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
Consensus national champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 27–10 vs. Stanford
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

1924 NCAA independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Notre Dame			–					10	–	0	–	0
Hawaii			–					8	–	0	–	0
Dartmouth			–					7	–	0	–	1
Yale			–					6	–	0	–	2
Gonzaga			–					5	–	0	–	2
Penn			–					9	–	1	–	1
Saint Mary's			–					8	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	1	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	1	–	1
Tempe Normal			–					6	–	1	–	1
New Mexico			–					5	–	1	–	0
Western State (MI)			–					5	–	1	–	1
Army			–					5	–	1	–	2
Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	1
William & Mary			–					5	–	2	–	1
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pacific			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Princeton			–					4	–	2	–	1
Michigan Agricultural			–					5	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	3	–	1
Texas Mines			–					3	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					4	–	3	–	1
Cornell			–					4	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Detroit			–					4	–	5	–	0
Duke			–					4	–	5	–	0
Nevada			–					3	–	4	–	1
Santa Clara			–					3	–	5	–	1
Arizona			–					2	–	4	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	4	–	2
Villanova			–					2	–	5	–	1
Navy			–					2	–	6	–	0
Wyoming			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tulsa			–					1	–	6	–	1

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.

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
October 4	Lombard	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 40–0	8,000
October 11	Wabash	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 34–0	10,000
October 18	at Army	Polo Grounds New York, NY (rivalry)	W 13–7	55,000
October 25	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 12–0	40,000
November 1	Georgia Tech	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 34–3	22,000
November 8	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 38–3	28,425
November 15	Nebraska	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 34–6	22,000
November 22	at Northwestern	Municipal Grant Park Stadium Chicago, IL (rivalry)	W 13–6	45,000
November 29	at Carnegie Tech	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 40–19	35,000
January 1, 1925	vs. Stanford	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 27–10	53,000

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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.

LE Chuck Collins () Clem Crowe Larry Keefe Clarence Reilly – LT LG C RG RT Joe Bach () John Weibel () Adam Walsh () Noble Kizer () Edgar Miller () Joe Boland () Vince Harrington () Joe Harmon Herb Eggert John McManmon John McMullan Charles Glueckert Russ Arndt Joe Dienhart – – RE Ed Hunsinger () Wilbur Eaton Joe Maxwell Joe Rigali John Wallace QB Harry Stuhldreher () Frank Reese Eddie Scharer Red Edwards RHB Don Miller () Tom Hearden Doc Connell Gerry Miller Joe Prelli LHB Jim Crowley () Max Houser Bernie Coughlin John Roach Oswald Geniesse FB Elmer Layden () Bernie Livergood Dick Hanousek Bill Cerney Harry O'Boyle

Line

Number	Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	High school	Height	Weight	Age
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
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
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