1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainStan Cofall
Home stadiumCartier Field
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1916 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 30Case
W 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 Army
L 10–30[1]
November 11vs. South DakotaSioux Falls, SDW 21–0
November 18at Michigan Agricultural
W 14–0
November 25Alma
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 46–0
November 30at Nebraska
W 20–0

[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Hamilton, H.C. (November 5, 1916). "Oliphant stars for Army eleven". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. p. 1, sports.
  2. ^ a b "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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