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1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainEddie Anderson
Home stadiumCartier Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →

The 1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1921 college football season.[1] John Mohardt led the 1921 Notre Dame team to a 10-1 record with 781 rushing yards, 995 passing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, and nine passing touchdowns.[2] Grantland Rice wrote that "Mohardt could throw the ball to within a foot or two of any given space" and noted that the 1921 Notre Dame team "was the first team we know of to build its attack around a forward passing game, rather than use a forward passing game as a mere aid to the running game."[3]

Schedule

September 24Kalamazoo

W 56–0 8,000 October 1DePauw

  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN

W 57–10 8,000 October 8at Iowa

L 7–10 7,500 October 15at Purdue

W 33–0 7,500 October 22Nebraska

  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN

W 7–0 14,000 October 29vs. IndianaIndianapolis, INW 28–7 10,000 November 5at Army

W 28–0 7,000 November 8vs. Rutgers

W 48–0 12,000 November 12Haskell

  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN

W 42–7 5,000 November 19at MarquetteMilwaukee, WIW 21–7 11,000 November 24Michigan Agricultural

  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)

W 48–0 15,000

Template:CFB Schedule End[4][5]

References

  1. ^ http://www.archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1921.pdf
  2. ^ Keith Marder; Mark Spellen; Jim Donovan (2001). The Notre Dame Football Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Guide to America's Favorite College Team. Citadel Press. p. 148. ISBN 0806521082.
  3. ^ Grantland Rice (December 3, 1921). "Where The West Got The Jump: In Addition To Developing Strong Defense and Good Running Game, Has Built Up Forward Pass" (PDF). American Golfer.
  4. ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1921-schedule.html
  5. ^ http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/nd-m-footbl-sched-1921.html