1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainStan Cofall
Home stadiumCartier Field
1916 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Xavier – 5–0–0
Notre Dame – 8–1–0
Western State Normal – 5–1–0
Northern Illinois State – 6–1–1
Heidelberg – 8–2–0
Michigan – 7–2–0
Wabash – 7–2–0
Michigan Agricultural – 4–2–1
North Dakota Agricultural – 3–2–1
Detroit – 3–2–2
St. Mary's (OH) – 4–3–0
Marquette – 4–3–1
Saint Louis – 4–4–0
Haskell – 3–6–0
Michigan State Normal – 1–2–1
South Dakota – 1–5–2
Akron – 2–7–0
Central Michigan – 1–5–0
Iowa State Teachers – 1–7–0
Lake Forest – 1–7–0

The 1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jesse Harper, the Irish compiled an 8–1 record, shut out eight of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 292 to 30. The sole loss and the only points allowed were in a 30–10 road loss to Army. The team went on to shut out both Michigan Agricultural (now Michigan State) and Nebraska.[1]

Knute Rockne was assistant coach for the third year. Key players included team captain and halfback Stan Cofall and guard Charlie Bachman, both of whom won first-team honors on the 1916 All-Western college football team.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Case
W 48–0[3]
October 7at Western Reserve
W 48–0[4]
October 14Haskell
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 25–0[5]
October 28Wabash
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 60–0[6]
November 4at Army
L 10–30[7]
November 11vs. South DakotaSioux Falls, SDW 21–0[8]
November 18at Michigan Agricultural
W 14–0[9]
November 25Alma
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 46–0[10]
November 30at Nebraska
W 20–0[11]

[12]

Personnel

Players

[13]

Coaching staff

References

  1. ↑ "1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  2. ↑ Jack Veiock (December 7, 1916). "Jack Veiock's Selections for An All-Western Eleven". Evening Tribune.
  3. ↑ "Case Squad IS Beaten 48 to 0 by Notre Dame". Cleveland Plain Dealer. October 1, 1916. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Tom Terrell (October 8, 1916). "Cofall Is Star as Notre Dame Trims Reserve". Clevland Plain Dealer. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Haskell Loses To Notre Dame By 26-0 Margin". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 15, 1916. p. 4, part 3. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Wabash Is Crushed by Notre Dame". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. October 29, 1916. pp. 1, 2 (sport section).
  7. ↑ "Army Spoils Hopes of Notre Dame Men". [South Bend Tribune]. [South Bend, Indiana]. November 6, 1916. p. 14. Retrieved November 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Cofall Leads Irish to Victory". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. November 12, 1916. p. 1 (sport section) – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Harper's Great Backs Too Shifty for Aggies". Lansing State Journal. November 20, 1916. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Alma Proves Easy for N.D. Subs: Romp in Snow to Score of 46 to 0". The South Bend Tribune. November 27, 1916. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Notre Dame Takes Nebraska's Scalp". [Lincoln Journal Star]. [Lincoln, Nebraska]. December 1, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ "1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".
  13. ↑ "Mongram Men" (PDF). pp. 181–185.
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