1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainStan Cofall
Home stadiumCartier Field
1916 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Xavier    5 0 0
Notre Dame    8 1 0
Western State Normal (MI)    5 1 0
Northern Illinois State    6 1 1
Heidelberg    8 2 0
Michigan    7 2 0
Wabash    7 2 0
Michigan Agricultural    4 2 1
North Dakota Agricultural    3 2 1
Detroit    3 2 2
St. Mary's (OH)    4 3 0
Marquette    4 3 1
Saint Louis    4 4 0
Haskell    3 6 0
Michigan State Normal    1 2 1
South Dakota    1 5 2
Akron    2 7 0
Central Michigan    1 5 0
Iowa State Teachers    1 7 0
Lake Forest    1 7 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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30CaseW 48–0
October 7at Western Reserve
W 48–0
October 14Haskell
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 25–0
October 28Wabash
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 60–0
November 4at ArmyL 10–30[1]
November 11vs. South DakotaSioux Falls, SDW 21–0
November 18at Michigan AgriculturalW 14–0
November 25Alma
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 46–0
November 30at NebraskaW 20–0

[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. "1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".


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