1926–27 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

1926–27 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
1926–27 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	19–1
Head coach	George Keogan (4th season);
Captain	John Nyikos
Home arena	Notre Dame Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1925–26 1927–28 →

The 1926–27 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1926–27 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was George Keogan, coaching in his fourth season with the Fighting Irish. The team finished the season with a 19–1 record^[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.^[2] Captain John Nyikos was named a consensus All-American at the end of the season as well.

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/6/1926*	Armour Institute	W 51–14	1–0	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
12/11/1926*	Earlham	W 42–14	2–0	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
12/18/1926*	at Minnesota	W 24–19	3–0	Kenwood Armory Minneapolis, MN
12/20/1926*	at Iowa	W 19–18	4–0	Iowa City, IA
12/30/1926*	Northwestern	W 28–20	5–0	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
1/3/1927*	at Northwestern	W 27–20	6–0	Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL
1/8/1927*	Detroit	W 41–24	7–0	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
1/14/1927*	at Franklin	L 22–34	7–1	Franklin, IN
1/22/1927*	Wabash	W 37–26	8–1	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
1/19/1927*	Michigan State	W 36–15	9–1	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
2/4/1927*	at Marquette	W 27–21	10–1	Old Gym Milwaukee, WI
2/8/1927*	at Wisconsin	W 19–14	11–1	Red Gym Madison, WI
2/12/1927*	Franklin	W 36–16	12–1	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
2/16/1927*	at Wabash	W 35–25	13–1	Crawfordsville, IN
2/19/1927*	Pittsburgh	W 33–17	14–1	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
2/22/1927*	at Detroit	W 24–23	15–1	Detroit, MI
2/23/1927*	at Michigan State	W 34–22	16–1	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
2/26/1927*	at Marquette	W 33–13	17–1	Old Gym Milwaukee, WI
3/4/1927*	at Creighton	W 31–20	18–1	University Gymnasium Omaha, NE
3/5/1927*	at Creighton	W 32–16	19–1	University Gymnasium Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Notre Dame season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
^ "2011–12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Media Guide". Yearly Results (p. 159). University of Notre Dame. 2011. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

[SR-1] "Notre Dame season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

[2] "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

[MGUIDE-3] "2011–12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Media Guide". Yearly Results (p. 159). University of Notre Dame. 2011. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics