The 1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jesse Harper, the Irish compiled an 8–1 record, shut out eight of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 292 to 30. The sole loss and the only points allowed were in a 30–10 road loss to Army. The team went on to shut out both Michigan Agricultural (now Michigan State) and Nebraska.
Knute Rockne was assistant coach for the third year. Key players included team captain and halfback Stan Cofall and guard Charlie Bachman, both of whom won first-team honors on the 1916 All-Western college football team.
The team played its home games at Cartier Field in Notre Dame, Indiana.
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Personnel Players "Bodie" Andrews, tackle Charlie Bachman, guard Harry Baujan, end Dutch Bergman, halfback Stan Cofall, captain and halfback Frank Coughlin, tackle Cy DeGree, guard Steve Fitzpatrick, halfback/fullback Chet Grant, quarterback Tom King, end Slip Madigan, center Arnold McInerny, tackle Jack Meagher, end John Miller, fullback James Phelan, quarterback Dave Philbin Frank Rydzewski, center Fritz Slackford, fullback Gilbert Ward Ray Whipple, end
Coaching staff Head coach - Jesse Harper Assistant coach - Knute Rockne
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