1915 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1915 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1
Head coach	Jesse Harper (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Freeman Fitzgerald
Home stadium	Cartier Field

1915 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dubuque			–					7	–	0	–	0
Carleton			–					6	–	0	–	0
Wabash			–					7	–	0	–	1
Notre Dame			–					7	–	1	–	0
Grinnell			–					6	–	1	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					5	–	1	–	0
Western State Normal (MI)			–					5	–	1	–	0
South Dakota State			–					5	–	1	–	1
Heidelberg			–					5	–	2	–	1
Millikin			–					5	–	2	–	1
Nebraska Wesleyan			–					6	–	3	–	0
St. Mary's (OH)			–					3	–	2	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					4	–	2	–	1
Doane			–					5	–	3	–	0
Marquette			–					4	–	2	–	2
South Dakota			–					4	–	2	–	2
Jamestown			–					3	–	2	–	1
Penn (IA)			–					4	–	3	–	0
Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	1
Saint Louis			–					4	–	3	–	1
Creighton			–					3	–	3	–	1
Haskell			–					3	–	3	–	0
Iowa State Teachers			–					3	–	3	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					3	–	3	–	0
St. Thomas (MN)			–					2	–	2	–	1
Hanover			–					2	–	4	–	0
Lake Forest			–					2	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois State			–					2	–	5	–	1
Lawrence			–					2	–	5	–	0
Earlham			–					2	–	6	–	0
Detroit			–					1	–	5	–	0
Butler			–					1	–	6	–	0

The 1915 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jesse Harper, the team compiled a 7–1 record.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	Alma	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 32–0	[2]
October 9	Haskell	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 34–0	[3]
October 23	at Nebraska	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 19–20	[4]
October 30	South Dakota	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 6–0	[5]
November 6	at Army	The Plain West Point, NY (rivalry)	W 7–0	[6]
November 13	at Creighton	Creighton Field Omaha, NE	W 41–0	[7]
November 25	at Texas	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 36–7	[8]
November 27	at Rice	West End Park Houston, TX	W 55–2	[9]

References

1. "1915 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
2. "Notre Dame shows class". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Haskell beaten by Notre Dame". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 10, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cornhuskers battled hard by Notre Dame, but finally win". Omaha World-Herald. October 24, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Notre Dame is victor over South Dakota 6–0". The Muncie Sunday Star. October 31, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bergman scores only touchdown for Notre Dame". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 7, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Creighton, outclassed, goes down before powerful squad". Omaha World-Herald. November 14, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Notre Dame backfield too swift for Texas". The Indianapolis News. November 26, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Notre Dame battered Rice in last periods". Houston Daily Post. November 28, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.