1917 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1917 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Captain James Phelan
Home stadium Cartier Field
Seasons
←  1916
1918  →
1917 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Marquette  – 8 –0 –1
Detroit  – 8 –1 –0
Morningside  – 5 –1 –0
Notre Dame  – 6 –1 –1
Heidelberg  – 5 –1 –1
St. Mary's (OH)  – 7 –2 –0
St. Xavier  – 4 –1 –2
North Dakota Agricultural  – 4 –2 –0
Akron  – 5 –3 –0
Haskell  – 6 –5 –0
Western State Normal (MI)  – 4 –3 –0
Saint Louis  – 4 –3 –1
Michigan State Normal  – 3 –4 –0
Iowa State Teachers  – 2 –3 –0
South Dakota  – 2 –3 –0
Central Michigan  – 1 –2 –0
Lake Forest  – 2 –5 –0
Wabash  – 1 –6 –1
Toledo  – 0 –3 –0
Michigan Agricultural  – 0 –9 –0

The 1917 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1917 college football season, led by fifth-year head coach Jesse Harper. The Irish won six of their eight games, with a loss at Nebraska, [1] and a tie at Wisconsin. [2]

This was the final season for Harper, who stepped away from coaching and returned to his native Kansas to ranch. Fourth-year assistant (and former Irish player) Knute Rockne was promoted to head coach for the 1918 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6 Kalamazoo
W 55–0
October 13at Wisconsin
T 0–0 [2]
October 20at Nebraska
L 0–7 [1]
October 27 South Dakota
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame,, IN
W 40–0
November 3at Army
W 7–2 [3]
November 10at Morningside
W 13–0
November 17 Michigan Agricultural
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
W 23–0
November 24at Washington & Jefferson
W 3–0

[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Notre Dame is beaten". Milwaukee Journal. October 21, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  2. 1 2 "Cardinals held to scoreless tie". Milwaukee Journal. October 21, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  3. ↑ "Notre Dame beats Army". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 4, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  4. ↑ "1917 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".


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