However, Notre Dame was retroactively named as the co-national champion for 1919 by the National Championship Foundation and Parke H. Davis.

Other selectors chose Harvard, Illinois, and/or Texas A&M as the 1919 national champion or co-champion.

[9] In addition, tackle George Trafton was inducted in 1964 into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Other notable players from the 1919 Notre Dame team included Bernard Kirk, Cy DeGree, and John Mohardt.

[3] The team played its home games at Cartier Field in Notre Dame, Indiana.