The 1920 NCAA collegiate football season had no clear-cut champion, with the "Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book" listing California, Georgia, Harvard, Notre Dame, and Princeton as national champions, Notre Dame was led by its first Walter Camp All-American George Gipp nicknamed "The Gipper", who died before the year was over.
 Notre Dame was led by its first Walter Camp All-American, George Gipp, who died before the year was over. 
George Gipp (February 18, 1895  December 14, 1920), nicknamed "The Gipper", was a college football player who played for the University of Notre Dame. 
