Notre Dame Football Team History
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842 Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium Capacity: 80,225 Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: Jesse C. Harper Conference: Independent-
1917 Season Highlights
Jesse C. Harper enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1917 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Kalamazoo
55
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Wisconsin
0
0
T
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Nebraska
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. South Dakota
40
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Army
7
2
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Morningside
13
0
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Michigan State
23
0
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @ Washington & Jefferson
3
0
W
1917 Season Totals
Record 6-1
-1
Points Scored 141
Scoring Average 17.6
Points Allowed 9
Defense Average 1.1
Opponents Record 16-14
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
Away Record 3-1
-1
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1917 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1917 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.