1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference Independent
1916 record 8–1
Head coach Jesse Harper (4th season)
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Captain Stan Cofall
Home stadium Cartier Field
1916 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Army      9 0 0
Pittsburgh      8 0 0
Notre Dame      8 1 0
Penn State      8 2 0
Maryland State      6 2 0
Navy      6 3 1
Montana      4 1 1
USC      5 3 0
Dartmouth      5 2 2
Washington State      4 2 0
Idaho      3 5 0
Villanova      1 8 0

The 1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1916 college football season, led by fourth-year head coach Jesse Harper. The Irish won all but one of their nine games, falling at Army 10–30;[1] the season concluded on Thanksgiving with a 20–0 shutout at Nebraska.[2] George Gipp made a 62-yard field goal against Western Reserve.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 30 Case Cartier FieldSouth Bend, IN W 480  
October 7 at Western Reserve Cleveland, OH W 480  
October 14 Haskell Cartier Field • South Bend, IN W 250  
October 28 Wabash Cartier Field • South Bend, IN W 600  
November 4 at Army The PlainWest Point, NY [1] (rivalry) L  1030  
November 11 vs. South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD W 210  
November 18 at Michigan Agricultural Old College FieldEast Lansing, MI (rivalry) W 140  
November 25 Alma Cartier Field • South Bend, IN W 460  
November 30 at Nebraska Nebraska FieldLincoln, NE [2] (on Thanksgiving) W 200  

Source:[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Hamilton, H.C. (November 5, 1916). "Oliphant stars for Army eleven". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. p. 1, sports.
  2. 1 2 "Notre Dame team downs Nebraska eleven, 20-0". Milwaukee Sentinel. December 1, 1916. p. 8.
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1916-schedule.html
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