American college football season
The1929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Notre Dame as anindependent during the1929 college football season . In their 12th year under head coachKnute Rockne , the Irish compiled a perfect 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 38, with four shutouts.[ 1]
TheDickinson System rated Notre Dame No. 1 with 25.00 points, ahead of No. 2 Purdue (23.60), both from the State of Indiana.[ 2] national champion byBillingsley Report ,Boand System ,Dickinson System ,Dunkel System ,College Football Researchers Association ,Helms Athletic Foundation ,National Championship Foundation ,Poling System , andJeff Sagarin 's ELO-Chess system.[ 3]
Two Notre Dame players, quarterbackFrank Carideo and guardJack Cannon , were consensus first-team players on the1929 All-America college football team .[ 4]
Coach Rockne was stricken with what was variously described as an infection or a blood clot in his right leg prior to the second game of the season againstNavy . He was able to attend only two of the remaining games on the side lines. Assistant coachTom Lieb served as the interim head coach.[ 5] [ 6]
With the razing ofCartier Field , the team played no home games inSouth Bend, Indiana . Three "home" games were played atSoldier Field inChicago . The newNotre Dame Stadium opened for the1930 season .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 5 atIndiana W 14–016,111–22,000 [ 7] October 12 vs.Navy W 14–764,681–71,000 [ 8] October 19 vs.Wisconsin W 19–085,000–90,000 [ 9] [ 10] October 26 atCarnegie Tech W 7–065,000–66,000 [ 11] November 2 atGeorgia Tech W 26–622,000 [ 12] November 9 vs.Drake W 19–745,000–55,000 [ 13] [ 14] November 16 vs.USC W 13–12120,000–123,000 [ 15] [ 16] November 23 atNorthwestern W 26–650,000 [ 17] November 30 vs.Army W 7–079,408–82,000 [ 18]
Roy Bailie, end, 5'11", 163 pounds Bernard Bloemer, guard, 5'9", 162 pounds Gus Bondi, guard, 5'9", 175 pounds Bob Brannon, halfback, 5'9", 155 pounds Martin Brill, halfback, 5'11", 181 pounds Dan Cannon, halfback, 5'7-1/2", 163 pounds Jack Cannon , guard, 5'11", 193 poundsJack Carberry, end, 6', 175 pounds Frank Carideo , quarterback, 5'7", 172 poundsJames Carmody, tackle, 6', 190 pounds William Cassidy, guard, 5'9, 172 pounds Vincent Cavanaugh, center, 5'11", 181 pounds Bill Christman, quarterback, 5'7", 152 pounds Ed Collins, end, 6', 169 pounds John Colrick, end, 6', 175 pounds Tom Conley , end, 5'11", 170 poundsPat Conway, fullback, 5'10", 162 pounds Carl Cronin , halfback, 5'7", 155 poundsAl Culver , tackle, 6'2-1/2", 212 poundsRichard Donoghue, tackle, 6'2", 220 pounds Bernard Donoghue, halfback, 5'10-1/2", 161 pounds John Elder, halfback, 5'8", 154 pounds Al Gebert , quarterback, 5'8", 160 poundsJim Griffin, end, 6'1", 178 pounds Al Grisanti, end, 5'9", 155 pounds Norm Herwit, guard, 5'9", 185 pounds Paul Host, end, 5'11", 165 pounds Al Howard, fullback, 5'10", 160 pounds George Izoe, tackle, 6', 185 pounds Clarence Kaplan, halfback, 5'10", 158 pounds Tom L. Kassis, guard, 5'11", 185 pounds Bernard Keeney, quarterback, 5'8", 141 pounds Tom Kenneally, quarterback, 5'7", 145 pounds Frank Kersjes, end, 5'11", 180 pounds Mike Koken , halfback, 5'10", 165 poundsFrank Kosky, end, 6', 174 pounds Theodore Kremer, fullback, 5'10", 177 pounds John B. Law , guard and captain, 5'9", 163 poundsBernie Leahy , halfback, 5'11", 178 poundsFrank Leahy , tackle, 5'11", 183 poundsTom Listzwan, fullback, 5'8", 158 pounds Joseph Locke, guard, 5'10", 165 pounds Jim Lyons, guard, 5'11", 170 pounds Henry Mahoney, end, 5'10", 165 pounds John Manley, tackle, 5'11", 180 pounds Robert Massey, guard, 5'10", 165 pounds Art McManmon, tackle, 6'2", 201 pounds Regis McNamara, tackle, 6', 165 pounds Bert Metzger , guard, 5'9", 165 poundsTim Moynihan , center, 6'1", 195 poundsLarry Mullins , fullback, 6', 175 poundsEmmett Murphy, quarterback, 5'10", 158 pounds Tom Murphy, end, 6'1", 185 pounds Joe Nash, center, 5'10-1/2", 177 pounds Ed O'Brien, halfback, 5'10", 172 pounds John O'Brien, end, 6'2", 180 pounds Paul O'Connor, fullback, 5'9", 175 pounds P. Provissero, guard, 5'8", 194 pounds Fred Reiman, center, 6'2", 186 pounds John Rogers , center, 5'9", 172 poundsJoe Savoldi , fullback, 5'11", 192 poundsCharles Schwartz, tackle, 5'9", 160 pounds Marchmont Schwartz , halfback, 5'10", 161 poundsAl Seymour, guard, 5'10", 174 pounds George Shay, fullback, 5'9", 160 ponds Joe Thornton, tackle, 5'9-1/2", 182 pounds Ted Twomey, tackle, 6', 195 pounds H. M. Vezie, end, 6', 175 pounds George Vlk, end, 6', 170 pounds Terrance Wharton, tackle, 6'1", 187 pounds Vincent Whelan, guard, 6', 165 pounds Aubrey Williams, fullback, 6'1", 181 pounds Thomas Yarr, center, 5'10", 185 pounds John Yelland, center, 6', 173 pounds Abe Zoss, guard, 5'11", 184 pounds [ 20]
Knute Rockne , head coachTom Lieb , assistant coach and acting head coachThomas A. Mills, assistant coach and scout John "Ike" Voedisch, assistant coach (end) Jack Chevigny , assistant coach (backfield)William Jones, freshman coach [ 20]
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^ "1929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedApril 6, 2022 .^ "National Trophy to Notre Dame" .The Miami Herald . December 2, 1929. p. 10 – viaNewspapers.com .^ 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF) . Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2020. pp. 112– 114.Archived (PDF) from the original on November 1, 2020. RetrievedJanuary 12, 2021 .^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 7. RetrievedOctober 21, 2017 .^ "Rockne's double keeps Ramblers in front" .Reading Eagle . Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 25, 1929. p. 14.^ "To Direct Team From a Wheelchair, Maybe" .The Oshkosh Northwestern . November 12, 1929. p. 19 – viaNewspapers.com .^ John W. Stahr (October 6, 1929). "Elder Stars as N.D. Wins, 14-0: Runs 24 and 59 Yards to Beat Indiana Eleven".The South Bend Tribune . pp. 1, Sports 1 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ John H. Boyle (October 13, 1929)."Notre Dame Defeats Navy: Ramblers Take Game, 14 to 7, While 71,000 Fans Throng Staddium; Frank Carideo Stars As Rockne's Eleven Overcomes Middies' Early Lead for Third Successive Victory" .The Baltimore Sun . p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ John W. Stahr (October 20, 1929)."85,000 See Notre Dame Win: Rocknemen Get 'On' Wisconsin to Tune of 19-0; Tom Lieb Directs Team to Victory at Soldier Field in Chicago" .The South Bend Tribune . p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Soldier Field Event History" . Archived fromthe original on July 13, 2014.^ Max E. Hannum (October 27, 1929)."65,000 See Notre Dame Beat Carnegie, 7-0: Elevens Wage Stubborn Fight; Savoldi Jumps Over Line for Only Score on Fourth Attempt" .The Pittsburgh Press . pp. Sporting 1, 6 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Ralph McGill (November 3, 1929)."Irish Express Rambles Through Stubborn Jackets, 26-6: Fleet Backs and Reserves Defeat Tech; Man-Power of Notre Dame Eleven Plays Prominent Part" .The Atlanta Constitution . pp. Sports 1, 4 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Drake Makes N.D. Fight To Win: Leads Irish For Three Periods But Loses, 19-7" .The South Bend Tribune . November 10, 1929. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Charles Nevada (November 10, 1929)."Notre Dame Triumphs Over Plucky Drake Team, 19-7" .Chicago Tribune . p. II-2 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ John W. Stahr (November 17, 1929)."Notre Dame Beats Trojans: Irish Capture 13-12 Victory Before 123,000" .The South Bend Tribune . p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "600,000 Attend 13 Banner Games on U.S. Gridirons" .Chicago Tribune . November 17, 1929. p. 28 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Walter Eckersall (November 24, 1929)."Notre Dame's Long Runs Rout N. U., 26 to 6: Irish Line Rips Holes in Purple Defense; Savoldi Stars" .Chicago Tribune . p. II-1 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Paul Gallico (December 1, 1929)."Notre Dame Nips Army, 7-0: Elder's 98-Yard Run On Intercepted Pass Saves Day for Irish" .Daily News . pp. 80, 82 – viaNewspapers.com .^ 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football media guide . Retrieved 2015-Jul-12.^a b "Official Football Review Notre Dame University 1929" (PDF) . Notre Dame University. pp. 15,18– 19. RetrievedApril 8, 2022 .^ 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football supplement Archived 2015-03-26 at theWayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-Jul-12.
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