1918 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1918 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football 1918 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.jpg 285 Independent 3–1–2 Knute Rockne 1st Single-wing 7–2–2 Leonard Bahan Cartier Field The 1918 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1918 college football season. In their first year under head coach Knute Rockne, the Irish compiled a 3–1–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 133 to 39. In games against major opponents, the team defeated Purdue, lost to Michigan State, and tied with Great Lakes Navy and Nebraska.1918 Notre Dame Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 2, 2026 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1918-schedule.html The season was shortened from nine games to six due to the Spanish flu pandemic, with no games being played in October.Fosmoe Margaret A century ago this fall, Spanish flu struck South Bend area hard https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/history/a-century-ago-this-fall-spanish-flu-struck-south-bend/article_7e8313f5-99e6-5006-b3e2-95537f3a0f92.html South Bend Tribune December 27, 2018 October 1, 2018("On Oct. 11, Dr. Emil G. Freyermuth, the South Bend city health officer, issued an order forbidding all public gatherings until further notice. All schools, theaters, clubs, churches and other religious institutions were closed. Public funerals, meetings, dances and other events were canceled. The University of Notre Dame football team — led by coach Knute Rockne and including star player George Gipp — canceled several football games that month.") Key players on the 1918 team included acting captain and right halfback Leonard Bahan, left halfback George Gipp, left guard Hunk Anderson, left end Bernard Kirk, and fullback Curly Lambeau. The team played its home games at Cartier Field in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule September 28 w y Case Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH 26–6 Case Shws Strength But Notre Dame Finally Wins, 26-6: Hoosier Eleven Too Strong When Last Year's Men Start Cleveland Plain Dealer Xen Scott September 29, 1918 1C https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-case-shws-strength-but/200807833/ Newspapers.comʍ: Cleveland Players Hold Opponents to Standstill in Opening Periods The South Bend News-Times September 29, 1918 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-bend-news-times-notre-dame-wins-fr/200808169/ Newspapers.com November 2 w y Wabash Ingalls Field Crawfordsville, IN 66–7 Irish Swamp Wabash With Scores https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/188110553/ The Indianapolis Sunday Star Indianapolis, Indiana November 3, 1918 3, part 4 January 3, 2026 Newspapers.com Notre Dame Wallops Wabash 66-7: Little Giants Are Downed by Rockne's Squad South Bend News-Times November 3, 1918 8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-bend-news-times-notre-dame-wallops/200808555/ Newspapers.com November 9 t Great Lakes Navy Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 7–7 Driscoll and Gipp, Stars of Big Game Here https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-bend-news-times-driscoll-and-gipp/184575027/ [South Bend News-Times] [South Bend, Indiana] November 10, 1918 14 November 8, 2025 Newspapers.com Sailors Battle to a Tie, 7 to 7, at Notre Dame: Great Lakes Crew Engages in Hard Fight and Is Unable to Win The Chicago Tribune November 10, 1918 4 (part 2) https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/35742476/ Newspapers.com November 16 l y Michigan Agricultural Old College Field East Lansing, MI rivalry 7–13 M.A.C. Victor in Last Home Battle: Aggies Defeat Notre Dame in Hard Fight Saturday, 13 to 7 The Lansing State Journal November 18, 1918 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-mac-victor-in-l/200805575/ Newspapers.comNotre Dame Defeated The South Bend Tribune November 18, 1918 8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-notre-dame-defeat/200805801/ Newspapers.com November 23 w y Purdue Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN rivalry 26–6 7,000 Gipp Proves Too Much for Scanlon's Purdue Team: Irish Have Easy Time Beating Boiler Makers The Indianapolis Star November 24, 1918 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8981859/gipp_proves_too_much_for_scanlons/ Newspapers.com November 28 t y Nebraska Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE rivalry 0–0 Hold Notre Dame to Tie: Scoreless Turkey Day Clash on Nebraska Field Nebraska State Journal November 29, 1918 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-hold-notre-dame-to/200804814/ Newspapers.comN.D. and Cornhuskers Play Scoreless Tie: Nebraska Only Played to Hold Vistors From Scoring The South Bend Tribune November 29, 1918 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-nd-and-cornhusk/200805235/ Newspapers.com Personnel Players The following 14 players received monograms for their participation on the 1918 Notre Dame football team: Eddie Anderson, right end Hunk Anderson, left guard Leonard Bahan, acting captain and right halfback Norman Barry, halfback Crowley, right tackle George Gipp, left halfback Bernard Kirk, left end Curly Lambeau, fullback Ojay Larson, center Abie Lockard, quarterback Bill Mohn, quarterback Owens, right guard Clipper Smith, guard Rolly Stine, left tackle The Men of the Team The Notre Dame Scholastic December 1918 152–155 https://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1918s.pdfNotre Dame Announces Monogram Football Squad: Gold and Blue Weathers Hard Fought Program; Much Credit Due Rockne for Generalship During War Season John Dugan The South Bend News-Times December 7, 1918 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-bend-news-times-otre-dame-announce/200807275/ Newspapers.com Coaching staff Head coach - Knute Rockne References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football