1912 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1912 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0
Head coach
CaptainGus Dorais
Home stadiumCartier Field
1912 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Notre Dame – 7–0–0
Lincoln (MO) – 1–0–0
Lake Forest – 5–0–1
Michigan Agricultural – 7–1–0
North Dakota Agricultural – 5–1–0
South Dakota – 5–1–0
Mount Union – 9–2–0
Saint Louis – 7–1–2
Michigan – 5–2–0
Wabash – 5–2–0
Buchtel – 5–2–1
Detroit – 5–2–1
Iowa State Teachers – 5–2–1
St. Mary's (OH) – 4–2–0
Michigan State Normal – 4–2–1
Butler – 5–3–0
Doane – 5–3–0
Haskell – 7–4–0
Central Michigan – 2–1–2
Western State Normal – 3–2–0
St. Viator – 4–4–0
Fairmount – 4–5–0
Marquette – 3–4–0
Northern Illinois State – 3–5–0
Baldwin–Wallace – 0–1–0
Heidelberg – 0–6–0

The 1912 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach John L. Marks, the Irish compiled a perfect 7–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 389 to 27. It was Notre Dame's second consecutive undefeated season under Marks. The season began with one of the most lopsided victories in Notre Dame history – a 116–7 rout of Marks' former team, St. Viator.[1] The season also included shutout victories over rivals Pittsburgh and Marquette.[2][3]

Key players included quarterback and team captain Gus Dorais, ends Knute Rockne and Charles Crowley, fullback Ray Eichenlaub, and freshman guard Freeman Fitzgerald.

The team played its home games at Cartier Field in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5St. Viator
W 116–7[4][5]
October 12Adrian
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 74–7[6]
October 19Morris Harvey
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 39–0[7][8]
October 26Wabash
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 41–6[9]
November 2at Pittsburgh
W 3–0[10][11][12]
November 9at Saint LouisSt. Louis, MOW 47–7[13]
November 28vs. Marquette
W 69–07,000[14][15]

Personnel

Gus Dorais
John L. Marks

Players

  • Alvin Berger, halfback
  • Charles Crowley, end
  • William Dolan, end
  • Gus Dorais, quarterback and captain
  • Ray Eichenlaub, fullback
  • Albert G. Feeney, center
  • Charles T. Finnegan, quartrback
  • Freeman Fitzgerald, guard
  • Fred W. "Gus" Gushurst, halfback
  • Edwin J. Harvat, tackle
  • Keith K. Jones, tackle
  • Arthur B. "Bunnie" Larkin, halfback
  • Ralph G. Lathrop, guard
  • Daniel V. McGinnis, end
  • Joseph S. Pliska, halfback
  • Knute Rockne, end
  • Martin L. Stevenson, tackle
  • Walter S. Yund, guard

[2]

Coaching staff

  • Head coach - John L. Marks
  • Assistant coaches - Dunbar and Philbrook
  • Manager - William E. Cotter
  • Assistant manager - John F. O'Connell

[2]

References

  1. ↑ Notre Dame's most lopsided victory was a 142-0 win over the American College of Medicine and Surgery on October 28, 1905.
  2. 1 2 3 William E. Cotter (December 7, 1912). "The Season Just Closed" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic – via Notre Dame Archives.
  3. ↑ "October Calendar". On this date in Notre Dame Football History. Irish Legends. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2012. October 5: 1912: In one of the easiest victories in Notre Dame history, junior quarterback Gus Dorais leads the Irish to a 116-7 rout of St. Viator in the season-opener. Second year coach John L. Marks would again guide Notre Dame to an undefeated season in 1912, following up a 6-0-2 record in 1911 with a 7-0-7 mark.
  4. ↑ "Notre Dame Runs Up Record Score: St. Viateur's College Defeated by 116 to 7". The South Bend Tribune. October 7, 1912. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Notre Dame Sets New Mark". The Indianapolis Star. October 6, 1912. p. 46. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Notre Dame Beats Adrian". The Inter Ocean. October 13, 1912. p. 22. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Notre Dame wins handily". The Inter Ocean. October 20, 1912. p. 23. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Notre Dame Downs Virginians, 39 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. October 20, 1912. p. 47. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Notre Dame Downs Wabash". Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1912. p. 28. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Galvin's Men Play in Old Time Form". The Pittsburg Press. November 3, 1912. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Notre Dame Defeats Pittsburgh by 3-0: Dorais Field Goal From 30-Yard Line Wins". The South Bend Tribune. November 4, 1912. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Notre Dame team beats Pittsburgh". The Inter Ocean. November 3, 1912. p. 22. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  13. ↑ "St. Louis University Loses to Notre Dame by 47-7 score". Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1912. p. 27. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Notre Dame Beats Marquette, 69 to 0". The South Bend Tribune. November 29, 1912. p. 12. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Victory, Long Deferred, Gains Added Flavor When Consummated: Speed and Smash Give Notre Dame Easy Victory, 69-0". The Chicago Daily Tribune. November 29, 1912. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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