1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Knute Rockne, the Fighting Irish compiled a perfect 10–0 record, defeated Stanford in the 1925 Rose Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 285 to 54. The team was led by the legendary backfield known as the "Four Horsemen" consisting of quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, halfbacks Don Miller and Jim Crowley, and fullback Elmer Layden.

1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

National champion (various selectors) Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 27–10 vs. Stanford
Conference	Independent
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
Seasons ← 1923 1925 →

1924 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		10	–	0	–	0
Kirksville Osteopaths		–		6	–	0	–	0
Central Michigan		–		7	–	1	–	0
Western State Normal		–		6	–	1	–	0
John Carroll		–		7	–	2	–	0
Haskell		–		7	–	2	–	1
Indiana State		–		6	–	2	–	0
Loyola (IL)		–		5	–	2	–	2
Marquette		–		5	–	2	–	0
Dayton		–		7	–	3	–	0
Saint Louis		–		6	–	3	–	0
Michigan Agricultural		–		5	–	3	–	0
Wabash		–		5	–	4	–	0
Butler		–		4	–	5	–	0
Detroit		–		4	–	5	–	0
Muncie Normal		–		1	–	3	–	0
Michigan Mines		–		0	–	2	–	1
Kent State		–		0	–	4	–	0

Rankings from Dickinson System

Notre Dame was ranked No. 1 in the Dickinson System's contemporary final ratings in the system's first year of existence. In 1926 the team was retroactively awarded the Rissman Trophy for this ranking.

In later decades, Notre Dame was rated as 1924 national champion by the Berryman QPRS system, Billingsley Report, Boand System, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, Poling System, and Jeff Sagarin.

Three of the Four Horsemen, Stuhldreher, Crowley, and Layden, were consensus first-team picks on the 1924 All-America college football team. Other notable players included tackle Joe Bach and center Adam Walsh. The Four Horsemen, Walsh, and coach Rockne were all later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

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	8,000–9,000
October 11	Wabash	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 34–0	10,000–13,000
October 18	vs. Army	Polo Grounds New York, NY (rivalry)	W 13–7	50,000–55,000
October 25	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 12–0	40,000
November 1	Georgia Tech	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 34–3	22,000–24,000
November 8	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 38–3	28,425
November 15	Nebraska	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 34–6	22,000–26,000
November 22	vs. Northwestern	Municipal Grant Park Stadium Chicago, IL (rivalry)	W 13–6	35,000–45,000
November 29	at Carnegie Tech	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 40–19	30,000–35,000
January 1, 1925	vs. Stanford	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 27–10	53,000–60,000
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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 parentheses. 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
Ward 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	Hometown	High school	Height	Weight
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	Hometown	High school	Height	Weight
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	Hometown
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