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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: No Coach
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1887 <- 1888 -> 1889 --> 2024
1888 Season Highlights
 No Coach enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1888 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Dec. 6  vs. Harvard Prep School  20   0   W       
 
1888 Season Totals
  Record1-0
  Points Scored20
  Scoring Average20.0
  Points Allowed0
  Defense Average0.0
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record0-0
1888 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1888 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 1-12216   Frederick S. Jones
Indiana 0-0-166   Arthur B. Woodford
California 6-110410   No Coach
Duke 2-14149   Dr. John F. Crowell
Massachusetts 2-448172   No Coach
Michigan 2-19436   No Coach
Northwestern 2-13230   No Coach
Southern California 2-0200   Henry Goddard/Frank Suffel
Virginia 2-13626   No Coach
Wake Forest 2-13837   W.C. Dowd
Cincinnati 1-0-186   No Coach
Navy 1-43573   No Coach
North Carolina 1-35447   Hector W. Cowan
Notre Dame 1-0200   No Coach
Rutgers 1-6-136327   No Coach
Miami Ohio 0-0-100   No Coach
Penn State 0-2-1752   No Coach

1888 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1888 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.