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1904 Notre Dame football team
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August 2023
January 2026
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The 1904 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Louis J. Salmon, the team compiled a 5–3 record and was outscored by opponents by a total of 127 to 94. In three games against major opponents, the team lost to Wisconsin, Kansas, and Purdue by a total of 118 to 5.
The team played its home games at Cartier Field in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Schedule
October 1 w Wabash Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 12–4 October 8 w American Medical Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 44–0 October 15 l y Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI 0–58 October 22 w y Ohio Medical Neil Park Columbus, OH 17–5 October 27 w Toledo Athletic Association Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 6–0 1904-10-28 NOTRE DAME'S HARD FIGHT. 16 The Indianapolis News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52862334/notre-dames-hard-fight/ 2020-06-06 November 5 l y Kansas McCook Field Lawrence, KS 5–24 Kansas Beats Notre Dame 25 to 5 Was Score Made in Lawrence Yesterday The Topeka Daily Capital November 6, 1904 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115747882/kansas-beats-notre-dame/ Newspapers.com November 19 w DePauw Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 10–0 November 24 l y Purdue Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN rivalry 0–36 1904-11-25 NOTRE DAME LOSES 6 The Saint Paul Globe https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52862858/notre-dame-loses/ 2020-06-06Indiana State Intercollegiate championship game.
Personnel
Players
Patrick A. Beacon, left guard
Robert Bracken, halfback
Durant Church, halfback
Richard Coad, sub quarterback
Richard W. Donovan, right guard
William A. Draper, fullback
Michael L. Fansler, end and fullback
Arthur Funk, right tackle
David J. Guthrie, halfback
Thomas F. Healy, left tackle
Lawrence McNerny, left end
Daniel L. Murphy, tackle
Frank Shaughnessy, captain and right end
Clarence J. Sheehan, center
Nate H. Silver, quarterback
Rufus W. Waldorf, halfback
Coaching staff
References
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