The 1922 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1922 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Knute Rockne, the Irish compiled an 8–1–1 record, shut out six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 222 to 27. They were undefeated through the first nine games, defeating Purdue, Georgia Tech, 1922 Indiana Hoosiers football team, and 1922 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team, and playing Army to a scoreless tie at West Point on Armstice Day. In the final game of the season, played on Thanksgiving Day, the Irish lost their rivalry game Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Fullback Paul Castner and guard Ed DeGree received first-team honors from one or more selectors on the 1922 All-America college football team. DeGree also received first-team All-Western honors from Walter Eckersall of the Chicago Tribune.
The team played its home games at Cartier Field in Notre Dame, Indiana.
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Personnel Players Dutch Bergman, halfback, 160 pounds Harvey Brown, guard, 162 pounds Glen Carberry, captain and defensive end Paul Castner, fullback, 183 pounds Collins H. B. "Doc" Connell, halfback, 168 pounds Fod Cotton, tackle, 189 pounds Bernie Coughlin, halfback Jim Crowley, halfback, 153 pounds Ed DeGree, guard, 194 pounds August Desch Norm Feltes Neil Flinn John Flynn, tackle Ed Hunsinger, end Mickey Kane Noble Kizer, guard, 174 pounds Elmer Layden, halfback Tom Lieb, tackle Bernie Livergood, fullback, 174 pounds Les Logan Will Maher, halfback Gene Mayl, 185 pounds Paul McNulty, end, 171 pounds Don Miller, halfback, 158 pounds Edgar Miller, tackle Jerry Miller, 143 pounds R. Miller, tackle Mixon Gene Murphy, quarterback Eugene Oberst, tackle, 202 pounds Robert Regan, center, 160 pounds Riese Gus Stange, tackle Harry Stuhldreher, quarterback Frank Thomas, quarterback, 170 pounds George Vergara, defensive end, 181 pounds Bill Voss, center Adam Walsh, center John Weibel, guard
Coaching staff Head coach: Knute Rockne Assistant coach: Walter Halas Drilling: Roger Kiley
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