1905 Notre Dame

5–⁠4, coached by Henry McGlew.

Notre Dame, 1905
Photo: Presumably the Notre Dame Athletic Department, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1905, game by game: won vs. North Division High 44–0; won vs. Michigan State 28–0; lost at Wisconsin 0–21; lost vs. Wabash 0–5; won vs. American Medical 142–0; won vs. DePauw 71–0; lost at Indiana 5–22; won vs. Bennett Medical 22–0; lost at Purdue 0–32+142−32Won 44–0 vs. North Division High+44North Division …Won 28–0 vs. Michigan State+28Michigan StateLost 0–21 at Wisconsin-21WisconsinLost 0–5 vs. Wabash-5WabashWon 142–0 vs. American Medical+142American MedicalWon 71–0 vs. DePauw+71DePauwLost 5–22 at Indiana-17IndianaWon 22–0 vs. Bennett Medical+22Bennett MedicalLost 0–32 at Purdue-32Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 32–⁠0.

In program history: The 129th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
312–⁠80
Coach
Henry McGlew
Elo
1436 −41 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.3 No. 15 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Pat Beacom