1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1924 college football season. Coached by Knute Rockne and featuring the "Four Horsemen" backfield of Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller, Jim Crowley, and Elmer Layden, Notre Dame won all ten games, including a victory over Stanford in the Rose Bowl.
1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
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Consensus national champion Rose Bowl champion | |
Conference | Independent |
1924 record | 10–0 |
Head coach | Knute Rockne (7th season) |
Offensive scheme | Notre Dame Box |
Base defense | 7–2–2 |
Captain | Adam Walsh |
Home stadium | Cartier Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | – | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western State (MI) | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Carroll | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Haskell | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (IL) | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan Agricultural | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wabash | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball Teachers | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The team was recognized as the consensus national champion, receiving retroactive national championship honors from the Berryman QPRS system, Billingsley Report, Boand System, Dickinson System, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, Poling System, and Jeff Sagarin.[1]
The 1925 Rose Bowl was Notre Dame's last bowl appearance until the 1969 season; the Fighting Irish played their home games at Cartier Field.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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October 4 | Lombard | W 40–0 | 8,000 | |
October 11 | Wabash |
| W 34–0 | 10,000 |
October 18 | at Army | W 13–7 | 55,000 | |
October 25 | at Princeton | W 12–0 | 40,000 | |
November 1 | Georgia Tech |
| W 34–3 | 22,000 |
November 8 | at Wisconsin | W 38–3 | 28,425 | |
November 15 | Nebraska |
| W 34–6 | 22,000 |
November 22 | at Northwestern | W 13–6 | 45,000 | |
November 29 | at Carnegie Tech | W 40–19 | 35,000 | |
January 1, 1925 | vs. Stanford | W 27–10 | 53,000 |
Source:[2]
Personnel
Depth chart
The following chart provides a visual depiction of Notre Dame's lineup during the 1924 season with games started at the position reflected in parenthesis. The chart mimics a Notre Dame Box on offense.
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Line
Number | Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | High school | Height | Weight | Age |
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17 | Joe Bach | Tackle | Chisholm, Minnesota | |||||
27 | Chuck Collins | End | Oak Park, Illinois | |||||
12 | Ed Hunsinger | End | Chillicothe, Ohio | |||||
11 | Noble Kizer | Guard | Plymouth, Indiana | |||||
14 | Edgar Miller | Tackle | Canton, Ohio | |||||
4 | Adam Walsh | Center | Hollywood, California | Hollywood | 6'0" | 190 | ||
3 | John Weibel | Guard | Erie, Pennsylvania |
Backfield
Number | Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | High school | Height | Weight | Age |
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18 | Jim Crowley | halfback | Green Bay, Wisconsin | East | 5' 11" | 160 | ||
5 | Elmer Layden | fullback | Davenport, Iowa | Davenport | 5' 11" | 162 | ||
16 | Don Miller | halfback | Defiance, Ohio | Defiance | 5' 11" | 160 | ||
32 | Harry Stuhldreher | quarterback | Massillon, Ohio | Washington | 5' 7" | 151 |
Subs
Number | Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | High school | Height | Weight | Age |
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36 | Russ Arndt | Center | Mishawaka, Indiana | |||||
62 | Joe Boland | Tackle | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||
23 | Bill Cerney | Fullback | Chicago, Illinois | |||||
9 | Doc Connell | Halfback | Beloit, Wisconsin | |||||
43 | Bernie Coughlin | Halfback | Waseca, Minnesota | |||||
Clem Crowe | End | Lafayette, Indiana | ||||||
38 | Joe Dienhart | Guard | Lafayette, Indiana | |||||
25 | Red Edwards | Quarterback | Weston, West Virginia | |||||
67 | Herb Eggert | Guard | Chicago, Illinois | |||||
21 | Wilbur Eaton | End | Omaha, Nebraska | |||||
49 | Oswald Geniesse | Halfback | Green Bay, Wisconsin | |||||
67 | Charles Glueckert | Guard | South Bend, Indiana | |||||
6 | Vincent F. Harrington | Guard | Sioux City, Iowa | |||||
2 | Dick Hanousek | Fullback | Antigo, Wisconsin | |||||
20 | Joe Harmon | Center | Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||
19 | Tom Hearden | Halfback | Green Bay, Wisconsin | |||||
47 | Max Houser | Halfback | Mount Vernon, Washington | |||||
1 | Larry Keefe | End | Cortland, New York | |||||
30 | Bernie Livergood | Fullback | Stonington, Illinois | |||||
8 | Joe Maxwell | End | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||
7 | John McManmon | Tackle | Lowell, Massachusetts | |||||
51 | John McMullan | Tackle | Chicago, Illinois | |||||
65 | Gerry Miller | Halfback | Defiance, Ohio | |||||
24 | Harry O'Boyle | Fullback | Des Moines, Iowa | |||||
22 | Joe Prelli | Halfback | Brentwood, California | |||||
31 | Frank Reese | Quarterback | Robinson, Illinois | |||||
44 | Clarence Reilly | End | South Bend, Indiana | |||||
57 | Joe Rigali | End | Oak Park, Illinois | |||||
John Roach | Halfback | Appleton, Wisconsin | ||||||
33 | Eddie Scharer | Quarterback | Toledo, Ohio | |||||
46 | John Wallace | End | Calumet City, Illinois |
References
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nd-fb-alltimeroster.pdf