1912 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team information
American college football season
1912Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference
Independent
Record
7–0
Head coach
John L. Marks (2nd season)
Captain
Gus Dorais
Home stadium
Cartier Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Midwestern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Notre Dame
–
7
–
0
–
0
Lake Forest
–
5
–
0
–
1
Michigan Agricultural
–
7
–
1
–
0
North Dakota Agricultural
–
5
–
1
–
0
South Dakota
–
5
–
1
–
0
Mount Union
–
9
–
2
–
0
Saint Louis
–
7
–
1
–
2
Michigan
–
5
–
2
–
0
Wabash
–
5
–
2
–
0
Buchtel
–
5
–
2
–
1
Detroit
–
5
–
2
–
1
Iowa State Teachers
–
5
–
2
–
1
St. Mary's (OH)
–
4
–
2
–
0
Michigan State Normal
–
4
–
2
–
1
Butler
–
5
–
3
–
0
Doane
–
5
–
3
–
0
Haskell
–
7
–
4
–
0
Western State Normal (MI)
–
3
–
2
–
0
St. Viator
–
4
–
4
–
0
Fairmount
–
4
–
5
–
0
Marquette
–
3
–
4
–
0
Central Michigan
–
1
–
2
–
2
Northern Illinois State
–
3
–
5
–
0
Baldwin–Wallace
–
0
–
1
–
0
Heidelberg
–
0
–
6
–
0
The 1912 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1912 college football season.
On October 5, in one of the most lopsided contests in Notre Dame history, junior quarterback Gus Dorais led the Irish to a 116–7 rout of St. Viator in the season-opener.[1] Second year coach John L. Marks guided Notre Dame to another undefeated season in 1912, following up a 6–0–2 record in 1911 with a 7–0 mark.
^"October Calendar". On this date in Notre Dame Football History. Irish Legends. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2012. October 5: 1912: In one of the easiest victories in Notre Dame history, junior quarterback Gus Dorais leads the Irish to a 116-7 rout of St. Viator in the season-opener. Second year coach John L. Marks would again guide Notre Dame to an undefeated season in 1912, following up a 6-0-2 record in 1911 with a 7-0-7 mark.
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