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: James McWeeney Conference: Independent-
1899 Season Highlights
James McWeeney enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1899 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Wed., Sep. 27 vs. Englewood High
29
5
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Michigan State
40
0
W
Wed., Oct. 4 @ Chicago
6
23
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Lake Forest
38
0
W
Wed., Oct. 18 @
Michigan
0
12
L
Mon., Oct. 23 vs.
Indiana
17
0
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Northwestern
12
0
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Rush Medical
17
0
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Purdue
10
10
T
Thu., Nov. 30 vs. Physicians & Surgeons
0
5
L
1899 Season Totals
Record 6-3
-1
Points Scored 169
Scoring Average 16.9
Points Allowed 55
Defense Average 5.5
Opponents Record 27-18
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 0-2
-1
1899 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1899 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1899 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.