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1916 Notre Dame

8–⁠1, coached by Jesse Harper.

Notre Dame, 1916
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1916, game by game: won vs. Case 48–0; won at Western Reserve 48–0; won vs. Haskell 25–0; won vs. Wabash 60–0; lost at Army 10–30; won vs. South Dakota 21–0; won at Michigan State 14–0; won vs. Alma 46–0; won at Nebraska 20–0+60−20Won 48–0 vs. Case+48CaseWon 48–0 at Western Reserve+48Western ReserveWon 25–0 vs. Haskell+25HaskellWon 60–0 vs. Wabash+60WabashLost 10–30 at Army-20ArmyWon 21–0 vs. South Dakota+21South DakotaWon 14–0 at Michigan State+14Michigan StateWon 46–0 vs. Alma+46AlmaWon 20–0 at Nebraska+20Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsCaseW 48–⁠095%
Oct 7atWestern ReserveW 48–⁠091%
Oct 14vsHaskellW 25–⁠080%
Oct 28vsWabashW 60–⁠094%
Nov 4atArmyL 10–⁠3049%
Nov 11vsSouth DakotaW 21–⁠096%
Nov 18atMichigan StateW 14–⁠061%
Nov 25vsAlmaW 46–⁠095%
Nov 30atNebraskaW 20–⁠039%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 20–⁠0.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
—
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
292–⁠30
Coach
Jesse Harper
Elo
1692 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.7 No. 26 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Stan Cofall
Offense
Single-wing

All-Western Conference

2 second team

Second team

  • Charlie BachmanOGECP-2
  • Stan CofallRBECP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1916 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).