
Marquette  – 6–2–1
DePauw  – 4–3–0
Haskell  – 5–4–0
Michigan Mines  – 1–1–0
North Dakota Agricultural  – 3–3–1
Saint Louis  – 4–4–1
Valparaiso  – 2–2–1
Michigan Agricultural  – 3–5–0
Northern Illinois State  – 3–5–0
Earlham  – 2–4–1
St. Ignatius (OH)  – 2–6–0
Dayton  – 1–7–1
Kent State  – 0–2–1

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.

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Kalamazoo
W 56–08,000
October 1 DePauw
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 57–108,000
October 8at Iowa
L 7–107,500 [4]
October 15at Purdue
W 33–07,500
October 22 Nebraska
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame , IN (rivalry)
W 7–014,000 [5]
October 29vs. Indiana
W 28–710,000 [1]
November 5at Army
W 28–07,000
November 8vs. Rutgers
W 48–012,000
November 12 Haskell
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 42–75,000
November 19at Marquette Milwaukee, WI W 21–711,000–12,000 [6]
November 24 Michigan Agricultural
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 48–015,000

[7]

References

  1. 1 2 University of Notre Dame Football Review of 1921 (PDF). South Bend, IN: Notre Dame University. 1921. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  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. ↑ "Iowa Ends Years of Notre Dame Victories, 10-7". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Capt. Eddie Anderson Star of Big Contest". South Bend Tribune. October 24, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Gold and Blue Defeats Marquette in Stubborn Battle". The South Bend News-Times. November 20, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".


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