1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1928 college football season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Knute Rockne, the independent Irish compiled an uncharacteristic 5–4 record and were outscored 99 to 107. The defeat of Army was the Win one for the Gipper game.

1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainFred Miller
Home stadiumCartier Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Detroit  900
Butler  620
John Carroll  630
Kent State  422
Marquette  531
Ball Teachers  322
Notre Dame  540
DePaul  441
Haskell  550
Saint Louis  441
Wabash  441
Loyola (IL)  440
Lombard  341
Michigan State  341
Detroit City College  251
Valparaiso  160

In Cartier Field's final game on November 17, Notre Dame lost its first game on campus in 23 years, upset 27–7 by undefeated Carnegie Tech.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Loyola (LA)W 12–613,000–15,000[2]
October 6at WisconsinL 6–2229,885
October 13vs. NavyW 7–0120,000
October 20at Georgia TechL 0–1335,000
October 27Drake
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 32–612,000–15,000[3]
November 3vs. Penn StateW 9–030,000
November 10vs. ArmyW 12–678,188[4]
November 17Carnegie Tech
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 7–2726,000–30,000[5][6][7][8][9]
December 1at USCL 14–2772,632[10][11]

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References


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