1908 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1908 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Independent 8–1 Victor M. Place 1st Harry Miller Cartier Field 1907 The 1908 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In its first and only year under head coach Victor M. Place, the team compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 326 to 20. The team did not allow any opponent to cross its goal line during the season, all points against them having been scored on field goals (then valued at four points).The Season. http://archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0042/VOL_0042_ISSUE_0012.pdf The Notre Dame Scholastic XLII 12 1908-12-05 209 Three Notre Dame players were selected by Walter Eckersall as first-team players on his 1908 All-Western college football team: Robert E. Vaughan at fullback; Ralph Dimmick at tackle; and Sam Dolan at guard.Spalding's Official Football Guide for 1909 Walter Camp American Sports Publishing Company 1909 31 https://books.google.com/books?id=wgs7AQAAMAAJ&q=page+walker+benbrook+mcgovern+western&pg=RA1-PA31 The team played its home games at Cartier Field in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule October 3 w Hillsdale Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 39–0 1908-10-04 Notre Dame, 39; Hillsdale, 0. 17 Chicago Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52998359/notre-dame-39-hillsdale-0/ 2020-06-17 October 10 w Franklin (IN) Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 64–0 1908-10-11 Notre Dame Swamps Franklin 20 Chicago Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597274/notre-dame-swamps-franklin/ 2020-06-17 October 17 l y Michigan Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI rivalry 6–12 1908-10-18 Bad Scare For Michigan 21 The Inter Ocean https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597330/bad-scare-for-michigan/ 2020-06-17 October 24 w Chicago Physicians and Surgeons Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 88–0 1908-10-25 Notre Dame Romps Over P. & S. Team for 88 to 0 Score 23 The Inter Ocean https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597373/notre-dame-romps-over-p-s-team-for/ 2020-06-17 October 29 w Ohio Northern Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 58–4 1908-10-30 Notre Dame Easily Wins Battle From Ohio Northern Team 4 The Inter Ocean https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597660/notre-dame-easily-wins-battle-from-ohio/ 2020-06-17 November 7 w y Indiana Washington Park Indianapolis, IN 11–0 1908-11-08 Notre Dame Trims Indiana in Good Game; Score 11-0 23 The Inter Ocean https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597423/notre-dame-trims-indiana-in-good-game/ 2020-06-17 November 13 w y Wabash Crawfordsville, IN 8–4 1908-11-14 Notre Dame Beats Wabash, 8 to 4, in Hard Fought Game 4 The Inter Ocean https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597471/notre-dame-beats-wabash-8-to-4-in/ 2020-06-17 November 18 w St. Viator Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 46–0 1908-11-19 Notre Dame Beats St. Viateur's in an Easy Game, 46 to 0 4 The Inter Ocean https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597512/notre-dame-beats-st-viateurs-in-an/ 2020-06-17 November 26 w y Marquette Milwaukee, WI 6–0 7,500 1908-11-27 Notre Dame Beats Marquette, 6 to 0, in Hard Struggle 9 The Inter Ocean https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597571/notre-dame-beats-marquette-6-to-0-in/ 2020-06-17 Personnel Players Joe Collins, end Ralph Dimmick, tackle Sam Dolan, tackle and guard John Duffy, guard Pete Dwyer, halfback Howard Edwards, tackle, fullback, and guard Don Hamilton, quarterback Luke Kelly, tackle Edward Lynch, guard James Maloney, end Lee Mathews, end Paul McDonald, halfback Albert Mertes, center Harry Miller, captain and halfback George Philbrook, guard Ruel, halfback Thomas Sullivan, center Robert E. Vaughan, fullback Fay Wood, end Varsity 1908 The Notre Dame Scholastic December 5, 1908 200- https://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1908s.pdf Notre Dame Archives Coaching staff Head coach: Victor M. Place (former Dartmouth player) Assistant coach: Joseph T. Lantry (former Ohio State player) Manager: Harry Curtis Assistant manager: Fay Wood Varsity Coaches The Notre Dame Scholastic December 5, 1908 199–200, 206 https://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1908s.pdf Notre Dame Archives References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football