Chuck Riley

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Charles C. Riley (born c.1906 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American football player and coach.

Riley was the starting quarterback and punt returner for most of the 1927 season at the University of Notre Dame. He is mostly remembered for his last game with the team—a controversial 7-6 victory at USC before the largest crowd ever to witness a football game at that time (estimated to be 120,000 in attendance).

While clinging to the one-point lead late in the game, Riley fielded a USC punt at his own goal line and appeared to fumble it out of the end zone, which would have given the Trojans a safety and an 8-7 lead. But the play was ruled a muff, and therefore a touchback. Notre Dame would hang on for the win.

Riley would become the head coach for the University of New Mexico from 1931-1933, but would post a disappointing record of 7-13-1.


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Gene (Red) Edwards		 Notre Dame starting quarterbacks
1927		 Succeeded by
Jim Brady
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