1914 Notre Dame

6–⁠2, coached by Jesse Harper.

Notre Dame, 1914
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1914, game by game: won vs. Alma 56–0; won vs. Rose Hulman 103–0; lost at Yale 0–28; won vs. South Dakota 33–0; won vs. Haskell 21–7; lost at Army 7–20; won vs. Carlisle 48–6; won at Syracuse 20–0+103−28Won 56–0 vs. Alma+56AlmaWon 103–0 vs. Rose Hulman+103Rose HulmanLost 0–28 at Yale-28YaleWon 33–0 vs. South Dakota+33South DakotaWon 21–7 vs. Haskell+14HaskellLost 7–20 at Army-13ArmyWon 48–6 vs. Carlisle+42CarlisleWon 20–0 at Syracuse+20Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsAlmaW 56–⁠094%
Oct 10vsRose HulmanW 103–⁠094%
Oct 17atYaleL 0–⁠2844%
Oct 24vsSouth DakotaW 33–⁠093%
Oct 31vsHaskellW 21–⁠782%
Nov 7atArmyL 7–⁠2038%
Nov 14vsCarlisleW 48–⁠668%
Nov 26atSyracuseW 20–⁠053%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 20–⁠0.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Photographs from 1914

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1914.

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
288–⁠61
Coach
Jesse Harper
Elo
1628 +24 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.4 No. 14 of 83 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Keith K. “Deak” Jones
Offense
Single-wing