The Dull Era was the sixth era of interhall football at the University of Notre Dame. It began with the first games of interhall football after World War II and has not yet concluded. The Dull Era is more of a working title as I haven't yet discovered a defining trait of this age. I would probably need to see the bigger picture before I can pass judgement on the fate of these seasons. Alternate names include: The Nifty Fifties, Napolitano Years, Postwar age, Middle Ages, and the Age of Accuracy (in reporting interhall football games, though this doesn't hold up AT ALL in the mid 1960s). The "3-league era" would also work for the period between 1961 to 1968 (maybe this could be a separate era).
Other Eras
edit- Original Page (1887-1952)
- The Mythical Period (1890-1902)
- Formative Years (1903-1921)
- Rockne Romana (1922-1935)
- The Leather Age Collapse (1936-1939)
- The War (1940-1945)
- The Napolitonic Years (1946-1961)
- Mod Interhall (1962-1971)
- Co-ed Era (1972-1990)
- Era of Aaron (1991-
Other pages
editOther teams
edit- Preliminary football (1869-1891)
- Varsity Reserves (1887-1980s)
- Minim Department (1887-1929)
- Junior Department (1888-1921)
- Varsity Frosh (1913-1971)
- Old-Timers game (1929-1967)
- Blue-Gold game (1968-present)
1946
editTackle football
editInterhall tackle football returned to the University after its second hiatus since the beginning of the twentieth century. John Scannell continued to oversee the league as Dean of the Physical Education department. Around 200 men were cleared to play interhall football in the first weeks of preparation for the tournament. The original plan was for a ten-team, four-game round robin schedule divided into the east and west divisions, while the eventual turnout was only seven teams. The majority of the squads implemented the T-formation, although eventual champion Lyons stuck with the single-wing.[1][2]
While the three games of the eastern division are well-documented, there was practically no coverage of the western division. What is known is that the members were Breen-Phillips, Cavanaugh, St. Edward's and Zahm, they began play on October 6 just like the east campus group, they were deadlocked with the same records after week two (1–1) and St. Edward's was the champion. The final records were also provided by the Dome, although the entries on St. Edward's and Breen-Phillips halls are erroneous. The specific schedule, dates and outcomes are all unknown.[3]
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
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Eastern division | |||||||
October | Breen-Phillips | unknown | Cavanaugh | unknown | [3] | ||
October | St. Edward's | unknown | Zahm | unknown | [3] | ||
October | Breen-Phillips | unknown | Zahm | unknown | [3] | ||
October | Cavanaugh | unknown | St. Edward's | unknown | [3] | ||
October 27? | Breen-Phillips | St. Edward's | [note 1] | [3] | |||
October 27? | Cavanaugh | Zahm | [note 2] | [3] | |||
Western division | |||||||
October 6 | Lyons | 14 | Morrissey | 0 | [note 3] | [4] | |
October 13 or 20 | Alumni | 20 or 21 | Morrissey | 0? | [1] | ||
October 27 | Alumni | Lyons | Cartier field | [note 4] | [1] | ||
Interhall championship | |||||||
November 10 | Lyons | 14 | St. Edward's | 0 | Cartier field |
1946 interhall championship
editThe 1946 interhall football championship game was played at Cartier Field on November 10 between Lyons and St. Edward's halls. It was the first to be held on the old varsity field since the championship's modern conception in 1922. This was later identified as the result of the rain and a groundskeeper who worried the interhallers would ruin the natural grass. Lyons entered the contest with a 2–0 record and the west division title, while St. Edward's arrived with a 2–1 record in the eastern league. Additionally, this was Lyon's fifth appearance in the interhall championship, and St. Edward's fourth appearance.[1]
Although it was raining, a large crowd gathered to watch the game. The first points came in the first quarter, when Lyons fullback "Big" Walt Mahannah broke off for a 70-yard touchdown run. The last touchdown was made by a pass from Mahannah to Muscatello in the third quarter. Although Lyons won by double-digits and held the St. Edward's scoreless, the "Saints" reportedly controlled the game in the first half and got as close as the 1-yard line.[5]
The victory awarded Lyons their third interhall football championship.
Alumni Hall
editIn their ninth season, Alumni hall competed in the western division of the interhall league, and compiled a 1–1 interhall record.[3]
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their fourth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league, and compiled a 1–2 interhall record.[3]
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their fourth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league, and compiled a 1–1–1 interhall record.[3]
Lyons Hall
editIn their thirteen season, Lyons hall competed in the western division of the interhall league, and compiled a 3–0 interhall record. They were coached by Raymond "Rocky Gibraltar" Chamberland.[4]Lyons became the 1946 interhall football champions after defeating St. Edward's hall 14 to 0 on Cartier Field.[5]
Morrissey Hall
editIn their twelfth season, Morrissey hall competed in the western division of the interhall league, and compiled a 0–2 interhall record.[3]
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their tenth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league, and compiled a 2–2 interhall record.[3] They may have been coached by Bernie Powers.[6]
Zahm Hall
editIn their fifth season, Zahm hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league, and compiled a 1–1–1 interhall record.[3]
All-Interhall
editNo known all-interhall teams were published during the 1946 season.
Touch football
editA plan for the introduction of an organized interhall touch league was implemented in September by John Scannell, with Mr. Maxwell appointed to oversee it's progress.[2] However, it's likely that the league never materialized, as it had no mentions for the rest of the fall season.
1947
editThe 1947 interhall football season was overseen by Dominic Napolitano of the physical education department. Original plans for the season included a thirteen-team round robin tournament beginning October 20 and lasting eight weeks. Eligibility was restated as anyone who has not spent any time on the Varsity, frosh, or B teams.[7]
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
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Eastern division | |||||||
October 21? | Farley | 19 | St. Edward's | 6 | [8] | ||
October 21? | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Cavanaugh | 34 | [8] | ||
October 21? | Off-Campus | 0 | Zahm | 7 | [8] | ||
October 28? | Cavanaugh | 7 | Zahm | 0 | [9] | ||
October 28? | Farley | 0 | Off-Campus | 0 | [9] | ||
October 28? | Breen-Phillips | 0 | St. Edward's | 18 | [9] | ||
November 4? | Farley | 0 | Zahm | 20 | [10] | ||
November 4? | Cavanaugh | 14 | St. Edward's | 0 | [10] | ||
November 4? | Breen-Phillips | Off-Campus | [note 5] | [6] | |||
November 11? | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Zahm | 12 | [11] | ||
November 11? | Cavanaugh | forfeit | Farley | forfeit | [6] | ||
November 11? | Off-Campus | St. Edward's | [note 6] | [11] | |||
November 18? | Cavanaugh | forfeit | Off-Campus | forfeit | [6] | ||
November 18? | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Farley | 6 | [6] | ||
November 18? | St. Edward's | forfeit | Zahm | forfeit | [6] | ||
Western division | |||||||
October 21 | Morrissey | 0 | Walsh | 6 | [note 7] | [8] | |
October 21? | Alumni | 0 | Lyons | 12 | [8] | ||
October 21? | Badin | 6 | Dillon | 0 | [8] | ||
October 28? | Badin | 7 | Lyons | 14 | [9] | ||
October 28? | Alumni | 0 | Walsh | 6 | [9] | ||
October 28? | Dillon | 6 | Morrissey | 0 | [9] | ||
November 4? | Alumni | 0 | Dillon | 0 | [10] | ||
November 4? | Lyons | 6 | Walsh | 0 | [10] | ||
November 4? | Badin | 7 | Morrissey | 0 | [10] | ||
November 11? | Lyons | 0 | Morrissey | 0 | [note 8] | [11] | |
November 11? | Dillon | 7 | Walsh | 0 | [11] | ||
November 11? | Alumni | 0 | Badin | 0 | [11] | ||
November 18? | Dillon | 0 | Lyons | 6 | [6] | ||
November 18? | Alumni | 6 | Morrissey | 0 | [6] | ||
November 18? | Badin | 0 | Walsh | 0 | [6] | ||
Interhall championship | |||||||
November 23 | Cavanaugh | 7 | Lyons | 6 | Notre Dame Stadium | [12] |
1947 interhall championship
editThe 1947 interhall football championship game was played 2:00 p.m. at Notre Dame Stadium on November 23 between Cavanaugh and Lyons halls. The game was open to the public and was no charge. Cavanaugh entered as the eastern division champion and a 5–0 record, while Lyons came into the contest with a similar divisional title in the west and another 5–0 record. Lyons was also the defending champion and had not lost a game since 1941 (although they were on hiatus in 1942-43 and there was no interhall league in 1944-45),[13] while Cavanaugh was able to claim the title of undefeated, untied, and unscored upon.[6]
Expectations for the hall coaches were also high entering the championship game. Cavanaugh co-coach Pete Varda was reported to have devised a game plan so "top secret" that he did not even inform his players until the day of the game. Bernie Powers, Cavanaugh's player-coach, was ready to get revenge on Lyons after losing to them the previous year as quarterback of St. Edward's. Lyons head coach Ray Chamberland was eager to play in the stadium and was still bitter over being snubbed of the opportunity last season because of the rain that forced the game to be played on Cartier Field instead.[6]
The game began on schedule with approximately a thousand fans in attendance. By halftime the two teams were deadlocked at zero. Later in the third quarter, high-scoring fullback Jim Presley and quarterback Bernie Powers completed a 65-yard drive for Cavanaugh's only touchdown. Presley scored from 8-inch line on 4th down after three successive goal line stands by Lyons. He also kicked the subsequent extra point, which would prove to be crucial. Lyons nearly tied the game in the final quarter after Powers was intercepted on his own 4-yard line by tackle Tom Hanifin and end Dick Moons. Bob Cianchetti ran the ball in to score the first points against Cavanaugh all season. However, the pass for a one-point conversion by Zeke Lane was batted down by Powers, allowing Cavanaugh to escape with a 7–6 decision.[14][15]
Alumni Hall
editIn their tenth season, Alumni hall competed in the western division of the interhall league, and compiled a 1–2–2 record.
Badin Hall
editIn their thirty-eighth season, Badin hall competed in the western division of the interhall league, and compiled a 2–1–2 record.
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their fifth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league, and compiled a 1–4 record.
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their fifth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league, and compiled a 6–0 record. They were coached by Bernie Powers and Pete Varda.[6][16] After defeating the defending champion Lyons 7 to 6 in Notre Dame Stadium, Cavanaugh was crowned the 1947 interhall football champions.[17]
Dillon Hall
editIn their tenth season, Dillon hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2–1 record. They were coached by Jack Nusskern and assistant coach Jack McMahon. [14]
Farley Hall
editIn their inaugural season, Farley hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2–1 record.
Lyons Hall
editIn their fourteenth season, Lyons hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–1–1 record. They were coached by Ray Chamberland.
Morrissey Hall
editIn their thirteenth season, Morrissey hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–4–1 record. They were coached by "Red" Dacey.[8]
Off-Campus team
editIn their fifteenth season, and their first since 1935, the Off-Campus team competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–4–1 record.
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their eleventh season, St. Edward's hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–3 record.
=Walsh Hall
editIn their thirtieth season, Walsh hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2–1 record.
Zahm Hall
editIn their sixth season, Zahm hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–1 record. They were coached by Paul Bolous.
Touch football
editAn interhall touch football tournament was contested during the fall of 1947. A team from Alumni hall led by Emil Garofalo won the championship.[18]
The 1947 season was arguably the most established of any known interhall touch football tournament since the informal game was introduced around 1935. There were twelve hall, three hundred players, and an astonishing forty-two games played in the double-elimination tournament that was overseen by Dominic Napolitano and Mr. Szekely. Lyons bested Alumni 18–12 in the quarterfinals, defeated an unknown opponent in the semis, and then routed Dillon 30–0 to win the touch championship.[17]
All-Interhall
editThe all-interhall teams returned with a two-team selection by the Notre Dame Scholastic.[14]
Position | First Team | Hall | Second Team | Hall |
---|---|---|---|---|
Left End | Jim Fitzgerald | Dillon | Dick Moons | Lyons |
Left Tackle | Bob Turvey | Walsh | Bob Singer | Lyons |
Left Guard | Jerry Guiltinan | Cavanaugh | Ray Loy | Zahm |
Center | "Jarry Joe" Moschella | Farley | Maurice "Moe" Tessin | Walsh |
Right Guard | Hank DiGirolamo | Badin | Jack "Boo" Fanning | Lyons |
Right Tackle | Joe Bidwell | Zahm | Jim Ford | Morrissey |
Right End | Tom Muscatello | Lyons | Jack Saunders | Cavanaugh |
Quarterback | Bob Barrett | Zahm | Bernie Powers | Cavanaugh |
Left Halfback | Paul "Zeke" Lane | Lyons | Lanny Dickman | St. Edward's |
Right Halfback | Dennis Higgans | Cavanaugh | Frank Harrison | Dillon |
Fullback | Jim Presley | Cavanaugh | Tom Moorman | Farley |
Vetville
editVetville, a group of small apartments behind Dillon hall was constructed to provided married couples with proper lodging while attending the University of Notre Dame. These families were filled with young veterans who had married early before World War Two and were still of a suitable age to attend college.[19] "Vetville", as the site was colloquially deemed, was established in the fall of 1946, and almost immediately the men formed various sports teams. After a successful baseball team was organized in the interhall league during the summer of 1947, plans for a football team were also put into motion.[7] However, by the time the season started on October 14, the veteran village had not organized a team.
Freshman
editThe freshmen football team returned to the University of Notre Dame for the first time in half a decade. Forty candidates reported to Cartier Field for training before usage as a prep squad against the varsity team , which would go on to win the national championship. The varsity-frosh pre-season contest was also played for the first time since 1942. [7] The frosh were coached by Bill Vangen and his assistants, Marty Brutz, Jack Fallon, Joe Yonto, and Bill Heywood.[20]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
September 27 | Notre Dame Varsity | L 7–48 | [21] | |
Around October 4 | Notre Dame Reserves |
| L 0–20 | [20] |
1948
editThe 1948 interhall football season was overseen again by Mr. Dominic Napolitano. Practice for the various hall teams began in late September, and the competitions were inaugurated on October 13. A survey was taken to determine the hall of all star interhallers in an attempt to guess a season favorite. A large group of the players from last year's champion Cavanaugh team had been relocated to Howard, who had not even won a spot in the finals since 1928.[22] Additionally the players of Lyons, the runners-up in 1947, were nearly all situated at Walsh. The games were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, a departure from the usual Sunday schedule.[23]
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern division | |||||||
October 13 | Cavanaugh | 27 | Farley | 0 | tennis court fields | [24] | |
October 13 | Walsh | 7 | Zahm | 6 | tennis court fields | [24] | |
October 21 | Farley | 6 | Zahm | 19 | tennis court fields | [25][23] | |
October 21 | Cavanaugh | unknown | St. Edward's | unknown | tennis court fields | [note 9] | [23] |
October 27? | Farley | 0 | Walsh | 14 | tennis court fields | [26] | |
October 27? | St. Edward's | 0 | Zahm | 2 | tennis court fields | [26] | |
November 3 or 4 | Cavanaugh | 30 | Zahm | 0 | tennis court fields | [27] | |
November 3 or 4 | St. Edward's | 0 | Walsh | 12 | tennis court fields | [27] | |
November 10 | Farley | unknown | St. Edward's | unknown | tennis court fields | [note 10] | [26][28] |
November 10 | Cavanaugh | 13 | Walsh | 0 | tennis court fields | [note 11] | [26][28] |
Western division | |||||||
October 14 | Dillon | 13 | Howard | 0 | tennis court fields | [24] | |
October 14 | Alumni | unknown | Lyons | unknown | tennis court fields | [note 12] | |
October 20 | Alumni | 0 | Dillon | 13 | tennis court fields | [note 13] | [25][23] |
October 20 | Howard | 7 | Morrissey | 0 | tennis court fields | [25][23] | |
October 26 | Alumni | 12 | Morrissey | 0 | tennis court fields | [26] | |
October 26 | Dillon | 13 | Lyons | 0 | tennis court fields | [26] | |
November 3 or 4 | Lyons | 0 | Morrissey | 0 | tennis court fields | [27] | |
November 3 or 4 | Alumni | unknown | Howard | unknown | tennis court fields | [note 14] | [27] |
November 11 | Howard | 19 | Lyons | 0 | tennis court fields | [26][28] | |
November 11 | Dillon | 35 | Morrissey | 0 | tennis court fields | [note 15] | [26][28] |
Interhall championship | |||||||
November 21 | Cavanaugh | 2 | Dillon | 6 | Cartier Field | [28][29] |
Interhall championship
editThe 1948 interhall football championship game was played on November 21 in Cartier Field between Dillon and Cavanaugh halls. Dillon entered as the western division champion and with a 4–0 record, while Cavanaugh came into the contest with a similar divisional title in the east and at least a 3–0 record. Cavanaugh was the defending champion and had won at least their last eight contests dating back to 1946. Both teams were undefeated, untied, and unscored upon, the first instance of this occurring since the 1934 title game. Additionally, the principle players of the Cavanaugh team had been playing together for the past two seasons, first for Breen-Phillips in 1946, and then leading Zahm last year. Jack McMahon had played as quarterback for Dillon in 1947 and was now their coach, leading a group that included four players who already participated on championship teams in the past; Ray Doherty, "Zeke" Lane, Dom Colletti, and Jim Quigley.[28]
The game began on schedule on a temperate day. The power of Cavanaugh's passing attack coupled with the solid defense prowess of the Dillon linemen kept either team from scoring in the first half. Dillon tallied the only touchdown of the day on the first drive of the third quarter when Zeke Lane led a 62-yard drive that culminated in a 36-yard touchdown pass to Paul Hanifin. Cavanaugh controlled the rest of the contest, including three drives that nearly ended in touchdowns, but only managed to sack Zeke Lane in his own endzone for a safety at the end of the third quarter. Cavanaugh's first potential touchdown drive came after Dillon's touchdown, with a 48-yard run by Paul Schafly that set up first and goal at the Dillon 7. Cavanaugh fumbled the ball on the next play and Dillon recovered. Jimmy Driscoll broke through the line on the next play to score the safety. Later in the quarter, Cavanaugh returned to the red-zone after a 71-yard drive, but fumbled the ball away again. In the fourth quarter, Cavanaugh quarterback Bob Barrett managed to reach the 12-yard line, but a pass to the endzone was intercepted. Dillon then escaped with the 6–2 victory.[29]
Alumni Hall
editIn their eleventh season, Alumni hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1? record. They were coached by Pete Varda.[30]
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their sixth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 3–1? record. They were coached by Paul Bolous.
Dillon Hall
editIn their eleventh season, Dillon hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 5–0 record. They were coached by Jack McMahon, who also played as quarterback. After defeating Cavanaugh 6 to 2, Dillon was recognized as the 1948 interhall football champions.
Howard Hall
editIn their thirteenth season, and first since 1941, Howard hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1? record.
Farley Hall
editIn their second season, Farley hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3? record.
Lyons Hall
editIn their fifteenth season, Lyons hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2–1? record.
Morrissey Hall
editIn their fourteenth season, Morrissey hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3–1 record.
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their twelfth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2? record.
Walsh Hall
editIn their thirty-first season, Walsh hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 3–1 record.
Zahm Hall
editIn their seventh season, Zahm hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2 record. They were coached by Ray "The Rock" Chamberland, who had led his last two teams to the interhall championship game.[22]
Touch football
editA successful interhall touch football tournament was supposedly carried out during the 1948 season. It began around late October with teams from Alumni, Badin, Breen-Phillips, Dillon, and Sorin halls.[25] However, no mention was made of the league afterwards, except for a brief acknowledgment in the Notre Dame Dome. The yearbook listed a team led by Jack Hillbirch as the interhall touch champions. The team was not tied to any particular residence hall. Notable members included Tom Muscatello, an all-campus and important member of a Lyons team that reached the championship in 1947. The runners-up for the league were a team led by Emil Garolfaro, whose squad had reportedly won the championship last year. The winner was based on winning percentage, and not a victory in any post-season championship.[18]
All-Interhall
editThe Scholastic published a single-team all-campus eleven in their tenth issue.[29] The men were chosen by the various interhall coaches.
Position | First Team | Hall |
---|---|---|
Left End | Robert Kreuz | Cavanaugh |
Left Tackle | Frank Biggert | Cavanaugh |
Left Guard | George Heimel | St. Edward's |
Center | John Celusta | Dillon |
Right Guard | Jim Driscoll | Cavanaugh |
Right Tackle | Bill Lyden | Dillon |
Right End | Robert Charters | Dillon |
Quarterback | Bob Barrett | Cavanaugh |
Left Halfback | "Zeke" Lane | Dillon |
Right Halfback | Dom Colletti | Dillon |
Fullback | Jim Presley | Howard |
Freshmen
editThe frosh of 1948 were coached by Benny "Scatback" Sheridan and assistants Bill Vangen and Dick Friend.[31]
Reserves
editThe reserves were partially coached by Benny Sheridan.[22]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Purdue B | W 19–6 | [22][30] | |
October 30 | at Purdue B | West Lafayette, IN | L 0–13 | [22][26] |
1949
editInterest meetings around September 19 inaugurated the 1949 season of the interhall football league. Dominic Napolitano returned as interhall football administrator and revealed brand new equipment for the players.[32] The traditional playing and practice field south of the Tennis Courts were also re-sodded. Pre-season dope favored Pete Varda's Dillonites as the eventual East campus champion, while Morrissey received unprecedented support to win the Western division. Walsh hall of the western league was pegged as the "dark horse".[33] Although unconfirmed, the 1949 season may have been the first time that interhall teams employed the two-platoon system, which eliminated restrictions on substitutions in favor of the ability for teams to field an offensive and defensive team of 22 players. Mike Cuddihy wrote a summary of the Breen-Phillips-Farley game and stated, "threatening throughout but scoring only once, a well-coached Farley Hall twenty-two (eleven is obsolete), blanked Breen-Phillips, 6-0."[34]
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East campus | |||||||
October 13 | Breen-Phillips | 12 | Zahm | 0 | tennis court fields | [35] | |
October 13 | Cavanaugh | 0 | St. Edward's | 0 | tennis court fields | [35] | |
October 21? | Cavanaugh | 7 | Zahm | 13 | tennis court fields | [36] | |
October 21? | Farley | 7 | St. Edward's | 0 | tennis court fields | [36] | |
Late October | Farley | 12 | Zahm | 0 | tennis court fields | [36][37] | |
Late October | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Cavanaugh | 7 | tennis court fields | [36][37] | |
November 3 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Farley | 12 | tennis court fields | [note 16] | [37][34] |
November 4 | St. Edward's | Zahm | tennis court fields | [37][34] | |||
November | Breen-Phillips | 0 | St. Edward's | 6 | tennis court fields | [38] | |
November | Cavanaugh | forfeit | Farley | forfeit | tennis court fields | [38] | |
West campus | |||||||
October 12 | Alumni | 0 | Lyons | 0 | tennis court fields | [note 17] | [35] |
October 12 | Dillon | 0 | Morrissey | 6 | tennis court fields | [35] | |
October 19? | Alumni | 0 | Dillon | 7 | tennis court fields | [36] | |
October 19 | Lyons | cancelled | Walsh | cancelled | tennis court fields | [note 18] | [37] |
Late October | Dillon | 0 | Walsh | 13 | tennis court fields | [37] | |
Late October | Alumni | 7 | Morrissey | 7 | tennis court fields | [37] | |
November 3 | Morrissey | 0 | Walsh | 14 | tennis court fields | [note 19] | [37][34] |
After November 3 | Alumni | 0 | Walsh | 14 | tennis court fields | [34] | |
Dillon | cancelled | Lyons | cancelled | tennis court fields | [note 20] | ||
Lyons | cancelled | Morrissey | cancelled | tennis court fields | [note 21] | ||
Interhall championship | |||||||
November 20 | Farley | 0 | Walsh | 27 | Cartier Field | [38][39] |
Interhall championship
editThe 1949 interhall football championship game was played on November 20 at Cartier Field between Farley and Walsh halls. Farley entered as the west campus champion and a 3–1 record, while Walsh appeared with a similar divisional title in the west campus and a 3–0 record.
The championship was played on a cold and windy day, with the temperature around twenty degrees Fahrenheit. Halfback Charlie Mauch opened the scoring with a five-yard rush early in the first quarter. To compensate for the missed PAT, Walsh also scored a safety before the end of the quarter when Jim Drennan and Jack Ferry pulled down a Farley back in the end zone. Walsh scored twice before halftime. The first was a pass from quarterback Augie Gentilucci to right end Bucky O'Keefe. Kreuz then completed the only successful conversion of the football game. Near the end of the quarter Jack Courtney reached the endzone on a fourth-and-goal to give Walsh a 21–0 lead going into halftime. The last touchdown was made by Mauch on a seventy-yard run in the third quarter. The game ended with the ball on Farley's five-yard line.[39]
The final score of 27–0 was the most lopsided score in the 27-year history of the interhall football championship, and exceeded the previous record by 8 points. Walsh received twenty-two gold footballs for their starting lineup and achieved the distinction of the first confirmed champion to finish undefeated, untied, and unscored upon since Lyons hall in 1928.
Alumni Hall
editIn their twelfth season, Alumni hall competed in the west division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2–2 record. They were coached by Dick Coury.[38]
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their sixth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the east division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–3 record. They were coached by Jim Shaugnessy.[33]
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their seventh season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the east division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1–1 record. They were coached by Dick Greenwalt.[33]
Dillon Hall
editIn their twelfth season, Dillon hall competed in the west division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–2 record. They were coached by Pete Varda.[33]
Farley Hall
editIn their third season, Farley hall competed in the east division of the interhall league and compiled a 3–2 record. They were coached by Bill Powers.[38]
Lyons Hall
editIn their sixteenth season, Lyons hall competed in the west division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–1 record. They were coached by Don Owens.[33]
Morrissey Hall
editIn their fifteenth season, Morrissey hall competed in the west division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1–1 record. They were coached by Tom Simon.[38]
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their thirteenth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the east division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1–1 record. They were coached by Dick Soisson.[33]
Walsh Hall
editIn their thirty-second season, Walsh hall competed in the west division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–0 record. They were coached by Paul Schafly.[33]
Zahm Hall
editIn their eighth season, Zahm hall competed in the east division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–3 record. They were coached by Joe Moschella.[33]
All-Interhall
editNo known all-campus teams were published during the 1949 season.
Touch football
editA successful interhall touch football league was operated during the 1949 season under the direction of Ernie Szekely. Unlike prior years, the league experienced an adequate coverage from the Scholastic, although there are still games that were left unrecorded. Rules for the touch game varied slightly from tackle football, with first downs set at 20 yards and penalties for leaving the ground at any point to block or dive. Badin Bog, which had been used informally for years as a touch football field, became the site for the contests. The teams were also composed of nine men, as opposed to the eleven found on tackle football squads. The tournament was played as a double-elimination round-robin.[37]
Farley, the newest freshman hall on campus, also sponsored an intrahall league for their own residents.[37]
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October | Dillon Engineers | 0 | Sorin | 18 | Badin Bog | [note 22] | [37] |
October | Farley Gold | forfeit | Howard | forfeit | Badin Bog | [note 23] | [37] |
October | Farley Blue | 6 | Walsh | 24 | Badin Bog | [37] | |
October | Alumni | 0 | Dillon | 12 | Badin Bog | [37] | |
October | Dillon Engineers | 0 | Zahm | 26 | Badin Bog | [37] | |
October | Cavanaugh | forfeit | Howard Blue | forfeit | Badin Bog | [37] | |
October | Howard Gold | Sorin | Badin Bog | [note 24] | [37] | ||
October | Howard Gold | Sorin | Badin Bog | [note 25] | [37] | ||
November | Howard Gold | Sorin | Badin Bog | [39] | |||
Howard | unknown | Badin Bog | [39] | ||||
Howard | unknown | Badin Bog | [39] | ||||
Walsh | unknown | Badin Bog | [39] | ||||
Walsh | unknown | Badin Bog | [39] | ||||
Walsh | unknown | Badin Bog | [39] | ||||
Interhall championship | |||||||
Howard | Walsh | Badin Bog | [note 26] | [39] |
Freshmen
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
September 17 | Notre Dame Varsity | Notre Dame, IN | L 7–34 | [32] |
Reserves
editThe reserves compiled a 2–0 record during their 1949 season, defeating the Purdue B squad twice in a home-and-home series.[39]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Purdue B team | W 27–20 | [40][41] | |
November 18 | at Purdue B team | West Lafayette, IN | W 13–7 | [42][43] |
1950
editThe 1950 interhall tackle football season began around October 5th on the fields behind the tennis courts, and was overseen by Mr. Napolitano.[44]
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East campus | |||||||
Week 1 | Farley | 21 | St. Edward's | 13 | tennis court fields | [45] | |
Week 1 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Cavanaugh | 0 | tennis court fields | [45] | |
Week 2 | Cavanaugh | 0 | Farley | 8 | tennis court fields | [46] | |
Week 2 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Zahm | 20 | tennis court fields | [46] | |
Week 3 | Cavanaugh | 0 | St. Edward's | 6 | tennis court fields | [47] | |
Week 3 | Farley | 0 | Zahm | 14 | tennis court fields | [47] | |
Week 4 | St. Edward's | 14 | Zahm | 12 | tennis court fields | [47] | |
Week 4 | Breen-Phillips | 12 | Farley | 12 | tennis court fields | [47] | |
Week 5 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | St. Edward's | 15 | tennis court fields | [note 27] | [48] |
Week 5 | Cavanaugh | 12 | Zahm | 6 | tennis court fields | [48] | |
West campus | |||||||
Week 1 | Alumni | 0 | Lyons | 0 | tennis court fields | [45] | |
Week 1 | Morrissey | 0 | Off-Campus | 0 | tennis court fields | [45] | |
Week 2 | Lyons | 0 | Morrissey | 6 | tennis court fields | [46] | |
Week 2 | Alumni | 14 | Off-Campus | 0 | tennis court fields | [46] | |
Week 3 | Lyons | 14 | Off-Campus | 0 | tennis court fields | [47] | |
October 27 (Week 3) | Alumni | forfeit | Morrissey | forfeit | tennis court fields | [note 28] | [47] |
Interhall championship | |||||||
November 19 | Morrissey | 32 | St. Edward's | 0 | Notre Dame Stadium | [note 29] | [48] |
Interhall championship
editThe 1950 interhall football championship game was played 2:00 p.m. at Notre Dame Stadium on November 19 between Morrissey and St. Edward's halls. Morrissey entered as the west campus champion and with a 2–0–1 record, while St. Edward's won their appearance with a similar divisional title in the east campus and a 3–1 record.[48] It was the first championship game in which neither team entered with a perfect record since 1933. The contest was also the first to be played in Notre Dame Stadium since 1947, inclement weather having forced a relocation of the last two championships to Cartier Field.
The game began under a steady rain, as was becoming a sort of tradition over the past few seasons. Luckily, the championship was not relocated like prior years. Morrissey scored their first of five touchdowns on the second possession of the first quarter, when Tom Walker drove around the left end for pay dirt. The conversion failed when the ball was fumbled on the kick attempt. A bad punt in the second quarter allowed Morrissey to take possession on St. Edward's 35-yard line. They initially scored on a rush, but the touchdown was called back because of an offsides penalty. However, a few plays later fullback Kucharczuk broke through from the 3-yard line to put Morrissey up 12 to 0 at halftime. The second half was much of the same as Morrissey was again given great field position and Tom Walker scored another touchdown on a 24-yard run. This time Smith succeeded in kicking the extra point. In the final quarter, Pierce Walsh scored a pick six when he intercepted a desperation pass by St. Edward's quarterback Fred Crowe and ran in from the 21-yard line. Smith then kicked another successful conversion. With only a few minutes remaining, Walker faded back and completed a pass to Dan McGovern who evaded tacklers and managed to score on the 61-yard play.[49]
Morrissey dominated St. Edward's throughout every quarter of the football game to win 32–0, more than five times as many points as they had scored during the regular season. It was the most lopsided score in the history of the championship, surpassing the previous record of 27–0 that was set last season. The "Saints" could do nothing against Morrissey's lines, and star fullback Fred Crowe completed just four of his eighteen pass attempts. Left halfback Tom "Doak" Walker was Morrissey's offensive star, scoring two touchdowns and passing for another.
Alumni Hall
editIn their thirteenth season, Alumni hall competed in the west campus of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1–1 record. They were coached by Frank Bleyer.[44]
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their seventh season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2–2 record. They were coached by Al Kohanowicz.[44]
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their eighth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league and compiled a 1–2–1 record. They were coached by Donald Owens.[44]
Farley Hall
editIn their fourth season, Farley hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1–1 record. They were coached by Aaron Dyson.[44]
Lyons Hall
editIn their seventeenth season, Lyons hall competed in the west campus of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1–1 record. They were coached by Mr. Shaughnessy.[44]
Morrissey Hall
editIn their sixteenth season, Morrissey hall competed in the west campus of the interhall league and compiled a 3–0–1 record. They were coached by Tom Canfield.[44] After defeating St. Edward's by a record margin the finals, Morrissey was crowned 1950 interhall football champions.
Off-Campus team
editIn their sixteenth season, the Off-Campus team competed in the west campus of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2–1 record. They were coached by Angelo Turco.[44]
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their fourteenth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league and compiled a 3–2 record. They were coached by Jim Riha, and possibly assisted by Gene Perry.[44]
Zahm Hall
editIn their ninth season, Zahm hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2 record. They were coached by Tony Amato.[44]
Freshmen
editThe frosh of 1950 were coached by Benny Sheridan, and assistant coaches Dick Reilly and Phil Cantwell.[50]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 16 | Notre Dame Varsity | Notre Dame, IN | L 0–32 | [51] | |
September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Notre Dame Varsity |
| L 0–40 | [51][52][note 30] |
Reserves
editThe reserves of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team played a four-game schedule during the 1950 season. Under coach ___ they compiled a __ record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of __ to __.[44]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 7 | 10:00 a.m. | Purdue B team | Notre Dame, IN | W 13–7 | [50] | |
October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Illinois B team |
| T 0–0 | [46] | |
November 4 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arkansas B team | Fort Smith, AR | T 14–14 | 8,000 | [47][53] |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Purdue B team | West Lafayette, IN | unknown |
1951
editThe 1951 interhall tackle football season was overseen by Dominic Napolitano, and began on September 17 with nine participating halls and the Off-Campus team.[54] Of the thirteen games that were played (including the championship), all but one were shutouts.
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East campus | |||||||
Week 1 | Farley | 0 | Zahm | 6 | tennis court fields | [55] | |
Week 1 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Cavanaugh | 25 | tennis court fields | [55] | |
Week 2 | Breen-Phillips | 6 | Farley | 6 | tennis court fields | [note 31] | [56] |
Week 2 | Cavanaugh | 19 | Farley | 0 | tennis court fields | [note 32] | [56] |
Week 3 | Cavanaugh | 8 | Zahm | 0 | tennis court fields | [note 33] | [57] |
Week 3 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Zahm | 0 | tennis court fields | [note 34] | [57] |
West campus | |||||||
Week 1 | Morrissey | 20 | St. Edward's | 0 | tennis court fields | [55] | |
Week 1 | Dillon | 13 | Lyons | 0 | tennis court fields | [55] | |
Week 2 (October 16) | Dillon | 0 | Morrissey | 6 | "University athletic field" | [note 35] | [56] |
Week 2 | Lyons | 7 | St. Edward's | 0 | tennis court fields | [56] | |
Week 3 | Morrissey | 21 | Lyons | 0 | tennis court fields | [note 36] | [57] |
Week 3 | Dillon | 24 | St. Edward's | 0 | tennis court fields | [57] | |
Interhall championship | |||||||
November 18 | Cavanaugh | 18 | Morrissey | 0 | Notre Dame Stadium | [note 37] |
Interhall championship
editThe 1951 interhall football championship game was played 1:00 p.m. at Notre Dame Stadium on November 18 between Cavanaugh and Morrissey halls. Cavanaugh entered as the east campus champion and with a 3–0 record, while Morrissey came into the contest with a similar divisional title in the west campus and a 3–0 record. Both teams were undefeated, untied, and unscored upon, Morrissey having held this particular title since week one of the 1950 season.[57]
The contest was played during a driving snowstorm, earning the nickname of the "Snow Bowl". Cavanaugh and Morrissey struggled under the snow and entered halftime with neither team scoring. The only offensive threat made during the half was a seven play, 45-yard drive by Cavanaugh to the Morrissey 12 during their first possession, but the defensive line successfully stopped Cavanaugh's advance. Late in the third quarter, Morrissey fumbled the ball on their own 8-yard line and the ball was recovered by Charlie Patterson. Cavanaugh capitalized on the miscue and sent Mike Laughlin through to their first touchdown. In the fourth quarter with the momentum in their favor, Cavanaugh scored on their next possession as well. The drive was highlighted by a 40-yard pass from Pete Chase to Mike Laughlin. All chance of a comeback was squashed when a high snap on a crucial fourth down punt allowed for Cavanaugh to recover on Morrissey's two-yard line, where they promptly scored their final touchdown.
Prominent features were the unfortunate miscues by the Morrissey offense and the strength of the teams respective defenses. All-campus fullback Fred Bellissomo starred for Morrissey on the ground, although their passing attack was stymied by the harsh weather. Despite this, Cavanaugh quarterback Pete Chase completed three of his six attempts, including the forty-yarder to Laughlin. Bob Chickey, Mike Laughlin, and Legrou combined to lead Cavanaugh's rush attack and were another great factor.[58]
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their eighth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league and compiled a 0–1–2 record.[57] They were coached by Bill Ryan.[54]
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their ninth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league, compiled a 4–0 interhall record and a 4–0–1 record overall.[57] They were coached by Aaron Dyson.[54]
Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Notre Dame B team and frosh | Notre Dame, IN | T 0–0 | [57] |
Dillon Hall
editIn their thirteenth season, Dillon hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1 record.[57] They were coached by Don Owens[54], and captained by Art Midili.[55]
Howard Hall
editHoward dropped out of interhall football before playing any contests. They were supposed to have been coached by Gene Perry.[54]
Farley Hall
editIn their fifth season, Farley hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2–1 record.[57] They were coached by Jim Riha.[54]
Lyons Hall
editIn their eighteenth season, Lyons hall competed in the west campus of the interhall league and compiled a 1–2 record.[57] They were coached by Dan Finn[54], and captained by Ed Burns.[55]
Morrissey Hall
editIn their seventeenth season, Morrissey hall competed in the west campus of the interhall league, compiling a 3–1 interhall record and a 4–2 record overall.[57] They were coached by Nick Arnato.[54] The Morrissey outfit, which reached the interhall championship after leading the west campus programs, played the most diverse schedule of any interhall team over the past two decades. They participated in one the only games on record between a residence hall and a component of the varsity program, and also played the only prison football team in interhall history.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
September | Notre Dame B team and frosh | Notre Dame, IN | L 0–7 | [57] |
October | at Indiana State Prison | Michigan City, IN | W 19–6 | [57] |
Off-Campus team
editThe Off-Campus team dropped out of interhall football before playing any contests. They were supposed to be coached by Tom Powers.[54]
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their fifteenth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the west campus of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3 record. They were coached by John Woeppel[54], and captained by Bill Brewer.[58]
Zahm Hall
editIn their tenth season, Zahm hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1–1 record. They were coached by Dick Tighe[54], and captained by Joe Hayden.[57]
All-Interhall
editThe Scholastic published a single all-campus team that were chosen by a pool of eight interhall coaches and three Scholastic sportswriters.[59] The selected players were given a white jersey with "INTERHALL" across the front and posed together in numerous photos.[58]
Position | First Team | Hall | Height | Weight |
---|---|---|---|---|
Left End | Don Zeck | Morrissey | 6'1" | 180 lbs. |
Left Tackle | George Kirchner | Dillon | 6'1" | 215 lbs. |
Left Guard | Jim MacInnis | Cavanaugh | 5'11" | 180 lbs. |
Center | Hank Gies | Farley | 6'1" | 185 lbs. |
Right Guard | Bill Brewer | St. Edward's | 5'8" | 175 lbs. |
Right End | Bob Adams | Walsh | 6'0" | 175 lbs. |
Right Tackle | Jack Connelly | Zahm | 6'1" | 200 lbs. |
Quarterback | Pete Chase | Cavanaugh | 5'9" | 165 lbs. |
Left Halfback | Bob Chickey | Cavanaugh | 5'6" | 170 lbs. |
Right Halfback | Mike Walsh | Morrissey | 5'10" | 160 lbs. |
Fullback | Fred Bellissomo | Morrissey | 5'9" | 190 lbs. |
Interhall touch football
editInterhall touch football existed during the 1951 season, but practically nothing is known of it. The only information comes from a brief excerpt in the Splinters, when columnist Jack Varley stated that Bill Gorman, who was coach, player, manager, and cheerleader of the Walsh touch team, had received a letter from Walsh alumni after their loss to the Dillonites. The letter read, "Good-by Bill".
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Late September | Dillon | 6 | Walsh | 0 | [60] |
Reserves and freshmen
editNew eligibility rules caused a consolidation of the varsity frosh into the varsity reserves team. They were coached by Joe McArdle for their scrimmages against the varsity, and were overseen by a trio of coaches during their regular season games. The three coaches were Dick Cotter, Bob Lally, and Gene Smith. After a ragged defeat by the varsity on September 15, the second-stringers pulled off an upset for the ages when they eked out a 14–13 game and became the first reserve unit to defeat the varsity in a regulation football game since the first world war (coincidentally, the team that defeated the varsity in 1918 was also a combined frosh-reserves squad). The B squad compiled a 0–2–1 record against outside opponents and a 1–3–1 record overall. Two of their five games, the home-and-home series against the Michigan State B team, were cancelled due to inclement weather and muddy fields. This was most unfortunate, as the Michigan State "Jayvees" were coached by none other than future Notre Dame head coach Dan Devine, who at the time was an assistant under Biggie Munn. He would not ascend to his position with the Fighting Irish for another twenty-four years.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 15 | Notre Dame Varsity | L 0–47 | [note 38][61][54] | ||
September 28 | Notre Dame Varsity | Notre Dame, IN | W 14–13 | [note 39][54] | |
October 19 | Illinois B team | Champaign, IL | L 7–21 | [62] | |
October 27 | Purdue B team |
| T 7–7 | [60] | |
November 3 | vs. Tennessee B team | Memphis, TN | L 6–38 | 2,451 | [57] |
November 9 | at Michigan State B team | East Lansing, MI | Cancelled | [63] | |
November 16 | Michigan State B team |
| Cancelled | [64] |
1952
editThe 1952 interhall tackle football season was overseen by Dominic Napolitano and began around early October with seven participating halls and the Off-Campus team. Games were tentatively scheduled during each week and were not reserved for a specific day, thus decreasing the chance of forfeits. For example, week one was played from October 6 to 11, week two's window was between October 13 and 18, and week three was October 20 to 25. This practice had been carried out for several years.[65]
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern league | |||||||
Week 1: October 6-11 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Cavanaugh | 0 | [66][67] | ||
Week 1: October 6-11 | Farley | 0 | Zahm | 6 | [66][67] | ||
Week 2: October 13-18 | Breen-Phillips | 6 | Farley | 2 | Cartier Field | [note 40] | [66][68] |
Week 2: October 13-18 | Cavanaugh | 7 | Zahm | 0 | [note 41] | [66][68] | |
Week 3: October 20-25 | Breen-Phillips | 21 | Zahm | 0 | [note 42] | [66][69] | |
Week 3: October 20-25 | Cavanaugh | 6 | Farley | 0 | [note 43] | [66][69] | |
Western league | |||||||
Week 1: October 6-11 | Dillon | 6 | Morrissey | 0 | Cartier Field | [66][67] | |
Week 1: October 6-11 | Off-Campus | cancelled | St. Edward's | cancelled | [note 44] | [66][67][70] | |
Week 2: October 13-18 | Dillon | 6 | Off-Campus | 7 | "Intramural Field" | [note 45] | [66][68] |
Week 2: October 13-18 | Morrissey | 26 | St. Edward's | 0 | [66][68] | ||
Week 3: October 20-25 | Dillon | 12 | St. Edward's | 0 | [66][69] | ||
Week 3: October 20-25 | Morrissey | 0 | Off-Campus | 0 | [note 46] | [66][69] | |
Playoff | |||||||
Week 4 | Off-Campus | 13 | St. Edward's | 0 | [note 47] | [69][70] | |
Week 4 | Breen-Phillips | 12 or 13 | Cavanaugh | 0 | [note 48] | [69][70] | |
Interhall championship | |||||||
November 9 | Breen-Phillips | 7 | Off-Campus | 6 | Cartier Field | [70][71] |
Interhall championship
editThe 1952 interhall football championship game was played 2:00 p.m. at Cartier Field on November 9 between Breen-Phillips hall and the Off-Campus team. Breen-Phillips entered as the east division champion and with a 3–0–1 record, while the Off-Campus squad came into the contest with a similar divisional title in the west and a 2–0–1 record.[70] Breen-Phillips also arrived unscored upon, while Off-Campus had ceded only six points during the regular season.
Off-Campus took a six-point lead early in the second quarter after recovering a fumbled punt by quarterback Dick Rust. Jim Pudlowski then passed to Don Yarr who cut around his own right end and ran thirteen yards to the endzone. The teams traded possessions to enter the half with Off-Campus leading 6–0.[71] The third quarter was much of the same, with Tom Denk and Don Yarr snatching interceptions for their respective squads but neither converting the turnovers into touchdowns. With just minutes remaining it seemed like the Off-Campus team would hang on to win their first championship since 1929, when Knute Rockne was at the height of his impact on the interhall football league. However, the right side of Breen-Phillips line managed to block a punt by Ed Hogan on Off-Campus' own 20-yard line. Then "Rink" Castorina and Tom Caplet moved the ball to the 3-yard line, which proved close enough as Dick Rust smashed in for a touchdown. The ensuing extra point by Caplet sealed Breen-Phillips' 7–6 victory over the Off-Campus eleven.[71]
The 1952 championship was the second since 1922 to be decided by a single point, joining Cavanaugh's 7–6 win over Lyons in 1947. The game also broke a streak of three consecutive championships that were decided by three or more touchdowns, which was an unusual occurrence. Breen-Phillips had never held a winning record in the nine seasons since the hall was established, and had won two games just once in that span, thus making their undefeated 4–0–1 season all the more impressive.
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their ninth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league and compiled a 4–0–1 record. They were coached by Ralph Weiss, who by the end of the season had been named the "Hall Coach of the year" by the Notre Dame Scholastic, and was assisted by Frank Dionise.[66] After defeating the Off–Campus team 7 to 6 on Cartier Field, Breen-Phillips was crowned 1952 interhall football champions.
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their tenth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1–1 record. They were coached by Tom Parsley.[66]
Dillon Hall
editIn their fourteenth season, Dillon hall competed in the west campus of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1 record. They were coached by Tom Powers.[66]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
September? | at Indiana State Prison | Michigan City, IN? | W 33–7 | [66] |
Farley Hall
editIn their sixth season, Farley hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3 record. They were coached by Angelo Turco.[66]
Morrissey Hall
editIn their eighteenth season, Morrissey hall competed in the west campus of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1–1 record. They were coached by Richard Woeppel and later Gordon Bergquist.[66]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
October | at Indiana State Prison | Michigan City, IN | T 6–6 | [68] |
Off-Campus team
editIn their seventeenth season, the Off-Campus team competed in the west campus of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1–1 record. They were coached by Marty Vieth.[66]
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their sixteenth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the west campus of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3 record. They were coached by Jim Wilson.[66]
Zahm Hall
editIn their eleventh season, Zahm hall competed in the east campus of the interhall league and compiled a 1–2 record. They were coached by Joe Sassano.[66]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
November 9 (tentative) | at Indiana State Prison | Michigan City, IN? | unknown | [67] |
All-Campus
editThe official all-campus team was chosen by the interhall coaches. A press photo was taken of them in their specialized interhall uniforms. Breen-Phillip's quarterback "Goose" McMullen was the only unanimous selection.[71][72]
Position | First Team | Hall | Height | Weight |
---|---|---|---|---|
Left End | T. "Goose" McMullen | Breen-Phillips | 6'2" | 190 lbs. |
Left Tackle | Hank Geis | Cavanaugh | 6'1" | 185 lbs. |
Left Guard | Dick Kaufman | Farley | 5'10" | 175 lbs. |
Center | Jack West | Cavanaugh | 6'2" | 170 lbs. |
Right Guard | Jim MacInnis | Dillon | 6' | 190 lbs. |
Right Tackle | Jim Erlacher | Zahm | 205 lbs. | |
Right End | George Zimmerman | Off-Campus | 6'2" | 180 lbs. |
Quarterback | Dick Rust | Breen-Phillips | 6' | 184 lbs. |
Left Halfback | Bob Chickey | Dillon | 5'6" | 183 lbs. |
Right Halfback | Jont Tyson | Cavanaugh | 5'7" | 155 lbs. |
Fullback | Mike Fox | Morrissey | 6' | 195 lbs. |
Freshmen
editThe freshmen football team was re-established in 1952 under coach Babe Voorde and his assistants Dick Cotter, Bill Gaudreau, and Bob Lally. The frosh continued their position as the de-facto scout team for the varsity.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
September 20 | Notre Dame Varsity | L 0–46 | [73] |
1953
editThe 1953 interhall tackle football season was overseen by Dominic "Nappy" Napolitano and began around late September with thirteen halls participating.[74] By the time play began, there were two leagues, with five halls in the Western league and six in the East.
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern league | |||||||
Week 1 - October 10–17 | Cavanaugh | 0 | Zahm | 6 | [75] | ||
Week 1 - October 10–17 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | St. Edward's | 12 | [75] | ||
Week 1 - October 10–17 | Farley | 6 | Off-Campus | 0 | [75] | ||
Week 2 - October 17–24 | Cavanaugh | 0 | Off-Campus | 14 | [76] | ||
Week 2 - October 17–24 | Farley | 6 | St. Edward's | 13 | [76] | ||
Week 2 - October 17–24 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Zahm | 6 | [76] | ||
Week 3 - October 24–31 | Farley | 21 | Zahm | 0 | [77] | ||
Week 3 - October 24–31 | Off-Campus | 0 | St. Edward's | 6 | [77] | ||
Week 3 - October 24–31 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Cavanaugh | 0 | [77] | ||
Week 4 - Oct 31–Nov 7 | St. Edward's | 29 | Zahm | 0 | [78] | ||
Week 4 - Oct 31–Nov 7 | Cavanaugh | 0 | Farley | 20 | [78] | ||
Week 4 - Oct 31–Nov 7 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Off-Campus | 8 | [78] | ||
Week 5 - November 7–14 | Cavanaugh | 0 | St. Edward's | 27 | [note 49] | [79] | |
Week 5 - November 7–14 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Farley | 0 | [79] | ||
Week 5 - November 7–14 | Off-Campus | cancelled | Zahm | cancelled | [note 50] | [79] | |
Western league | |||||||
Week 1 - October 10–17 | Alumni | 13 | Lyons | 6 | [75] | ||
Week 1 - October 10–17 | Dillon | 6 | Morrissey | 12 | [75] | ||
Week 2 - October 21 | Dillon | 6 | Lyons | 0 | [76] | ||
Week 2 - October 21 | Alumni | 25 | Howard | 0 | [76] | ||
Week 3 - October 24–31 | Lyons | 0 | Morrissey | 0 | [77] | ||
Week 3 - October 24–31 | Dillon | forfeit | Howard | forfeit | [note 51] | [77] | |
Week 4 - Oct 31–Nov 7 | Alumni | 13 | Dillon | 6 | [78] | ||
Week 4 - Oct 31–Nov 7 | Howard | forfeit | Morrissey | forfeit | [78] | ||
Week 5 - November 7–14 | Alumni | 28 | Morrissey | 0 | [note 52] | [79] | |
Week 5 - November 7–14 | Howard | forfeit | Lyons | forfeit | [79] | ||
Interhall championship | |||||||
November 15 | Alumni | 13 | St. Edward's | 0 | Cartier Field | [80] |
Interhall championship
editThe 1953 interhall football championship game was played 1:30 p.m. at Cartier Field on November 15 between Alumni and St. Edward's halls. Alumni entered as the Western league champion with a 4–0 record, while St. Edward's entered with a similar league title in the East and a 5–0 record. The 1953 championship was the first to feature two undefeated teams with more than four victories since the 1947 season. Alumni and St. Edward's had made two and four previous title game appearances respectively. Coach Marty Vieth was looking for his first championship victory after coaching the last two runners-up, losing to Breen-Phillips as coach of the Off-Campus team in the last season and being shutout by Cavanaugh as Morrissey's head coach in 1951.
Thanks to the efforts of player-coach Marty Vieth and fullback Mike Laughlin, Alumni shut out St. Edward's 13–0. The platinum coast champions compiled 142 yards passing and 88 on the ground en route to their second interhall football championship and first in over two decades.
The first quarter saw a defensive battle that left both squads scoreless. In the second quarter, Vieth orchestrated a fake punt on a fourth down that resulted in a series of quick passes that gave Alumni their first touchdown on a throw to Tom Short. The extra point by Vieth was no good, and Alumni led 6–0. They nearly scored again but were stopped by an offsides penalty, the halftime score still six to nothing. Alumni's second score came late in the third quarter, when Don Zech recovered a fumble from his teammate Larry Kallfelz in the endzone. Vieth's second PAT attempt was successful, allowing Alumni to stall out the rest of the game. Overall, Vieth went 9 for 15 and gained 112 yards on the field.
Alumni Hall
editIn their fourteenth season, Alumni hall competed in the western league, compiled a 5–0 record in the interhall league, and a 6–0 record overall. Upon defeating St. Edward's 13 to 0 on Cartier Field, Alumni was crowned the 1953 interhall football champions. They were coached by Marty Vieth.[74]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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Before November 13 | Michigan City Prison | W 38–7 | [79] |
Badin Hall
editBadin hall originally signed on to participate in the 1953 interhall football season but wasn't able to generate enough interest to place a representative team.[74]
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their tenth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the eastern league and compiled a 0–3–2 record. They were coached by Joe Honn.[74]
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their eleventh season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the eastern league and compiled a 0–4–1 record. They were coached by Tommy Kiernan.[74]
Dillon Hall
editIn their fifteenth season, Dillon hall competed in the western league and compiled a 2–2 record. They were coached by Pat Padon.[74]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
November 22 | Michigan City Prison | Unknown | [79] |
Howard Hall
editIn their fifteenth season (and first since 1948), Howard hall competed in the western league and compiled a 0–4 record. They were coached by [74]
Farley Hall
editIn their seventh season, Farley hall competed in the eastern league and compiled a 3–1–1 record. They were coached by Jerry Miller and later "Stu" Steuerwald.[77]
Fisher Hall
editFisher hall originally signed on to participate in the 1953 interhall football season but wasn't able to generate enough interest to place a representative team.[74]
Lyons Hall
editIn their nineteenth season, Lyons hall competed in the western league and compiled a 1–2–1 record. They were coached by Joe Sassano.[74]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 6 (possibility) | Michigan City Prison | Unknown | [79] |
Morrissey Hall
editIn their nineteenth season, Morrissey hall competed in the western league, compiled a 2–1–1 interhall record, and 3–1–1 overall. They were coached by Gene Carrabine, an injured member of the varsity.[74]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
November 15 | Michigan City Prison | W 12–6 | [79][80] |
Off-Campus team
editIn their eighteenth season, the Off-Campus team competed in the eastern league and compiled a 2–2 record. They were coached by Cary "Skip" Carlin.[74]
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their seventeenth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the eastern league and compiled a 5–1 record. They were coached by Tom Meghlen.[74]
Zahm Hall
editIn their twelfth season, Zahm hall competed in the eastern league and compiled a 2–2 record. They were coached by Jim "Swede" Metress.[74]
All-Interhall
editThe 1953 All-Campus team was published in Issue No. 9 of the Scholastic and the Dome.[80] Don Costello, who quarterbacked Lyons, was the only unanimous selection. Jim MacInnis, a guard for Alumni, was the only member of to be selected for his third all-campus team, and was named Most Valuable Player. Tom "Goose" McMullen and Jont "Tex" Tyson made their second appearances.
Position | First Team | Hall | Height | Weight |
---|---|---|---|---|
Left End | Don Zech | Alumni | 6'1" | |
Left Tackle | Bill Harrington | St. Edward's | 6'0 | 230 lbs. |
Left Guard | Jim MacInnis | Alumni | 6'0 | 190 lbs. |
Center | Rich Hohman | Alumni | 6'0 | 185 lbs. |
Right Guard | Tom Queally | Zahm | 5'11" | 180 lbs. |
Right Tackle | George Strake | Farley | 6'1" | 195 lbs. |
Right End | Tom Short | Alumni | 6'2" | 190 lbs. |
Quarterback | Don Costello | Lyons | 5'11" | 175 lbs. |
Left Halfback | Tom "Goose" McMullen | Morrissey | 6'2" | 190 lbs. |
Right Halfback | Jont "Tex" Tyson | Dillon | 5'7" | 155 lbs. |
Fullback | Jerry Ryan | St. Edward's | 5'11" | 180 lbs. |
Touch football
editThe 1953 intramural touch football tournament was overseen by Mr. Fallon of the P.E. Department. Although it was called interhall, representative hall teams were not organized. The league was scheduled to commence on October 26,[76] but was forced to postpone to November 2 because only four squads had signed up. Games were supposed to be played on the fields west of Notre Dame Stadium. Mr. Fallon promised to give medals to each member of the winning team.[77]
The Mud Bowl
editThe second annual "Mud Bowl game", a seasonal touch football contest between the "Lizards" of Lyons and the "Bogmen" of Badin Hall, was played before November 6 in Lyons' "stadium" (their old tennis courts). In last year's bout, Lyons had defeated the men of Badin Bog 18–0. Lyons repeated their success by shutting out the Bogmen again by the score of 25–0. Dave Collins of Lyons and Carl Peters of Badin were elected "most dirty players". Selections for an "All Mud Bowl" team were scheduled to be announced in the next week.[78]
Freshmen
editThe frosh of 1953 were coached by Terry Brennan. The team was composed of sixty men.[81]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
September 19 | Notre Dame Varsity | L 0–19 | [82][note 53] |
Reserves
editThe Reserves defeated the varsity in a football game for the first time since 1918, when they were combined with the frosh team. The last time the reserves attained the distinction individually was during the 1908 season. While this is an impressive accomplishment, the victory can be somewhat discounted by the fact that they only played in one half of a regulation game.[83]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
September 19 | Notre Dame Varsity | W 7–6 | [82][note 54] |
1954
editThe 1954 interhall tackle football season was overseen by Dominic Napolitano and began around early October with twelve participating halls.[84] By the time the season began, there were six participants in the East division and seven in the West. Badin and Sorin Halls joined the interhall football league for the first time since 1947 and 1943 respectively. The scheduling of games was done very haphazardly during the season, and its possible that many of the week numbers are incorrect.
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East Division | |||||||
Week 1 | Breen-Phillips | 7 | Cavanaugh | 6 | [85] | ||
Week 1 | Farley | 0 | St. Edward's | 7 | [85] | ||
Week 1 | Off-Campus | 14 | Zahm | 0 | [85] | ||
Week 2 | Off-Campus | 2 | St. Edward's | 6 | [86][76] | ||
Week 2 | Cavanaugh | 0 | Farley | 12 | [86][87] | ||
Week 2: October 19 | Breen-Phillips | 20 | Zahm | 0 | [86][87] | ||
Week 4 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Off-Campus | 12 | [note 55] | [77] | |
Week 4? | Farley | 16 | Zahm | 0 | [88] | ||
Week 4? | Cavanaugh | 0 | St. Edward's | 13 | [88] | ||
Week 5? | Breen-Phillips | 0 | St. Edward's | 0 | [88] | ||
Week 5? | Cavanaugh | 0 | Zahm | 6 | [88] | ||
Week 5 | Farley | 0 | Off-Campus | 0 | [88] | ||
Week 6 | St. Edward's | forfeit | Zahm | forfeit | [89] | ||
Week 6 | Breen-Phillips | 6 | Farley | 6 | [89] | ||
Week 6? | Cavanaugh | cancelled? | Off-Campus | cancelled? | [note 56] | ||
West Division | |||||||
Week 1 | Dillon | 19 | Howard | 0 | [85] | ||
Week 1 | Morrissey | 7 | Lyons | 6 | [85] | ||
Week 2?: October 19 | Alumni | 0 | Badin | 6 | [87] | ||
Week 2: October 23 | Alumni | 0 | Dillon | 7 | [86][87] | ||
Week 2: October 21 | Badin | 27 | Howard | 0 | [86][87] | ||
Week 2 | Sorin | 0 | Lyons | 7 | [note 57] | [86][85] | |
Week 3 | Dillon | 0 | Sorin | 0 | [87] | ||
Week 3 | Badin | 12 | Morrissey | 0 | [87][88] | ||
Week 3: October 22 | Howard | 0 | Morrissey | 33 | [87] | ||
Week 4 or 5 | Badin | 2 | Dillon | 0 | [88] | ||
Week 4 or 5 | Morrissey | 6 | Sorin | 0 | [88] | ||
Week 4 or 5 | Alumni | 0 | Morrissey | 12 | [88] | ||
Week 4 or 5 | Alumni | 0 | Lyons | 0 | [88] | ||
Week 4 or 5 | Alumni | forfeit | Howard | forfeit | [88] | ||
Week 6 | Badin | Sorin | 0 | [89] | |||
Week 6: November 11? | Badin | 13 | Lyons | 0 | [89] | ||
Week 6 | Alumni | 7 | Sorin | 0 | [89] | ||
Week 6 | Dillon | 7 | Morrissey | 13 | [89] | ||
Howard | unknown | Lyons | unknown | [note 58] | |||
Howard | unknown | Sorin | unknown | [note 59] | |||
Dillon | unknown | Lyons | unknown | [note 60] | |||
Interhall championship | |||||||
November 21 | Badin | 6 | St. Edward's | 0 | [89] |
Interhall championship
editThe 1954 interhall football championship game was played 1:30 p.m. at Cartier Field on November 21 between Badin and St. Edward's halls. Badin entered as the West division champion with a 6–0 record, while St. Edward's came into the contest with a similar divisional title in the East and a 4–0–1 record. In addition to their rare 6–0 record (only eight teams had won six games in a single interhall league season), Badin was untied, undefeated, and unscored upon. St. Edward's, who was playing in their fourth championship in nine seasons, was still looking for a win in the title game. It was determined before the match that if the two teams tied, the tiebreaker would be the number of first downs.
A touchdown pass from quarterback Jerry Ryan to receiver Bob Costello with ninety seconds on the clock gave Badin a tight 6–0 victory over the St. Edward's gridders. As a result of the victory, Badin became the first hall football team to attain a 7–0 record in the interhall league, and maintained their undefeated, untied, and unscored upon distinction.
The Badin march began with just 2:40 left in the football game. Ryan connected with Ed Cosgrove for a first down (breaking a 5–5 tie in first downs which would may have forced a coin toss for the championship if the game had remained scoreless) on St. Edward's 35-yard line. A costly pass interference call was then lobbed against St. Ed's, pushing the Badinites to the twenty and reigniting an otherwise stalled drive. On the next play, Ryan hit Costello on the 3-yard line, and the burly receiver smashed his way into the endzone. Jerry Brann, John Reynolds and Joe Kurseja were credited with leading the defense that kept St. Edward's offense scoreless through four quarters, and not allowing them past Badin's 30-yard line. John Fauntleroy's twenty-yard run was the longest single gain by St. Edward's on the day[90][91]
Alumni Hall
editIn their fifteenth season, Alumni hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–3–1 record. They were coached by Marty Martin and Jont "Tex" Tyson.[84]
Badin Hall
editIn their thirty-ninth season (and first since 1947), Badin hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 7–0 record, the first in interhall history. They were coached by Gene O'Connor and Bell Schellong.
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their eleventh season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1–2 record.
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their twelfth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–4? record.
Dillon Hall
editIn their sixteenth season, Dillon hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2–1? record. They were coached by Joe Honn and Jerry Miller.[84]
Howard Hall
editIn their sixteenth season, Howard hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–4? record.
Farley Hall
editIn their eighth season, Farley hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1–2 record.
Lyons Hall
editIn their twentieth season, Lyons hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–2–1? record.
Morrissey Hall
editIn their twentieth season, Morrissey hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 5–1 record.
Off-Campus team
editIn their nineteenth season, the Off-Campus team competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1–1? record.
Sorin Hall
editSorin Hall returned to the interhall league to field its first team since World War II. In their thirty-fourth competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–4–1 record.
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their eighteenth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–1–1 record. They were coached by John Reardon.[84]
Zahm Hall
editIn their thirteenth season, Zahm hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–4 record.
All-Interhall
editThere was no known all-interhall team selected during the 1954 season.
Reserves
editFrancis Curran was given the reserve coaching position in March 1954 by Terry Brennan.[92]
1955
editThe 1955 interhall tackle football league was overseen by Dominic Napolitano and his assistant Vince Dooley.[93] It began on September 26 with thirteen teams. [94] The games were played under NCAA rules and regulations, with qualified state referees, and coaches from the physical education department.[95] A large portion of the total purported games of the round-robin tournament were never reported on.
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern Division | |||||||
Week 1: October 18 | Farley | 0 | St. Edward's | 6 | [95] | ||
Week 1: October 21 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Cavanaugh | 0 | [95] | ||
Week 1 | Off-Campus | forfeit | Zahm | forfeit | [95] | ||
Week 2 | St. Edward's | Zahm | [note 61] | [93] | |||
Week 2 | Breen-Phillips | Farley | [note 62] | [96] | |||
Week 2 | Cavanaugh | Off-Campus | [note 63] | ||||
Week 3 | St. Edward's | Cavanaugh | [note 64] | [93] | |||
Week 3 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Off-Campus | 6 | [93] | ||
Week 3 | Farley | 0 | Zahm | 7 | [93] | ||
Week 4 | Breen-Phillips | 12+ | St. Edward's | 0 | [96] | ||
Week 4 | Farley | 0 | Off-Campus | 7 | [96] | ||
Week 4 | Cavanaugh | unknown | Zahm | unknown | |||
Week 5 | Breen-Phillips | unknown | Zahm | unknown | |||
Week 5 | Cavanaugh | unknown | Farley | unknown | |||
Week 5 | Off-Campus | 7 | St. Edward's | 0 | [note 65] | [97] | |
Western Division | |||||||
Week 1: October 20 | Dillon | 9 | Howard | 0 | [95] | ||
Week 1: October 20 | Alumni | 7 | Badin | 0 | [note 66] | [95] | |
Week 1: October 21 | Morrissey | 25 | Lyons | 0 | [95] | ||
Week 2 | Alumni | 6 | Dillon | 6 | [93] | ||
Week 3 | Alumni | 7 | Howard | 0 | [93] | ||
Week 3 | Dillon | 20 | Walsh | 0 | [93] | ||
Week 4 | Alumni | 21 | Lyons | 0 | [96] | ||
Week 4 | Badin | 0 | Dillon | 13 | [96] | ||
Week 4 | Morrissey | 12 | Walsh | 6 | [96] | ||
Alumni | Morrissey | [note 67] | |||||
Alumni | Walsh | [note 68] | |||||
Dillon | Lyons | 0 | [note 69] | ||||
Dillon | Morrissey | 0 | [note 70] | ||||
Badin | unknown | Howard | unknown | ||||
Badin | unknown | Lyons | unknown | ||||
Badin | unknown | Morrissey | unknown | ||||
Badin | unknown | Walsh | unknown | ||||
Howard | unknown | Lyons | unknown | ||||
Howard | unknown | Morrissey | unknown | ||||
Howard | unknown | Walsh | unknown | ||||
Lyons | unknown | Walsh | unknown | ||||
Play-off | |||||||
Before December 4 | Alumni | 0 | Dillon | 7 | [note 71] | ||
Interhall championship | |||||||
December 4 | Dillon | 2 | Off-Campus | 0 | Cartier Field | [97] |
Interhall championship
editThe 1955 interhall football championship game was played on December 4 at Cartier Field between Dillon Hall and the Off-Campus team. Dillon entered as the West division champion with a 6–0–1 record, while the Off-Campus team won the East Division and held a 5–1 record. Dillon had previously won the championship in 1940 and 1942's heavyweight division, while the Off-Campus team hadn't won since 1929. Additionally, both teams had made three appearances in past title games.
In a game marred by cold weather and frequent fumbles, interceptions, and blocked kicks, Dillon defeated the Off-Campus team by a single safety. It was the first championship to be decided on this rare score since the very first campus title game between Brownson and Sorin Halls sixty-five years prior.
For the first three quarters, neither offense was able to create a serious threat of scoring. Finally in the first minutes of the fourth quarter, Dillon was able to pick up forty-seven yards and came as close as the Off-Campus team's 5-yard line before a fourth-down pass attempt by Dillon quarterback Bill Maddux was broken up by Pete Billick, allowing Off-Campus to take possession. This proved to be all Dillon needed though, as Ray Miller tackled Jont "Tex" Tyson in the endzone for the safety. "Dixie" Lewis, Joe Neuhoff, Dick Dujmovich, Connie Lane, Ed Murphy, and Ron Damico played well for Dillon, while Ed Sorensen's passing, Tyson's running, and Connors' defensive play were the highlights of Off-Campus' squad.[97]
Alumni Hall
editIn their sixteenth season, Alumni hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 6–1–1 record. They were coached by Gene O'Connor.[95]
Badin Hall
editIn their fortieth season, Badin hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1? record. They were coached by Don Mackenzie.[95]
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their fortieth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1–1? record. They were coached by Brozier and Vechazone.[95]
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their thirteenth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1–1? record.
Dillon Hall
editIn their seventeenth season, Dillon hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 7–0–1 record. They were coached by John Reardon and later George Strake for the championship.[95] After defeating the Off-Campus team on Cartier Field, Dillon was crowned 1955 interhall football champions.
Howard Hall
editIn their seventeenth season, Howard hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2? record. They were coached by Mike Storen.[95]
Farley Hall
editIn their ninth season, Farley hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–4? record.
Lyons Hall
editIn their twenty-first season, Lyons hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3? record. They were coached by Jim Morris.[95]
Morrissey Hall
editIn their twenty-first season, Morrissey hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2? record. They were coached by Bill Herber.[95]
Off-Campus team
editIn their twentieth season, the Off-Campus team competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–1 record. They were coached by Bob Holland.
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their nineteenth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 3–2 record. They were coached by Dave Vouchres.[95]
Walsh Hall
editIn their thirty-third season, Walsh hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3? record.
Zahm Hall
editIn their thirteenth season, Zahm hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–2? record.
All-Interhall
editThere were no known selections for the 1955 interhall football season.
Freshmen
editThe frosh of 1955 were coached by Jack Landry and assistant coach Paul Reynolds.[98]
1956
editThe 1956 interhall tackle football season was overseen by Dominic Napolitano and began on the third week of October with twelve teams.[99]
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern Division | |||||||
Week 1 | Off-Campus | 12 | Zahm | 19 | [100] | ||
Week 1 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Cavanaugh | 6 | [100] | ||
Week 1 | Farley | 0 | St. Edward's | 6 | [100] | ||
Week 2 | Cavanaugh | 6 | Farley | 0 | [101] | ||
Week 2 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Zahm | 18 | [101] | ||
Week 2 | Off-Campus | 18 | St. Edward's | 6 | [101] | ||
Week 3 | Farley | 0 | Zahm | 12 | [102] | ||
Week 3 | Cavanaugh | 0 | St. Edward's | 12 | [102] | ||
Week 3 | Breen-Phillips | forfeit | Off-Campus | forfeit | [note 72] | [102] | |
Week 4 | Cavanaugh | 6 | Zahm | 0 | [103] | ||
Week 4 | Breen-Phillips | forfeit | St. Edward's | forfeit | [103] | ||
Week 4 | Farley | forfeit | Off-Campus | forfeit | [note 73] | [103] | |
Week 5 | St. Edward's | 0 | Zahm | 7 | [104] | ||
Week 5 | Cavanaugh | 7 | Off-Campus | 6 | [104] | ||
Week 5 | Breen-Phillips | 7 | Farley | 0 | [104] | ||
Western division | |||||||
Week 1 | Dillon | 25 | Morrissey | 0 | [100] | ||
Week 1 | Badin | 0 | Howard | 20 | [100] | ||
Week 1 | Lyons | Sorin | [note 74] | [104] | |||
Week 2 | Dillon | 33 | Sorin | 0 | [101] | ||
Week 2 | Howard | 0 | Lyons | 13 | [101] | ||
Week 2 | Badin | Morrissey | [note 75] | [102] | |||
Week 3 | Lyons | 25 | Morrissey | 0 | [102] | ||
Week 3 | Howard | 25 | Sorin | 0 | [102] | ||
Week 3 | Badin | 0 | Dillon | 27 | [note 76] | [102] | |
Week 4 | Badin | 0 | Lyons | 0 | [103] | ||
Week 4 | Dillon | 9 | Howard | 0 | [103] | ||
Week 4 | Morrissey | forfeit | Sorin | forfeit | [103] | ||
Week 5 | Dillon | 6 | Lyons | 0 | [104] | ||
Week 5 | Badin | Morrissey | [note 77] | [104] | |||
Week 5 | Howard | Sorin | [note 78] | [104] | |||
Play-off | |||||||
November 18 | Cavanaugh | 13 | Zahm | 20 | [note 79] | [104] | |
Interhall championship | |||||||
December 2 | Dillon | 9F | Zahm | 3F | Cartier Field | [note 80] | [105] |
Interhall championship
editThe 1956 interhall football championship game was played on December 2 at Cartier Field between Dillon and Zahm halls. Dillon entered as the West division champion with a 5–0 record, while Zahm won the East division and held a 5–1 record. The Dillonites were also riding a twelve-game undefeated, untied, and unscored upon streak that stretched back to the beginning of the 1956 season. It was Dillon's fifth appearance in the title game, and Zahm's second.
Five hundred people spectated a muddy and defensive game that ended in a scoreless tie, the first in the championship since the 1941 season. As was the case then, the first downs tiebreaker was invoked. Dillon outgained Zahm nine first downs to three, and was consequently awarded the win and the championship. Coincidentally, Zahm had played in the 1941 title game that ended with the then-novel first downs rule and lost then as well, one first down to Walsh's five.
Dillon threatened to score twice in the game, missing a 20-yard field goal in the second half and stalling at Zahm's 3-yard line in the third quarter.
Badin Hall
editIn their forty-first season, Badin hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2–1 record.
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their thirteen season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–4 record.
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their fourteenth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–2 record. They were captained by Tony Shalhoup.[104] Norbie Shew led Dillon's offense with forty-two points and was the league leader in yards gained.[105]
Dillon Hall
editIn their eighteenth season, Dillon hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 6–0 record.
Howard Hall
editIn their eighteenth season, Howard hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2–1 record.
Farley Hall
editIn their tenth season, Farley hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–5 record.
Lyons Hall
editIn their twenty-second season, Lyons hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 3–1–1 record.
Morrissey Hall
editIn their twenty-second season, Morrissey hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–5 record.
Off-Campus team
editIn their twentieth season, the Off-Campus team competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 3–2 record.
Sorin Hall
editIn their thirty-fifth season, Sorin hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–3–1 record.
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their twentieth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 3–2 record.
Zahm Hall
editIn their fourteenth season, Zahm hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 5–2 record. They were coached by Dick Murphy.[105]
All-Campus
editThe 1956 All-Campus team, after a two-year absence of known selections, was featured in Scholastic Issue No. 11.
Position | First Team | Hall |
---|---|---|
End | Joe Killian | Dillon |
End | Len Barbarsi | Dillon |
Tackle | Chuck Connor | Off-Campus |
Tackle | B. O'Connor | St. Edward's |
Guard | Ed Banks | Dillon |
Guard | Paul Douds | Lyons |
Center | Tim O'Brien | Badin |
Quarterback | Frank Leahy Jr. | Dillon |
Halfback | Norbie Shew | Zahm |
Halfback | Dick Lombardi | Howard |
Fullback | Jack Armstrong | Dillon |
Coach | Dick Murphy | Zahm |
1957
editThe 1957 interhall tackle football season began around mid-October with a record number of fifteen teams, including three halls in their inaugural season.[106] Alumni and the Off-Campus team were expected to make the biggest impact in the Blue League, as Alumni accepted almost every player from Dillon's championship team from last year. The first games commenced on October 27, with a seven-week schedule that includes four games in the West and three in the East with a bye week for one of the Eastern terms. As was the case ion 1956, much of the interhall schedule and results are unrecorded, but final records were thankfully written in the Dome.
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue/West League | |||||||
Week 1 | Alumni | Badin | [107] | ||||
Week 1 | Dillon | Howard | [107] | ||||
Week 1 | Lyons | Morrissey | [107] | ||||
Week 1 | Off-Campus | Pangborn | [107] | ||||
Week 4 | Badin | 7 | Off-Campus | 0 | [108] | ||
Week 4 | Howard | Morrissey | [note 81] | [108] | |||
Week 4 | Alumni | 7 | Lyons | 0 | [108] | ||
Week 4 | Dillon | 13 | Pangborn | 0 | [108] | ||
Week 5 - November 17 | Alumni | Morrissey | [note 82] | [108] | |||
Week 5 | Howard | Off-Campus | [108] | ||||
Week 5 | Dillon | Lyons | [108] | ||||
Week 5 | Badin | Pangborn | [108] | ||||
Unknown | Alumni | Dillon | |||||
Unknown | Alumni | Howard | |||||
Unknown | Alumni | Off-Campus | [note 83] | ||||
Unknown | Alumni | Pangborn | |||||
Unknown | Badin | Dillon | |||||
Unknown | Badin | Howard | |||||
Unknown | Badin | Lyons | |||||
Unknown | Badin | Morrissey | |||||
Unknown | Dillon | Morrissey | |||||
Unknown | Dillon | Off-Campus | |||||
Unknown | Howard | Lyons | |||||
Unknown | Howard | Pangborn | |||||
Unknown | Lyons | Off-Campus | |||||
Unknown | Lyons | Pangborn | |||||
Unknown | Morrissey | Off-Campus | [note 84] | ||||
Unknown | Morrissey | Pangborn | |||||
Gold/East League | |||||||
Week 1 | Breen-Phillips | Cavanaugh | [107] | ||||
Week 1 | Farley | Keenan | [107][109] | ||||
Week 1 | Stanford | St. Edward's | 0 | [107] | |||
Week 4 - November 10 | Keenan | 0 | Stanford | 14 | [note 85] | [109][108] | |
Week 4 | Breen-Phillips | 12 | St. Edward's | 6 | [108] | ||
Week 4 | Farley | 6 | Zahm | 0 | [108] | ||
Week 5 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Stanford | 0 | [108] | ||
Week 5 | Cavanaugh | Zahm | [108] | ||||
Week 5 | Farley | St. Edward's | [108] | ||||
Unknown | Breen-Phillips | Farley | |||||
Unknown | Breen-Phillips | Keenan | |||||
Unknown | Breen-Phillips | Zahm | |||||
Unknown | Cavanaugh | Farley | |||||
Unknown | Cavanaugh | Keenan | |||||
Unknown | Cavanaugh | 0 | Stanford | ||||
Unknown | Cavanaugh | St. Edward's | |||||
Unknown | Farley | 0 | Stanford | ||||
Unknown | Keenan | St. Edward's | |||||
Unknown | Keenan | Zahm | |||||
Unknown | Stanford | Zahm | 0 | ||||
Unknown | St. Edward's | Zahm | |||||
Play-off | |||||||
Alumni | Off-Campus | [110] | |||||
Interhall championship | |||||||
December | Off-Campus | 0 | Stanford | 13 | [110] |
Interhall championship
editThe 1957 interhall football championship game was played between the Off-Campus team and Stanford Hall. The Off-Campus team entered as the West division champion and with a 6–1–1 record, while Stanford won the East League and held a 5–0–1 record. Stanford entered undefeated and unscored upon, while the Off-Campus had been defeated by Badin and had to play Alumni twice after tying them for first place in the regular season. Not much is known of the 1957 championship game as the only known report was made in the Dome as opposed to more in-depth coverage in the Scholastic.[110]
Stanford defeated the Off-Campus team 13–0, never allowing the Western champions past Stanford's 45-yard line. Ed Cornelia and Al Chonko were prominent on the offense, while Stanford's defense was highlighted by Jerry Hofacre and Tom Brinkworth. They were the third team in interhall football history to win the title in their inaugural season, and the first to win outright since the 1890 University Championship between Brownson and Sorin Halls.
Alumni Hall
editIn their seventeenth season, Alumni hall competed in the West League and compiled a 4–1–3 record. They were coached by Don Faley.[106]
Badin Hall
editIn their forty-second season, Badin hall competed in the West League and compiled a 2–2–3 record (reported at 3–2–3 in the Dome but this is erroneous due to the number of games).
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their fourteenth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the East League and compiled a 4–1–1 record. They were coached by Bill Herber.[108]
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their fifteenth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the East League and compiled a 1–5 record. Cavanaugh had the largest turnout of interhall hopefuls at forty-eight candidates.[106]
Dillon Hall
editIn their nineteenth season, Dillon hall competed in the West League and compiled a 4–2–1 record (reported at 4–2 by the Dome but this is erroneous due to the number of games).
Howard Hall
editIn their nineteenth season, Howard hall competed in the West League and compiled a 0–5–2 record.
Farley Hall
editIn their eleventh season, Farley hall competed in the East League and compiled a 2–4 record (reported at 1–5 by the Dome but this is erroneous due to the distribution of outcomes in the East league). Its possible that Farley wasn't the team that got two wins but since they were the only team to beat a squad outside of Cavanaugh and St. Edward's
Keenan Hall
editIn their inaugural season, Keenan hall competed in the East League and compiled a 5–1 record. They were coached by Dick Murphy.[106]
Lyons Hall
editIn their twenty-third season, Lyons hall competed in the West League and compiled a 1–6 record.
Morrissey Hall
editIn their twenty-third season, Morrissey hall competed in the West League and compiled a 5–2 record. They were coached by Dave Vories.[108]
Pangborn Hall
editIn their inaugural season, Pangborn hall competed in the West League and compiled a 1–4–2 record.
Off-Campus team
editIn their twenty-second season, the Off-Campus team competed in the West League and compiled a 6–2–1 record. They were coached by either Frank Leahy Jr. or Jim Rodgers.
Stanford Hall
editIn their inaugural season, Stanford hall competed in the East League and compiled a 6–0–1 record. They were coached by Ed O'Donnel.[108]
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their twenty-first season, St. Edward's hall competed in the East League and compiled a 1–5 record.
Zahm Hall
editIn their fifteenth season, Zahm hall competed in the East League and compiled a 2–4 record.
All-Interhall
editNo known all-campus selections were made during the 1957 season.
Freshman
editThe frosh of 1957 were coached by Lou Loncaric, Gene Hedrick, and assistant coach Bill Earely.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 21 | Notre Dame Varsity | L ?–6 | Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). |
1958
editThe 1958 interhall tackle football season was overseen by supervisor Bill Echard and began on October 12 with sixteen teams.[111] Dillon hall was considered the pre-season favorite by Echard, having retained a majority of the players from last years championship Stanford football team.
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South-west division | |||||||
October 12 | Alumni | 0 | Dillon | 6 | [111] | ||
October 12 | Howard | 7 | Morrissey | 6 | [111] | ||
October 12 | Badin | 6 | Pangborn | 0 | [111] | ||
October 12 | Lyons | Sorin | [note 86] | ||||
October 19 | Howard | 0 | Sorin | 8 | [112] | ||
October 19 | Badin | 8 | Morrissey | 0 | [112] | ||
October 19 | Alumni | 14 | Pangborn | 0 | [112] | ||
October 19 | Dillon | Cancelled | Lyons | Cancelled | |||
October 26 | Alumni | unknown | Lyons | unknown | [111][112] | ||
October 26 | Morrissey | unknown | Pangborn | unknown | [111][112] | ||
October 26 | Badin | Cancelled | Sorin | Cancelled | Interhall Field | [note 87] | [111][112] |
October 26 | Dillon | 12 | Howard | 0 | [note 88] | [111][112][113] | |
November 2 | Alumni | 6 | Morrissey | 0 | [114] | ||
November 2 | Howard | 6 | Lyons | 0 | [114] | ||
November 2 | Pangborn | 6 | Sorin | 8 | [114] | ||
November 2 | Badin | 0 | Dillon | 28 | [114] | ||
November 9 | Dillon | 0 | Pangborn | 0 | [114] | ||
November 9 | Morrissey | forfeit | Sorin | forfeit | [114] | ||
November 9 | Badin | forfeit | Lyons | forfeit | [114] | ||
November 9 | Alumni | Cancelled? | Howard | Cancelled? | |||
November 16 | Alumni | unknown | Sorin | unknown | [114] | ||
November 16 | Badin | unknown | Howard | unknown | [114] | ||
November 16 | Dillon | Cancelled? | Morrissey | Cancelled? | |||
November 16 | Lyons | Cancelled? | Pangborn | Cancelled? | |||
November 23 | Alumni | unknown | Badin | unknown | |||
November 23 | Dillon | Sorin | [115] | ||||
November 23 | Howard | unknown | Pangborn | unknown | |||
November 23 | Lyons | unknown | Morrissey | unknown | |||
North-East division | |||||||
October 12 | Keenan | 0 | Zahm | 14 | [111] | ||
October 12 | Cavanaugh | 16 | St. Edward's | 0 | [111] | ||
October 12 | Farley | 0 | Stanford | 0 | [111] | ||
October 12 | Breen-Phillips | Cancelled? | Off-Campus | Cancelled? | [note 89] | ||
October 19 | Keenan | 0 | Off-Campus | 14 | [112] | ||
October 19 | Cavanaugh | 0 | Zahm | 0 | [112] | ||
October 19 | Farley | 6 | St. Edward's | 0 | [112] | ||
October 19 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Stanford | 6 | [112] | ||
October 26 | Cavanaugh | 22 | Keenan | 0 | [111][112][113] | ||
October 26 | Off-Campus | 0 | Stanford | 25 | [111][112][113] | ||
October 26 | Farley | 6 | Zahm | 8 | [111][112][113] | ||
October 26 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | St. Edward's | 0 | [111][112][113] | ||
October 30 | Keenan | 0 | Stanford | 26 | [114] | ||
October 30 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Zahm | 8 | [114] | ||
November 2 | Off-Campus | forfeit | St. Edward's | forfeit | [note 90] | [114] | |
November 6 | Cavanaugh | 19 | Farley | 0 | [114] | ||
November 9 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Cavanaugh | 14 | [114] | ||
November 9 | Stanford | 26 | St. Edward's | 0 | [114] | ||
November 9 | Farley | 20 | Keenan | 6 | [114] | ||
November 9 | Off-Campus | forfeit | Zahm | forfeit | [114] | ||
November 16 | Stanford | Zahm | [note 91] | [114][115] | |||
November 16 | Keenan | unknown | St. Edward's | unknown | [114] | ||
November 16 | Breen-Phillips | unknown | Farley | unknown | [114] | ||
November 16 | Cavanaugh | unknown | Off-Campus | unknown | [114] | ||
November 23 | Breen-Phillips | unknown | Keenan | unknown | |||
November 23 | Cavanaugh | Stanford | [note 92] | [115] | |||
November 23 | Farley | unknown | Off-Campus | unknown | |||
November 23 | St. Edward's | unknown | Zahm | unknown | |||
Interhall championship | |||||||
Dillon | 14 | Stanford | 0 | Notre Dame Stadium | [115] |
Interhall championship
editThe 1958 interhall football championship game was played at Notre Dame Stadium between Dillon and Stanford halls. Dillon entered as the South-West division champion and with a 5–0–1 known record, while Stanford won the North-East division and held a 6–0–1 record.
In a rugged game featuring a harsh blizzard the "Powerhouse" of Dillon defeated Stanford 14–0 to break their fourteen-game undefeated streak and win the interhall football championship. The snow reportedly stuffed Stanford's pass-play, and allowed Dillon's run-game to shine.[115]
Alumni Hall
editIn their eighteenth season, Alumni hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1? record.
Badin Hall
editIn their thirty-sixth1940 season, Badin hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2? record.
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their fifteenth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the North-East division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3–1? record.
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their sixteenth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the North-East division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–1–1? record.
Dillon Hall
editIn their twentieth season, Dillon hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 5–0–1? record.
Howard Hall
editIn their twentieth season, Howard hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2? record.
Farley Hall
editIn their twelfth season, Farley hall competed in the North-East division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2–1? record.
Keenan Hall
editIn their second season, Keenan hall competed in the North-East division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–5? record.
Lyons Hall
editIn their twenty-fourth season, Lyons hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3? record.
Morrissey Hall
editIn their twenty-fourth season, Morrissey hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–4? record.
Off-Campus team
editIn their twenty-third season, the Off-Campus team competed in the North-East division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2? record.
Pangborn Hall
editIn their second season, Pangborn hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3–1? record.
Sorin Hall
editIn their thirty-sixth season, Sorin hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–1? record.
Stanford Hall
editIn their second season, Stanford hall competed in the North-East division of the interhall league and compiled a 6–1–1 record.
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their twenty-second season, St. Edward's hall competed in the North-East division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–4–1? record.
Zahm Hall
editIn their sixteenth season, Zahm hall competed in the North-East division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–1–1? record.
All-Campus
editNo known all-campus football teams were selected during the 1958 season.
1959
editThe 1959 interhall tackle football season was overseen by supervisor Mike Morando (appointed by Dominic Napolitano) and began around late September with sixteen teams, thirteen of which would log at least one game. Fisher hall, which had been established in 1948 but was yet to play interhall football, was one of the three teams that never fielded a team for a match game.[116] Weeks six through eight are unknown owing to a loss in coverage.
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East campus (seven team, one bye) | |||||||
Week 1 - October 10 | Keenan | 0 | Zahm | 14 | tennis court fields | [117] | |
Week 1 | Cavanaugh | 0 | Farley | 0 | tennis court fields | [117] | |
Week 1 | Breen-Phillips | 14 | St. Edward's | 0 | tennis court fields | [117] | |
Week 2 | Cavanaugh | 0 | Keenan | 22 | tennis court fields | [117] | |
Week 2 | Farley | 28 | St. Edward's | 0 | tennis court fields | [117] | |
Week 2 | Stanford | 0 | Zahm | 16 | tennis court fields | [117] | |
Week 3 - October 23 | Cavanaugh | 0 | Zahm | 20 | tennis court fields | [117] | |
Week 3 | Keenan | 8 | St. Edward's | 0 | tennis court fields | [117] | |
Week 3 | Breen-Phillips | Stanford | tennis court fields | ||||
Week 5 | Breen-Phillips | 27 | Farley | 6 | tennis court fields | [118] | |
Week 5 | Cavanaugh | 0 | Stanford | 8 | tennis court fields | [118] | |
Week 5 | Zahm | St. Edward's | tennis court fields | [note 93] | |||
Week 6 | Breen-Phillips | Zahm | tennis court fields | [note 94] | [118] | ||
Week 6 | Farley | unknown | Keenan | unknown | tennis court fields | ||
Week 6 | Stanford | unknown | St. Edward's | unknown | tennis court fields | ||
Breen-Phillips | unknown | Cavanaugh | unknown | tennis court fields | |||
Breen-Phillips | unknown | Keenan | unknown | tennis court fields | |||
Cavanaugh | unknown | St. Edward's | unknown | tennis court fields | |||
Farley | unknown | Stanford | unknown | tennis court fields | |||
Farley | unknown | Zahm | unknown | tennis court fields | |||
Keenan | unknown | Stanford | unknown | tennis court fields | |||
West campus (six team) | |||||||
Week 2 | Dillon | 6 | Howard | 0 | tennis court fields | [117] | |
Week 2 - October 17 | Alumni | 6 | Off-Campus | 0 | tennis court fields | [117] | |
Week 2 - October 17 | Morrissey | 6 | Walsh | 0 | tennis court fields | [117] | |
Week 3 - October 22 | Dillon | 20 | Off-Campus | 6 | tennis court fields | [117] | |
Week 3 - October 23 | Howard | 8 | Walsh | 8 | tennis court fields | [117] | |
Week 3? | Alumni | 14 | Morrissey | 0 | [118] | ||
Week 5 | Morrissey | 6 | Off-Campus | 6 | tennis court fields | [118] | |
Week 5 | Dillon | Walsh | tennis court fields | [118] | |||
Week 5 | Alumni | cancelled? | Howard | cancelled? | tennis court fields | [118] | |
Alumni | unknown | Dillon | unknown | tennis court fields | |||
Alumni | unknown | Walsh | unknown | tennis court fields | |||
Dillon | unknown | Morrissey | unknown | tennis court fields | |||
Howard | unknown | Morrissey | unknown | tennis court fields | |||
Howard | unknown | Off-Campus | unknown | tennis court fields | |||
Off-Campus | unknown | Walsh | unknown | tennis court fields | |||
Interhall championship | |||||||
Early December | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Dillon | 20 | Cartier Field? |
Interhall championship
editThe 1959 interhall football championship game was most likely played on Cartier Field, although the tennis court fields are a possibility, around early December between Breen-Phillips and Dillon halls. Breen-Phillips entered as the eastern division champion and with at least a 4–0 record, while Dillon won the western division and held at least a 3–0 record.
The only account of the championship comes from the Notre Dame Dome yearbook, which mentioned Dillon to have won 20–0 under the guidance of John May.[119] The win meant the Dillonites had won four of the last five championships, a record feat. An alternate report published at the beginning of the 1960 season produced the alternate score of a 22–0 victory for Dillon.
Alumni Hall
editIn their nineteenth season, Alumni hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–0? record.
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their sixteenth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–1? record.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 23 | at Michigan City Prison | Michigan City, IN | W 34–6 | [117] |
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their seventeenth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–3? record.
Dillon Hall
editIn their twenty-first season, Dillon hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–0? record. They may have been coached by John May.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 17 | at Michigan City Prison | Michigan City, IN | L 12–20 | [117] |
Howard Hall
editIn their twenty-first season, Howard hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–1–1? record.
Farley Hall
editIn their thirteenth season, Farley hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1–1? record.
Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|
at Michigan City Prison | Michigan City, IN | W | [118] |
Keenan Hall
editIn their third season, Keenan hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1? record.
Morrissey Hall
editIn their twenty-fifth season, Morrissey hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1–1? record.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Around October 10 | at Michigan City Prison | Michigan City, IN | W 30–9 | [117] |
Off-Campus team
editIn their twenty-fourth season, the Off-Campus team competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2–1? record.
Stanford Hall
editIn their third season, Stanford hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–2? record.
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their twenty-third season, St. Edward's hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–4? record.
Walsh Hall
editIn their thirty-fourth season, Walsh hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2–1? record.
Zahm Hall
editIn their sixteenth season, Zahm hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–1? record. They were coached by Mike Minelli.[117]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
November 8 | at Michigan City Prison | Michigan City, IN | W 38–8 | [118] |
All-Campus
editNo known all-campus selections were made during the 1959 season.
1960
editThe 1960 interhall tackle football season was overseen by assistant Interhall Athletics director Vince Dooley and began on October 16 with thirteen teams.
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freshman League | |||||||
Week 1 | Breen-Phillips | 6 | Stanford | 20 | [120] | ||
Week 1 | Cavanaugh | 14 | Keenan | 0 | [120] | ||
Week 2 - Oct 23 | Breen-Phillips | 6 | Farley | 12 | [121] | ||
Week 2 - Oct 23 | Cavanaugh | 0 | Stanford | 6 | [121] | ||
Breen-Phillips | unknown | Cavanaugh | unknown | [note 95] | |||
Cavanaugh | Farley | [122] | |||||
Farley | Keenan | [123] | |||||
Keenan | Stanford | [123] | |||||
Week 5 | Farley | 6 | Stanford | 18 | [123] | ||
Week 5 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Keenan | 8 | [123] | ||
Sophomore League | |||||||
Week 1 | St. Edward's | 0 | Zahm | 14 | [120] | ||
Week 1? | Howard | 0 | Morrissey | 14 | [121] | ||
Week 2 - Oct 26 | Howard | unknown | Zahm | unknown | [note 96] | [121] | |
Week 2 - Oct 27? | Morrissey | unknown | St. Edward's | unknown | [note 97] | ||
Howard | unknown | St. Edward's | unknown | [note 98] | |||
Week 4 - November 6 | Morrissey | 20 | Zahm | 0 | [122] | ||
Junior League | |||||||
Week 1 | Alumni | 0 | Off-Campus | 7 | [note 99] | [120] | |
Week 1 | Dillon | 32 | Lyons | 0 | [120] | ||
Week 2 - Oct 24 | Alumni | 30 | Lyons | 0 | [121] | ||
Week 2 - Oct 26 | Dillon | Off-Campus | [note 100] | [121] | |||
Week 3? | Lyons | unknown | Off-Campus | unknown | [note 101] | ||
Week 4 | Alumni | 0 | Dillon | 8 | [122] | ||
Semi-finals | |||||||
November 13 | Dillon | 6 | Morrissey | 0 | [123] | ||
Interhall championship | |||||||
November 20 | Dillon | 24 | Stanford | 6 | Notre Dame Stadium | [123] |
Interhall championship
editThe 1960 interhall football championship game was played 2:00 p.m. at Notre Dame Stadium on November 20 between Dillon and Stanford halls. Dillon entered as the Junior league champion and with a 4–0 record, while Stanford won the Freshman league and held a 4–0 record. As the Sophomore and Junior leagues played only three games compared to the Frosh league's four, the two upper-class divisions held a play-off which saw Dillon defeat Morrissey 6–0 to advance to the championship. One notable aspect of the matchup was it being the first re-match of two teams who had fought in a previous title game, Dillon having defeated Stanford 14–0 for the 1958 championship.
Dillon won their third consecutive interhall football championship in dominating fashion as they crushed Stanford 24–6 in the Stadium. Mike Myles played exceptionally for Dillon and scored once on a 40-yard scamper. The first half was controlled by Stanford as they managed a 6–0 lead, but the Dillonites came back to score twenty-four unanswered points in the next half to secure their victory.[124]
Alumni Hall
editIn their twentieth season, Alumni hall competed in the Junior league and compiled a 1–2 record.
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their seventeenth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the Freshman league and compiled a 0–3? record.
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their eighteenth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the Freshman league and compiled a 1–2? record.
Dillon Hall
editIn their twenty-second season, Dillon hall competed in the Junior league and compiled a 5–0 record.
Howard Hall
editIn their twenty-second season, Howard hall competed in the Sophomore league and compiled a 0–1? record.
Farley Hall
editIn their fourteenth season, Farley hall competed in the Freshman league and compiled a 3–1 record.
Keenan Hall
editIn their fourth season, Keenan hall competed in the Freshman league and compiled a 1–3 record.
Lyons Hall
editIn their twenty-fifth season, Lyons hall competed in the Junior league and compiled a 0–2? record.
Morrissey Hall
editIn their twenty-sixth season, Morrissey hall competed in the Sophomore league and compiled a 2–1? record.
Off-Campus team
editIn their twenty-fifth season, the Off-Campus team competed in the Junior league and compiled a 1–1? record. They were coached by Ed McMarron.[121]
Stanford Hall
editIn their fourth season, Stanford hall competed in the Freshman league and compiled a 4–1 record. They were coached by Pat Healy.[121]
St. Edward's Hall
editIn their twenty-fourth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the Sophomore league and compiled a 0–1? record.
Zahm Hall
editIn their seventeenth season, Zahm hall competed in the Sophomore league and compiled a 1–1? record.
Touch football
editAn interhall touch football league may have existed in some capacity during the 1960 season.[121]
1961
editThe 1961 interhall tackle football season was overseen by Dominic Napolitano and began around October 7 or 13 with twelve teams.[125]
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Location | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freshmen league | |||||||
Week 1 | Cavanaugh | 0 | Farley | 0 | [126] | ||
Week 1 | Keenan | 0 | Stanford | 0 | [126] | ||
Week 2 | Cavanaugh | 8 | Keenan | 9 | [127] | ||
Week 2 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Stanford | 0 | [127] | ||
Week 3 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Keenan | 0 | [127][128] | ||
Week 3 | Cavanaugh | 6 | Stanford | 0 | [127][128] | ||
Breen-Phillips | unknown | Cavanaugh | unknown | [note 102] | |||
Breen-Phillips | unknown | Farley | unknown | ||||
Farley | unknown | Stanford | unknown | ||||
Keenan | unknown | Farley | unknown | [note 103] | |||
Sophomore league | |||||||
Week 1 | Lyons-St. Edward's | 12 | Morrissey | 0 | [note 104] | [120] | |
Week 1 | Howard | 12 | Zahm | 0 | [126] | ||
Week 2 | Morrissey | 0 | Zahm | 14 | [127] | ||
Week 2 | Howard | 0 | Lyons-St. Edward's | 6 | [127] | ||
Week 3 | Howard | forfeit | Morrissey | forfeit | [note 105] | [127][128] | |
Week 3 | Lyons-St. Edward's | 0 | Zahm | 8 | [127][128] | ||
Junior/Senior league | |||||||
Week 1 | Dillon | 14 | Sorin-Walsh | 0 | [126] | ||
Week 1 | Badin-Pangborn | 6 | Off-Campus | 0 | [126] | ||
Week 2 | Dillon | 0 | Off-Campus | 0 | [127] | ||
Week 2 | Alumni | Sorin-Walsh | [note 106] | [127][129] | |||
Week 3 | Alumni | 6 | Off-Campus | 0 | [127][128] | ||
Week 3 | Badin-Pangborn | 0 | Dillon | 8 | [127][128] | ||
Week 4 | Alumni | Badin-Pangborn | [note 107] | [129] | |||
Week 4 | Off-Campus | unknown | Sorin-Walsh | unknown | |||
Week 5 | Alumni | First downs | Dillon | First downs | [note 108] | [129] | |
Week 5 | Badin-Pangborn | unknown | Sorin-Walsh | unknown | |||
Semi-finals | |||||||
Breen-Phillips | 14 | Zahm | 8 | [129] | |||
Interhall championship | |||||||
December | Alumni | 26 | Breen-Phillips | 0 | Notre Dame Stadium | [129] |
Interhall championship
editThe 1961 interhall football championship game was played at Notre Dame Stadium in December between Alumni and Breen-Phillips halls. Alumni entered as the Junior/Senior division champion and with a 4–0 record, while Breen-Phillips won the Freshmen division, defeated the Sophomore league champion in the semi-finals, and held either a 3–0–2 or 2–0–3 record.
Alumni shutout Breen-Phillips 26 to 0 to earn their first interhall football championship since 1953. Bucky O'Connor, starting Right Guard for Alumni, was named the interhall league's most valuable player. He scored five touchdowns in six games, including two in the championship.[129]
Alumni Hall
editIn their eighteenth season, Alumni hall competed in the Junior/Senior division of the interhall league and compiled a 5–0 record.
Badin-Pangborn team
editThe Badin-Pangborn team (Badin in their forty-third season, Pangborn in their third) competed in the Junior/Senior division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–2? record.
Breen-Phillips Hall
editIn their eighteenth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the Freshmen division of the interhall league and compiled at least a 2–1–2? record, and must have gained either two wins or a win and a tie for their two unknown games.
Cavanaugh Hall
editIn their nineteenth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the Freshmen division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1–1? record and either tied or lost their unknown game to Breen-Phillips.
Dillon Hall
editIn their twenty-third season, Dillon hall competed in the Junior/Senior division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1–1 record.
Howard Hall
editIn their twenty-third season, Howard hall competed in the Sophomore division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1 record.
Farley Hall
editIn their fifteenth season, Farley hall competed in the Freshmen division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–0–1? record, and defeated or tied Keenan in one of their two unknown games.
Keenan Hall
editIn their fifth season, Keenan hall competed in the Freshmen division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–0–2? record, and either tied or lost to Farley in their unknown game.
Lyons-St. Edward's team
editThe Lyons-St. Edward's team (Lyons in their twenty-fourth season, St. Edward's in their twenty-second) competed in the Sophomore division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1 record.
Morrissey Hall
editIn their twenty-seventh season, Morrissey hall competed in the Sophomore division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3 record.
Off-Campus team
editIn their twenty-sixth season, the Off-Campus team competed in the Junior/Senior division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2–1? record.
Sorin-Walsh team
editThe Sorin-Walsh team (Sorin in their thirty-sixth season, Walsh in their thirty-fourth) competed in the Junior/Senior division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2? record.
Stanford Hall
editIn their fifth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the Freshmen division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–1–2? record.
Zahm Hall
editIn their eighteenth season, Zahm hall competed in the Sophomore division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2 record.
Touch football
editA six-man touch football league was played during the 1960 fall and 1961 spring seasons.[130][131]
Notes
edit- ^ This was most likely a win for St. Edward's. However, it is speculative and unconfirmed, and relies on information that may be false.
- ^ This was most likely a tie. However, it is speculative and unconfirmed, and relies on information that may be false.
- ^ There was a substantial pep rally organized for the Lyon football team by Father O'Connell on the eve before their first game in the last half-decade. the Dillon marching band paraded around the quadrangle before hearing a speech from Dillon coach Ray Chamberlain, who reportedly said that his players would be lucky to get through the season without losing at least three or four of their two games. A prayer was also given by Father Kelly, Lyons hall rector, to keep the men safe from injury. Food, refreshments, and music were served throughout the evening, and at 11:00 p.m. a dummy of a Morrissey football player was hung at half-mast on the flagpole, accompanied by taps. A large crowd gathered for the ensuing game, which Lyons won decisively.
- ^ De-facto championship of the western division. Alumni was favored to win.
- ^ This game was never mentioned, but corroborates with the round-robin schedule. It was almost certainly a forfeit game.
- ^ This game was never mentioned, but corroborates with the round-robin schedule. Its slightly possible that this game was cancelled but it was almost certainly forfeit to St. Edward's.
- ^ The attendance was approximately 600.
- ^ The tie was dubbed the "upset of the season" by the Scholastic.
- ^ This game was probably forfeited by one of the teams, but by which team is unknown. It also may have been cancelled. If the game was a forfeit than St. Edward's must have forfeited to Cavanaugh.
- ^ This game was probably forfeited by one of the teams, but by which team is unknown. It also may have been cancelled.
- ^ De-facto west division championship.
- ^ This game was either forfeit or cancelled. If it wasn't a cancellation, Lyons must have forfeited to Alumni.
- ^ Dubbed the mystical Gold Coast championship. This supported the notion that Alumni and Dillon were briefly considered a part of the Gold Coast halls along with Howard, Lyons, and Morrissey.
- ^ This game was probably forfeited by one of the teams, but by which team is unknown.
- ^ De-facto west division championship.
- ^ De-facto East campus championship.
- ^ Lyons quit the interhall league after this game, and subsequent league standings do not count this tie on Alumni's record. The fact that it is a regulation interhall football game will lead me to count it on my own records.
- ^ This game was never explicitly mentioned but fits with the current league format. Since Walsh had already exhausted its bye week, and Lyons was missing from week 3 games, the Lyons-Walsh game must have been originally scheduled for today. Lyons backed out of the interhall league after their tie with Alumni, and this game was probably still scheduled at that point.
- ^ De-facto West campus championship. There were approximately 200 spectators.
- ^ Lyons had already disbanded so the game was cancelled if it was scheduled at all.
- ^ Lyons had already disbanded so the game was cancelled if it was scheduled at all.
- ^ The Sorin team may have been Sorin Gold.
- ^ The Howard team may have been Howard Gold.
- ^ The Sorin team may have been Sorin Gold.
- ^ The Sorin team may have been Sorin Gold. This was scheduled to play-off the last tie between Sorin and Howard. After the teams tied for the second time, the game was rescheduled one final time. If they tied again, the winner was to be decided by a coin toss.
- ^ This game may never have been played because of the weather.
- ^ De-facto east campus championship.
- ^ This was a regulation game which Alumni originally won 7–0. However, Morrissey's coach Tom Canfield recognized one of Alumni's players, Fred Bransfield, as having played for a varsity freshmen team some years ago. When the case was brought before Mr. Napolitano, director of interhall athletics, he was able to provided a roster of the 1948 varsity freshmen team with Bransfield's name on it, thus ruling him ineligible to participate on an interhall football team and forcing Alumni to forfeit the game. The official score was a 1–0 win for Morrissey.
- ^ This game may not have been played in the stadium because of the rain.
- ^ This was seen as the main scrimmage in the frosh-varsity series.
- ^ This was rated one of the best games of the season, most likely because it was the only game in which both teams scored points.
- ^ Farley must have played two games in consecutive days.
- ^ De-facto east campus championship.
- ^ Zahm must have played two games in consecutive days.
- ^ University athletic field could be referring to Cartier field or the tennis court fields.
- ^ de-facto west campus championship.
- ^ The contest was nicknamed the "Snow Bowl" because of the snow storm that arrived just before it commenced.
- ^ This was similar to the Varsity-Frosh pre-season game.
- ^ This was similar to the Varsity-Frosh pre-season game.
- ^ Originally scheduled for week 3.
- ^ Originally scheduled for week 3.
- ^ Originally scheduled for week 2.
- ^ Originally scheduled for week 2.
- ^ Dominic Napolitano ruled for this game to be replayed after St. Edward's disputed the result and claimed the Off-Campus team had used ineligible players. The original score was a 6 to 0 Off-Campus win, and in the rematch Off-Campus won again by the score of 13 to 0..
- ^ Tennis court field? This was ruled the upset of the year.
- ^ De-facto west campus championship.
- ^ This game had to be replayed because of an unknown dispute that invalidated the first contest, which Off-Campus won 6 to 0.
- ^ Cavanaugh and Breen-Phillips held identical 2–0–1 records so a tiebreaker game was played to see who would represent the Eastern league in the interhall championship.
- ^ De-facto East league championship. Cavanaugh needed to beat St. Edward's outright to become co-champions and force a play-off.
- ^ The game was called off after a meeting between the two coaches.
- ^ The official score of the forfeit was a 1–0 victory for Dillon.
- ^ De-facto West league championship. Alumni had to at least tie to clinch the title, while Morrissey needed to beat them outright.
- ^ The first of two halves in a pre-season scrimmage that included the varsity versus the frosh in the first half and the varsity versus the first-string reserves in the second half.
- ^ The second of two halves in a pre-season scrimmage that included the varsity versus the frosh in the first half and the varsity versus the first-string reserves in the second half. The reserves dressed in green.
- ^ The original game was protested, and was scheduled to be played again.
- ^ This game was never mentioned, but fits within the round robin schedule.
- ^ Sorin Hall's first game since 1943.
- ^ This game was never explicitly mentioned but fits within the round-robin schedule.
- ^ This game was never explicitly mentioned but fits within the round-robin schedule.
- ^ This game was never explicitly mentioned but fits within the round-robin schedule.
- ^ The win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within St. Edward's record.
- ^ The win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within Breen-Phillips record.
- ^ The win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within the Off-Campus team's record.
- ^ The game was never explicitly mentioned, but fits within the known parameters of league scheduling and St. Edward's record.
- ^ De-facto East division title game.
- ^ Alumni broke Badin's ten game undefeated streak which included their historic 1954 season and stretched back to 1947.
- ^ The win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within Alumni's record.
- ^ The win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within Alumni's record.
- ^ The shutout win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within Dillon's record.
- ^ The shutout win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within Dillon's record.
- ^ This was considered a part of the regular season, and was the de-facto divisional championship game.
- ^ Official score of 1–0.
- ^ Official score of 2–0.
- ^ The outcome of the game was never explicitly mentioned but fits with both team's final season records.
- ^ The game was never explicitly mentioned but fits within Badin's record.
- ^ The game was never explicitly mentioned but fits within Dillon's record. At the end of the season, the Scholastic claimed that Dillon had outscored their opponents by a total of 100 to 0. The score of this game was received by process of elimination.
- ^ This game should have been Badin vs. Sorin, because Badin had already played Morrissey in week 2. The most probable cause was a scheduling error among the coaches. The final records of both teams necessitate that this game was played as is. Its possible that the final records reported in the Scholastic were written with erroneous information, but this is unclear.
- ^ This game should have been Howard vs. Morrissey, because Howard had already played Sorin in week 3, winning 25–0. The most probable cause was a scheduling error among the coaches. The final records of both teams necessitate that this game was played as is. Its possible that the final records reported in the Scholastic were written with erroneous information, but this is unclear.
- ^ De-facto East division title game.
- ^ Dillon and Zahm played to a scoreless tie, invoking the first downs tiebreaker. Dillon outgained Zahm by nine first downs to three, and was therefore given the win and the championship. Attendance of five hundred.
- ^ Morrissey reportedly rolled to an easy triumph over Howard in preparation for Sunday's first place battle with Alumni.
- ^ Game was a battle for first place.
- ^ This was a battle for first place which resulted in a tie and a subsequent play-off that was won by the Off-Campus team. It is one of two games from an unknown week but with a confirmed outcome
- ^ This was a battle for second place which Off-Campus won by a single point. It is one of two games from an unknown week but with a confirmed outcome.
- ^ Big game, as both teams were unbeaten and untied, and at least Stanford was unscored upon as well.
- ^ Unconfirmed outcome.
- ^ Considered a marquee game as Badin and Sorin were both 2–0.
- ^ Considered the "feature game" of the week (when it was still scheduled for October 19).
- ^ Unconfirmed outcome.
- ^ The official score was a 1–0 win for Off-Campus.
- ^ Considered a marquee game because Stanford and Zahm were both undefeated. Stanford reportedly tore through Zahm.
- ^ Stanford reportedly tore through Cavanaugh.
- ^ Zahm's record was twice reported at 3–0, but unless St. Edward's record was 0–3 instead of 0–4, they must have lost to the Zahmbies. Other possibilities was that the game is cancelled (considering St. Edward's record is wrong.
- ^ De-facto east campus title game.
- ^ Cavanaugh was the more likely winner.
- ^ Postponed from Oct 26 to an unknown date. Zahm is the more likely winner.
- ^ Morrissey probably won this game.
- ^ St. Edward's is the more likely winner.
- ^ Considered a major upset.
- ^ Postponed from Oct 26 to an unknown date.
- ^ The off-campus team was the more likely winner.
- ^ Breen-Phillips either won both of their remaining games or won one and tied another.
- ^ Farley either defeated or tied Keenan, knocking them out of the running for the division title.
- ^ Alternatively reported at 14 to 0 the next week.
- ^ The two teams initially played to the first 2–2 tie in interhall football history, but Morrissey was forced to forfeit when an ineligible player was discovered.
- ^ Postponed due to a senior trip. Alumni almost certainly won as the week 5 game against Dillon would not invoke the rule of first downs if the two teams weren't tied.
- ^ Alumni almost certainly won as the week 5 game against Dillon would not invoke the rule of first downs if the two teams weren't tied.
- ^ De-facto division championship. Alumni and Dillon played to a scoreless tie for an appearance in the championship, invoking the rule of first downs. Alumni was awarded the win, having gained one more first down than the Dillonites. The loss broke Dillon's unbeaten streak of between 19 and 23 games. An alternate report in the Scholastic after the championship game stated that Bucky O'Connor of Alumni had made some score against Dillon.
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