1915 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1915 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jesse Harper, the team compiled a 7–1 record.[1]

1915 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainFreeman Fitzgerald
Home stadiumCartier Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dubuque     7 0 0
Carleton     6 0 0
Wabash     7 0 1
Notre Dame     7 1 0
Grinnell     6 1 0
Michigan Agricultural     5 1 0
Western State Normal (MI)     5 1 0
South Dakota State     5 1 1
Heidelberg     5 2 1
Millikin     5 2 1
Nebraska Wesleyan     6 3 0
St. Mary's (OH)     3 2 0
Michigan State Normal     4 2 1
Doane     5 3 0
Marquette     4 2 2
South Dakota     4 2 2
Jamestown     3 2 1
Penn (IA)     4 3 0
Michigan     4 3 1
Saint Louis     4 3 1
Creighton     3 3 1
Haskell     3 3 0
Iowa State Teachers     3 3 0
North Dakota Agricultural     3 3 0
St. Thomas (MN)     2 2 1
Hanover     2 4 0
Lake Forest     2 4 0
Northern Illinois State     2 5 1
Lawrence     2 5 0
Earlham     2 6 0
Detroit     1 5 0
Butler     1 6 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2AlmaW 32–0[2]
October 9Haskell
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 34–0[3]
October 23at NebraskaL 19–20[4]
October 30South Dakota
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 6–0[5]
November 6at ArmyW 7–0[6]
November 13at Creighton
W 41–0[7]
November 25at TexasW 36–7[8]
November 27at RiceW 55–2[9]

References

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  1. ^ "1915 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame shows class". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Haskell beaten by Notre Dame". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 10, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cornhuskers battled hard by Notre Dame, but finally win". Omaha World-Herald. October 24, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Notre Dame is victor over South Dakota 6–0". The Muncie Sunday Star. October 31, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bergman scores only touchdown for Notre Dame". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 7, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Creighton, outclassed, goes down before powerful squad". Omaha World-Herald. November 14, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Notre Dame backfield too swift for Texas". The Indianapolis News. November 26, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Notre Dame battered Rice in last periods". Houston Daily Post. November 28, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.