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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: John L. Jack Marks
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1911 <- 1912 -> 1913 --> 2024
1912 Season Highlights
 John L. Jack Marks enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1912 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. St. Viator  116   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Adrian  74   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Morris Harvey  39   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Wabash  41   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Pittsburgh  3   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Saint Louis  47   7   W       
 Tue., Nov. 12  @ Marquette  89   0   W       
 
1912 Season Totals
  Record7-0
  Points Scored409
  Scoring Average58.4
  Points Allowed27
  Defense Average3.9
  Opponents Record3-6
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record3-0
1912 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1912 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 3-34179   A.J. Sharadin
New Mexico 0-41576   R.F. Hutchison
Kansas State 8-2204103   Guy S. Lowman
Penn State 8-02856   William M. Bill Hollenback
Texas Christian 8-123053   Willis T. Stewart
Michigan State 7-129798   John F. Macklin
Notre Dame 7-040927   John L. Jack Marks
Texas 7-120162   David W. Dave Allerdice
Maryland 6-1-119160   H.C. Curley Byrd
Navy 6-312661   Lt. Douglas L. Doug Howard
Oklahoma State 6-233556   Paul J. Davis
Washington 6-019017   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
West Virginia 6-3132106   Dr. William P. Edmunds
Akron 5-2-110536   Frank Haggerty
Army 5-310859   Ernest Graves
Michigan 5-215865   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
New Mexico State 5-125624   Arthur H. Badenoch
Oklahoma 5-419780   Bennie Owen
Rutgers 5-4112102   Howard Gargan
South Carolina 5-2-120447   N.B. Red Edgerton
Arkansas 4-6149179   Hugo F. Bezdek
Louisiana State 4-316536   James K. Pat Dwyer
Syracuse 4-595160   C. DeForest Cummings
Arkansas State 3-13920   F.T. Parks
Baylor 3-579123   Ralph Glaze
Louisiana 3-490239   H. Lee Prather
Louisville 3-112847   Lester Larson
Marshall 3-419794   Boyd B. Chambers
Northern Illinois 3-5214167   William W. Wirtz
Oregon State 3-45740   Sam Dolan
Pittsburgh 3-6113121   Joseph H. Thompson
Temple 3-23847   William J. Schatz
Troy 3-06110   George W. Penton
Western Michigan 3-2-18650   William H. Bill Spaulding
Arizona 2-15530   Raymond L. Quigley
Boston College 2-4-133157   Willliam P. Hiker Joy
Oregon 2-54397   Louis Pinkham
Sam Houston State 2-25851   S.R. Warner
Southern Mississippi 2-1366   Ronald J. Slay
Wake Forest 2-610887   Frank Thompson
Washington State 2-31771   John R. Chief Bender
Central Michigan 1-1-111   Harry W. Helmer
Jacksonville State 1-43783   Ben Harris
Louisiana Tech 1-2-13328   Percy S. Prince
Memphis 1-2-11315   Clyde Wilson
Middle Tennessee State 0-000   L.E. Mutt Weber
Tulsa 1-375103   Harvey L. Allen
Rice 0-1032   Phillip H. Arbuckle
Stanford 0-000   No Team

1912 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1912 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.