1898 Notre Dame

1–⁠1, coached by Frank E. Hering. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠2, over six games to the two on file here. Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat Illinois 5–⁠0Oct 8
By 5 points, its widest win.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result	Elo
Oct 8	atIllinois	W 5–⁠0		43%
Oct 23	atMichigan	L 0–⁠23		27%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 23–⁠0.

In program history: The 127th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Notre Dame’s 1898 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

Date	Opponent	Result	Source
Nov 5	vsIndiana	L 5–⁠11		Indiana’s article

Record: 1–⁠1
Conference: —
AP poll: Began in 1936
Points: 5–⁠23
Coach: Frank E. Hering
Elo: 1456 +5 this season
SP+ rating: —
Recruiting class: —

Captain: Jack Mullen