The 1909 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1909 college football season. In their first year under head coach Frank Longman, the team compiled a 7–0–1 record, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 236 to 14. They defeated Michigan Agricultural (now known as Michigan State), Michigan, and Pittsburgh, and played Marquette to a scoreless tie. In the Michigan game, former Michigan fullback Longman coached the Irish to a victory over his former head coach Fielding H. Yost.
The team played its home games at Cartier Field in Notre Dame, Indiana
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Personnel Players
Joe Colins, end Ralph Dimmick Sam Dolan, guard Pete Dwyer, halfback Howard Edwards, captain and guard Don Hamilton, quarterback Albert "Red" Kelley Edward "Copper" Lynch, center James Maloney Lee Matthews Harry Miller, halfback George Philbrook Billy Ryan, halfback William Schmitt, fullback/utility man Robert E. Vaughan, fullback
Coaching staff Head coach: Frank Longman Assistant coach and manager: Curtis The Notre Dame Scholastic, November 27, 1909, pp. 182, 185–186.
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