1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1928 college football season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Knute Rockne, the independent Irish compiled an uncharacteristic 5–4 record and were outscored 99 to 107. The defeat of Army was the Win one for the Gipper game.

1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
October 1928 football game between the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Knute Rockne (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Notre Dame Box
Base defense	7–2–2
Captain	Fred Miller
Home stadium	Cartier Field
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Detroit			–					9	–	0	–	0
Butler			–					6	–	2	–	0
John Carroll			–					6	–	3	–	0
Kent State			–					4	–	2	–	2
Marquette			–					5	–	3	–	1
Ball Teachers			–					3	–	2	–	2
Notre Dame			–					5	–	4	–	0
DePaul			–					4	–	4	–	1
Haskell			–					5	–	5	–	0
Michigan Tech			–					2	–	2	–	1
Saint Louis			–					4	–	4	–	1
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	1
Loyola (IL)			–					4	–	4	–	0
Lombard			–					3	–	4	–	1
Michigan State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Detroit City College			–					2	–	5	–	1
Valparaiso			–					1	–	6	–	0

In Cartier Field's final game on November 17, Notre Dame lost its first game on campus in 23 years, upset 27–7 by undefeated Carnegie Tech.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Loyola (LA)	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 12–6	13,000–15,000	[2]
October 6	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–22	29,885
October 13	vs. Navy	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	W 7–0	120,000
October 20	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 0–13	35,000
October 27	Drake	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 32–6	12,000–15,000	[3]
November 3	vs. Penn State	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 9–0	30,000
November 10	vs. Army	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)	W 12–6	78,188	[4]
November 17	Carnegie Tech	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	L 7–27	26,000–30,000	[5][6][7][8][9]
December 1	at USC	Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 14–27	72,632	[10][11]

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