1908 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1908

| team = Notre Dame Fighting Irish

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 8–1

| head_coach = Victor M. Place

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Harry Miller

| stadium = Cartier Field

| prev = 1907

}}

The 1908 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1908 college football season. The team compiled an 8–1 record, outscored their opponents by a total of 326 to 20, not allowing any opponents to cross their goal line during the season (all points against them were from field goals).{{cite news |title=The Season. |url=http://archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0042/VOL_0042_ISSUE_0012.pdf |work=The Notre Dame Scholastic |volume=XLII |issue=12 |date=1908-12-05 |page=209}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = w

| opponent = Hillsdale

| site_stadium = Cartier Field

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| score = 39–0

| source = {{Cite news|date=1908-10-04|title=Notre Dame, 39; Hillsdale, 0.|pages=17|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52998359/notre-dame-39-hillsdale-0/|access-date=2020-06-17}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = w

| opponent = Franklin (IN)

| site_stadium = Cartier Field

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| score = 64–0

| source = {{Cite news|date=1908-10-11|title=Notre Dame Swamps Franklin|pages=20|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597274/notre-dame-swamps-franklin/|access-date=2020-06-17}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Michigan

| site_stadium = Ferry Field

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 6–12

| source = {{Cite news|date=1908-10-18|title=Bad Scare For Michigan|pages=21|work=The Inter Ocean|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597330/bad-scare-for-michigan/|access-date=2020-06-17}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = w

| opponent = Chicago Physicians and Surgeons

| site_stadium = Cartier Field

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| score = 88–0

| source = {{Cite news|date=1908-10-25|title=Notre Dame Romps Over P. & S. Team for 88 to 0 Score|pages=23|work=The Inter Ocean|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597373/notre-dame-romps-over-p-s-team-for/|access-date=2020-06-17}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = w

| opponent = Ohio Northern

| site_stadium = Cartier Field

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| score = 58–4

| source = {{Cite news|date=1908-10-30|title=Notre Dame Easily Wins Battle From Ohio Northern Team|pages=4|work=The Inter Ocean|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597660/notre-dame-easily-wins-battle-from-ohio/|access-date=2020-06-17}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Washington Park

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN

| score = 11–0

| source = {{Cite news|date=1908-11-08|title=Notre Dame Trims Indiana in Good Game; Score 11-0|pages=23|work=The Inter Ocean|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597423/notre-dame-trims-indiana-in-good-game/|access-date=2020-06-17}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Wabash

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Crawfordsville, IN

| score = 8–4

| source = {{Cite news|date=1908-11-14|title=Notre Dame Beats Wabash, 8 to 4, in Hard Fought Game|pages=4|work=The Inter Ocean|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597471/notre-dame-beats-wabash-8-to-4-in/|access-date=2020-06-17}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| w/l = w

| opponent = St. Viator

| site_stadium = Cartier Field

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| score = 46–0

| source = {{Cite news|date=1908-11-19|title=Notre Dame Beats St. Viateur's in an Easy Game, 46 to 0|pages=4|work=The Inter Ocean|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597512/notre-dame-beats-st-viateurs-in-an/|access-date=2020-06-17}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Marquette

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI

| score = 6–0

| attend = 7,500

| source = {{Cite news|date=1908-11-27|title=Notre Dame Beats Marquette, 6 to 0, in Hard Struggle|pages=9|work=The Inter Ocean|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53597571/notre-dame-beats-marquette-6-to-0-in/|access-date=2020-06-17}}

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References

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