Knute Rockne was a great coach, but plenty of teams have had great coaches. The University of Chicago has two College Football Hall of Fame coaches. Like Notre Dame, Chicago is a small, academically minded university in the mid-west. Chicago even spent over four decades in the B1G Ten, winning it seven times. The Maroons even won two National Championships before Notre Dame ever sniffed one.
So, what’s the difference between these two programs? Why is Notre Dame one of the most storied programs in Division I FBS, while Chicago is a forgotten Division III school, who plays in a stadium which only holds 1,650 people?