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The 1930 college football season saw Notre Dame repeat as national champion under the Dickinson System, as well as claim the No. 1 position from each of the other three contemporary major selectors. The post-season Rose Bowl matchup featured two unbeaten (9–0) teams, Washington State and Alabama, ranked No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Nearly all the big schools scheduled tune-up games against weaker visitors, and all but one shut out the opposition. The season ended with Dartmouth's shutouts of Harvard, Yale, and Army's 7–2, 7–7, and 9–7 tie at Tennessee. The final game of the season was played in Atlanta, Georgia, with the Trojans handing the Indians their first loss of the year, 41–12. It was the first of three seasons in which three conferences played their first seasons in 1930: Dixie Conference, Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference, and North State Conference. The 1930 season also saw the first use of the "Indian" nickname for the football team at Stanford University, which adopted the name in 1931.