1912 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1912 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0
Head coach
Captain Gus Dorais
Home stadium Cartier Field
Seasons
  1911
1913  
1912 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Notre Dame   7 0 0
Lake Forest   5 0 1
Michigan Agricultural   7 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural   5 1 0
South Dakota   5 1 0
Mount Union   9 2 0
Saint Louis   7 1 2
Michigan   5 2 0
Wabash   5 2 0
Buchtel   5 2 1
Detroit   5 2 1
Iowa State Teachers   5 2 1
St. Mary's (OH)   4 2 0
Michigan State Normal   4 2 1
Butler   5 3 0
Doane   5 3 0
Haskell   7 4 0
Western State Normal (MI)   3 2 0
St. Viator   4 4 0
Fairmount   4 5 0
Marquette   3 4 0
Central Michigan   1 2 2
Northern Illinois State   3 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace   0 1 0
Heidelberg   0 6 0

The 1912 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1912 college football season.

On October 5, in one of the most lopsided contests in Notre Dame history, junior quarterback Gus Dorais led the Irish to a 116–7 rout of St. Viator in the season-opener. [1] Second year coach John L. Marks guided Notre Dame to another undefeated season in 1912, following up a 6–0–2 record in 1911 with a 7–0 mark.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5 St. Viator W 116–7 [2]
October 12 Adrian
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 74–7 [3]
October 19 Morris Harvey
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 39–0 [4]
October 26 Wabash
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 41–6 [5]
November 2at Pittsburgh W 3–0 [6] [7]
November 9at Saint Louis St. Louis, MO W 47–7 [8]
November 28vs. Marquette W 69–07,000 [9]

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References

  1. "October Calendar". On this date in Notre Dame Football History. Irish Legends. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2012. October 5: 1912: In one of the easiest victories in Notre Dame history, junior quarterback Gus Dorais leads the Irish to a 116-7 rout of St. Viator in the season-opener. Second year coach John L. Marks would again guide Notre Dame to an undefeated season in 1912, following up a 6-0-2 record in 1911 with a 7-0-7 mark.
  2. "Notre Dame Sets New Mark". The Indianapolis Star. October 6, 1912. p. 46. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. "Notre Dame Beats Adrian". The Inter Ocean. October 13, 1912. p. 22. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. "Notre Dame wins handily". The Inter Ocean. October 20, 1912. p. 23. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  5. "Notre Dame Downs Wabash". Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1912. p. 28. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  6. "Galvin's Men Play in Old Time Form". The Pittsburg Press. November 3, 1912. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Notre Dame team beats Pittsburgh". The Inter Ocean. November 3, 1912. p. 22. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  8. "St. Louis University Loses to Notre Dame by 47-7 score". Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1912. p. 27. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  9. "NOTRE DAME BEATS MARQUETTTE, 69 to 0". The South Bend Tribune. November 29, 1912. p. 12. Retrieved June 13, 2020.