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Old-Style football

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The University of Notre Dame did not play rugby football until the rules were introduced to them by the University of Michigan in 1887. Prior to this, the University played a brand of football (and alternatively foot-ball) that was common among many American colleges from the 1820s through the early 1880s. The sport was known broadly as the "Kicking Game", although at Notre Dame this spectacle was known as "old-style" foot-ball. Old-style shared many of the same traits that the early soccer games held, and was loosely based on the rules standardized by the London Football Association in 1863. However, there were certain qualities which differentiated the contests from their English counterparts. The most distinct variation was the process by which a team would win. In soccer, the team who scored the most points in a set timeframe would be declared the victor. In the old-style game however, players were given an indefinite time, and whoever scored first would be awarded the point for that period. Periods were initially known as "games" and later "innings" over the ever-popular pastime of baseball at the University. These periods were also seen more as individual games than divisions within an overall contest, creating some confusion on how to write their outcomes. "Best of five" was considered to be the standard for these periods, although best of three, best of seven, and single games were also employed. This method of scoring was standard within the wider Kicking Game and many of the early intercollegiate football games during the 1860s-70s, and was emphasized by pioneers like Dartmouth College.[1]

The first old-style foot-ball games at Notre Dame seem to have materialized in the early 1870s, between two teams of Seniors (collegians). The last record of a football game under the old rules was during the 1891 season, when Brownson and Sorin halls played an interhall match during the University's two-year hiatus from the more modern rugby-oriented football.

The size of individual teams varied immensely and the localized rules at the time seem to have allowed an infinite number of players on either side, as long as these sides were roughly equal. Most accounts range from between twenty to fifty men per team, although it's possible that this number may have been twice as big. Length of the games also varied based on the number of individual games/innings within the overall contest and usually the size of the teams, with bigger teams having a harder time scoring than smaller groups. Time ranged from roughly thirty minutes to nearly four hours. Each scholastic year was known as a "session" of competition, a precursor to the notion of football seasons.

Whether a player was allowed to use body parts other than their feet is a topic of much confusion. Generally, it appears that from the introduction of the sport at Notre Dame in 1869 and into the late 1870s, only kicking was allowed. This may have begun to change during the 1880 season, as game accounts mentioned the first use of the fair catch/drop-kick, which was essentially catching the ball in mid-air and punting it without taking a step. Pass-backs were also mentioned, which may have been the first laterals. Positions such as "forwards" were also written at the time. No definitive set of rules were ever specified for the old-style game at Notre Dame, but this trend generally followed the evolution of football within many leading eastern powerhouses in the 1870s.

1868

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The first mention of football, or foot-ball (the terms were interchangeable), was written in the Notre Dame Scholastic on November 21, 1868, in an article titled "The Study of Natural Sciences".[2]

"The sun moves, of course, rises and sets everyday; and should it fall upon the earth, it could no more be noticed by the bulk of men and the rest of mankind, than a foot-ball would if let fall from the air!"


1869

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The first mention of foot-ball at the University of Notre Dame was written on September 13th, 1869, in an article titled "Homesickness".[3] Given the vagueness of the excerpt, it's possible that "Foot-Ball Clubs" existed at Notre Dame prior to 1869, or they may not have existed at all if taken from a general point-of-view.

"To descend from the more refined and cultivated recreation of the Literary and Dramatic Societies, to the Boating and Foot-ball Clubs, you will find plenty to gratify your love for manly and vigorous physical exercise."

Later that year, kicking footballs was mentioned as a particular form of exercise for students during the wintertime. The exercises were conducted on St. Joseph's Lake once it had iced over.[4]


1870

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The first mention of a foot-ball game was recorded in the Scholastic on November 19, 1870. The winner of the two picked teams of twenty to twenty-five men was unknown.

"A GAME of foot-ball took place last Friday in the Senior's play-ground, between forty or fifty of the best players. After a few well-contested battles, victory perched on the banners of the lucky side."

Minims

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
November 11 Senior picked team Senior picked team Senior campus [5]

The Minims and Juniors were first mentioned as participants in campus foot-ball during the winter of 1870[6]


1871

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Football, excluding the hyphen between "foot" and "ball", was first used in the Scholastic on October 21, 1871.[7]


1872

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Juniors

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The practice of rewarding the winning football team with a barrel of apples was first reported on October 13, 1872, as part of the St. Edward's day athletic events. The reward had been previously offered for the intramural baseball nines since at least spring 1870.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 13 Junior picked team Junior picked team Junior campus [8]


1873

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Juniors

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The second St. Edward's day foot-ball game was carried out by the junior department. Frank Egan and J. O'Connor served as de-facto captains of their respective teams. Brother Paul, who would lead the first modern university football teams of the 1880s, administered over the contest.[9] Three barrels of apples were distributed among the contestants by Brothers Marcellinus, Paul, and Leauder.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 13 Master Frank Egan 1 Master J. O'Connor 1 Junior campus [note 1] [10]


1874

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Juniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 24 Michael Hayes Louis Best Junior campus [note 2] [11]


1875

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Seniors

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The seniors ordered a more durable "iron-clad" football from Paris in November, and it arrived on December 1. The old American football that the seniors had previously broken was also stitched up by a shoemaker in South Bend.[12][13]

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 18 Mc Otero Senior campus [note 3] [14]

Juniors

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The Juniors ordered an "English" foot-ball from New York in November.[15]

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 13 August Schmidt Frank Rosa Junior campus [note 4] [16]
November 14 Frank Rosa 3 Jerome Lynch 2 Junior campus [note 5] [12]

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 13 unknown 0? unknown 0? [note 6] [14]


1876-1877

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Seniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 22? Senior picked team unknown Senior picked team unknown Senior campus [note 7] [17]
November 4 Captain Patrick J. Cooney Captain William T. Ball [note 8] [18]

Juniors

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The Juniors had broken six foot-balls by November 11.[18] One of the most detailed accounts of preliminary football was given for the Reds-Whites game on September 29. Benjamin Heeb of Dubuque, Iowa, and James Haggerty of St. Louis, Missouri, were chosen as captains due not to their size, but their experience with the game. This was also the first mention of of any football player as officially "captains" at Notre Dame. The prize was set at two barrels of apples. First the two captains chose sides according to "the old spelling-school style", and ended up with forty-two members on both teams. Colors were chosen by Heeb's white handkerchief and Haggerty's affinity to the St. Lewis Red Stockings, a recent professional club and rival of the future St. Louis Cardinals. The game began at 2:30 p.m. with a sizeable crowd. The first goal was made twenty minutes in by the whites, and they scored again to go up 2–0. The Reds won the "third inning" in less than fifteen minutes to bring the score within one, and managed to tie the game forty-five minutes in the fourth under a crowd of "fever-heat excitement". The fifth inning began to decide the winner, but it began to rain and the referee decided to call the game a draw. The apples were shared evenly among the two teams.[19]

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 29? Reds 2 Whites 2 Junior campus [note 9] [19]
October 13 Junior picked team postponed Junior picked team postponed [note 10] [20]
October 17 Captain Michael Kauffman 0? Captain William Ohlman 1? Junior campus [note 11] [20]
Before November 5 Blues Pinks [18]
November 5 Blues Pinks [note 12] [18]
February 7, 1877 Nathaniel Van Namee 0 William Davis 3 [note 13] [21]
February 14, 1877 Blues 0 Reds 1 Junior campus [note 14] [22]
February 21, 1877 Blues Reds [note 15] [22]
March 2?, 1877 James Haggerty 0 Benjamin Heeb 3 [note 16] [23]
March 3?, 1877 James Haggerty Benjamin Heeb [note 17] [23]

Minims

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During the St. Edward's day games (which were postponed to October 18), John Seeger was given as the best player of foot-ball. Whether an actual game occurred is unclear.[20]

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 25 Blue Jeans unknown [note 18] [17]


1877

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Inter-Department

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The first recorded inter-department football was played on October 5th on the junior campus. The rivalry between the Junior and Senior study halls was a precursor to the Brownson-Carroll and Carroll v. Ex-Carrollites contests which spanned multiple departments and eight decades.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 5 Juniors 1? Seniors 0? Junior campus [note 19] [24][25]
November 10 Juniors 2 Seniors 0 Junior campus [note 20] [25]

Seniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 5 Captain Frank Luther 0? Captain Patrick Cooney 1? [note 21] [24]

Juniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 13 Junior picked team 0 Junior picked team 0 [note 22] [26]
October 24 Captain Anthony Burger 2 Junior picked team 1 [note 23] [27]
October 31 Blues 0 Reds 1 [note 24] [28]


1878

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Inter-department

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It was reported that numerous games took place between the Minims and Juniors during the week preceding St. Edward's day.[29]

Juniors

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The Juniors received a new English football in mid-October.[29] A football was carried into the senior yard a month later and ripped apart by some of the prominent collegians, and it is unclear if this was the same football.[30]

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 11 Captain John Nelson 1 Captain Thomas McGrath 0 Junior campus [note 25] [31]
September 11 Reds 3 Whites 1 Junior campus [note 26] [31]
September 18 Reds 0 Whites 3 Junior campus [note 27] [32]
September 30 Reds 1 Whites 3 Junior campus [note 28] [33]
October 20 Reds Whites Junior campus [note 29] [34]
October 30 Blues 2 Reds 3 Junior campus [note 30] [35]
November 6 Blues 3 Reds 2 Junior campus [note 31] [30]
November 13 Blues Reds Junior campus [note 32] [36]
November 18 Blues 4 Reds 3 Junior campus [note 33] [37]
November 24 Blues 1 Reds 4 Junior campus [note 34] [38]
December 4 Blues 1 Reds 1 Junior campus [note 35] [39]


1879-1880

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Inter-department

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
January 14, 1880 Juniors Seniors [note 36] [40]
February 18, 1880 Juniors 1 Minims 2 Minims campus [note 37] [41]
March 26, 1880 Juniors forfeit Seniors forfeit Juniors Campus [note 38] [42][43]

Juniors

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The juniors were gifted a "new patent" football from France by Professor Lyons in late September.[44]

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 7 Blues 0 Reds 0 Junior campus [note 39] [44]
September 22 Blues 1 Reds 2 Junior campus [note 40] [45]
October 19 Blues Reds Junior campus [note 41] [46]
October 29 Blues 3 Reds 2 Junior campus [note 42] [47]
November 8 Blues 0? Reds 0? Junior campus [note 43] [48]
January 7, 1880 Blues 0 Reds 2 Junior campus [note 44] [49]
February 23, 1880 Junior picked team Juniors' Football Club Junior campus [note 45] [50][42]

Minims

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A football from Dan Taylor amused the Minim teams in February of 1880.[51]


1880-1881

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Juniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 22 Blues 2 Reds 3 Junior campus [note 46] [52]
September 29 Blues Reds Junior campus [note 47] [53]
October 4 The Dreamers 1 The Snorers 2 Junior campus [note 48] [54]
October 27 First Dormitory Second Dormitory Junior campus [note 49] [55]
October 27 Scrub team Scrub team Junior campus [note 50] [56]
April 5, 1881 Blues 0 Reds 2 Junior campus [note 51] [57]
April 10, 1881 Brother Edwin 0 Brother Lawrence 3 Junior campus [note 52] [58]

Minims

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The Minims were recorded with their first Red and Blue teams during the 1880 season.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 29 Blues 1 Reds 0 Minims campus [note 53] [53]


1881

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Inter-department

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A series of "championship" football games were played between the Juniors and Seniors during the 1881 season.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 25 Juniors 2 Seniors 0 Senior campus [note 54] [59]
November 10 Juniors 0 Seniors 3 Seniors' Campus [note 55] [60]
November 10 Juniors 0 Minims 1? [note 56] [60]
March 7, 1882 Juniors Seniors Seniors' Campus [note 57] [61][62]

Seniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
November 3 Blues 1 Reds 2 [note 58] [63]
November 10 Blues 1 Reds 0 Seniors' Campus [note 59] [60]

Juniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 16 or 23 Blues 1 Reds 1 Junior campus [note 60] [64]
Before October 8 Junior picked team Unnamed Junior club Junior campus [note 61] [65]
Before October 15 Blues 1 Reds 2 Junior campus [note 62] [66]
October 27 Blues Reds Junior campus [note 63] [67]
Before March 25, 1882 Team A Team Z Junior campus [note 64] [68]

Minims

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 28? Minim picked team Minim picked team Junior campus [note 65] [67][69]


1882-1883

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Inter-department

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
November 9 Juniors 2 Minims 0 [note 66] [70]
November 23 Juniors 0 Minims 0 Minims Campus [note 67] [71]
April 24, 1883 Junior "Darlings" 0? Minim "Princes" 1? [note 68] [72]

Seniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
November 19 Captain Frank Gallagher 1 Captain Harry Morse 0 Seniors Campus [note 69] [71]

Juniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 26 East Side 0? West Side 1? Junior Campus [note 70] [73]
November 9 Blues 0 Reds 0 Junior Campus [note 71] [70]
November 18 Blues 1 Reds 0 Junior Campus [note 72] [71]
May 15, 1883 Reds 1 Whites 1 Juniors Campus [note 73] [74]


1883

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Seniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 11 Blues Reds Senior Campus [note 74] [75]

Juniors

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The first mention of a "rugby football" at Notre Dame came in Issue No. 6 of the Scholastic. The newspaper writes, "The Juniors have a new 'Rugby' football".[75]

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
November 8 Blues 1 Reds 2 Juniors Campus [note 75] [76]


1884

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Inter-department

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
November 9 Juniors 0 Minims 0 [note 76] [77]

Seniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 29 Blues 0 Reds 2 Seniors Campus [note 77] [78]
November 3 Blues 0 Reds 2 Seniors Campus [note 78] [79]
November 3 Blues 0 Reds 1 Seniors Campus [note 79] [79]
November 13 Seniors Seniors Seniors Campus [note 80] [77]

Juniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 2 First Dormitory 1 Second Dormitory 0 Juniors Campus [note 81] [80]
October 29 Captain John Dorenburg 3 Captain Joseph Weiler 0 Juniors Campus [note 82] [78]
November 2 Captain John Dorenburg 3 Captain Joseph Weiler 0 Juniors Campus [note 83] [79]

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
November 20 Blues 0 Reds 2 [note 84] [81]


1885

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"Birth of interhall football"

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On October 21, 1885, the Reds and Blues and the Senior Department played a game of football that has been cited by numerous sources as the birth of interhall or rudimentary football at the University of Notre Dame.[82][83][84] However, this is nothing more than a well-circulated myth. There are many problems that demonstrate this was neither the first rudimentary or interhall contest. First, while many cite October 24 as the date of the game, that was actually just the day of the Scholastic's publication of that issue. Secondly, rudimentary football of its kind had existed since the early 1870s, and the only difference between those earlier games and the contest on October 21 was it was given lengthy coverage and description (although less lengthy then some of the previous contests in the 1880s). Additionally, Sorin hall, the first collegiate dormitory for the Senior department, would not be established until 1888. This entailed that no interhall contests could have occurred before that schoolyear. The first recognized interhall football game was recorded by Sorin and Brownson halls on November 11, 1890. While the Blue v. Red. game was not the first of its kind, there were a few notable details surrounding contest's place in the evolution of football., such as it was the first to mention the position of "rushers".[85]

 
 

Seniors

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Among the Senior footballers of 1885 was William Harless. Next year, Harless would transfer to the University of Michigan, and began one of the three main proponents to establishing a rugby football team at Notre Dame in 1887. He and george De Haven, a fellow Notre Dame alumnus, orchestrated the game of football between Notre Dame and Michigan, as they had become star players on the latter's squad.[86]

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 4 Captain Charles Finlay 0 Captain Frank Hagenbarth 1 Seniors' Campus [note 85] [87]
October 21 Blues 1 Reds 1 Seniors' Campus [note 86] [85]
October 29 Seniors Seniors Seniors' Campus [note 87] [88]

Juniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 8 Juniors Juniors Juniors' Campus [note 88] [87]

Minims

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
November 26 Captain A. Nussbaum Captain L. Doss Minims' Campus [note 89] [89]


1886

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Seniors

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The Senior teams of 1886 were littered with players who would go on to serve as the first members of the Notre Dame intercollegiate, rugby-style, football team. Of the eleven men who composed the first squad in 1887, fullback Ed Prudhomme, center Joe Cusack, and right tackle Tom O'Regan played on the old-style Red and Blue teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 28 Blues 0 Reds 2 Seniors' Campus [note 90] [90]
November 4 Blues 0 Reds 2 Seniors' Campus [note 91] [91]
November 12 Blues 1 Reds 2 Seniors' Campus [note 92] [91]


1887

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Seniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 27 Blues 1 Reds 0 Seniors' Campus [note 93] [92]
October 27 Seniors 0 Seniors 0 Seniors' Campus [note 94] [93]

Juniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 4 Northmen Southmen Juniors' Campus [note 95] [94]
October 31 Juniors Juniors Juniors' Campus [note 96] [95]


1888

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No old-style football games were played during the 1888 sue to the new-found infatuation with rugby football.


1889

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Seniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
December 12 Blues 0 Reds 2 Seniors' Campus [note 97] [96]


1890

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The 1890 schoolyear saw a brief resurgence of old-style football to the University.

Seniors

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
November 20 Blues Reds Seniors' Campus [note 98] [97]

Brownson

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
November 13 Brownson North Side 5 Brownson South Side 0 [note 99] [98]

Carroll

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The Juniors of Carroll Hall were reported to "indulge in a regular old-time game of football every "rec" day".[97]


1891

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Interhall

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 29 Brownson picked team forfeit Sorin picked team forfeit [note 100] [99]

Brownson

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Before December 5 Brownson North Side Brownson South Side [note 101] [100]

Notes

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  1. ^ Each point was considered one "match" or game. J. O'Connor started with the ball and scored the first point in thirty minutes. In the second game, Frank Egan's juniors started with and scored the point. The second game may have been considered arbitrarily superior to the first game.
  2. ^ The prize was a barrel of apples.
  3. ^ Described as football.
  4. ^ Part of St. Edward's day field-sports. The prize was a barrel of apples purchased by Professor Edwards.
  5. ^ Described as "one of the best games ever played at Notre Dame". The full game was staged as a best three out of five. Lynch won the first game, Rosa's won the second, and the teams were tied two to two by the fifth match. The final game took 85 minutes.
  6. ^ Described as "one of the most hotly contested games of football ever played at Notre Dame".
  7. ^ Described as football.
  8. ^ Described as football, and a match game, which at the time usually meant the highest level of competition.
  9. ^ The contest was given substantial coverage, and it is one of the first detailed accounts of a preliminary football game. Described as football.
  10. ^ Described as football. The traditional St. Edward's day "boss" (championship?) game was postponed due to the rain. The prize was set at two barrels of apples, bestowed by Brother Edward.
  11. ^ Described as football. The game was expressed in a poem. The duration of the contest was two hours. The prize was barrel of Rambo apples, which were among the first genus' to be grown in the Americas.
  12. ^ The Blues were led by Master Robert Keenan and the Pinks were led by Master George Sugg. The game lasted nearly two hours. Described as foot-ball.
  13. ^ Described as football.
  14. ^ Described as football. The Blues and Reds were captained by James Haggerty and Benjamin Heeb respectively. The contests lasted two and half hours. The first game was won by the Reds, and the second was canceled due to darkness. Another game was scheduled for next week, which may have been scheduled as a continuation of this overall game rather than a separate game.
  15. ^ This game was scheduled, but its unclear if it was ever played.
  16. ^ The prize was a barrel of apples. Described as foot-ball.
  17. ^ This game was scheduled but may never have been played.
  18. ^ Described as football, the duration of the contest was an ninety minutes.
  19. ^ Patrick Cooney, Williams, Charles Nodler, Alexander Keenan, Campeau and Thomas Hale distinguished themselves for the Seniors, and George Sugg, Robert Keenan, Louis Seivers, Charles Walsh, Michael Bannon, John Healey, Anthony Burger, and Joseph Larkin were among the best for the Juniors.
  20. ^ The game began at 4:00 p.m. The Junior and Senior squads pooled their funds and purchased a new football to commemorate the occasion, the winner's prize being ownership of the football. There was a disagreement between the two teams over certain rules which deferred between the Senior and Junior intradepartmental games, but since the contest was played on the junior campus, junior rules were employed. The contest was deemed a best of three. The first game lasted twenty minutes before James Lemarie scored a goal and earned a "mammoth" apple. The second game ended forty-five minutes later with a Junior victory.
  21. ^ Described as foot-ball.
  22. ^ Part of St. Edward's day celebrations. The captains were John L. Healy of Elgin, Illinois, and Robert Keenan, of Lindsay, Ontario. The prize was a barrel of apples bestowed by Brother Edward, which were eventually shared with both teams. The game was cancelled early due to darkness and was considered a draw. Described as football.
  23. ^ The contest was best of three. Described as foot-ball.
  24. ^ The Blues and Reds were captained by George Donnelly and Edgar J. Pennington respectively. The game lasted nearly three hours, from 2 to 5 p.m. The two teams wore garments that corresponded with their colors. Louis Sievers, James Lemarie, Anthony Burger, Edgar Pennington, James McNellis, William Walker, Edward Donnelly, George Sugg, Charles Walsh, Robert Keenan, Michael Bannon, John Baker, and Frank Bloom were given distinction over the rest of the field. The total players were estimated at between eighty and ninety. Described as football.
  25. ^ The game lasted forty-five minutes. Described as foot-ball
  26. ^ This was the second game of the opening day of field-sport competition for the junior department. It was a best of five and lasted two hours, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The Whites and Reds were captained by Alec Rietz of Chicago and Roger Williams of Monmouth respectively. The Reds wore red ribbons, while the Whites wore their own color. The winning team was given a barrel of apples, which they decided to share with the Reds. Those who deserved mention for the Red squad were Roger Williams, James Burns, Frank Bloom, Joseph Osher, Edward Ewell, Frank Way, Frank Weisert, Henry Niles. For the Whites, Alec Rietz, John Brady, A. Carren, Frank Clarke, Joseph Lumley, Richard French, Frank Grever, Aaron Mergentheim, F. Ceiz, Edward Sugg and A. Perley distinguished themselves.
  27. ^ Best of five. Game played for a barrel of apples. The Reds and Whites were captained by M. Wold and John Nelson respectively. Described as foot-ball.
  28. ^ Best of five. The Reds and Whites were captained by Henry E. Cannoll and John Nelson respectively. Exemplary members of the Reds were Henry Canoll, Roger Williams, John Brady, John Mug, Eugene Murphy, Albert Rock, Anthony Van Mourick, Charles Brinkman, Everhard Piekenbrock, James Schoby, James Kennedy, Albert Zahm, Frank Zeis, and James Burns, while the distinguished players for the Whites were John Nelson, Alec Reitz, Frank Bloom, Frank Clarke, Edward Sugg, Richard French, Henry Haerly, Edward Gallagher, Frank Weisert, Nelson, Gustavus Schnull, William Rietz, and Euell. Described as foot-ball.
  29. ^ This was reported as the first time the Reds had "captured" the whites, but this statement is false (unless the earlier win was with different teams). The Reds and Whites were captained by Roger Williams and John Nelson respectively. Described as foot-ball.
  30. ^ Best of five, and lasted two hours. The prize was "a barrel of sweet cider". The Blues and Reds were captained by Frank Clarke and John Mug respectively. Described as foot-ball.
  31. ^ Best of five. The prize was a barrel of apples. The first goal by the Reds in the first thirty minutes. The next game lasted twenty minutes and was won by the Blues. The Reds won the third in fifteen, and the Blues re-tied the score twenty-five later. A fifteen minute break was assumed after that point, as the final game would decide the contest. After a twenty minute struggle, Captain Frank Bloom of the Blues kicked the game-winner. The Blues subsequently shared their apples with the Reds. The Blues and Reds were captained by Frank Bloom and Frank McGrath respectively. Described as foot-ball.
  32. ^ The Reds won by an unknown score. The prize was a barrel of Canada Red apples. Described as foot-ball.
  33. ^ Best of seven. The Blues and Reds were captained by Alec Rietx and Hugh Dean respectively. The contest was viewed by numerous members of the faculty. The Blues won the first "inning", the Reds won the second and third, the Blues fourth, Reds fifth, and Blues sixth and seventh. The Blues won a barrel of Northern Spy apples presented by Brother Simon. Described as foot-ball.
  34. ^ The Blues and reds were captained by Alec Rietz and Hugh Dean respectively. Described as foot-ball.
  35. ^ The Red and Blue clubs purchased a new football and decided to test it in this contest. The prize was a barrel of apples. The contest began at 2:15 p.m. The Blues and Reds were captained by Rogers and John F. Mug respectively. The Blues won the first inning after twenty minutes. A large snow storm began around the time of the second inning, which was won in ten minutes by the The Red "scarlet-colored" team. The umpire cancelled the remainder of the game due to the storm called a draw. Described as foot-ball.
  36. ^ The prize was a football that had cost four dollars. Described as foot-ball
  37. ^ Best of three. It was the first known Minims-Juniors game to have a recorded outcome. The Juniors brought "over twelve" men to the field, a low number for the time. Described as football.
  38. ^ Postponed from March 3 due to rain. The game began at 2 p.m., with the Juniors winning the toss and choosing the western goal. Robert O'Connor quickly scored a goal for the Juniors on a pass back, but the Junior captain agreed to reverse the point after the Seniors complained that the ball had bounced off a Junior spectator and so should be considered invalid. Under an increasing snowstorm, O'Connor repeats his initial success and scores a legitimate goal after a forty-five minute struggle. An English football was used for the contest, and it became increasingly heavy as the wet second bout continued. After forty minutes, the Seniors withdrew from the field. The Juniors were up 1–0 when they forfeited, and the game could be considered that instead of said forfeit. Mr. Campbell of the Senior team was the only player to be mentioned with disticntion. Described as football.
  39. ^ First game of the "session" (season). Played for a barrel of apples. This game may have been considered cancelled as the umpire called it off during the first inning due to the rain. Described as foot-ball
  40. ^ Best of three, and played for a barrel of sweet cider. A large crowd of students of the senior department, forty to fifty workmen, and members of the faculty all spectated the contest. The Blues and Reds were captained by Charlie Rietz and Frank Grever respectively. The two teams wore outfits that matched the color of their squad. The game began at 1:30 p.m. with the Reds taking the ball first. The Reds won the first bout after fifty minutes of play. After a ten minute rest the game resumed and the Blues successfully tied the score after twenty minutes. The last bout took an astonishing hour and forty minutes, and was finally won by the Reds (although this time may have represented the overall contest, by which case the third bout lasted about fifty-five minutes). The distinguished players were organized by their hometown. New Orleans was represented by Raoul le Bourgeois and Armand Payro; Cincinnati, by Alphonse Hellebusch, Frank Grever and Aloysius Rheinboldt; Chicago, by William and Charley Rietz, C. O'Connor and Sherman Dering; Lafayette, by John and Robert McCarthy; Galveston, Joseph Brown and James Schoby; Burlington, by Anthony J. Burger; Grand Rapids, by Michael J. Burns; Wheeling, by Joseph Larkin; Caton, Mississippi, by Eugene Orrick and Roger J. Semmes; Salt Lake City, Utah, by P. O'Neill; Evansville, Ind., by Henry Rose; Dubuque, by John Seeger; Fort Lincoln, Dakota, by Elmer A. Otis; Steubenville, Ohio, by George Orr; and Covington, Ky., by Charlie A. Tinley. Described as football
  41. ^ The Blues and Reds were captained by Rose and Armand Payro respectively. The Reds won by a single point, although how many bouts were played is unknown. Frank Zeis was the only player to mentioned with distinction.
  42. ^ Best of five. The Blues and Reds were captained by Charley Rietz and Frank Grever respectively. An account of the game describes how the Reds were composed almost entirely of students from the state of Ohio, which the Blues were from chiefly Illinois and the South. The teams arrived on the junior campus field at 1:30 p.m., and the contest began ten minutes later once an umpire had been found. Grever had first choice and decided on the eastern goal. The Blues won the first "bout" in twenty minutes, followed by the Reds in the second period in twenty-five. After this was a Lunch break which lasted until 4 p.m. The third bout took forty-five minutes to complete and was won by the Blues. The Reds again tied the score in the fourth bout, but lost in the fifth after another forty-five minute struggle. A list of best players followed as the team captains, Michael Burns, Raoul Le Bourgeois, Alexander Caren, Robert Fleming, Joseph Brown, Anthony Burger, Joseph Larkin, Robert and John McCarthy, Eugene Orrick, Elmer Otis, William and Alec Rietz, Henry Rose, Albert Rock, Alphonse Hellebusch, Frank Phillips, Frank Becker, John Scanlan, Louis Cole, Charles Tinley, and Aloysius Rheinboldt. Described as football
  43. ^ Described as football, and the "boss" (match?) game of the season. The Blues and Reds were captained by Michael Burns and Rob McCarthy respectively. It was reported that all but three members of the Preparatory department played in this game, and which was 102 total participants. The prize was a barrel of Northern Spy apples, given by B. Simmon. McCarthy won the toss and chose the eastern goal. The game commenced at 2 p.m, and was played for two hours before the two captains consented to calling the game a draw. The apples were shared by both clubs. Outstanding players were: Raoul Le Bourgeois and Armand Payro, of New Orleans; Charley Tinley, of Covington, Ky.; Robert Fleming, Henderson, Ky.; Francis Dever, Ashland, Ky.; Joseph Brown, Brownsville, Texas; Archibald Bodine, Springfield, Ky.; Roger Semmes, and Eugene Orrick, of Canton, Miss.; Harry Dunn, Mobile, Alabama; John Simms, Springfield, Ky.; Joseph Larkin, Wheeling, W. Va.; Anthony J. Burger, Burlington, Iowa; Michael J. Burns, Ada, Mich.; Louis Coghlin, Toledo, Ohio; Louis Cole, Peru, Ind.; Sherman Dering, Anderson, Ind.; George –, Yankton, Dakota; Frank Grever, Joseph Homan and Aloysius Reinboldt, of Cincinnati; John Gibbons, Keokuk, Iowa; Albert Hintze, Milwaukee, Wis.; John Kuhn, Mishawaka, Ind.; Robert O'Connor, Alec Rietz, Charles Rietz, William Rietz, and John Scanlan, of Chicago; Edgar Otis, Bismark, Dakota; Frank Phillips, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Henry Rose, Evansville, Ind.; Albert Rock, Lincoln, HI.; James Schobey, Danville, Ill.; John Seeger, Dubuque, Iowa; Frank? Scheid, Lincoln, Ill.; William Thompson, Elgin, Ill.; Frank Zeis and Henry Devitt, Chicago.
  44. ^ Best of three? The game began at 1:30 p.m. The Blues and Reds were captained by Roger Semmes and Charlie Tinley respectively. The Reds won the first point from a drop-kick by M. J. Burns (the first mention of a drop-kick, or any use of hands, in the Notre Dame-variant of the Kicking Game) after an hour's play. After a fifteen minute break, the game resumes. Alex Caren scores the second goal for the Reds after twenty-five minutes. Along with the captains, Joseph Brown, Archibald Bodine, Alex Caren, James Coleman, Francis Dever, Robert Fleming, George Foster, John Gibbons, Raoul Le Bourgeoise, Joseph Larkin, Peter Nelson, Elmer Otis, Aloysius Reinboldt, Alexander Rietz, Henry and Clinton Rose, Albert Rock, James Schobey, and Frank Scheid were recognized for distinguished play. Described as football.
  45. ^ The unnamed Junior Club was composed of Frank Phillips, Alec Rietz, William Rietz, Raoul Le Bourgeois, Roger Semmes, Robert O'Connor, John Gibbons, Francis Dever, Frank Scheid, Alexander Caren, Robert Fleming, Alphonse Hellebusch, John McCarthy, Henry Rose, James Schobey and Charles Tinley. Next week, the names Archibald Bodine, Joseph Brown, Armand Payro and George Foster were added. Described as football.
  46. ^ Best of five, and the first game of the season. There were forty-eight players for the Blues and fifty for the Reds, all of whom wore ribbons to distinguish themselves. The Blues and Reds were captained by Joseph "Marshall" O'Neill and Robert Fleming respectively. The teams arrived on the "Campus" at 1:30 p.m. and began play at 1:45. There was a large crowd of Minims, Seniors, and faculty members. After a fifty-five minute match the Blues won the first game. The second game was much like the first, with the Blues winning in fifty. The Reds came back in the third and scored the point in twenty minutes, and tied the game in the fourth after thirty-five minutes. The final match began at 4 p.m. and was won by the Reds in twenty-three minutes. Players with distinction were; Truschel, Walter Cannon, Thomas Cullinene, Eugene Orrick, Charles Tinley, Ambrose Tate, Charles McDermott, George Butler, Charles Rietz, Will Smith, Archibald Bodine, George Rhodius and Charles Brinkman for the Blues; and Captain Fleming, Frank Wheatly, James Maher, Henry Rose, Joseph Gordon, Thomas Flynn, Guy Woodson, William Coghlin, Frank Grever, Henry Hake and William Hetz for the Reds. Described as "old-fashioned" football.
  47. ^ Best of three. All three games were played, although its unknown who won them. The contest was played quickly, reportedly due to the serving of apple cider on the sidelines between matches. Reported as football.
  48. ^ Best of three. The prize was a barrel of apples. The two teams came from the two dormitories of the Junior department. The full contest took an hour, with "The Dreamers" winning the first bout, and "The Snorers" winning the final two. "Yacob" of The Snorers was the only player to be mentioned with distinction. Described as "novel" football.
  49. ^ The game was between the first and second dormitories of the Junior department. It is unclear when the dormitories were established, with 1878 the latest. Described as football.
  50. ^ Described as football.
  51. ^ Best of three. The Blues and Reds were captained by John Guthrie and John Scanlan respectively. Distinguished players were Charles Tinley, Patrick Joyce, Harry Morse Jr., Charles Rietz, Joseph O'Neill, Rose, Robert Fleming, and Leon Gibert. Described as football.
  52. ^ Best of three. The Brothers represented two of the Junior dormitories, although which dormitories exactly is unclear.
  53. ^ The game took two hours to complete. The prize was a barrel of apples. The Blues and Reds were captained by Denis O'Connor and J. Courtney respectively.
  54. ^ Best of three. The Seniors issued the challenge to the Juniors. The game began "as the bell on the College Chapel chimed two". The Juniors won the first bout in fifteen minutes by John Guthrie, and after a two minute break won the second bout in twenty minutes, this time by Ed Saviers. At least forty-two played for the Juniors. Later in the year this was considered a "championship" game of football between the Juniors and Seniors. Described as football.
  55. ^ Best of three. Dubbed the "second game of football for the championship", which reportedly included a trophy. The Seniors won the first "inning" after forty-five minutes of play. The Juniors reportedly "tired down" and allowed the next two games to go in the Seniors' favor with ease. The umpires were Brothers Bonaventure and Charles. Positions for either team were as follows; Of the Seniors, Brother Paul was the director; Frank Gallagher, captain; Frank Dever, first assistant.; Albert Zahm, second assistant. Of the Juniors, Brother Lawrence was the director; Amadeus Coghlin, captain; William Ayers, first assistant.; John Guthrie, second assistant. Described as football.
  56. ^ The contest was played with twelve Minims and five Juniors. After twenty minutes of play, "the game was declared in favor of the Minims." Described as football.
  57. ^ The contest lasted two hours. Richard French captained the Juniors while the Seniors were led by Frank Gallagher. Whether this was considered a "championship" game is unclear. A week after the contest, an article was published that criticized the Juniors for their pronounements about the weekness of the Seniors, citing that they had been outmanned three or four to one. Described as football.
  58. ^ Best of three. Part of postponed St. Edward's day games. The prize was a barrel of apples. The Blues and Reds were captained by Frank Johnson and Eugene Orrick, and assisted by Frank Gallagher and Frank Dever respectively. Each "inning" lasted no more than forty-five minutes. Distinguished players were, for the Reds, Baker, Frank Dever, Henry Steis, and Albert A. Browne; and for the Blues, F. Gallagher, Harry Morse, Michael Healy, and F. Clarke. This may have been an inter-department contest, with the Blues as the Senior squad and the Reds as the Juniors. Described as football.
  59. ^ The Blues and Reds were captained by William Johnson and Frank Baker respectively. Described as football.
  60. ^ Best of three. This was the first game for the Juniors as a football had just been presented to them by Professor Lyons the day before. The Blues and Reds were captained by Dick French and Frank Campau respectively, and there was a total of a hundred-twenty participants. The prize was two barrels of apples presented by Thomas E. Walsh, the current University president. Campau won the toss and chose the western goal. The Reds won the first game after forty-five minutes on a drop-kick by Charles Devoto. A "breathing spell" of ten minutes was taken before play resumed. The Blues tied the contest in the second bout after forty minutes when it was kicked in by Caswell. For the Blues distinguished players included Captain Dick French, William Coghlin, John Guthrie, Charles Devoto, Amadeus Coghlin, Fred Fishel. Charles Murdock, Walter Muhlke, James Heffernan, Albert A. Brown, William Barron, and Bailey. For the Reds, Captain Frank Campau, Leon Gibert, Michael Dolan, Casseu, Gardner Castenado, Charles Kolars, Charles Zeigler, Edward Orchard, Oliver Ludlow, James Courtney, Joseph Courtney, and J. Ruppe were mentioned. Described as "old-time" football.
  61. ^ Described as foot-ball.
  62. ^ Best of three, and the contest was a play-off after tie in September. The Blues and Reds were captained by Frank Cavanaugh and Dick French (its unclear which team either of them participated on though. The full contest lasted an hour and a half. The first bout was won by Felix Orsinger for the Reds in twenty minutes. The Blues then won the second bout, and the Reds finally succeeded in the third after a kick from A. Ball. Distinguished players were the two captains, Frank Cavanagh, and Dick French; also William Coghlin, "color bearer" of the Reds, David Thomas, Felix Orsinger, William McCarthy, Lincoln Rogers, Charles Murdock, Michael Dolan, John Kelly, Albert A. Browne, George Kipper, Thomas Hurley and William Ayers, Leon Gibert, "color bearer" of the Blues, Ruppe, Amadeus Coghlin, George Cassell, Delano Saviers, John Guthrie, Walter Muhlke, Charles Zeigler, Dennis Keenan, Devota and McGrath. Described as foot-ball.
  63. ^ This game definitely occurred but the outcome is unknown. Described as football.
  64. ^ This was reported as multiple games that occurred during the week. The contest was officially left undecided, which meant the score was probably tied at some amount of points. Described as football.
  65. ^ This may have been the first football game to be played in the evening and into the nighttime. Reverend Father Zahm had just unveiled the new electric lights across campus and the Minims decided to play a game under the lamps. Described as football.
  66. ^ The contest was played between seventeen Juniors and eighty-five Minims. S. Roger was the umpire. At some point in the game, and especially young Minim (5 years old) walked on to the field and started to kick the football around before being promptly removed. Described as football.
  67. ^ The game was declared a draw after the football busted. Described as football.
  68. ^ Paul Johson and W. Mcgee were distinguished players for the Minims, and secured their victory. Described as football.
  69. ^ The prize was barrel of apples. Harry Morse won the toss and chose the western goal. The game lasted over an hour and had over a hundred participants. Described as football.
  70. ^ The East and West sides were captained by Frank Lund and Michael Dolan respectively. Described as foot-ball.
  71. ^ The prize was barrel of apples. The Blues and reds were captained by Thomas McGrath and James McGrath respectively. The prize was a barrel of apples. The contest lasted an hour, and was called short due to rain. It was left undecided, with a plan to continue the game on the next "rec" day. Described as a "match-game" of football.
  72. ^ First known preliminary football game to take place on a Saturday. A prize of two barrels of apples was purchased by a friend of the Junior's football club. The contest was played between a hundred-twenty Juniors. The Blues and Reds were captained by Dan Taylor and Will Bacon respectively. Taylor won the toss and chose the western goal. Joe Keegan was credited with the best run of the day. After an hour of play, the game was won by Taylor on a drop kick after a pass back. Those who were considered distinguished players were Michael Dolan, Dee Allen, Albert A. Brown, James Courtney, Joseph Courtney, Frederick Danielson, James McGrath, Thomas McGrath, Martin O'Connor, Warren, Joseph Hellebush, William Hetz, Joe Keegan, Anthony Schillo, John Violette, Charles Zeigler, Charles Ackhoff, and the captains of both teams. Described as an "old-time game of football".
  73. ^ The prize was a barrel of lemonade, and it was contested over two hours. Thomas and James McGrath were the two captains, although for which teams is unclear. Described as football.
  74. ^ The Blues and reds were captained by E. Chelini and Charles Murdock respectively. The prize was a barrel of apples. Described as football.
  75. ^ Best of three, and the game began at 2:00 p.m. The prize was two barrels of apples. There was reportedly a hundred-fifty participants. The Blues and reds were captained by John Hagerty and Ryan respectively. One of the first articles to explicitly mention the use of hands in a football game, although the implication of hands had been around since the first mention of the dropkick and pass back. The first bout was won by the Blues in forty minutes. The second game was won by the Reds in thirty-five minutes. In the third and final bout, the Blues got an open field and won after just twenty minutes. Distinguished players included the Reds; Samuel Barons, George Costigan, John Dorenberg, Frank Dexter, Edward Gerlach, Andrew Eisenhauer, Joseph Weiler, and James Rhodus; and for the Blues; Pontian Barela, Joseph Courtney, Jepp Crawford, John Fendrich, John Halligan, Jacob Hetz, Joseph Kelly, Dan Taylor, Thomas McGill, William Mahon, James McDonnell, Felix Marcott and Edward Pohl. Described as football.
  76. ^ This could be considered the first ex-minim vs minim contest, as the majority of the Juniors who played were reported to have grown up as minims of the University, and many had just recently entered the Junior department. It was sixteen Juniors versus the entire Minim Department. The Minims and Juniors were captained by C. V. Inderrieden and Clarence Benner respectively. The contest lasted from 3:40 to 4:55 p.m. and was scoreless. Distinguished players for the Minims were John and Edward Kelly, Frank Weston, Irving Bunker, William McGill, and James Piero, while the best Juniors were Phillip Mullane, Fred Waggoner, H. Warner, David Tewksbuiy, and George Tarrant. Described as football.
  77. ^ Best of three. The Blues and Reds were captained by D. Reach and Albert A. Browne respectively. Games were called "scratches". In the first scratch, the Reds managed to take out one of the two guards, John Guthrie and Delano Saviers of the Blue goal, and scored. In the second scratch, P. J. Goulding managed to single-handedly keep a horde of Reds from scoring an easy point, but they eventually got the best of the Blues and won the contest. Described as football.
  78. ^ Best of three. The Blues and Reds were captained by D. Reach and Albert A. Browne respectively (as they had in the last game). The first scratch was won by the Reds. Some of the Blues left the game as the Reds secured their second scratch in fifteen minutes. Described as football.
  79. ^ This game was played immediately after the previous contest on November 3. The distinguishing factor between the two contests was that two new captains were chosen, P. J. Goulding and Albert A. Browne, although for which teams is unclear. Paul Chapin and Fred Combe were credited with the point that won the game for the Reds. Described as football.
  80. ^ This game was definitely played, but the outcome is unknown. Described as football.
  81. ^ The prize was a barrel of apples offered by the University President. The first and second dormitories were captained by John Dorenburg and Joseph Weiler respectively. The first dormitory won the first game, and the second was called off due to darkness. Play was postponed to the next Thursday, October 9. Described as football.
  82. ^ The Captains may have represented the first and second dormitories as they did on October 2. The contest began at 3:00 p.m. Joseph Sokup of Dorenburg's team won the first game in fifteen minutes. Joseph Courtney scored the second goal after a thirty-five minute affair, bringing Dorenburg's squad to a comfortable lead. The third and final game was won by Frank Soden in forty-five minutes. Described as football.
  83. ^ This was the first known preliminary football contest that contained players (Frank Fehr and George Cartier) who would eventually play on the University's first intercollegiate football team. Dorenburg won the first game. The second game was apparently going in favor of Weiler's squad until Joseph Courtney accidently kicked the ball into his own goal, giving Dorenburg's team another goal after twenty-five minutes of play. The final bout took forty-five minutes and was won by Dorenburg after a kick from James McGordon. A barrel of apples was their reward. For the winning side, Louis Martinez, George Myers, George Cartier, Joseph Garrity, Joseph Daily, and C. Harris played with distinction; and among the losers, John Kelly, Willis Congdon, Fred Shaw, Joseph Courtney, and Frank Fehr, did some fine playing as well. Described as football.
  84. ^ Dick was the only name mentioned about the contest, as he was the one who scored both goals. The prize was a barrel of apples. Since the Seniors were the only department to have employed the Blue and Red teams this session, this was most likely among them. Described as football.
  85. ^ Second game to include a member of a future varsity team (Edmund Coady). A hundred Seniors participated in the game. The temperature was reportedly close to zero, but play continued with zeal. After two hours of play, a single goal was registered by William Harless and Thomas Keys of Hagenbarth's side. Distinguished players were Walter Collins, Leslie Bolton, Michael Dolan, Robert Goodfellow, Ed Coady. and John Hamlyn. Described as football.
  86. ^ The infamous and erroneous beginning of rudimentary/interhall football at the University of Notre Dame. The Blues and Reds were captained by Paul Chapin and Frank Dexter respectively. The game began at 2 p.m. The Blues won the first game by a lucky kick after twenty minutes. The second game took place at 1:30 p.m. and lasted for an hour and a half. It was finally won by the Reds and the contest was declared a draw. William Harless, Paul Chapin, and Christian Shaide were the Blue players that were mentioned. For the Reds, Fred Combe, Michael Dolan, Joseph Keegan, and Mike Burns warranted mention. Described as "old-time" football.
  87. ^ Outcome unknown as the reporter was unable to make the game. Described as football.
  88. ^ Outcome unknown. The prize was a barrel of apples. Described as football.
  89. ^ Outcome unknown, although Willie McGill was credited with the first goal. Described as football.
  90. ^ This was the third known preliminary football game to include members of a future varsity football team, two-year captain Edward Prudhomme and halfback Joe Cusack. The prize was a barrel of Northern Spy apples donated by Brother Paul. The Blues and reds were probably captained by Combe and Joe Cusack respectively. The Reds won the first bout in forty-five minutes and the second after a clever "punt", the first mention of the term among the preliminary football games. Albert Triplett, Joe Cusack, Combe and Ed Prudhomme were given special mention. Described as football.
  91. ^ This was the fourth known preliminary football game to include a member of a future varsity football team, left halfback Joe Cusack. The Blues and Reds were captained by Combe and Joe Cusack respectively. Described as football.
  92. ^ This was the fifth known preliminary football game to include a member of a future varsity football team, right tackle Tom O'Regan. The contest was also considered the second in a "championship series" between the Blues and Reds. It is unclear if the first championship was one of the two previously recorded contests or another unwritten game alltogether. The Blues and Reds were captained by Edwin Benner and Combe, although for which teams is unclear. One of, if not the first contest to mention a kick-off It lasted three hours without break. Tom O'Regna was singled out as the force behind the Red victory, having kicked both of the goals to win the contest. Albert Triplett, Combe and Edwin Benner were the other distinguished players. Described as football.
  93. ^ The Blues won by an unknown score. The "struggle" lasted an hour and fifteen minutes. Described as football.
  94. ^ The game was declared a draw after two hours of play. Described as football.
  95. ^ Northmen won by an unknown score. Described as football.
  96. ^ Winner unknown. Described as football.
  97. ^ This was the first old-style football game played after rugby football was introduced to Notre Dame in November 1887. The Blues and Reds were captained by Stafford Campbell and Thomas Coady respectively. The prize was two barrels of apples. Described as old-time rough-and-tumble football.
  98. ^ The Blues were captained by William Cartier, younger brother of Dezera and George Cartier. Charles Gillon distinguished himself again for his fine play, this time for the Blues. A majority of the players came from Brownson hall, but a small portion of Sorinites also participated, mostly for the Blues. Described as the "old familiar style" of football.
  99. ^ Best of five. Dezera Cartier, Michael Reynolds, Ed Prudhomme and James Fitzgibbon participated in the contest. They were originally playing for the North but switched teams when the Northerners were up three goals to nothing. Even with the additions of these varsity players, the South Siders lost in a landslide. The North team attributed their victory to the help of a few students from Sorin Hall, notably Charles J. Gillon. The North and South may have also been deemed the Red and Blue teams respectively. The prize was a barrel of apples. Described as football.
  100. ^ The Sorinites forfeited the game after an argument over the placement of the football. Charles Gillon distinguished himself. Described as "rough and tumble" football, with fifteen men on each team.
  101. ^ The game was played for a barrel of apples, which is the only indication it was old-style football, as well as the general lack of rugby-style football during the 1890 and 1891 seasons (the varsity were on hiatus). Described as football.

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