1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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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
Seasons
« 1926 1928 »

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 FieldSouth Bend, IN W 28–7   10,000
October 8 at Detroit University of Detroit StadiumDetroit, MI W 20–0   28,000
October 15 vs. Navy Municipal StadiumBaltimore, MD (Rivalry) W 19–6   45,101
October 22 at Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, 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 StadiumBronx, NY (Rivalry) L 0–18   65,678
November 19 at Drake Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA W 32–0   8,412
November 26 vs. USC Soldier FieldChicago, IL (Rivalry) W 7–6   120,000

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  2. 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-12.