1925 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1925 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Knute Rockne, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 200 to 64.[1]

1925 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainClem Crowe
Home stadiumCartier Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State     6 1 0
Dayton     7 2 0
Marquette     7 2 0
Notre Dame     7 2 1
Haskell     9 3 1
Western State Normal (MI)     6 2 1
Loyola (IL)     6 2 0
Central Michigan     4 1 3
Adrian     6 3 0
Butler     5 2 2
Michigan Mines     2 1 0
Detroit City College     4 3 1
Detroit     5 4 0
Assumption (ON)     3 3 1
Kent State     1 1 3
Michigan State     3 5 0
Muncie Normal     2 5 0
John Carroll     2 6 1
Saint Louis     2 6 1
Valparaiso     1 6 0

Three Notre Dame players were recognized on Billy Evans' "National Honor Roll": tackle Stonewall McMannon; guard John "Clipper" Smith; and halfback Christie Flanagan.[2] In addition, fullback Rex Enright received third-team honors on Walter Eckersall's 1925 All-America team.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26BaylorW 41–013,000[4]
October 3Lombard
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 69–010,000[5]
October 10Beloit
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 19–36,000–10,000[6]
October 17vs. ArmyL 0–2765,000–70,000[7]
October 24at MinnesotaW 19–749,000–52,000[8]
October 31at Georgia TechW 13–012,000[9]
November 7at Penn StateT 0–020,000[10]
November 14Carnegie Tech
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 26–026,000–27,000[11]
November 21Northwestern
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 13–1027,000–32,000[12]
November 26at NebraskaL 0–1741,000–45,000[13]
 
Christie Flanagan rushes during Notre Dame's game against Georgia Tech

References

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  1. ^ "1925 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Billy Evans' Honor Roll". The Anniston Star. December 15, 1925. p. 10. Retrieved July 23, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Westerners Lead On All-American: Chicago Critic Picks Team With Strong Aerial Attack". The Galveston Daily News. December 20, 1925.
  4. ^ "Rox Thrash Bears, Score 41 to 0: Notre Dame Is Headed Toward Another Crown". The South Bend Tribune. September 27, 1925. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Track Meet at Cartier Field Ends With Rox Victory". The South Bend Tribune. October 4, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Beloit Is Notre Dame's Third Straight Grid Victim". The South Bend Tribune. October 11, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Soldiers Triumph Over Notre Dame". New York Daily News. October 18, 1925. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ James Crusinberry (October 25, 1925). "Notre Dame Rally in Final Period Beats Gophers, 19-7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Notre Dame Defeats Yellow Jackets, 13 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 1, 1925. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Knute Rockne (November 8, 1925). "Penn State Holds Irish Scoreless". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Kenneth S. Conn (November 15, 1925). "Carnegie Tech Sadly Humbled By Notre Dame". The South Bend Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rox Have Close Victory: Purple Team Throws Scare Into Rockmen". The South Bend Tribune. November 22, 1925. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Huskers 17, Notre Dame 0: Nebraska Humbles Notre Dame Team". The Lincoln State Journal. November 27, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.