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: Victor M. Place Conference: Independent-
1908 Season Highlights
Victor M. Place enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1908 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Hillsdale
39
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. Franklin
64
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Michigan
6
12
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Chicago Physicians
88
0
W
Thu., Oct. 29 vs. Ohio Northern
58
4
W
Sat., Nov. 7
Indiana
11
0
W
@ Indianapolis, IN
Fri., Nov. 13 @ Wabash
8
4
W
Wed., Nov. 18 vs. St. Viator
46
0
W
Thu., Nov. 26 @ Marquette
6
0
W
1908 Season Totals
Record 8-1
Points Scored 326
Scoring Average 36.2
Points Allowed 20
Defense Average 2.2
Opponents Record 8-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 2-1
1908 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1908 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1908 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.