The Jesse Harper Years
The Jesse Harper Years
5 seasons: 34-5-1 (.863)
1913
Coach: Jesse Harper Captain: Knute Rockne Record: 7-0-0
Oct 4 W Ohio Northern 87-0 H
Oct 18 W South Dakota 20-7 H
Oct 25 W Alma 62-0 H
Nov 1 W Army (U) 35-13 A
Nov 7 W Penn State (R) 14-7 A
Nov 22 W Christian Bros. 20-7 A
Nov 27 W Texas 30-7 A
Total Points 268-41
1914
Coach: Jesse Harper Captain: Keith Jones Record: 6-2-0
Oct 3 W Alma 56-0 H
Oct 10 W Rose Poly 103-0 H
Oct 17 L Yale 0-28 A
Oct 24 W South Dakota 33-0 N
Oct 31 W Haskell 20-7 H
Nov 7 L Army 7-20 A
Nov 14 W Carlisle 48-6 N
Nov 26 W Syracuse 20-0 A
Total Points 287-61
1915
Coach: Jesse Harper Captain: Freeman Fitzgerald Record: 7-1-0
Oct 2 W Alma 32-0 H
Oct 9 W Haskell 34-0 H
Oct 23 L Nebraska 19-20 A
Oct 30 W South Dakota 6-0 H
Nov 6 W Army 7-0 A
Nov 13 W Creighton 41-0 A
Nov 25 W Texas 36-7 A
Nov 27 W Rice 55-2 A
Total Points 230-29
1916
Coach: Jesse Harper Captain: Stan Cofall Record: 8-1-0
Sept 30 W Case Tech 48-0 H
Oct 7 W Western Reserve 48-0 A
Oct 14 W Haskell 26-0 H
Oct 28 W Wabash 60-0 H
Nov 4 L Army 10-30 A
Nov 11 W South Dakota 21-0 N
Nov 18 W Michigan State 14-0 A
Nov 25 W Alma 46-0 H
Nov 30 W Nebraska 20-0 A
Total Points 293-30
1917
Coach: Jesse Harper Captain: Jim Phelan Record: 6-1-1
Oct 6 W Kalamazoo 55-0 H
Oct 13 T Wisconsin 0-0 A
Oct 20 L Nebraska 0-7 A
Oct 27 W So. Dakota (R) 40-0 H
Nov 3 W Army (U) 7-2 A
Nov 10 W Morningside 13-0 A
Nov 17 W Michigan State 23-0 H
Nov 24 W Wash & Jeff 3-0 A
Total Points 141-9
