In their 12th year under head coach Knute Rockne, the Irish compiled a perfect 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 38, with four shutouts.
[3] Two Notre Dame player, quarterback Frank Carideo and guard Jack Cannon, were consensus first-team players on the 1929 All-America college football team.
[4] Coach Rockne was stricken with what was variously described as an infection or a blood clot in his right leg prior to the second game of the season against Navy.
[5][6] With the razing of Cartier Field, the team played no home games in South Bend, Indiana.
Three "home" games were played at Soldier Field in Chicago.