The 1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In their 13th and final season under head coach Knute Rockne, the Fighting Irish compiled a perfect 10–0 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 256 to 74 with three shutouts.
The Dickinson System ranked Notre Dame No. 1 with 25.13 points, ahead of No. 2 Washington State (20.44) and No. 3 Alabama (20.18). By topping the Dickinson Ratings the Irish won the Jack F. Rissman National Intercollegiate Football Trophy; it's was the team's third Dickinson national championship and granted the school permanent possession of the trophy. Later analyses also rated Notre Dame as the 1930 national champion, including the Billingsley Report, Boand System, Dunkel System, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, Parke H. Davis (co-champion), and Poling System.
The new Notre Dame Stadium made its debut on October 4; it was dedicated the The closest game was a one-point win in late November over previously undefeated Army; the Irish won the annual rivalry game, 7–6, at Soldier Field in Chicago with over 100,000 in attendance. A week later in Los Angeles, Notre Dame shut out once-beaten USC, 27–0, for their 19th consecutive victory.
Two Notre Dame players, quarterback Frank Carideo and halfback Marchy Schwartz, were consensus first-team players on the 1930 All-America college football team. Other Notre Dame players receiving 1930 All-America honors included guard Bert Metzger (first-team selection by the Associated Press and United Press); halfback Marty Brill (first-team selection by the All-America Board); end Tom Conley (second-team selection by the Associated Press, United Press, and Newspaper Enterprise Association); fullback Joe Savoldi (second-team selection by the Associated Press); and tackle Al Culver (second-team selection by the United Press).
Four months after the season ended, on March 31, 1931, Rockne and seven others were killed when a Transcontinental and Western Airline plane crashed in Kansas as Rockne traveled from Kansas City to California.
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Personnel Players The following players participated on the 1930 Notre Dame football team.
Roy Bailie, left end Marty Brill, right halfback, All-AmericanFootball Review, p. 23. Frank Butler, center Frank Carideo, quarterback, All-American and College Football Hall of Fame Norbert Christman, quarterback Tom Conley, captain and right endFootball Review, p. 22. Carl Cronin, quarterback, College Football Hall of FameFootball Review, p. 37. Al Culver, left tackle Dick Donoghue, right tackle Norman Greeney, left guard Dan Hanley, fullbackFootball Review, p. 30. James Harriss, left guardFootball Review, p. 32. Frank Hoffman, left tackleFootball Review, p. 34. Paul Host, left end Al Howard, fullbackFootball Review, p. 35. Charles Jaskwhich, quarterback Clarence Kaplan, right halfback Thomas Kassis, left guardFootball Review, p. 25. Frank Kerjes, right guardFootball Review, p. 39. Mike Koken, left halfback Ed Kosky, left endFootball Review, p. 27. Joe Kurth, right tackleFootball Review, p. 28. Bernie Leahy, left halfback Frank Leahy, left tackle, College Football Hall of Fame Richard Mahoney, right end Arthur McManmon, right tackle Regis McNamara, left tackle Bert Metzger, right guard, All-American and College Football Hall of Fame Larry Mullins, fullbackFootball Review, p. 24. Emmett Murphy, quarterback John O'Brien, left endFootball Review, p. 31. Paul O'Connor, right halfbackFootball Review, p. 29. Bill Pierce, right guardFootball Review, p. 38. John Rogers, centerFootball Review, p. 36. Joe Savoldi, fullbackFootball Review, p. 26. Marchmont Schwartz, left halfback, All-American and College Football Hall of Fame Joseph Sheeketski, right halfback Fred Staab, fullback Robert Terlaak, right guardFootball Review, p. 33. George Vlk, right end Tommy Yarr, center
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Knute Rockne, head coach and director of athletics,1930 Football Review, pp.12 and 18. College Football Hall of Fame Hunk Anderson, assistant coach,Football Review, pp. 17, 19. College Football Hall of Fame Jack Chevigny, assistant coach John T. "Ike" Voedisch, assistant coach Tim Moynihan, assistant coach William B. Jones, freshman coach H. Manfred Vezie, freshman coach Rev. Michael A. Mulcaire, Chairman Athletic Board of Control1930 Football Review, p. 11.
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