1917 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1917 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainJames Phelan
Home stadiumCartier Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marquette   –   8 – 0 – 1
Detroit   –   8 – 1 – 0
Morningside   –   5 – 1 – 0
Notre Dame   –   6 – 1 – 1
Heidelberg   –   5 – 1 – 1
St. Mary's (OH)   –   7 – 2 – 0
St. Xavier   –   4 – 1 – 2
North Dakota Agricultural   –   4 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   5 – 3 – 0
Haskell   –   6 – 5 – 0
Western State Normal (MI)   –   4 – 3 – 0
Saint Louis   –   4 – 3 – 1
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 4 – 0
Iowa State Teachers   –   2 – 3 – 0
South Dakota   –   2 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan   –   1 – 2 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 5 – 0
Wabash   –   1 – 6 – 1
Toledo   –   0 – 3 – 0
Michigan Agricultural   –   0 – 9 – 0

The 1917 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1917 college football season, led by fifth-year head coach Jesse Harper. The Irish won six of their eight games, with a loss at Nebraska,[1] and a tie at Wisconsin.[2]

This was the final season for Harper, who stepped away from coaching and returned to his native Kansas to ranch. Fourth-year assistant (and former Irish player) Knute Rockne was promoted to head coach for the 1918 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Kalamazoo
W 55–0
October 13at Wisconsin
T 0–0[2]
October 20at Nebraska
L 0–7[1]
October 27South Dakota
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame,, IN
W 40–0
November 3at Army
W 7–2[3]
November 10at Morningside
W 13–0
November 17Michigan Agricultural
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
W 23–0
November 24at Washington & Jefferson
W 3–0

[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Notre Dame is beaten". Milwaukee Journal. October 21, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  2. ^ a b "Cardinals held to scoreless tie". Milwaukee Journal. October 21, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  3. ^ "Notre Dame beats Army". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 4, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
  4. ^ "1917 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".


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