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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).

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Other teams
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1946

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Tackle football

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Interhall 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
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

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The 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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No known all-interhall teams were published during the 1946 season.

Touch football

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A 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

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The 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
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

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The 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

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In their tenth season, Alumni hall competed in the western division of the interhall league, and compiled a 1–2–2 record.

Badin Hall

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In 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

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In their fifth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league, and compiled a 1–4 record.

Cavanaugh Hall

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In 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

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In 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

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In their inaugural season, Farley hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2–1 record.

Lyons Hall

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In their eleventh season, St. Edward's hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–3 record.

=Walsh Hall

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In their thirtieth season, Walsh hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2–1 record.

Zahm Hall

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In 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

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An 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

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The 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

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Vetville, 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

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The 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]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Notre Dame VarsityL 7–48[21]
Around October 4Notre Dame Reserves
  • Notre Dame Stadium?
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 0–20[20]

1948

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The 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

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The 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In their second season, Farley hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3? record.

Lyons Hall

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In their fifteenth season, Lyons hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2–1? record.

Morrissey Hall

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In 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

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In their twelfth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2? record.

Walsh Hall

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In their thirty-first season, Walsh hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 3–1 record.

Zahm Hall

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In 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

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A 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

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The 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

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The frosh of 1948 were coached by Benny "Scatback" Sheridan and assistants Bill Vangen and Dick Friend.[31]

Reserves

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The reserves were partially coached by Benny Sheridan.[22]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13:30 p.m.Purdue BW 19–6[22][30]
October 30at Purdue BWest Lafayette, INL 0–13[22][26]

1949

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Interest 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

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The 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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No known all-campus teams were published during the 1949 season.

Touch football

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A 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17Notre Dame VarsityNotre Dame, INL 7–34[32]

Reserves

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The reserves compiled a 2–0 record during their 1949 season, defeating the Purdue B squad twice in a home-and-home series.[39]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 74:00 p.m.Purdue B teamW 27–20[40][41]
November 18at Purdue B teamWest Lafayette, INW 13–7[42][43]

1950

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The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

The frosh of 1950 were coached by Benny Sheridan, and assistant coaches Dick Reilly and Phil Cantwell.[50]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16Notre Dame VarsityNotre Dame, INL 0–32[51]
September 232:30 p.m.Notre Dame Varsity
L 0–40[51][52][note 30]

Reserves

[edit]

The 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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 710:00 a.m.Purdue B teamNotre Dame, INW 13–7[50]
October 203:00 p.m.Illinois B team
T 0–0[46]
November 48:00 p.m.at Arkansas B teamFort Smith, ART 14–148,000[47][53]
November 171:30 p.m.at Purdue B teamWest Lafayette, INunknown

1951

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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]

OpponentSiteResultSource
Notre Dame B team and froshNotre Dame, INT 0–0[57]

Dillon Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

Howard dropped out of interhall football before playing any contests. They were supposed to have been coached by Gene Perry.[54]

Farley Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
SeptemberNotre Dame B team and froshNotre Dame, INL 0–7[57]
Octoberat Indiana State PrisonMichigan City, INW 19–6[57]

Off-Campus team

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

Interhall 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

[edit]

New 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.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Notre Dame VarsityL 0–47[note 38][61][54]
September 28Notre Dame VarsityNotre Dame, INW 14–13[note 39][54]
October 19Illinois B teamChampaign, ILL 7–21[62]
October 27Purdue B team
T 7–7[60]
November 3vs. Tennessee B teamMemphis, TNL 6–382,451[57]
November 9at Michigan State B teamEast Lansing, MICancelled [63]
November 16Michigan State B team
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
Cancelled [64]

1952

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September?at Indiana State PrisonMichigan City, IN?W 33–7[66]

Farley Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Octoberat Indiana State PrisonMichigan City, INT 6–6[68]

Off-Campus team

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 9 (tentative)at Indiana State PrisonMichigan City, IN?unknown [67]

All-Campus

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20Notre Dame VarsityL 0–46[73]

1953

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In 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]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Before November 13Michigan City PrisonW 38–7[79]

Badin Hall

[edit]

Badin 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their fifteenth season, Dillon hall competed in the western league and compiled a 2–2 record. They were coached by Pat Padon.[74]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 22Michigan City PrisonUnknown [79]

Howard Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

Fisher 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

[edit]

In their nineteenth season, Lyons hall competed in the western league and compiled a 1–2–1 record. They were coached by Joe Sassano.[74]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
December 6 (possibility)Michigan City PrisonUnknown [79]

Morrissey Hall

[edit]

In 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]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 15Michigan City PrisonW 12–6[79][80]

Off-Campus team

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The frosh of 1953 were coached by Terry Brennan. The team was composed of sixty men.[81]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Notre Dame VarsityL 0–19[82][note 53]

Reserves

[edit]

The 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]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Notre Dame VarsityW 7–6[82][note 54]

1954

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their eleventh season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1–2 record.

Cavanaugh Hall

[edit]

In their twelfth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–4? record.

Dillon Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their sixteenth season, Howard hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–4? record.

Farley Hall

[edit]

In their eighth season, Farley hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1–2 record.

Lyons Hall

[edit]

In their twentieth season, Lyons hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–2–1? record.

Morrissey Hall

[edit]

In their twentieth season, Morrissey hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 5–1 record.

Off-Campus team

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

Sorin 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their thirteenth season, Zahm hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–4 record.

All-Interhall

[edit]

There was no known all-interhall team selected during the 1954 season.

Reserves

[edit]

Francis Curran was given the reserve coaching position in March 1954 by Terry Brennan.[92]

1955

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their thirteenth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1–1? record.

Dillon Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their ninth season, Farley hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–4? record.

Lyons Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their thirty-third season, Walsh hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3? record.

Zahm Hall

[edit]

In their thirteenth season, Zahm hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–2? record.

All-Interhall

[edit]

There were no known selections for the 1955 interhall football season.

Freshmen

[edit]

The frosh of 1955 were coached by Jack Landry and assistant coach Paul Reynolds.[98]

1956

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their thirteen season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–4 record.

Cavanaugh Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their eighteenth season, Dillon hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 6–0 record.

Howard Hall

[edit]

In their eighteenth season, Howard hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2–1 record.

Farley Hall

[edit]

In their tenth season, Farley hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–5 record.

Lyons Hall

[edit]

In their twenty-second season, Lyons hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 3–1–1 record.

Morrissey Hall

[edit]

In their twenty-second season, Morrissey hall competed in the West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–5 record.

Off-Campus team

[edit]

In their twentieth season, the Off-Campus team competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 3–2 record.

Sorin Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their twentieth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the East division of the interhall league and compiled a 3–2 record.

Zahm Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their nineteenth season, Howard hall competed in the West League and compiled a 0–5–2 record.

Farley Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their twenty-third season, Lyons hall competed in the West League and compiled a 1–6 record.

Morrissey Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their inaugural season, Pangborn hall competed in the West League and compiled a 1–4–2 record.

Off-Campus team

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their twenty-first season, St. Edward's hall competed in the East League and compiled a 1–5 record.

Zahm Hall

[edit]

In their fifteenth season, Zahm hall competed in the East League and compiled a 2–4 record.

All-Interhall

[edit]

No known all-campus selections were made during the 1957 season.

Freshman

[edit]

The frosh of 1957 were coached by Lou Loncaric, Gene Hedrick, and assistant coach Bill Earely.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Notre Dame VarsityL ?–6Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

1958

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In their eighteenth season, Alumni hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1? record.

Badin Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their sixteenth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the North-East division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–1–1? record.

Dillon Hall

[edit]

In their twentieth season, Dillon hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 5–0–1? record.

Howard Hall

[edit]

In their twentieth season, Howard hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2? record.

Farley Hall

[edit]

In their twelfth season, Farley hall competed in the North-East division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2–1? record.

Keenan Hall

[edit]

In their second season, Keenan hall competed in the North-East division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–5? record.

Lyons Hall

[edit]

In their twenty-fourth season, Lyons hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3? record.

Morrissey Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their second season, Pangborn hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3–1? record.

Sorin Hall

[edit]

In their thirty-sixth season, Sorin hall competed in the South-West division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–1? record.

Stanford Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their sixteenth season, Zahm hall competed in the North-East division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–1–1? record.

All-Campus

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No known all-campus football teams were selected during the 1958 season.

1959

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The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In their nineteenth season, Alumni hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–0? record.

Breen-Phillips Hall

[edit]

In their sixteenth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 4–1? record.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 23at Michigan City PrisonMichigan City, INW 34–6[117]

Cavanaugh Hall

[edit]

In their seventeenth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–3? record.

Dillon Hall

[edit]

In 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.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 17at Michigan City PrisonMichigan City, INL 12–20[117]

Howard Hall

[edit]

In their twenty-first season, Howard hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–1–1? record.

Farley Hall

[edit]

In their thirteenth season, Farley hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1–1? record.

OpponentSiteResultSource
at Michigan City PrisonMichigan City, INW [118]

Keenan Hall

[edit]

In their third season, Keenan hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1? record.

Morrissey Hall

[edit]

In their twenty-fifth season, Morrissey hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–1–1? record.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Around October 10at Michigan City PrisonMichigan City, INW 30–9[117]

Off-Campus team

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their third season, Stanford hall competed in the eastern division of the interhall league and compiled a 1–2? record.

St. Edward's Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their thirty-fourth season, Walsh hall competed in the western division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–2–1? record.

Zahm Hall

[edit]

In 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]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 8at Michigan City PrisonMichigan City, INW 38–8[118]

All-Campus

[edit]

No known all-campus selections were made during the 1959 season.

1960

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In their twentieth season, Alumni hall competed in the Junior league and compiled a 1–2 record.

Breen-Phillips Hall

[edit]

In their seventeenth season, Breen-Phillips hall competed in the Freshman league and compiled a 0–3? record.

Cavanaugh Hall

[edit]

In their eighteenth season, Cavanaugh hall competed in the Freshman league and compiled a 1–2? record.

Dillon Hall

[edit]

In their twenty-second season, Dillon hall competed in the Junior league and compiled a 5–0 record.

Howard Hall

[edit]

In their twenty-second season, Howard hall competed in the Sophomore league and compiled a 0–1? record.

Farley Hall

[edit]

In their fourteenth season, Farley hall competed in the Freshman league and compiled a 3–1 record.

Keenan Hall

[edit]

In their fourth season, Keenan hall competed in the Freshman league and compiled a 1–3 record.

Lyons Hall

[edit]

In their twenty-fifth season, Lyons hall competed in the Junior league and compiled a 0–2? record.

Morrissey Hall

[edit]

In their twenty-sixth season, Morrissey hall competed in the Sophomore league and compiled a 2–1? record.

Off-Campus team

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their twenty-fourth season, St. Edward's hall competed in the Sophomore league and compiled a 0–1? record.

Zahm Hall

[edit]

In their seventeenth season, Zahm hall competed in the Sophomore league and compiled a 1–1? record.

Touch football

[edit]

An interhall touch football league may have existed in some capacity during the 1960 season.[121]

1961

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In their eighteenth season, Alumni hall competed in the Junior/Senior division of the interhall league and compiled a 5–0 record.

Badin-Pangborn team

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their twenty-third season, Howard hall competed in the Sophomore division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–1 record.

Farley Hall

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In their twenty-seventh season, Morrissey hall competed in the Sophomore division of the interhall league and compiled a 0–3 record.

Off-Campus team

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

The 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

[edit]

In 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

[edit]

In their eighteenth season, Zahm hall competed in the Sophomore division of the interhall league and compiled a 2–2 record.

Touch football

[edit]

A six-man touch football league was played during the 1960 fall and 1961 spring seasons.[130][131]

Notes

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  1. ^ This was most likely a win for St. Edward's. However, it is speculative and unconfirmed, and relies on information that may be false.
  2. ^ This was most likely a tie. However, it is speculative and unconfirmed, and relies on information that may be false.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ De-facto championship of the western division. Alumni was favored to win.
  5. ^ This game was never mentioned, but corroborates with the round-robin schedule. It was almost certainly a forfeit game.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ The attendance was approximately 600.
  8. ^ The tie was dubbed the "upset of the season" by the Scholastic.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ This game was probably forfeited by one of the teams, but by which team is unknown. It also may have been cancelled.
  11. ^ De-facto west division championship.
  12. ^ This game was either forfeit or cancelled. If it wasn't a cancellation, Lyons must have forfeited to Alumni.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ This game was probably forfeited by one of the teams, but by which team is unknown.
  15. ^ De-facto west division championship.
  16. ^ De-facto East campus championship.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ De-facto West campus championship. There were approximately 200 spectators.
  20. ^ Lyons had already disbanded so the game was cancelled if it was scheduled at all.
  21. ^ Lyons had already disbanded so the game was cancelled if it was scheduled at all.
  22. ^ The Sorin team may have been Sorin Gold.
  23. ^ The Howard team may have been Howard Gold.
  24. ^ The Sorin team may have been Sorin Gold.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ This game may never have been played because of the weather.
  27. ^ De-facto east campus championship.
  28. ^ 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.
  29. ^ This game may not have been played in the stadium because of the rain.
  30. ^ This was seen as the main scrimmage in the frosh-varsity series.
  31. ^ 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.
  32. ^ Farley must have played two games in consecutive days.
  33. ^ De-facto east campus championship.
  34. ^ Zahm must have played two games in consecutive days.
  35. ^ University athletic field could be referring to Cartier field or the tennis court fields.
  36. ^ de-facto west campus championship.
  37. ^ The contest was nicknamed the "Snow Bowl" because of the snow storm that arrived just before it commenced.
  38. ^ This was similar to the Varsity-Frosh pre-season game.
  39. ^ This was similar to the Varsity-Frosh pre-season game.
  40. ^ Originally scheduled for week 3.
  41. ^ Originally scheduled for week 3.
  42. ^ Originally scheduled for week 2.
  43. ^ Originally scheduled for week 2.
  44. ^ 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..
  45. ^ Tennis court field? This was ruled the upset of the year.
  46. ^ De-facto west campus championship.
  47. ^ This game had to be replayed because of an unknown dispute that invalidated the first contest, which Off-Campus won 6 to 0.
  48. ^ 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.
  49. ^ De-facto East league championship. Cavanaugh needed to beat St. Edward's outright to become co-champions and force a play-off.
  50. ^ The game was called off after a meeting between the two coaches.
  51. ^ The official score of the forfeit was a 1–0 victory for Dillon.
  52. ^ De-facto West league championship. Alumni had to at least tie to clinch the title, while Morrissey needed to beat them outright.
  53. ^ 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.
  54. ^ 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.
  55. ^ The original game was protested, and was scheduled to be played again.
  56. ^ This game was never mentioned, but fits within the round robin schedule.
  57. ^ Sorin Hall's first game since 1943.
  58. ^ This game was never explicitly mentioned but fits within the round-robin schedule.
  59. ^ This game was never explicitly mentioned but fits within the round-robin schedule.
  60. ^ This game was never explicitly mentioned but fits within the round-robin schedule.
  61. ^ The win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within St. Edward's record.
  62. ^ The win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within Breen-Phillips record.
  63. ^ The win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within the Off-Campus team's record.
  64. ^ The game was never explicitly mentioned, but fits within the known parameters of league scheduling and St. Edward's record.
  65. ^ De-facto East division title game.
  66. ^ Alumni broke Badin's ten game undefeated streak which included their historic 1954 season and stretched back to 1947.
  67. ^ The win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within Alumni's record.
  68. ^ The win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within Alumni's record.
  69. ^ The shutout win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within Dillon's record.
  70. ^ The shutout win was never explicitly mentioned but fits within Dillon's record.
  71. ^ This was considered a part of the regular season, and was the de-facto divisional championship game.
  72. ^ Official score of 1–0.
  73. ^ Official score of 2–0.
  74. ^ The outcome of the game was never explicitly mentioned but fits with both team's final season records.
  75. ^ The game was never explicitly mentioned but fits within Badin's record.
  76. ^ 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.
  77. ^ 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.
  78. ^ 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.
  79. ^ De-facto East division title game.
  80. ^ 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.
  81. ^ Morrissey reportedly rolled to an easy triumph over Howard in preparation for Sunday's first place battle with Alumni.
  82. ^ Game was a battle for first place.
  83. ^ 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
  84. ^ 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.
  85. ^ Big game, as both teams were unbeaten and untied, and at least Stanford was unscored upon as well.
  86. ^ Unconfirmed outcome.
  87. ^ Considered a marquee game as Badin and Sorin were both 2–0.
  88. ^ Considered the "feature game" of the week (when it was still scheduled for October 19).
  89. ^ Unconfirmed outcome.
  90. ^ The official score was a 1–0 win for Off-Campus.
  91. ^ Considered a marquee game because Stanford and Zahm were both undefeated. Stanford reportedly tore through Zahm.
  92. ^ Stanford reportedly tore through Cavanaugh.
  93. ^ 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.
  94. ^ De-facto east campus title game.
  95. ^ Cavanaugh was the more likely winner.
  96. ^ Postponed from Oct 26 to an unknown date. Zahm is the more likely winner.
  97. ^ Morrissey probably won this game.
  98. ^ St. Edward's is the more likely winner.
  99. ^ Considered a major upset.
  100. ^ Postponed from Oct 26 to an unknown date.
  101. ^ The off-campus team was the more likely winner.
  102. ^ Breen-Phillips either won both of their remaining games or won one and tied another.
  103. ^ Farley either defeated or tied Keenan, knocking them out of the running for the division title.
  104. ^ Alternatively reported at 14 to 0 the next week.
  105. ^ 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.
  106. ^ 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.
  107. ^ 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.
  108. ^ 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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