1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Conference| Independent
Record| 8–1
Head coach|

* Jesse Harper (4th season)

Offensive scheme| Single-wing
Captain| Stan Cofall
Home stadium| Cartier Field

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1916 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
St. Xavier |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 0  | – | 0
Notre Dame |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 8  | – | 1  | – | 0
Western State Normal |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 30| Case|

* Cartier Field
* Notre Dame, IN

| W 48–0|
October 7| at Western Reserve|

* Case Field
* Cleveland, OH

| W 48–0|
October 14| Haskell|

* Cartier Field
* Notre Dame, IN

| W 25–0| [3]
October 28| Wabash|

* Cartier Field
* Notre Dame, IN

| W 60–0|
November 4| at Army|

* The Plain
* West Point, NY (rivalry)

| L 10–30| [1]
November 11| vs. South Dakota| Sioux Falls, SD| W 21–0|
November 18| at Michigan Agricultural|

* Old College Field
* East Lansing, MI (rivalry)

| W 14–0|
November 25| Alma|

* Cartier Field
* Notre Dame, IN

| W 46–0|
November 30| at Nebraska|

* Nebraska Field
* Lincoln, NE[2] (rivalry)

| W 20–0|

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## References

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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. ^ "Haskell Loses To Notre Dame By 26-0 Margin". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 15, 1916. p. 4, part 3. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".

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* Brownson Hall field (1892?–1899)
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