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1920 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 1920 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football |
|---|
| Independent |
| 9–0 |
| Knute Rockne (3rd season) |
| Single-wing |
| 7–2–2 |
| Frank Coughlin |
| Cartier Field |
The 1920 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In their third year under head coach Knute Rockne, the team compiled a perfect 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 251 to 44.
There was no contemporaneous system in 1919 for determining a national champion. However, Notre Dame was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report and as a co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.
Senior halfback George Gipp was a consensus pick on the 1920 All-America college football team. He died on December 14, 1920, due to a streptococcal throat infection and pneumonia. Other Notre Dame players who received 1920 All-America honors included: ends Eddie Anderson (first-team from United Press) and Roger Kiley (first-team from International News Service); and tackle Frank Coughlin (second-team from International News Service and Walter Eckersall).
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | Kalamazoo | Cartier FieldNotre Dame, IN | W 39–0 | 5,000 | ||
| October 9 | 2:15 p.m. | Western State Normal | Cartier FieldNotre Dame, IN | W 42–0 | 3,500 | |
| October 16 | at Nebraska | Nebraska FieldLincoln, NE (rivalry) | W 16–7 | 8,000–10,000 | ||
| October 23 | Valparaiso | Cartier FieldNotre Dame, IN | W 28–3 | 8,000–10,000 | ||
| October 30 | at Army | The PlainWest Point, NY (rivalry) | W 27–17 | 10,000 | ||
| November 6 | Purdue | Cartier FieldNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | W 28–0 | 12,210 | ||
| November 13 | vs. Indiana | Washington ParkIndianapolis, IN | W 13–10 | 14,000 | ||
| November 20 | at Northwestern | Northwestern FieldEvanston, IL (rivalry) | W 33–7 | 20,000 | ||
| November 25 | at Michigan Agricultural | Old College FieldEast Lansing, MI (rivalry) | W 25–0 | 8,000 | ||
| All times are in Central timeSource: |
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