User:Murphanian777/Interhall football: Co-ed Era

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The Co-Ed Era[edit]

The Co-Ed Era began with the University's decision to forgo their 129 year long male-only status and admit the first female undergraduates. The first women's interhall football league was established in 1973 or possibly the season before. Notre Dame's freshman teams, the second-longest running varsity byproduct, were also disestablished in 1972 after the introduction of new eligibility rules. The junior varsity teams would continue to schedule fellow JVs and small colleges into the 1980s before folding as well.

Other Eras[edit]

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Other teams[edit]

1972[edit]

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Location Notes Source
South Quad
League I
October 1 Alumni 0 Dillon 30 [1]
October 1 Fisher-Pangborn 0 Off-Campus 13 [1]
October 1 Holy Cross 7 Sorin 0 [1]
October 8 Fisher-Pangborn 0 Holy Cross 0 [2]
October 8 Dillon 22 Off-Campus 0 [2]
October 15 Alumni 7 Off-Campus 0 ACC Auxiliary Field [3][4]
October 15 Fisher-Pangborn 6 Sorin 16 ACC Auxiliary Field [3][4]
October 22 Dillon 30 Fisher-Pangborn 0 [5]
October 22 Alumni 0 Holy Cross 6 [5]
October 22 Off-Campus forfeit Sorin forfeit [5]
October 29 Holy Cross 34 Off-Campus 6 [6]
October 29 Dillon 42 Sorin 0 [6]
October 29 Alumni 18 Fisher-Pangborn 0 [6]
November 5 Dillon 16 Holy Cross 0 [6][7]
November 5 Alumni 12 Sorin 0 [7]
League II
October 1 Morrissey 26 St. Joseph 0 [1]
October 1 Farley 13 Lyons 0 [1]
October 8 Lyons 6 St. Joseph 0 [2]
October 8 Morrissey 14 Zahm 0 [2]
October 8 Cavanaugh 0 Farley 14 [2]
October 15 Farley 8 Morrissey 14 Field behind Stepan Center [3][4]
October 15 St. Joseph 6 Zahm 2 Field behind Stepan Center [3][4]
October 15 Cavanaugh 16 Lyons 12 Field behind Stepan Center [3][4]
October 22 Cavanaugh 0 Morrissey 0 [note 1] [5]
October 22 Lyons 0 Zahm 7 [5]
October 29 Farley 0 Zahm 13 [6]
October 29 Cavanaugh 8 St. Joseph 12 [6]
November 5 Morrissey 8 Lyons 0 [7]
November 5 Farley 16 St. Joseph 0 [7]
November 5 Cavanaugh 6 Zahm 13 [7]
North Quad
League III
October 1 Breen-Phillips 22 Flanner 0 [1]
October 1 Grace 0 Stanford 8 [1]
October 8 Breen-Phillips 0 Keenan 6 [2]
October 8 Flanner 0 Grace 12 [2]
October 15 Grace 0 Keenan 6 ACC Auxiliary Field [3][4]
October 15 Flanner 0 Stanford 6 Field behind Stepan Center [3][4]
October 22 Keenan 0 Stanford 6 [5]
October 22 Breen-Phillips 6 Grace 0 [5]
October 29 Breen-Phillips 14 Stanford 0 [6]
October 29 Flanner 6 Keenan 0 [6]
League tie-breaker
November 12 Breen-Phillips 8 Stanford 20 "Astroturf practice field" [note 2] [8]
Semi-finals
November 12 Dillon 18 Morrissey 26 "Astroturf practice field" [note 3] [8]
Interhall championship
November 19 Morrissey 28 Stanford 0 Notre Dame Stadium [9]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1972 interhall football championship game was played at Notre Dame Stadium on November 19 between Morrissey and Stanford halls. Morrissey entered as the League II and South Quad champion with a 5–0–1 record, while Stanford was the League III, North Quad champion and held a 4–1 record. Morrissey defeated Dillon in a legendary semi-final rivalry that was considered by some as the de-facto IFL title game. Stanford had an easy time with Breen-Phillips in their second game for a tie-breaker in League III.

Morrissey shut out Stanford 28–0 in the second-most lopsided interhall championship game in history. The only higher score was registered by Morrissey (again) during the 1950 season when they defeated St. Edward's 32–0. Stanford quarterback George Packer completed just six of sixteen passes, and the squad's ground game managed just nine net yards on ten attempts.

Morrissey opened their scoring onslaught on the first drive thanks to the work of Paul Breen, who scored off of a seven-yard run and completed the conversion on a pass from Kirk Miller. Breen scored again in the second quarter from Miller, and Tim Luetkemeyer converted for a 16–0 halftime lead. Paul Breen made his third touchdown in the fourth quarter from an 8-yard aerial and the final points were registered by senior reserve linebacker Mark Swenski, who ran 24 yards around right end on the first carry of his career. Head coach Rich Salyer, defensive signal-caller Rich Sherman, and the "front four" composed of freshmen were praised for their performance during the championship.

Mr. Salyer remarked after the game, "The team effort and the players themselves made us a winner this year. With the great hall spirit and the overall leadership of our seniors, we made a winner."

JV team[edit]

The junior varsity team of 1972 (composed of frosh and varsity reserves I think) were coached by Denny Murphy and compiled a 2–3 record.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13at Michigan JVAnn Arbor, MIW 12–7[5][10]
October 20at Michigan state JVEast Lansing, MIL 14–26[5]
October 27Michigan JV
L 10–14[10]
November 3Michigan State JV
W 31–7[10][11]
November 10at Tennessee JV
L 34–4930,000[note 4][11][12]

1973[edit]

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Location Notes Source
South Quad
League No. 1
September 30 Cavanaugh 0 Morrissey 0 Interhall field 1 [13]
September 30 Howard 22 Zahm 16 Interhall field 1 [13]
September 30 Lyons 0 St. Joseph 32 Interhall field 1 [note 5] [13]
October 3 Cavanaugh 12 Lyons 0 Cartier Field [14]
October 3 St. Joseph 6 Zahm 8 Cartier Field [14]
October 7 Howard 8 Morrissey 6 [14]
October 7 Lyons 6 Zahm 12 [14]
October 10 Cavanaugh 0 Howard 0 [15]
October 14 Morrissey 8 St. Joseph 0 [15]
October 14 Cavanaugh 0 St. Joseph 12 [15]
October 14 Howard 28 Lyons 0 [15]
October 14 Morrissey 14 Zahm 0 [15]
October 28 Morrissey 28 Lyons 0 [16]
October 28 Howard 8 St. Joseph 0 [16]
October 28 Cavanaugh 0 Zahm 20 [16]
League No. 2
September 30 Dillon 34 Pangborn 0 Interhall field 2 [13]
September 30 Alumni 7 Sorin 0 Interhall field 2 [13]
October 3 Alumni 7 Pangborn 3 Cartier Field [14]
October 7 Holy Cross 0 Pangborn 6 [14]
October 7 Dillon 20 Sorin 6 [14]
October 14 Alumni 8 Dillon 20 [15]
October 14 Holy Cross 14 Sorin 14 [note 6] [15]
October 24 Pangborn 0 Sorin 14 [16]
October 24 Alumni 21 Lyons 0 [16]
October 28 Dillon 34 Holy Cross 0 [16]
North Quad[note 7]
League No. 3
September 30 Flanner 0 Off-Campus 0 Interhall field 1 [13]
September 30 Grace 0 Keenan 0 Interhall field 2 [13]
October 7 Flanner 12 Grace 6 [14]
October 7 Off-Campus 0 Stanford 22 [14]
October 10 Keenan 8 Stanford 0 [15]
October 14 Grace 14 Off-Campus 0 [15]
October 14 Flanner 0 Keenan 8 [15]
October 24 Grace 0 Stanford 8 [16]
October 28 Flanner 7 Stanford 14 [16]
October 28 Keenan forfeit Off-Campus forfeit [note 8] [16]
Semi-finals
November 4 Howard 0 Keenan 14 [17]
Interhall championship
November 11 Dillon 8 Keenan 6 Cartier Field [18]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1973 interhall football championship game was played 2:00 p.m. at Cartier Field on November 11 between the Dillon Big Red and the Keenan Black and Gold. Dillon entered as the league two, South Quad champion with a 4–0 record, while Keenan won league three, North Quad, and held a 4–0–1 record. Keenan was unscored upon, while Dillon had racked up 108 points over the course of four games.

Dillon outlasted Keenan in overtime to capture their eleventh outright title, and their third in a four year span. Keenan's title game record continued to diminish as they lost their fourth of five appearances in the last eight seasons.

Regulation saw the highest-scoring offense and the highest rated defense fight to a scoreless tie. Dillon threatened five times but was consistently repelled by the Keenan "D". Keenan nearly pulled ahead in the second quarter with a field goal try from just outside the redzone, but the kick was wide left.

Overtime rules were unchanged from last year's semifinal. Dillon won the toss and chose to go first. After the first two downs, the Big Red were pushed back ten yards. On third down from the 20-yard line, quarterback Geoffrey Pampush was nearly sacked before throwing the ball out to tailback Joe Riepenhoff, who charged through four defenders to score the first touchdown of the game. Halfback Mike O'Neil ran in the decisive two points on the next play to put Dillon up 8–0. Keenan scored on third down as well with a dive from Mike Parseghian, sun of legendary Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian. Unfortunately, the center couldn't connect with Keenan quarterback Drew Golden on the two-point conversion and they were unable to recover, sealing Dillon's victory.[18]

JV team[edit]

The reserves of 1973 were coached by Denny Murphy. They compiled a 4–1 record.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24at Michigan JVAnn Arbor, MIW 20–3[19]
October 1Michigan JV
W 10–3[13]
October 8Purdue JV
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 17–7[13][14]
October 15at Michigan State JVEast Lansing, MichiganL 0–7[14][15]
October 22Michigan State JV
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 21–0[15][note 9]

1974[edit]

Men[edit]

The 1974 men's interhall tackle football season began on September 29 with fourteen teams.

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Location Notes Source
North Quad (Cavanaugh, Flanner, Grace, Holy Cross, Keenan, Stanford, Zahm)
Week 1- September 29 Flanner 0 Holy Cross 6 [20]
Week 1 - October 2 Cavanaugh 0 Holy Cross 6 Cartier Field [20]
Week 1 Stanford 14 Zahm 0 [20]
Week 1 Grace 8 Keenan 0 [note 10] [20]
Week 2 - October 6 Holy Cross 8 Keenan 7 [20]
Week 2 - October 6 Flanner 8 Stanford 14 [20]
Week 2 - October 6 Cavanaugh 0 Grace 6 [note 11] [20]
Week 2 - October 6 Cavanaugh 6 Zahm 14 [20]
Week 2 - October 9 Grace 6 Holy Cross 7 [21]
Week 3 - October 13 Cavanaugh 0 Stanford 14 [21]
Week 3 - October 13 Keenan 14 Zahm 0 [21]
Week 3 - October 16 Cavanaugh Flanner Cartier Field [21][22]
Week 3 - October 16 Grace 6 Zahm 6 Cartier Field [21][22]
Week 3 - October 16 Keenan 6 Stanford 0 Cartier Field [note 12] [21][22]
Week 4 - October 20 Holy Cross 12 Zahm 0 Stepan Center field [21][22]
Week 4 - October 20 Flanner 7 Keenan 0 Stepan Center field [21][22]
Week 4 - October 20 Grace 0 Stanford 8 Stepan Center field [21][22]
Week 5 - November 13 Holy Cross 0 Stanford 0 [note 13] [23][24][25]
Week 5 - November 13 Cavanaugh unknown Keenan unknown [note 14] [24]
Week 5 - November 13 Flanner unknown Grace unknown [note 15] [24]
Unknown Flanner Zahm
South Quad (Alumni, Dillon, Fisher-Pangborn, Howard, Morrissey, Sorin, St. Joseph)
Week 1 Dillon 20 Fisher-Pangborn 0 [20]
Week 1 Alumni 0 Morrissey 16 [20]
Week 1 - September 29 Sorin 18 St. Joseph 0 [20]
Week 2 - October 6 Dillon 22 Howard 0 [20]
Week 2 - October 6 Fisher-Pangborn 0 Morrissey 6 [20]
Week 2 - October 6 Howard 14 St. Joseph 6 [20]
Week 2 - October 9 Dillon forfeit St. Joseph forfeit Cartier Field [20][21]
Week 2 - October 9 Morrissey 7 Sorin 6 Cartier Field [20]
Week 2 - October 9 Alumni 6 Howard 0 [note 16] [20][21]
Week 3 - October 13 Morrissey 21 St. Joseph 0 [21]
Week 3 - October 13 Alumni 0 Sorin 6 [21]
Week 3 - October 13 Fisher-Pangborn 0 Howard 0 [21]
Week 4 - October 20 Alumni 0 Fisher-Pangborn 3 Cartier Field [21][22]
Week 4 - October 20 Dillon 0 Sorin 0 Cartier Field [21][22]
Week 4 - October 20 Howard 0 Morrissey 3 Cartier Field [21][22]
Week 4 - October 23 Alumni 0 St. Joseph 0 Cartier Field [22][24]
Week 4 - October 23 Dillon 6 Morrissey 0 Cartier Field [note 17] [22][23]
Week 4 - October 23 Fisher-Pangborn 0 Sorin 6 Cartier Field [note 18] [22][23]
Week 5 - November 10 Alumni 0 Dillon 20 Cartier Field [24][23]
Week 5 - November 10 Fisher-Pangborn 19 St. Joseph 0 [23][24]
Week 5 - November 10 Howard 0 Sorin 34 [23][24]
Interhall championship
November 17 Dillon 14 Holy Cross 6 Cartier Field [25]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1974 men's interhall football championship game was played on November 17 at Cartier Field between Dillon and Holy Cross halls. Dillon entered as the North Quad champion with a 5–0–1 record, while Holy Cross won the South Quad and held a 5–0–1 record as well. Dillon was attempting their fourth championship in the past five seasons while Holy Cross was making their first appearance in the interhall title game. Additionally, Dillon Hall was unscored upon, while Holy Cross escaped from two one-point games to reach contention. The Big Red were considered favorites over the Hogs before the contest.

A rock solid defense and impressive running attack led Dillon to yet another championship as they bested Holy Cross 14–6. Dillon quarterback Mike O'Neill, along with running backs Joe Riepenhoff and Craig Tigh, covered most of the ground during the game and were major proponents in the victory. The stellar Big Red 'D' was led by Mike Kemp. Karl Weyand starred as a defensive tackle and helped keep the Hogs to just 49 yards on 17 carries, compared to a 216 yards on 49 carries onslaught that the Dillonites perpetuated.

Dillon scored first with a 15-play drive that took up all but a minute of the first quarter and resulted in a quarterback sneak by Mike O'Neill from the 3 into the end zone. Craig Tigh rushed through to tally the two-point conversion. Holy Cross dug in and gave up just four yards in the second quarter, though they got no further than 35 yards from scoring before the half ended. A Hogs fumble in the third quarter and a key block by Roy Kolstad allowed O'Neill to run 23 yards for Dillon's second touchdown. Tigh's conversion was no good and the Big Red led 14–0. The Hogs successfully broke Dillon's perfect defensive record on the last play of the third quarter with a 19-yard trick pitch play from Holy Cross quarterback Mark Anzelon to George Duke (his only carry of the day). However, they were unable to capitalize on the conversion and an ensuing fumble by Dillon on their own 29-yard line in the fourth quarter, allowing the Big Red to celebrate another title win.[25]

Mike Bireley, a Dillon Hall linebacker from 1971 to 72 and the halls football coach over the past two seasons was quoted after the game saying, "It was a real good season all around and all the teams seemed to improve. That means a lot of the interhall program. We were real lucky to get to where we are because we played some good teams especially Sorin, Morrissey, and this Holy Cross team."

1974 Interhall Football Championship
1 234Total
• Dillon 8 060 14
Holy Cross 0 660 12
1974 title game
Categories Dillon Holy Cross
Rushing yards 216 49
Passing yards 1 91
Completions 1 of 3 6 of 14
Total plays 52 31
Rushing plays 49 17
Passing plays 3 14
Fumbles 1 1

Dillon-Holy Cross grudge game[edit]

After a co-ed hockey game was cancelled as a part of the University's "Wacky Winter Weekend" festivities, a friendly rematch of the 1974 championship game was scheduled between Dillon and Holy Cross. It was supposed to be played 4:00 p.m. on the field next to Holy Cross Hall at St. Mary's. The score, or whether the game ever even occurred, is unknown.[26]

Spring touch football championship[edit]

As part of the University's An Tostal spring event, touch football tournaments for men and women were played between the various halls at Notre Dame and nearby St. Mary's college. The women's championship game was played at 2:00 p.m. on April 19th between LeMans and Augusta halls of St. Mary's and Walsh Hall. The girls of St. Mary's won 12–6.[27]

Women[edit]

The first known women's interhall touch football league was formed in the fall of 1974 with five teams. The champion is unknown.

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Location Notes Source
Week 1-3 (set 1) Farley Lyons [note 19] [28]
Week 1-3 (set 1) Badin Walsh [note 20] [28]
Week 1-3 (set 2) Farley Walsh [note 21] [28]
Week 1-3 (set 2) Badin Breen-Phillips [note 22] [28]
Week 1-3 (set 3) Breen-Phillips Farley [note 23] [28]
Week 1-3 (set 3) Lyons Walsh [note 24] [28]
October 1 Breen-Phillips 0 Lyons 12 [28]
October 1 Badin 26 Farley 0 [28]
Week 5 Badin unknown Lyons unknown [note 25]
Week 5 Breen-Phillips unknown Walsh unknown [note 26]
Interhall championship
October 23 Lyons Walsh Soccer fields [note 27] [29]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1974 women's interhall football championship game was played 5:00 p.m. on October 23 on the soccer fields south of Cartier Field between Lyons and Walsh halls. Walsh won by an unknown score to take (reportedly) their third consecutive championship.

1975[edit]

Men[edit]

The 1975 men's interhall tackle football season began on September 28 with fifteen teams.

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Location Notes Source
North Quad (Cavanaugh, Flanner, Grace, Holy Cross, Keenan, Stanford, Zahm)
Week 1 - September 28 Holy Cross 0 Stanford 6 [30]
Week 1 - September 28 Cavanaugh 0 Zahm 7 [30]
Week 1 - September 28 Grace 0 Keenan 7 [30]
Week 1 - October 1 Stanford 13 Zahm 0 Cartier Field [30][31]
Week 1 - October 1 Holy Cross 6 Keenan 12 Cartier Field [30][31]
Week 1 - October 1 Flanner 13 Grace 6 Cartier Field [30][31]
Week 2 - October 5 Flanner 20 Stanford 0 [32]
Week 2 - October 5 Cavanaugh 8 Grace 12 [32]
Week 2 - October 5 Holy Cross 7 Zahm 6 [32]
Week 3 - October 12 Cavanaugh 6 Holy Cross 14 [33]
Week 3 - October 12 Grace 12 Stanford 20 [33]
Week 3 - October 12 Flanner 2 Keenan 6 [33]
Week 4 - October 19 Cavanaugh 0 Keenan 20 Cartier Field [34]
Week 4 - October 19 Flanner 6 Zahm 0 Cartier Field [34]
Week 4 - October 19 Grace 0 Holy Cross 13 Cartier Field [34]
Week 4 - October 22 Keenan technical Stanford technical Cartier Field [note 28] [35][36]
Week 4 - October 22 Grace 8 Zahm 6 [35]
Week 4 - October 22 Cavanaugh 0 Flanner 30 [35]
Week 6 - November 2 Flanner 6 Holy Cross 0 [note 29] [37]
Week 6 - November 2 Cavanaugh 6 Stanford 13 [37]
Week 6 - November 2 Keenan forfeit Zahm forfeit [37]
South Quad (Alumni, Dillon, Fisher, Howard-St. Edward's, Morrissey, Off-Campus, Pangborn, Sorin)
Week 1 - September 28 Howard-St. Edward's 0 Morrissey 34 [note 30]</ref> [30]
Week 1 - September 28 Off-Campus 0 Sorin 6 [30]
Week 1 - September 28 Alumni 7 Fisher 8 [30]
Week 1 - September 28 Dillon 6 Pangborn 3 [30]
Week 2 - October 5 Dillon 0 Morrissey 10 [32]
Week 2 - October 5 Pangborn 6 Sorin 0 Cartier Field [32]
Week 2 - October 5 Alumni 0 Off-Campus 2 [32]
Week 2 - October 5 Fisher 0 Howard-St. Edward's 6 [32]
Week 2 - October 8 Alumni 8 Howard-St. Edward's 6 Cartier Field [38]
Week 2 - October 8 Dillon 6 Off-Campus 6 Cartier Field [38]
Week 2 - October 8 Morrissey 6 Pangborn 18 Cartier Field [38]
Week 3 - October 12 Fisher 0 Sorin 20 [33]
Week 3 - October 12 Alumni 13 Morrissey 0 [33]
Week 3 - October 15 Dillon 21 Fisher 0 Cartier Field [39]
Week 3 - October 15 Off-Campus 0 Pangborn 10 Carter Field [39]
Week 3 - October 15 Howard-St. Edward's 0 Sorin 14 Cartier Field [note 31] [39]
Week 4 - October 19 Dillon 6 Sorin 3 [34]
Week 4 - October 19 Howard-St. Edward's 0 Off-Campus 20 [34]
Week 4 - October 19 Fisher 6 Morrissey 0 [34]
Week 4 - October 19 Alumni 0 Pangborn 0 [34]
Week 5 - October 26 Alumni 0 Dillon 14 [40]
Week 5 - October 26 Morrissey 7 Sorin 6 [40]
Week 5 - October 26 Fisher 0 Off-Campus 0 [40]
Week 5 - October 26 Howard-St. Edward's 0 Pangborn 15 [40]
Week 5 - October 29 Fisher technical Pangborn technical Cartier Field [note 32] [36]
Week 5 - October 29 Morrissey 7 Off-Campus 14 Cartier Field [36]
Week 5 - October 29 Dillon forfeit Howard-St. Edward's forfeit Cartier Field [36]
Week 6 - November 2 Alumni 7 Sorin 6 [37]
Division tie-breaker
November 5 Dillon 6 Pangborn 7 Cartier Field [note 33] [37]
Interhall championship
November 9 Keenan 22 Pangborn 0 [37]

Men's Interhall championship[edit]

The 1975 men's interhall football championship game was played (probably) at Cartier Field on November 9 between Keenan and the Pangborn Violence. Keenan entered as the North Quad division champion with a 6–0 record, while Pangborn won the South Quad and held a 6–1–1 record. Keenan, a traditional power in the North Quad division, was making their sixth appearance in the last decade, though only one championship in 1968. Pangborn made their first appearance in the title game and was the oldest active team in the men's league (distinction formerly held by Farley before they became a girl's dorm in 1973) that hadn't won a championship in the IFL. Pangborn earned their spot with a one point win over Dillon Hall, who had won the interhall title in four of the last five seasons.

Keenan quietly dismantled the Violence of Pangborn Hall with a 22–0 shutout to win their second interhall football championship. It was one of the most lopsided games of the season and the fifth worst loss in the history of the championship. Keenan became the first team from the North Quad to win the IFL title game since Grace-St. Edward's in 1969.

The game began with Pangborn's ball. After forcing a punt and then a fumble on a later drive, Keenan scored their first touchdown on a six-yard pass from John Feeney to Nick Molinaro. Pangborn fumbled on the very next play and gave possession back to their opponent on the 31-yard line. Pinky Faherty and Joe Kern moved the ball slowly towards the endzone with up-the-middle rushes before Faherty broke through on the 3-yard line. Feeney completed the two-point conversion with a quick pass to Faherty. Pangborn managed to intercept a Feeney aerial in the second quarter and return it to the 7-yard line but managed to lose 24 yards after three consecutive plays for a loss. The 49-yard field goal attempt by Tom Holroyd missed to the left, and the half ended with Keenan leading 14–0. In the fourth quarter, a 51-yard kick by Keenan punter Joe Kern pinned Pangborn deep in their own red zone. The Keenan defense subsequently forced a fumble which Pat Concannon returned to the 1-yard line. Kern dived into the endzone on the next play, and Faherty drove in a two-point conversion to seal the game.

The Keenan defense, led by the front five of Don Bishop, Bill Jacobitz, Lou Drago, Paul Riordan, and captain Al Sondej, was the spectacle of the game, as they held the Violence offense to an astounding minus two yards on twenty-six carries. Pangborn's defense was given high praise as well for their efforts in stopping the Keenan attack and holding them scoreless for half of the game. The lopsided loss was blamed on incessant mistakes and fumbles by Pangborn's offensive unit and the long punts accomplished by Joe Kern.

In interviews after the game, Pangborn coach Jeff Jeffers atoned, "We didn't play a bad game, we just played a better team. Keenan played by far the best game any interhall team ever played that I have seen." Coach Mike Parseghian (son of head coach Ara Parseghian) stated, "We had the advantage of watching Pangborn play Wednesday and I saw how their defense blitzed at will, so we mixed up our plays a lot and it worked. A number of breaks also helped us."

1975 Men's Interhall Football Championship
1 234Total
• Keenan 14 008 22
Pangborn 0 000 0

Women[edit]

The 1975 women's interhall flag football tournament began on an unknown date and included four teams, plus Breen-Phillips who forfeited their games at the beginning of the season.

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Location Notes Source
Undetermined Breen-Phillips forfeit Farley forfeit [note 34] [41]
Undetermined Breen-Phillips forfeit Lewis forfeit [41]
Undetermined Breen-Phillips forfeit Lyons forfeit' [41]
Undetermined Breen-Phillips forfeit Walsh forfeit [41]
Week 1 Farley Lewis [note 35]
Week 1 Farley Lyons [note 36]
Week 1 Lewis Walsh [note 37]
Week 1 Lyons Walsh [note 38]
Week 2 - October 7 Lewis 0 Lyons 6 [41]
Week 2 - October 9 Farley 0 Walsh 13 [41]
Week 3 - October 14 Farley 7 Lewis 19 [34]
Week 3 - October 16 Lyons 32 Walsh 0 [34]
Week 4 - October 21 Farley 2 Lyons 0 [35]
Week 4 - October 21 Lewis 14 Walsh 0 [35]
Week 4 or 5 Lewis 12 Lyons 6 [40]
Week 4 or 5 Farley 19 Walsh 7 [40]
Semi-finals
November 4 No. 1 Lewis 6 No. 3 Walsh 12 [note 39] [40][36]
November 4 No. 2 Lyons 12 No. 4 Farley 0 [40][36]
Interhall championship
November 6 Lyons Walsh [40][36]

Women's interhall championship[edit]

The 1975 women's interhall flag football championship was played on November 6 between Lyons and Walsh Halls. Walsh had won the last three women's championships dating back to the league's founding in 1972. Lyons was ranked second during the semi-finals and held a 5–3 record after defeating fourth-ranked Farley, while Walsh was ranked third and defeated top-ranked Lewis in a large upset after losing to them twice in the regular season. Walsh and Lyons each held a 1–1 record against one another during the regular season, with Walsh besting Lyons in week one and Lyons crushing Walsh two weeks later.

The score of the championship is unknown, but a later report made during the Lyons' team's appearance in the women's An Tostal football game asserted that they had won the 1976 title.[42]

Snow Bowl '76[edit]

For the second consecutive year a game was scheduled for the Wacky Winter Weekend celebrations between the two teams who played for the interhall football championship, Keenan and Pangborn halls. The game was to occur on February 20 around 4:00 p.m.[43]

Women's An Tostal football[edit]

A football tournament of the flag or touch variety was sponsored by An Tostal, an annual week of activities held during the spring at Notre Dame. Not much is known about the tournament aside from the finals. Lyons Hall, the interhall football champion in the women's league, faced off against the best team from St. Mary's, LeMans-Augusta. To earn their spot, LeMans defeated Regina hall 18–12 and shut out McCandless Hall 22–0.

Lyons defeated the women of LeMans-Augusta 7–0 before a crowd of hundreds. The lone score was made with only minutes left in the game, with a pass from Patty Kulick to Barb Lincer and a subsequent penalty placimg Lyons on the 3-yard line. They ran in on the next play to win the tournament.[42]

All-Star teams[edit]

In December of 1975 the HPC (Hall Presidents Council) announced their intention to select all-star teams for the North and South Quads of the men's league and a team from the women's flag tournament. The selections, while divided into Quads instead of the overall league, were the first known IFL all-star teams since 1956. The selections were made by the various interhall coaches and the 68 players selected were given certificates.[44] The HPC also planned on featuring all-star games during An Tostal between the men's Quad teams and the women all-stars versus a team from St. Mary's. April 25 on Cartier Field was set as a tentative date for the games, but they never came to fruition. The all-star teams were formally announced on April 27 and the certificates were distributed two days later.[45][46]

JV team[edit]

The JV team of 1975 was coached by Greg Blache.[47]

1976[edit]

Men[edit]

The 1976 men's interhall tackle football season was overseen by Dominic Napolitano (in his forty-ninth season with the league) and began on September 22 with fifteen teams.

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Location Notes Source
North Quad (Cavanaugh, Flanner, Grace, Holy Cross, Keenan, Stanford, Zahm)
Week 1 - September 22 Cavanaugh 0 Holy Cross 0 Cartier Field [48]
Week 1 - September 22 Grace 0 Stanford 16 Cartier Field [48]
Week 1 - September 22 Flanner 6 Keenan 15 Cartier Field [48]
Week 2 - September 26 Cavanaugh 0 Keenan 7 Cartier Field [49]
Week 2 - September 26 Flanner 0 Zahm 2 Cartier Field [49]
Week 2 - September 26 Grace 20 Holy Cross 0 [49]
Week 3 - October 3 Grace 12 Zahm 0 [50]
Week 3 - October 3 Keenan 18 Stanford 0 [note 40] [50]
Week 3 - October 3 Cavanaugh 0 Flanner 22 Stepan Field [50]
Week 4 - October 10 Keenan 3 Zahm 8 [51]
Week 4 - October 10 Cavanaugh 0 Stanford 8 [51]
Week 4 - October 10 Flanner 14 Holy Cross 8 [51]
Week 4 - October 13 Grace 0 Keenan 0 Cartier Field [52]
Week 4 - October 13 Holy Cross 0 Stanford 18 Cartier Field [52]
Week 4 - October 13 Cavanaugh 0 Zahm 0 Cartier Field [note 41] [52]
Week 7 - October 31 Stanford 0 Zahm 6 [53]
Week 7 - October 31 Keenan 10 Holy Cross 0 [53]
Week 7 - October 31 Flanner 0 Grace 8 [53]
Week 7 - November 3 Cavanaugh Grace [note 42] [53]
Week 8 - November 3 Holy Cross Zahm [note 43] [53]
Week 8 - November 3 Flanner Stanford Cartier Field [note 44]
South Quad (Alumni, Dillon, Fisher, Howard-St. Edward's, Morrissey, Off-Campus, Pangborn, Sorin)
Week 2 - September 26 Dillon 0 Pangborn 16 [note 45] [49][54]
Week 2 - September 26 Alumni 18 Fisher 0 [49]
Week 2 - September 26 Howard-St. Edward's 0 Morrissey 9 [49]
Week 2 - September 26? Off-Campus 12 to 14 Sorin 0 [note 46]
Week 2 - September 29 Morrissey 0 Off-Campus 14 Cartier Field [55]
Week 2 - September 29 Dillon 6 Howard-St. Edward's 6 Cartier Field [55]
Week 2 - September 29 Alumni 0 Sorin 8 Cartier Field [55]
Week 2 - September 29? Fisher unknown Pangborn unknown [note 47]
Week 3 - October 3 Fisher 0 Howard-St. Edward's 8 [50]
Week 3 - October 3 Dillon 8 Morrissey 13 [note 48] [50]
Week 3 - October 3 Unknown Unknown [note 49] [50]
Week 3 - October 3 Unknown Unknown [50]
Unknown Alumni Howard-St. Edward's [note 50]
Unknown Alumni Morrissey [note 51]
Unknown Alumni 0 Off-Campus [note 52]
Unknown Alumni Pangborn [note 53]
Unknown Dillon Fisher [note 54]
Unknown Dillon Sorin [note 55]
Unknown Fisher Morrissey [note 56]
Unknown Fisher unknown Sorin unknown [note 57]
Unknown Howard-St. Edward's 0 Off-Campus [note 58]
Unknown Howard-St. Edward's Sorin [note 59]
Unknown Morrissey unknown Pangborn unknown [note 60]
Unknown Off-Campus Pangborn [note 61]
Unknown Pangborn unknown Sorin unknown [note 62]
Week 7 - October 31 Fisher 0 Off-Campus 14 [53]
Week 7 - October 31 Morrissey 12 Sorin 6 [53]
Week 7 - October 31 Alumni 0 Dillon 12 [53]
Week 7 - October 31 Howard-St. Edward's 0 Pangborn 14 [53]
November 3? Dillon Off-Campus [note 63]
Division tiebreakers
November 10 Morrissey 6 Off-Campus 14 Cartier Field [note 64] [56]
November 10 Keenan 10 Zahm 0 Cartier Field [note 65] [56]
November 14 Grace 0 Keenan 3 [note 66] [56][57]
Interhall championship
November 18 Keenan 22 Off-Campus 0 Cartier Field [56][57]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1976 interhall football championship game was played at night on Cartier Field between Keenan Hall and the Off-Campus team. Keenan entered as the North Quad champion with a 6–1–1 record, while the Off-Campus team won the South Quad and held at least a 6–1 record. To reach the championship, Keenan was forced to play Grace in a division tiebreaker, escaping 3–0 in the closing minutes of the game. Keenan was the defending champion as well, having defeated Pangborn 22–0 in 1975.

Keenan posted another dominating title game performance with a scathing defense that caught five interceptions, sacked Off-Campus quarterback Bill Sahm eight times, and held their opponents to negative seven net yards on the ground. Sahm also completed just one of eleven passes, with an astounding half of remaining throws being interceptions. Off-Campus never crossed mid-field during the game, further proving Keenan's dominance. The 22–0 score was identical to their win over Pangborn for the previous title.

Frank Hopke got on the scoreboard early in the first quarter by intercepting Sahm's pass and returning it to the 1-yard line. Keenan Quarterback Bob Bracale scored on the very next play, with Ed Dainko kicking a successful PAT. Hopke and Mark Mulligan ran over the Off-Campus defense in the second quarter, with the latter eventually scoring from the 1-yard line. Hopke rushed in for the two point conversion to put Keenan up 15–0. The first half ended with two more interceptions of Sahm (on back-to-back possessions no less) and solid defensive work on both sides. Keenan controlled the second half as much as the first, eating up twenty of thirty total plays by both squads. Sahm was intercepted again early in the fourth quarter by defensive back Pat Concannon, who completed a pick-six. The final PAT by Ed Dainko was good, allowing Keenan to cruise to their second consecutive IFL championship.

Greg Zipf, a running back for the Off-Campus team, attributed his team's loss to a lack of practice with their signal-caller Bill Sahm. The quarterback also played for the varsity basketball team, so when Digger Phelps found out he permitted Sahm to play in the championship but did not want him to go to interhall practices.

1976 Men's Interhall Football Championship
1 234Total
Keenan 0 000 0
• Off-Campus 7 807 22

Women[edit]

The 1976 women's flag football season began on September 22 with six teams. The tournament was played with an imperfect round-robin style that involved each team playing each other at least once, and two teams being played twice.

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Location Notes Source
Week 1 - September 22 Badin 14 Walsh 8 Field behind Stepan Center [note 67] [48]
Week 1 - September 22 Breen-Phillips 0 Lyons 12 Field behind Stepan Center [48]
Week 2 - September 28 Farley 8 Walsh 14 Field behind Stepan Center [58]
Week 2 - September 28 Lewis 18 Lyons 14 Field behind Stepan Center [58]
Week 2 - September 30 Badin 6 Farley 0 Cartier Field [note 68] [59]
Week 2 - September 30 Breen-Phillips 6 Lewis 20 Cartier Field [note 69] [59]
Week 3 - October 3 Lyons 16 Walsh 18 Cartier Field [60]
Week 3 - October 3 Badin 0 Lewis 18 Cartier Field [60]
Week 3 - October 7 Badin 16 Lyons 28 Cartier Field [60][61]
Week 3 - October 7 Lewis 36 Walsh 16 Cartier Field [note 70] [60][61]
Week 3 - October 10 Breen-Phillips 0 Farley 12 [61]
Week 3 - October 10 Badin 16 Walsh 22 [note 71] [61]
Week 4 - October 13 Farley 0 Walsh 20 [52]
Week 4 - October 13 Badin 6 Lewis 16 [52]
Week 4 - October 13 Breen-Phillips 0 Lyons 32 [52]
Unknown Lewis 0 Lyons 6 [62]
Unknown Badin Breen-Phillips [note 72]
Unknown Breen-Phillips Farley [note 73]
Unknown Breen-Phillips Walsh [note 74]
Unknown Farley Lewis [note 75]
Unknown Farley Lyons [note 76]
Preliminary Playoffs
Week 5 - October 26 Lyons 28 Walsh 0 [note 77] [62]
Week 5 - October 26 Badin 22 Breen-Phillips 0 [note 78] [62]
Semi-finals
October 29 No. 1 Lewis 20 No. 3 Walsh 18 [53]
October 29 No. 4 Badin 8 No. 2 Lyons 0 [53]
Interhall championship
October 31 Badin 8 Lewis 6 [53]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1976 women's interhall championship was played on October 31 between Badin and Lewis Halls. Badin entered with a 4–5 record, defeating Breen-Phillips in a preliminary playoff for the No. 4 spot in the semi-finals and a victory over No. 2 Lyons. Lewis entered with a 7–1 record after defeating No. 3 Walsh in a gripping semi-final and was favored to reach their eighth win (an interhall first) in the championship. Badin and Lewis had previously played twice during the regular season, with Lewis winning both by the scores of 18–0 and 16–6.

Badin pulled off one of the greatest upsets in interhall history and fulfilled the cinderella story that had been built in their last two games by defeating the Lewisites 8–6.

Lewis scored on their first possession of the game with a 53-yard run by Sue Behnke, though the extra point was no good. Badin appeared to be in trouble when a bobbled punt return left the ball at their own 7-yard line, but the girls managed to string together a few first downs before Diane Halliwell brought the ball to Lewis' red zone on a 60-yard run. Julie Walters ran in on the next play to tie the game. The ever important extra point was taken by Walters through the middle, and the attempt was good. The Badin defense was given much of the credit for their victory, keeping Lewis scoreless through the second half en route to an improbable victory.[53]

1976 Women's Interhall Football Championship
1 234Total
Badin 0 600 6
• Lewis 8 000 8

An Tostal football[edit]

During the spring activities week, a time known as An Tostal, a women's exhibition championship game was played between Badin Hall, the reigning IFL champion, and the girls of Regina Hall, champions at St. Mary's College. The title game was played Saturday, April 23 on Cartier Field. After a contested first half and a defensive second, Badin Hall was victorious by the score of 13 to 6.[53]


All-Star teams[edit]

The second annual all-star teams were released by the Hall President's Council on April 14th, with certificates awarded to all chosen athletes. An all-star game was played between the North and South Quads, with the North Quad team winning 27–19.[63]

1977[edit]

Men[edit]

The 1977 men's interhall tackle football season began on September 24 with fifteen teams.

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Location Notes Source
North Quad (Cavanaugh, Flanner, Grace, Holy Cross, Keenan, Stanford, Zahm)
September 24 Flanner 8 Stanford 7 [64]
September 24 Carroll-Holy Cross 0 Keenan 7 [note 79] [64]
September 24 Cavanaugh 0 Zahm 8 [64]
September 28 Cavanaugh 16 Carroll-Holy Cross 0 Cartier Field [note 80] [65]
September 28 Grace 6 Zahm 0 Cartier Field [65]
September 28 Flanner 0 Keenan 0 Cartier Field [65]
October 2? Cavanaugh Flanner [note 81] [66]
October 2? Carroll-Holy Cross Grace [note 82] [66]
October 2? Keenan 0 Stanford 0 [note 83] [66]
October 9 Grace 6 Stanford 0 [66]
October 9 Flanner 8 Zahm 0 [66]
October 9 Cavanaugh 0 Keenan 20 [66]
October 12 Carroll-Holy Cross 8 Flanner 6 Cartier Field [67]
October 12 Grace 0 Keenan 7 Cartier Field [67]
October 12 Stanford 0 Zahm 12 Cartier Field [67]
October 16 Carroll-Holy Cross 6 Zahm 0 [68]
October 16 Cavanaugh 0 Stanford 16 [68]
October 16 Flanner 12 Grace 0 [68]
November 6 Keenan 10 Zahm 2 Cartier Field [69]
November 6 Carroll-Holy Cross 6 Stanford 6 Cartier Field [69]
November 6 Cavanaugh forfeit Grace forfeit Cartier Field [69]
South Quad (Alumni, Dillon, Fisher, Howard-St. Edward's, Morrissey, Off-Campus, Pangborn, Sorin)
September 24 Dillon 14 Fisher 0 [64]
September 24 Sorin 0 Howard-St. Edward's 6 [64]
September 24 Alumni 7 Pangborn 0 [64]
September 24? Off-Campus Morrissey [note 84] [66]
October 2? Alumni unknown Off-Campus unknown [note 85]
October 2? Dillon Sorin [note 86] [66]
October 2? Fisher Pangborn [note 87] [66]
October 2? Howard-St. Edward's Morrissey [note 88] [66]
October 5 Dillon 20 Pangborn 0 Cartier Field [54]
October 5 Off-Campus technical Sorin technical Cartier Field [note 89] [54]
October 5 Fisher 6 Morrissey 0 Cartier Field [54]
October 5 Alumni 0 Howard-St. Edward's 14 Cartier Field [54]
October 9 Dillon 14 Morrissey 12 [66]
October 9 Pangborn 0 Sorin 14 [66]
October 9 St. Edward's 14 Off-Campus 12 [note 90] [66]
October 9 Alumni 7 Fisher 6 [66]
October 16 Dillon 0 Off-Campus 12 [68]
October 16 Fisher 18 Sorin 0 [68]
October 16 Pangborn 0 St. Edward's 8 [68]
October 16 Alumni 8 Morrissey 7 [68]
October 19 Dillon unknown St. Edward's unknown [note 91]
October 19 Alumni unknown Sorin unknown
October 19 Morrissey unknown Pangborn unknown [note 92]
October 19? Fisher Off-Campus [note 93] [70]
November 9? Fisher 0 St. Edward's 14 [note 94] [70]
November 9? Alumni unknown Dillon unknown [note 95]
November 9? Morrissey unknown Sorin unknown
November 9? Off-Campus unknown Pangborn unknown [note 96]
Interhall championship
November 13 Keenan 22 St. Edward's 0 Cartier Field [70]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1977 men's interhall football championship game was played at Cartier Field on November 13 between Keenan and St. Edward's halls. Keenan entered as the North Quad champion with a 4–0–2 record, while St. Edward's won the South Quad and held at least a 5–1 record. For Keenan Hall, it was their third consecutive appearance, winning the last two champions by an identical 22–0 score.

Keenan succeeded in three-peating as they passed St. Edward's 22–0 to take their third consecutive championship by the same score.

The game began under the auspices of a close contest, with a scoreless tie in the first quarter and into the second. However, Keenan would pick up crucial momentum after their stalled drive was extended by an off-sides penalty on St. Edward's, allowing them to march down from the 43 to the 11 yard line, where tailback Mike Fassler promptly scored. Ed Dainko kicked a successful extra point to give Keenan its first lead of the game 7–0. The Keenanites scored again in the second quarter after a St. Ed's kick was blocked by Mike Buckley and recovered in the end zone by Jeff Smith. Keenan secured their winning lead early in the third quarter by Fassler, with another good Dainko kick.

Poor field conditions hampered both squads as the previous night's snow had not been scraped off the field, leaving the AstroTurf on Cartier Field slick and slippery. The Keenan defensive line and backfield were given well-deserved praise for their efforts, allowing zero points all season (though Zahm managed a safety in their last game). Jeff Smith, Doug Krighauser, Dave Smith, Mike Buckley, and Lou Basso comprised the line, while the backfield tandem of Mike Monville and Ed Dainko combined for three interceptions. Keenan quarterback Greg Riehle completed all four of his passing attempts for sixty yards. Mike Fassler starred with sixteen rushing attempts for 83 yards and 16 points. Other notable Keenan receivers were Chuck Gallagher and Nick Molinaro, who combined for sixty yards on four receptions. Stars for the beleaguered St. Edward's team included player-coach Dan Tranel on defense and Andy Schmidt on offense.

1977 Men's interhall championship
1 234Total
• Keenan 0 1570 22
St. Edward's 0 000 0

Women[edit]

The 1977 women's interhall flag football season began on September 25 with six teams. It instituted a double-round robin style of play, with each team playing their opponents twice. Most of the specific game results are unknown, although the season records were reported at the end of the season.[71]

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Location Notes Source
September 25 Breen-Phillips 12 Farley 6 Cartier Field [note 97] [72]
September 25 Badin 14 Walsh 0 Cartier Field [72]
September 25 Lewis 8 Lyons 6 Cartier Field [72]
October 4 Badin 0 Lyons 8 Stepan Field [73]
October 4 Farley 12 Walsh 8 Stepan Field [73]
Unknown Badin unknown Breen-Phillips unknown
Unknown Badin unknown Breen-Phillips unknown
Unknown Badin unknown Farley unknown
Unknown Badin unknown Farley unknown
Unknown Badin unknown Lewis unknown
Unknown Badin unknown Lewis unknown
Unknown Badin unknown Lyons unknown
Unknown Badin unknown Walsh unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Farley unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Lewis unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Lewis unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Lyons unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Lyons unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Walsh unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Walsh unknown
Unknown Farley unknown Lewis unknown
Unknown Farley unknown Lewis unknown
Unknown Farley unknown Lyons unknown
Unknown Farley unknown Lyons unknown
Unknown Farley unknown Walsh unknown
Unknown Lewis unknown Lyons unknown
Unknown Lewis unknown Walsh unknown
Unknown Lewis unknown Walsh unknown
Unknown Lyons unknown Walsh unknown
Unknown Lyons unknown Walsh unknown
Semi-finals
November 10 #1 Badin 0 #3 Breen-Phillips 14 Cartier Field [71][74]
November 10 #4 Lewis 10 #2 Lyons 0 Cartier Field [71][74]
Interhall championship
November 13 Breen-Phillips 14 Lewis 20 Cartier Field [74]

Championship[edit]

The 1977 women's interhall football championship game was played at Cartier Field on November 13 between Breen-Phillips and Lewis Halls. Breen-Phillips held a 6–5 record after upsetting top-ranked Badin in the semi-finals, and Lewis held a 5–6 record after their own upset victory over #2 Lyons. Lewis was making their second appearance in the championship after losing to Badin last season, while Breen-Phillips reached the title game for the first time.

Lewis triumphed over Breen-Phillips after five overtimes to capture their first interhall football championship.

Breen-Phillips scored early on a pass from quarterback Kate Sarb to Kathy McMahon. Carola Cummings dived through the end zone for the two-point conversion and an 8–0 lead. Breen-Phillips scored again later in the first half when defensive back Kathy Schnieder intercepted a Lewis aerial and ran it home for a pick-six and a 14–0 showing by Breen-Phillips by halftime. Lewis' defense held steady in the second half and began to question their deficit with an interception by Nanci Kelly in the red zone. Mary Ellen Pearce created a misdirection and quickly scored on a short run, but the conversion failed, leaving Lewis down 6–14. With only a few minutes remaining, it appeared that Breenn-Phillips would run away with the title for the first time since 1952, and their first in the women's league, but this evaporated when Lynn Van Housen stripped the ball from Kate Sarb and raced fifty yards to pay dirt. The conversion attempt was good, necessitating a sudden death overtime under four-to-score rules. After four consecutive sets without a score between the two teams, Lewis running back Erin Burns spun into the endzone on a third-and-eight to complete their comeback victory.

Breen-Phillips coach Keith O'Connell said after the contest, "It was a very physical game, one of the toughest we had to play all season."

1977 Women's interhall championship
1 234OT2OT3OT4OT5OTTotal
No. 3 Breen-Phillips 8 60000000 14
• No. 4 Lewis 0 06800006 20

An Tostal[edit]

For the An Tostal spring activities week, a women's interhall exhibition was played between the champions of St. Mary's College and Notre Dame. The game was played at 2:30 p.m. on April 30th (Sunny Sunday). Lewis defeated Regina Hall 20–0.[75]


All-Stars[edit]

The third all-star rosters of the modern era were selected by the interhall football coaches. The second annual interhall all-stars game was between the North and South Quads coached by Phil Volpe and Jim Carberry respectfully. Coaching assistants included Joe Sassano of the South Quad, and Pete Johnson and Larry Lacera for North Quad. It was played at 6:45 p.m., November 2 on Cartier Field. Players from each of the fifteen halls were represented at the contest.[63] The North Quad team won 23–14.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
November 2 North Quad all-stars 23 South Quad all-stars 14 Cartier Field [76]




JV team[edit]

The jayvees of 1977 were coached by Francis Peay and compiled at least a 1–0, while its highly likely that other games were played.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Purdue JV
W 34–0[77]

1978[edit]

The 1978 interhall tackle football season was overseen by Dominick Napolitano in his fiftieth year with the league and began on October 15 with fifteen teams. The interhall season was postponed and shortened after new stringent NCAA regulations prompted the interhall sports department to order 350 new helmets for the interhall league. The helmets were supposed to arrive on September 15, but a delay in their shipping caused the season to be pushed back by a month.[78]

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Location Notes Source
North Quad (Cavanaugh?, Flanner, Grace, Keenan, Stanford)
Unknown Cavanaugh unknown Flanner unknown [79]
Unknown Cavanaugh unknown Grace unknown
Unknown Cavanaugh Keenan [80]
Unknown Cavanaugh unknown Stanford unknown
Unknown Flanner unknown Grace unknown
Unknown Flanner 7 Keenan 0 [79][80]
Unknown Flanner unknown Stanford unknown [note 98]
Unknown Grace Keenan
Unknown Grace unknown Stanford unknown
November 12 Keenan 7 Stanford 0 Cartier Field [note 99] [79]
South Quad (Alumni, Dillon, Fisher, Morrissey, Pangborn)
Unknown Alumni Dillon [79]
Unknown Alumni unknown Fisher unknown
Unknown Alumni 0 Morrissey 12 [79]
Unknown Alumni unknown Pangborn unknown
Unknown Dillon Fisher [79]
Unknown Dillon Pangborn [79]
Unknown Fisher 0 Morrissey 12 [79]
Unknown Fisher unknown Pangborn unknown
Unknown Morrissey 21 Pangborn 0 [79]
November 15 Dillon 8 Morrissey 0 Cartier Field [note 100] [79][81]
Central Quad (Holy Cross, Off-Campus, Sorin, St. Edward's, Zahm?)
Unknown Holy Cross St. Edward's [79]
Unknown Holy Cross unknown Sorin unknown
Unknown Holy Cross unknown Zahm unknown
Unknown Off-Campus Sorin [79]
Unknown Off-Campus St. Edward's [79]
Unknown Off-Campus Zahm [79]
Unknown Sorin 0 St. Edward's 54 [note 101] [79]
Unknown Sorin unknown Zahm unknown
Unknown St. Edward's Zahm [79]
November 15 Holy Cross 0 Off-Campus 6 [81]
Play-offs
November 19 Keenan 7 St. Edward's 0 [81][82]
November 19 Dillon 22 Off-Campus 0 [81][82]
Interhall championship
December 3 Dillon 10 Keenan 0 Cartier Field [82][80][83]

Interhall championship[edit]

1978 Interhall Football Championship
1 234Total
• Dillon 8 020 10
Keenan 0 000 0

The 1978 men's interhall tackle football championship game was played at 1:00 p.m. on December 3rd on Cartier Field between Dillon and Keenan halls. Dillon entered as the South Quad champion with a 4–0 record, while Keenan won the North Quad and held a 4–1 record. The two halls had combined for all but one title in the 1970s, with Keenan making their sixth appearance of the decade and three consecutive wins. Before Keenan's run, Dillon had won four titles in the first five years of the decade. Additionally, in their other twelve appearances in past finals, Dillon had never lost an interhall championship game.

The championship was one of the most highly anticipated intramural events of recent years. An article by Ray O'Brien in the days leading up to the December contest described the recent history of the two halls and their status as the leading Quad dynasties over the last decade. Both squads had only a few senior members, including just two for Dillon, so speculation arose that a new dynasty was brewing[80]

Before the game, Keenan coach Don Bishop was reported commenting, "Dillon appears to be the best team we will have faced over the last four years" and that “It should be a low-scoring, physical game. We are not too overconfident, although it seems we are at our peak. We had our best game of the year on Sunday." Dillon co-coach Dick Hughes stated, "Keenan looks like a tough team. Their defensive line looked good, and the offense moved the ball well. We need to get alot more out of offense. Our timing needs to be much better. We just have to go straight out and take it to them."[82]

Tensions boiled over before the game when numerous windows around Keenan Hall were shattered by snowballs from Dillon residents while most of the Keenanites were away celebrating the Keenan Revue. A Keenan student was also purportedly "beaten up" in the process of the raid.

On a slushy and cold gridiron, Dillon finally snapped Keenan's three year monopoly over the interhall championship with a 10–0 victory on Cartier Field. The game was played during bad weather, so both teams relied on their ground game to pick up yards. It was estimated that there was about two inches of slush on the AstroTurf field, decimating any chance of potent offensive plays.

The only touchdown of the afternoon was made by Dana Crowley on a pass from his uncle, Dillon quarterback Brian Crowley. Dana caught the aerial before evading three would-be-tacklers and racing 65 yards to the end zone. The conversion was good, handing Dillon a comfortable 8–0 lead. A holding penalty prevented Dillon from doubling their score, as a touchdown pass by Brian Crowley was called back for offensive holding. Late in the third quarter, Keenan quarterback George Broderick was sacked in the end zone by Scott Buchanan for the final two points of the game.

For their victory, Dillon was awarded the inaugural Gary Dunn Thomas Memorial Cup, a tribute to a Keenan student who had died of Hodgkin's disease in 1976. Keenan was retroactively recognized as the recipient of the award from 1975 to 1977.[83]

Women[edit]

The 1978 women's interhall flag football season played with four teams in a double-round-robin tournament.

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Location Notes Source
Unknown Badin Breen-Phillips [84]
Unknown Badin Breen-Phillips [84]
Unknown Badin Farley [84]
Unknown Badin Farley [84]
Unknown Badin Lyons [84]
Unknown Badin Lyons [84]
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Farley unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Farley unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Lyons unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Lyons unknown
Unknown Farley unknown Lyons unknown
Unknown Farley unknown Lyons unknown
Semi-finals
Unknown Badin Lyons [84]
Unknown Breen-Phillips 6 Farley 0 [84]
Interhall championship
October 18 Badin 8 Breen-Phillips 6 Cartier Field [note 102] [84]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1978 women's interhall football championship game was played at Cartier Field on October 18 between Badin and Breen-Phillips halls. Badin entered with the best record in the league at 6–1 after defeating Lyons in the semi-finals, while Breen-Phillips upset Badin during the regular season and then defeated Farley 6–0 to gain entry to the championship game.

Badin avenged their earlier loss to Breen-Phillips by winning 8–6 in overtime.

Badin got on the board first with a touchdown by Donna Schaeffer in the first half. Breen-Phillips retaliated with a touchdown run by freshman star Pam Podd, but an unsuccessful conversion led the game into overtime. The rules had been slightly adjusted from the previous season, with overtime touchdowns counting for only two points instead of the traditional six. Badin upperclassmen Jane Politiski and Chris Buras connected on a pass play to capture the interhall title.[84]

An Tostal[edit]

The annual women's flag football championship of the An Tostal week was played between Badin Hall of Notre Dame and Regina Hall of St. Mary's. It was played on April 28, 2:30 p.m. on the field behind Stepan Center.[85] Badin won by an unknown score on an overcast day.[86]

1979[edit]

The 1979 interhall tackle football season was overseen by Tom Kelly and Rich O'Leary and began on September 23 with sixteen residence halls plus the off-campus team.

Date Team Score Teams Score Location Notes Source
South Quad (Alumni, Dillon, Fisher, Howard, Morrissey, Pangborn)
September 23 Dillon 34 Howard 0 [87]
September 23 Alumni 14 Pangborn 0 [87]
September 23 Fisher 0 Morrissey 7 [87]
September 30 Howard 0 Pangborn 6 [88]
September 30 Alumni 0 Morrissey 3 [88]
September 30 Dillon 8 Fisher 0 [88]
October 7 Alumni 7 Howard 0 [89]
October 7 Dillon 14 Morrissey 0 [89]
October 7 Fisher 0 Pangborn 0 [89]
October 31? Dillon 34 Pangborn 0 [90][91]
October 31? Alumni 7 Fisher 0 [90]
October 31? Howard 0 Morrissey 26 [90]
November 4 Alumni 6 Dillon 6 [92]
November 4 Fisher 6 Howard 8 [92]
November 4 Morrissey 27 Pangborn 0 [92]
Central Quad (Carroll, Cavanaugh, Holy Cross, Off-Campus, Sorin, St. Edward's)
September 23 Sorin 8 St. Edward's 3 [note 103] [87][93]
September 23 Holy Cross technical Off-Campus technical [note 104] [87]
September 23 Carroll 14 Cavanaugh 0 [87]
September 26 Cavanaugh 0 Holy Cross 6 [94]
September 30 Carroll 0 Sorin 0 [88]
October 3 Carroll 6 St. Edward's 0 [95]
October 3 Cavanaugh technical Off-Campus technical [note 105] [95]
October 3 Holy Cross 7 Sorin 0 [95]
October 10 Off-Campus technical Sorin technical [note 106] [96]
October 10 Carroll 0 Holy Cross 7 [note 107] [96]
October 10 Cavanaugh 14 St. Edward's 15 [96]
Unknown Holy Cross 14 St. Edward's 8 [note 108] [90]
Unknown Cavanaugh 14 Sorin 0 [90]
Unknown Carroll technical Off-Campus technical [note 109]
November 4 Off-Campus technical St. Edward's technical [note 110] [92]
North Quad (Flanner, Grace, Keenan, Stanford, Zahm)
September 26 Flanner 0 Stanford 3 [94]
September 26 Grace 0 Keenan 6 [94]
September 30 Keenan 6 Zahm 0 [88]
September 30 Flanner 6 Grace 19 [88]
October 7 Grace 0 Stanford 7 [89]
October 7 Flanner 0 Zahm 13 [89]rr
October 17 Flanner 13 Keenan 7 [97]
October 17 Stanford 14 Zahm 13 [97]
November 4 Grace 6 Zahm 6 [92]
November 4 Keenan 6 Stanford 9 [92]
Semi-finals
November 11 Dillon 28 Stanford 0 [note 111] [91]
November 11 Holy Cross 0 Morrissey 18 [note 112] [91]
Interhall championship
November 18 Dillon 0 Morrissey 3 Cartier Field [note 113] [98]

Interhall championship[edit]

1979 Interhall Football Championship
1 234Total
• Dillon 8 020 10
Morrissey 0 000 0

The 1979 interhall football championship game was played at Cartier Field on November 18 between Dillon and Morrissey halls. Dillon entered as the South Quad champion with a 5–0–1 record, while Morrissey was the wildcard team that held the best record among other second-place teams in each division at 5–1, and was also from the South Quad. The game represented the first time two teams from the same division had ever held a rematch in the interhall championship game. Dillon had previously defeated Morrissey 14–0 in the regular season, but was now playing without star quarterback Brian Crowley who was injured in the semi-final against Stanford. Dillon regular John Komora also suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung. Morrissey's middle linebacker Mike Binkle and wingback Pete Raphael were forced to sit out of the championship for their own injuries.[99]

Comments were taken from both coaches before the title bout. Dillon coach Jerry Bridges said, "They’re a hard-hitting football team. They’re a little bigger than Stanford was also. They ought to give us a good game," while Morrissey coach Dan Buckley espoused, "We're glad and excited that we have a second chance against them, and hope to take advantage of that chance on Sunday."[99]

Morrissey won 3–0 in four-to-score overtime to avenge their mid-season defeat and sabotage many Dillon records that had followed their unparalleled success in interhall football over the past forty years. The loss broke at least an 11-game unbeaten streak dating back to Dillon's previous season, and more remarkably snapped the Big Red's streak of thirteen championship game appearances without a defeat, a stretch of 39 years and no title game losses before or between them.

Regulation was a stingy affair as neither offense was able to breach the other's 25-yard line. Dillon won the overtime coin toss and elected to receive. The Morrissey defense, led by senior tackle Joe LaVigne, forced the Big Red back 12 yards on three successive downs, with a 39-yard desperation field goal attempt by Dana Crowley falling short and wide left. Morrissey also failed to gain any forward yardage on their set of downs, with a delay of game penalty followed by two short rushes and an incomplete pass. On fourth down, Tom Bische lined up from about fifteen yards out and drilled the game winning field goal.[98]

Women[edit]

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Location Notes Source
September 27 Badin 14 Lyons 6 [100]
September 27 Farley 9 Off-Campus 12 [100]
September 27 Lewis 12 Walsh 0 [100]
Unknown Badin unknown Breen-Phillips unknown
Unknown Badin unknown Farley unknown
Unknown Badin unknown Lewis unknown
Unknown Badin unknown Off-Campus unknown
Unknown Badin unknown Walsh unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Farley unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Lewis unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Lyons unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Off-Campus unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Walsh unknown
Unknown Farley unknown Lewis unknown
Unknown Farley unknown Lyons unknown
Unknown Farley unknown Walsh unknown
Unknown Lewis unknown Lyons unknown
Unknown Lewis unknown Off-Campus unknown
Unknown Lyons unknown Off-Campus unknown
Unknown Lyons unknown Walsh unknown
Unknown Off-Campus unknown Walsh unknown
Semi-finals
October 15 Badin 14 Lyons 0 [101]
October 15 Breen-Phillips Off-Campus [note 114] [101]
Interhall championship
October 18 Badin 6 Breen-Phillips 13 [101]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1979 women's interhall flag football championship was played October 18 between Badin and Breen-Phillips halls at 8:00 p.m. on Cartier Field. Not much is reported about the game, but the Dome confirmed that Breen-Phillips defeated Badin 13–6 to capture their first championship in the W-IFL, and first in interhall football since 1952.[102]

JV team[edit]

The 1979 junior varsity season was cancelled for unknown reasons.[103]

1980[edit]

The 1980 men's interhall tackle football season was overseen by Tom Kelly and probably began on September 21 with fifteen teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Central Quad (Carroll, Holy Cross, Off-Campus, Sorin, St. Edward's)
September 21 Off-Campus 24 Sorin 0 [104]
September 21 Holy Cross 0 St. Edward's 6 [104]
Before October 29 Carroll Off-Campus [105]
Before October 29 Holy Cross Off-Campus [105]
Before October 29 Sorin 0 St. Edward's [106]
Before October 29 Carroll Holy Cross [105]
Before October 29 Carroll Sorin [105]
After October 29 Off-Campus 0 St. Edward's [note 115] [106]
November 5 Carroll 0 St. Edward's 16 [107][106]
November 5 Holy Cross 7 Sorin 0 [107]
North Quad (Flanner, Grace, Keenan, Stanford, Zahm)
October 8 Keenan 0 Stanford 15 [108]
Before October 29 Flanner Keenan [105]
Before October 29 Flanner Stanford [105]
Before October 29 Flanner Zahm [105]
Before October 29 Grace Keenan [106]
Before October 29 Grace Stanford [106]
Before October 29 Grace Zahm [106]
Before October 29 Stanford Zahm [105]
After October 29 Flanner Grace [note 116] [106]
November 5 Keenan 9 Zahm 0 [107]
South Quad (Alumni, Cavanaugh, Dillon, Fisher, Morrissey)
October 8 Cavanaugh 7 Morrissey 0 [108]
Before October 29 Alumni Cavanaugh [105]
Before October 29 Cavanaugh Dillon [105]
Before October 29 Cavanaugh Fisher [105]
Unknown Alumni unknown Dillon unknown [note 117]
Unknown Alumni unknown Fisher unknown [note 118]
Unknown Alumni unknown Morrissey unknown [note 119]
Unknown Dillon unknown Fisher unknown [note 120]
Unknown Dillon unknown Morrissey unknown [note 121]
Unknown Fisher unknown Morrissey unknown [note 122]
Semi-finals
November 9 Off-Campus 0 St. Edward's 8 Cartier Field [note 123] [106]
November 9 Cavanaugh 6 Grace 12 Cartier Field [note 124] [106]
Interhall championship
November 16 Grace 14 St. Edward's 24 Cartier Field [106][109]

Rankings[edit]

Men's Interhall football rankings were published on October 29th in the sixth week of competition. Only one known poll was released in 1980.

Week 6
October 29
1.Cavanaugh (3–0–1)1.
2.St. Edward's (3–0*)2.
3.Off-Campus (3–0)3.
4.Grace (3–0)4.
5.Stanford (3–1)5.
Week 6
October 29

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1980 men's interhall tackle football championship was played 2:15 p.m., November 16, between Grace and St. Edward's halls on Cartier Field. Grace was the North Quad champion and compiled a 5–0 record, while St. Edward's was the Central Quad champion and compiled an identical 5–0 record. In the semi-finals, St. Edward's scored their fifth consecutive shutout over Off-Campus, while Grace outlasted South Quad champion Cavanaugh in overtime.

Before the beginning of the 1980-1981 schoolyear, men working to install fire-safety measures at St. Edward's Hall ironically set off a fire of their own which destroyed the roof and fourth floor of the historic building, along with a significant portion of the third and lower floors. All 135 residents were forced to find accomodations in other dorms, with a third rooming in the study lounge at Grace Hall. Other portions dormed at Flanner Hall and a portion of Columba Hall, colloquially termed "St. Vincent's". It was reported that this was the first time two teams "under the same roof" had played against one another in the interhall championship game.

Capitalizing on four Grace turnovers on their own side of field, St. Edward's defeated their room buddies 24 to 14 to capture their first IFL title as a non-consolidated team since 1940.[110]

St. Edward's quarterback Dave Kaple led the scoring, throwing two scores to Mark Jeffirs and Kiki Aguila, along with rushing for a touchdown himself. Glenn Gutcheff ran in the final tally for St. Edward's to herald a 24–0 lead in the third quarter. Grace quarterback John Kenney made up some ground with touchdown passes to Matthew Ralph and Will Bostic and a pass for the final two-point conversion to Rick Thomas.[109]

Many records were set by the 1980 edition of the IFL championship. The 38 total points surpassed the record of 32 set by Morrissey vs. St. Edward's in 1950 and tied by Dillon vs. Morrissey in 1971. Grace's 14 points were the most ever scored by the losing team, eclipsing the 12 points scored by Dillon in 1971. The 1980 championship was only the second to include both teams scoring 10 or more points, and the first to have not needed extra overtimes to do so (as was true in the 1971 title game).

The lack of coverage of the men's championship in comparison to the women's title game was sharply criticized by Jim Daily, student president of St. Edward's Hall. He argued, "this is not front page news, but surely it warrants coverage equal to that given the Breen Phillips-Farley game." He summarized the unsung notability of the game in saying, "the story (if run) might have mentioned that a hall without a hall won the championship, that the smallest hall defeated the largest, and that this team was not scored upon all year until the third quarter of the championship game (22 quarters) when St. Ed’s held a 24-0 lead."[111]

Women[edit]

The 1980 women's interhall flag football season began on September 13 with eight teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 13 Lyons 6 Villa Angela 0 [112]
September 13 Badin 12 Off-Campus 6 [note 125] [112]
September 13 Breen-Phillips 0 Farley 6 [note 126] [112]
September 17 Lewis 0 Off-Campus 7 Cartier Field [112][113]
September 17 Badin 7 Lyons 6 Cartier Field [112][113]
September 17 Breen-Phillips Villa Angela Cartier Field [note 127] [112][109]
Unknown Badin Breen-Phillips [109]
Unknown Badin Lewis [note 128]
Unknown Badin Walsh [note 129]
Unknown Badin Villa Angela [note 130]
Unknown Breen-Phillips Lewis [109]
Unknown Breen-Phillips Lyons [109]
Unknown Breen-Phillips Off-Campus [109]
Unknown Farley Lewis [109]
Unknown Farley Lyons [109]
Unknown Farley Off-Campus [109]
Unknown Farley Villa Angela [109]
Unknown Farley Walsh [109]
Unknown Lewis Villa Angela [note 131]
Unknown Lewis Walsh [note 132]
Unknown Lyons Walsh [note 133]
Unknown Off-Campus Walsh [note 134]
Unknown Villa Angela Walsh [note 135]
Unknown Lyons unknown Off-Campus unknown
Unknown Off-Campus unknown Villa Angela unknown
November 5 Breen-Phillips 22 Walsh 8 [107]
November 5 Badin 20 Farley 16 [note 136] [107]
November 5 Lewis 18 Lyons 0 [107]
Semi-finals
November 9 Farley 12 Walsh 0 Cartier Field [109]
November 9 Breen-Phillips 18 Lewis 12 Cartier Field [note 137] [109]
Interhall championship
November 19 Breen-Phillips 24 Farley 12 [109]

Interhall championship[edit]

1980 Women's Interhall Football Championship
1 234Total
• Breen-Phillips 8 0160 24
Farley 6 600 12

The 1980 women's interhall flag football championship was played at Cartier Field on November 19 between Breen-Phillips and Farley halls. Farley Hall was the only undefeated team in the league with a 7–1 record (although it was reported multiple times that they were undefeated), while Breen-Phillips record was also 7–1. For the first time the women's championship received more coverage than the men's, with a full game summary and half-page piece compared to a single captioned photo for the latter league. Breen-Phillips had previously lost to Farley 6–0 in overtime at the beginning of the season.

Trailing Farley by four at the end of the first half, Breen-Phillips stormed back with sixteen answered in the third quarter to win 24–12, thus avenging their earlier loss and capturing their second consecutive W-IFL championship.

Farley led early with a 45 yard run by Kim Huot on the opening drive. Breen-Phillips was stuffed on downs but managed to secure a fumble on Farley's next possession and capitalized with 10 yard jaunt by Kathy McMahon. The two-point conversion by Kathy Walsh was good and B-P led 8 to 6. Farley wasted little time and scored on a five yard strike from quarterback Cindy Battel to Huot. Second half action began immediately as Breen-Phillips' McMahon rushed 50 yards for an opening play touchdown, her second on the day. The two-point conversion was successful. The winners never looked back as they sent Kathy Adams 40 yards into the endzone to secure a comfortable lead going into the fourth quarter. Farley came back late, but was put to rest by crucial Jan Schlaff and Karen Alig interceptions.

JV team[edit]

The jayvees of 1980 were coached by Gene Smith and compiled a 1–1 record.

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
July 30Triton Cancelled[note 138][114]
September 7at Purdue JVWest Lafayette, INW 27–7[103]
September 28Michigan State JV
L 3–6[115][116]
October 51:30 p.m.at Michigan State JVEast Lansing, MI Cancelled[note 139][115][103]

1981[edit]

The 1981 men's interhall tackle football season was overseen began on September 27 with sixteen teams.[117]

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
North Quad (Flanner, Grace, Keenan, Stanford, Zahm)
September 27 Grace 14 Zahm 0 [118]
Before October 6 Grace 12 Stanford 0 [119]
Before October 6 Flanner 6 Keenan 7 [note 140] [119][120]
October 11 Flanner 10 Stanford 0 Stepan Field [119][121]
October 11 Grace 12 Keenan 0 [121]
October 14 Stanford 8 Zahm 19 Cartier Field [122][123]
November 1 Keenan 7 Stanford 14 Stepan North Field [122][123]
November 1 Flanner 3 Zahm 0 Stepan South Field [122][123]
November 4 Flanner 9 Grace 14 Cartier Field [note 141] [123][120]
November 4 Keenan Zahm Cartier Field [note 142] [123][120]
South Quad (Alumni, Dillon, Fisher, Morrissey, Pangborn)
September 27 Dillon 22 Fisher 0 [118]
Before October 6 Dillon 6 Morrissey 2 [119]
Before October 6 Alumni 23 Pangborn 0 [note 143] [119][123]
Before October 6 Fisher 8 Pangborn 6 [note 144] [119]
October 11 Alumni 0 Morrissey 6 [119][121]
October 14 Dillon 22 Pangborn 0 Cartier Field [note 145] [121][122]
October 14 Fisher 6 Morrissey 8 Cartier Field [121][122][123]
November 1 Morrissey 6 Pangborn 0 Stepan North Field [122][123]
November 1 Alumni 39 Fisher 0 Stepan South Field [122][123]
November 4 Alumni 0 Dillon 21 Cartier Field [note 146] [123][120]
Central Quad (Carroll, Cavanaugh, Holy Cross, Off-Campus, Sorin, St. Edward's)
September 27 Carroll 0 Holy Cross 6 [118]
September 27 Cavanaugh 7 Off-Campus 0 [118]
September 27 Sorin 0 St. Edward's 18 [118]
September 30 Carroll Sorin [note 147] [119]
September 30 Off-Campus Holy Cross [note 148] [119]
October 4 Cavanaugh 6 St. Edward's 6 [119]
October 7 Carroll St. Edward's Cartier Field [note 149] [119][121]
October 7 Cavanaugh Holy Cross Cartier Field [note 150] [119][121]
October 7 Off-Campus 31 Sorin 0 Cartier Field [119][121]
November 1 Carroll Cavanaugh Stepan North Field [note 151] [119][122]
November 1 Off-Campus 19 St. Edward's 0 Stepan North Field [122][123]
November 8 Cavanaugh Sorin Cartier Field [note 152] [123][120]
November 8 Holy Cross St. Edward's Cartier Field [note 153] [123][120]
November 8 Carroll 0 Off-Campus 7 Cartier Field [123][120]
November 1 Holy Cross Sorin Stepan South Field [note 154] [122]
Elimination round[note 155]
November 11 #4 Holy Cross 6 #5 Morrissey 0 Cartier Field [120][124]
November 11 #6 Keenan 0 Off-Campus 7 Cartier Field [120][124]
Semi-finals
November 15 #1 Dillon 14 #4 Holy Cross 6 Cartier Field [note 156] [120][125]
November 15 #2 Grace 6 #3 Off-Campus 7 Cartier Field [120][125]
Interhall championship
November 22 #1 Dillon 14 #3 Off-Campus 0 Cartier Field [125][126]

Rankings[edit]

At least three rankings (two informal and one official) were released by the Observer between late October and November 10. The informal rankings, the first of which was only alluded to when the second was released, were compiled by the interhall staff and were explicitly marked as opinion polls, while the official top six was called a "seeding" and denoted the six teams that would be granted a spot in the post-season IFL playoff.[123] These final standings were probably based on records and scoring data rather than opinion, so their inclusion in the table below is disputable.[120] Probable entries for the late October poll were Dillon and Grace (both 3–0) in the top 2 and Morrissey (2–1) at No. 5.

Week 1
Late October		Week 2
November 3		Week 3 (official)
November 10
1.unk.Dillon (3–0)Dillon (4–0)1.
2.unk.Grace (3–0)Grace (4–0)2.
3.St. Edward's (2–0–1)Off-Campus (3–1)Off-Campus (4–1)3.
4.Off-Campus (2–1)Morrissey (3–1)Holy Cross (4–1)4.
5.unk.Holy Cross (3–1)Morrissey (3–1)5.
6.Holy Cross (2–1)Flanner (2–1)Keenan (2–2)6.
Week 1
Late October		Week 2
November 3		Week 3 (official)
November 10
Dropped:
  • St. Edward's
Dropped:
  • Flanner

Interhall championship[edit]

1981 Men's IFL championship
1 234Total
• Dillon Big Red 0 0014 14
Off-Campus Raiders 0 000 0

The 1981 men's interhall tackle football championship was played November 22 on Cartier Field between the Dillon Big Red and the Off-Campus Raiders. Dillon was the South Quad champion and compiled a 4–0 record, while the Off-Campus team won the Central Quad championship and compiled a 3–1 record in the regular season. In the playoffs, Dillon's defense was scored on for the first time this season as they passed the Holy Cross Hogs 14–6, while the Off-Campus team defeated #6 Keenan and upset #2 Grace 7–6 for the right to appear in the championship.

After three scoreless quarters on a frostbitten Cartier Field, Dillon pulled away from the Off-Campus team with two late touchdowns to nab their first IFL championship of the 1980s and their 14th overall. A comparison was made to "an old NFL championship game played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay or Soldier Field in Chicago." The freezing temperatures and icy playing surface was credited with muting any potent offensive attacks throughout the championship. Only a hundred students braved the conditions and came out to spectate the title game (only a fifth of the attendance for the semi-final games a few days prior).

Off-Campus controlled the ball in the first half but was unable to turn their momentum into points. Dillon finally broke the pattern of short gains and gained their own momentum on a 42-yard flea-flicker from John "Yogi" Spence to Bob Wicke. Spence would later state, "it was the first time we used the (flea flicker) play. We designed it just this week". The Big Red scored three plays later on the arm of Kevin Kenny, with Hart Green completing the PAT. Before the drive, Dillon had been unable to penetrate any further than O-C's 45-yard line. On the play after the touchdown, Off-Campus quarterback Matt Hoffman was intercepted by Brian Broucek, causing a loss of morale for the oncoming defense. Big Red tailback Dave McMahon starred on the five-play drive which culminated in a four-yard run for the last touchdown of the game with 90 seconds remaining. The Raiders were given one last try to avoid a shutout, but Hoffman was intercepted by middle linebacker Mike McGuire to seal the game.

Besides McGuire, defensive ends Joe Boyle and Larry Andreini starred on the Big Red defense both during the game and throughout the season. Leading rushers were Dave McMahon of Dillon (51 yards on 13 carries) and Willie Sotis of Off-Campus (45 yards on 14 carries). Mike Dandurand, a reserve tailback for Dillon, also contributed off the bench with 6 carries for 27 yards. The leading receiver was Dillon's Bob Wicke, tallying 62 yards on 4 receptions.

Big Red Coach Marty Finan said after the game, "They worked hard all year. We all felt we worked too hard all season to let a big play beat us in the second half. All season long our defense bent a little but didn’t break".[126]

Women[edit]

The 1981 women's interhall flag football season began sometime before September 20 with nine teams. Although at least eight sets of standings were published during the season, the vast majority were off by one or more games. Coupled with the lack of primary sources for individual games, it was incredibly tedious to work out the schedule and outcome of the season. In the final standings, 35 total wins are listed against 37 losses. The discrepancy was most likely Badin's

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Before September 20 Breen-Phillips 12 Pasquerilla West 0 [note 157] [127]
Before September 20 Farley 6 Off-Campus 0 [127]
September 20 Badin 0 Pasquerilla East 14 [note 158] [127]
September 20 Pasquerilla West 6 Walsh 0 [127]
September 20 Lewis 7 Lyons 6 [127]
Before September 29 Breen-Phillips Lyons [note 159] [118]
Before September 29 Badin Off-Campus [note 160] [118]
Before September 29 Pasquerilla East Pasquerilla West [note 161] [118]
Before September 29 Farley Lewis [note 162] [118]
Before October 6 Badin 0 Breen-Phillips 25 [119]
Before October 6 Breen-Phillips Pasquerilla East
Before October 6 Farley Lyons [note 163] [122]
Before October 6 Breen-Phillips Farley [note 164] [122]
Before October 6 Farley Walsh [note 165]
Before October 6 Lewis Walsh [note 166]
Before October 6 Lyons Walsh [note 167]
Before October 6 Lewis Off-Campus [note 168]
Before October 6 Off-Campus Pasquerilla East [note 169]
Before October 13 Breen-Phillips 14 Off-Campus 6 [121]
Before October 13 Badin Walsh [note 170] [122]
Before October 13 Lewis Pasquerilla East [note 171]
October 14? Pasquerilla East 28 Walsh 0 [122]
October 14? Breen-Phillips 14 Lewis 6 [122]
October 14? Badin 0 Lyons 20 [122]
October 28 Farley 6 Pasquerilla East 16 Cartier Field [122][123]
October 28 Off-Campus 14 Walsh 16 Cartier Field [122]
October 28 Badin Pasquerilla West Cartier Field [note 172] [122]
November 1 Badin Farley Cartier Field [note 173] [122]
November 1 Badin Lewis Cartier Field [note 174] [122]
November 1 Lyons Pasquerilla East Cartier Field [note 175] [122]
November 5 Breen-Phillips Walsh Cartier Field [note 176] [123]
November 8 Lewis Pasquerilla West Cartier Field [note 177] [123]
November 8 Lyons Off-Campus Cartier Field [note 178] [123]
November 11 Lyons Pasquerilla West [note 179]
November 11 Off-Campus Pasquerilla West Cartier Field [note 180] [123]
November 12 Farley Pasquerilla West [note 181]
Semi-finals
November 15 Breen-Phillips 20 Pasquerilla West 6 Cartier Field [note 182] [120][128][129]
November 15 Pasquerilla East 16 Farley 0 Cartier Field [120][128]
Interhall championship
November 18 Breen-Phillips 13 Pasquerilla East 6 [130]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1981 women's interhall flag football championship was played November 18 on Cartier Field between Breen-Phillips and Pasquerilla East halls. Breen-Phillips compiled an 8–0 record in the regular season before defeating Pasquerilla West 20–6 in the semi-finals to reach their fifth consecutive W-IFL championship game, winning the last two. Pasquerilla East, in their inaugural season as an interhall football team, held a 6–2 record before shutting out Farley 16–0 in the second semi-final game. Breen-Phillips had previously beaten the "rookies" of Pasquerilla East by an unknown margin during the regular season.

Breen-Phillips won 13–6 from the Pasquerilla East rookies, winning their eighteenth consecutive game and their third straight championship. Winning all ten of their games, Breen-Phillips became the first intramural football team to sport double-digits in their win column since 1899 when the Carroll Anti-Specials compiled twelve wins against a mix of on and off campus opponents.

Pasquerilla East appeared to tally first with a 70-yard kick return by Carla Cortes, but the touchdown was called back on a clipping penalty. Instead it was Breen-Phillips who broke the clean slate a few minutes later with a four-yard redzone jaunt by Kathy Adams. The two point conversion was denied and Breen-Phillips led 6–0. Pasquerilla East rode the runs of Cortes and deep passes of quarterback Theresa Riley in the last two minutes of the first half to get as close as Breen-Phillips 2-yard line, but an impressive goal-line stand subdued the effort. A hand-off to Adams from quarterback Patty Talamo put Breen-Phillips' lead to double digits with just 14 minutes remaining in the game. Pasquerilla East declined to be shutout, scoring their first touchdown (and last points of the game) on a 52-yard drive that ended with a short reception by Les Heiman.

Coach Marty Pallante of Breen-Phillips made it clear that he believed Pasquerilla East was the best offensive squad they had faced all season, while also commenting "but our defense was really the hero here tonight". Pallante went on to congratulate Kathy Adams and Martha Kultashy for their efforts in the backfield. The two had replaced Lee Richies, who scored ten touchdowns in five games during the regular season.[130]

JV team[edit]

The junior-varsity team of 1981 compiled a 3–1 record. For the games against Tennessee Military Institute and Michigan, one was cancelled and another was a loss. The most likely scenario is that the game at TMI was cancelled and the Irish lost to the Michigan jayvees.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Purdue JV
W 20–6500[131][132]
October 4at Illinois JVChampaign, ILW 17–6[121]
October 12Tennessee Military InstituteSweetwater, TNunknown
October 30Michigan JVunknown
November 8at Cincinnati JV
W 17–16[133]

1982[edit]

The 1982 men's interhall tackle football season began on or around September 19 with seventeen teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Parseghian Division (Dillon, Flanner, Grace, Keenan, Morrissey, Off-Campus)[134]
Before October 3 (set 1) Dillon Off-Campus [135]
Before October 3 (set 1) Flanner Morrissey [135]
Before October 3 (set 1) Grace Keenan [note 183] [135][136]
Before October 3 (set 2) Dillon Morrissey [135]
Before October 3 (set 2) Flanner Grace [135]
Before October 3 (set 2) Keenan Off-Campus [135]
October 3-10 Grace 8 Morrissey 0 [135]
October 3-10 Dillon 14 Keenan 6 [135]
October 3-10 Flanner 14 Off-Campus 6 [135]
After October 10 (set 1) Dillon Flanner [136][137]
After October 10 (set 1) Grace Off-Campus [136][137]
After October 10 (set 1) Keenan Morrissey [136][137]
After October 10 (set 2) Dillon 2 Grace 0 [note 184] [136][137][138]
After October 10 (set 2) Flanner Keenan [136][137]
After October 10 (set 2) Morrissey Off-Campus [136][137]
Leahy Division (Alumni, Cavanaugh, Holy Cross, Pangborn, Stanford, Zahm)[134]
Before October 3 Alumni Pangborn [136][137]
Before October 3 Cavanaugh Zahm [136][137]
Before October 3 Holy Cross Stanford [136][137]
October 3-10 Pangborn 0 Zahm 3 [135]
October 3-10 Cavanaugh 7 Stanford 6 [135]
October 3-10 Alumni 3 Holy Cross 0 [135]
Before October 17 (set 1) Alumni Cavanaugh [note 185] [136][137]
Before October 17 (set 1) Holy Cross Pangborn [136][137]
Before October 17 (set 1) Stanford Zahm [136][137]
Before October 17 (set 2) Alumni Zahm [136][137]
Before October 17 (set 2) Cavanaugh Holy Cross [136][137]
Before October 17 (set 2) Pangborn Stanford [136][137]
October 17-24 Alumni Stanford [136][137]
October 17-24 Holy Cross Zahm [136][137]
October 17-24 Cavanaugh unknown Pangborn unknown [note 186] [136][137]
Rockne Division (Carroll, Fisher, Howard, Sorin, St. Edward's)[134]
Before October 3 (set 1) Carroll Fisher [135]
Before October 3 (set 1) Howard 0 Sorin 0 [135]
Before October 3 (set 2) Carroll St. Edward's [135]
Before October 3 (set 2) Fisher 0 Howard [135]
October 3-10 Fisher 0 St. Edward's 24 [135]
October 3-10 Carroll 0 Sorin 8 [135]
October 10-17 Sorin St. Edward's [136]
October 10-17 Carroll 0 Howard [136]
October 17-24 Fisher Sorin [137]
October 17-24 Howard St. Edward's 0 [137]
Semi-finals
November 14 Howard 3 St. Edward's 0 [139]
November 14 Alumni 7 Dillon 29 [139]
Interhall championship
November 21 Dillon 21 Howard 0 Notre Dame Stadium [140][141]

Rankings[edit]

A single poll was released by the Department of Non-Varsity Athletics (NVA) prior to the playoffs on October 19. The top six teams were listed, although there were only four spots available (the three division champions and a wildcard berth) in the post-season semi-finals. Of the top four on October 19, Dillon, Alumni, and St. Edward's reached the post-season, while Holy Cross lost and was replaced by #6 Howard.

Week 4
October 19
1.Dillon (4–0)1.
2.Alumni (4–0)2.
3.St. Edward's (3–0)3.
4.Holy Cross (3–1)4.
5.Keenan (2–1–1)5.
6.Howard (2–0–1)6.
Week 4
October 19

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1982 men's interhall tackle football championship was played 1:00 p.m., November 21, between the Big Red of Dillon and Howard halls. Dillon was the Parseghian division champion and compiled a 5–0 record during the regular season, while Howard won the Rockne division and compiled a 3–0–1 record. In the semi-finals, the Big Red steamrolled arch-rival Alumni, which had just completed their first undefeated regular season since 1961. Meanwhile, Howard beat St. Edward's by a field goal to sport their best record since 1973 and entertain the possibility of the first five-win season in hall history. The men of Howard were also fighting for their first championship as a non-consolidated team (they had previously won the title in 1962 as Howard-Lyons and may have done so again as Howard-St. Edward's in 1965), while Dillon was aiming for their fifth in the last decade and fifteenth overall.

An article before the championship proclaimed "It’s David versus Goliath. The little guy battling the big guy. Heart and soul against the well-oiled machine. It might only be interhall, but try saying that in Dillon or Howard Halls." The piece, written by university sportswriter Steve Danco, provided numerous statistics on the respective strengths of the two championship contenders, directing special praise to Howard's defense, which had not given up a point all season and technically had not been scored upon since 1979, and Dillon's offense, which had just stacked 29 points against an Alumni team which had not allowed a touchdown all year.

Other statistics for Howard Hall were as follows:

  • Allowed just 79 passing and 2 rushing yards in their semi-final win against St. Edward's
  • Defensive back Pat Maloney led the defense with 23 tackles, followed closely by defensive lineman Casey O'Connor with 22.
  • Completed 7 total sacks during the season, the most belonging to Casey O'Connor who recorded 3.
  • Recorded 7 interceptions.
  • Held their opponents to an average of less than 60 passing yards during the season.
  • On offense, quarterback Steve Johnston had completed 21 of his 37 attempts for 443 yards.
  • Don LaMonica was the leading rusher with 110 yards, followed by fullback Paul Fath with 89.
  • In the air, Steve Saturno led with 7 receptions for 192 yards, followed by Bob Lee with 6 receptions for 118 yards.

Other statistics for Dillon Hall were as follows:

  • 3 of the 5 offensive linemen, center John Richards, Jeff Lamb, and left guard Joe Boyle, were 4 year starters for Dillon. Right guard Brian McHugh also played for 3 seasons, missing last year to injury.
  • The defense held opponents to an average of 4 points per game.

Before the game, each coach was quoted on their mentality towards the upcoming title game. Howard coach Tim Connolly stated, "We are going to play the same game as we have all year. We'll try to get a couple of scores early and let the defense take it from there. They've done it for us all year." Coach Marty Finan, who had led Dillon to a championship in 1981, said "Everyone is fired up to be champions again. We've been there and know what it feels like to win. We had some close games early in the year and all our players are looking forward to showing how much progress we have made. Right now, we're mainly concerned with just playing up to our potential".

Howard's Cinderella season ended abruptly in a 0–21 shutout by a dynamic Dillon squad, surrendering yet another championship to the Big Red Machine. A crowd of 300 attended the championship, which was played in Notre Dame Stadium for the first since Notre Dame became co-educational in 1972.

Dillon began with the ball and drove 40 yards down the field before stalling at the Howard 25. The underdogs were unable to move against the Big Red defense though, and punted right back to Dillon with favorable field position. 60 yards later, and tailback Dave McMahon ran in Dillon's first touchdown from the 4-yard line. Howard threatened Dillon offensively just once during the first half, when Steve Saturno intercepted a pass and returned it to the Dillon 45. With help from a pass interference call, Howard stood on Dillon's 15-yard line with 4 downs and another potential set if they could reach the inner redzone, but after the Big Red D stifled the first two plays, an endzone pass was intercepted by Bob Wicke. The half ended with Dillon leading 7–0. After blocking Howard's first possession of the second half, Dillon crafted another 60 yard jaunt, highlighted by a 24 yard gain by Mike Dandurand, which ended in McMahon's second 4-yard touchdown run. Two plays later, Howard gave the ball right back to the Big Red on an interception by linebacker Mike McGuire. Dillon's third 60 yard attack was capped off by fullback Brendan Coughlan, who jumped over the line for the third and final touchdown of the day. Howard gained some footing in the closing minutes of the game and drove deep into Dillon territory, but their comeback was extinguished by another Bob Wicke interception.

With the victory, Dillon extended their win streak to 13 games, and became just the third team in men's interhall football history to win seven games with no ties or defeats. The Big Red held Howard to under 50 yards of total offense in the championship, and recorded their fourth shutout of the season.

Women[edit]

The 1982 women's interhall flag football season began in September with eight teams. The entire season schedule and subsequent outcomes were deduced from a single end-of-season standings and an accompanying blurb that offered just enough information to complete the individual results.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
October 5 Breen-Phillips Walsh [142][143]
Before October 12 Badin Farley [142]
Before October 12 Badin Lewis [142]
Before October 12 Badin Lyons [142]
Before October 12 Badin Pasquerilla East [142]
Before October 12 Badin Pasquerilla West [142]
Before October 12 Badin Walsh [142]
Before October 12 Breen-Phillips Farley [142]
Before October 12 Breen-Phillips Lyons [142]
Before October 12 Breen-Phillips Pasquerilla East [142]
Before October 12 Breen-Phillips Pasquerilla West [note 187] [142]
Before October 12 Farley Lewis [142]
Before October 12 Farley Lyons [142]
Before October 12 Farley Pasquerilla East [142]
Before October 12 Farley Pasquerilla West [142]
Before October 12 Pasquerilla East Lewis [note 188] [142]
Before October 12 Lewis Lyons [142]
Before October 12 Lewis Walsh [142]
Before October 12 Lyons Pasquerilla West [142]
Before October 12 Pasquerilla East Walsh [142]
Before October 12 Pasquerilla West Walsh [142]
October 12 Lyons 0 Pasquerilla East 20 [142]
October 14 Breen-Phillips 8 Lewis 0 [142]
October 14 Lyons 0 Walsh 20 [142]
October 14 Pasquerilla East 6 Pasquerilla West 26 [142]
October 17 Badin 0 Breen-Phillips 16 [142]
October 17 Farley 18 Walsh 0 [142]
October 17 Lewis 30 Pasquerilla West 36 [note 189] [142]
Semi-finals
November 4 Breen-Phillips 0 Pasquerilla East 6 [142][144]
November 4 Farley 13 Pasquerilla West 6 [142][144]
Interhall championship
November 7 Farley 8 Pasquerilla East 0 Cartier Field [144]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1982 women's interhall flag football championship was played November 7 on Cartier Field between Farley and the Packers of Pasquerilla East halls. Farley compiled a 6–2 record during the regular season, including a win over reigning champion Breen-Phillips, while Pasquerilla East compiled an underwhelming 4–3 record which included a loss to semi-final opponent Breen-Phillips, championship opponent Farley, and a 6–26 drubbing by their neighbors Pasquerilla West.

In a stunning semi-final upset, the Packers of Pasquerilla East denied Breen-Phillips a chance to take their fourth consecutive W-IFL title, and did so by keeping them out of the championship for the first time since 1976. Farley beat Pasquerilla West as expected to raise their record to 7–2.

Farley defeated Pasq. East 8–0 in a defensive game played on Cartier Field. The lone score was made in the first half on a "flea-flicker" play, first from Farley quarterback Beth Hackett to Joyce Metti, and then on to receiver Stella Ossello who jaunted 50 yards to the endzone. The subsequent two-point conversion by Sharon Koehler was also successful. The Packers fought back with just two minutes left to play but was stopped by a hard Farley defense led by linewoman Jenny Wirthman.

The win gave Farley their first interhall football championship in hall history, including 26 seasons in the men's league and at least 9 in the W-IFL.

Farley spring games[edit]

As the most recent interhall football champions in the women's league, The Belles of Farley Hall were obliged to schedule two flag football games in the spring of 1983. The first was a match against an all-star squad from neighboring St. Mary's hall, and the second was a re-match with Pasquerilla East Hall. The latter game was the first women's interhall football contest to be scheduled inside Notre Dame Stadium.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
April 23, 1983Saint Mary's all-stars
L 0–6[145]
April 30, 1983Pasquerilla East
unknown [146][note 190]

JV team[edit]

The junior-varsity team of 1982 compiled at least a 3–0 record. The jayvees were unbeaten prior to their contest against Cincinnati. Its possible that there were more wins or ties than the ones listed below.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Purdue JVW 28–14[147]
October 3Michigan State JV
Cancelled [147][148]
October 10Tennessee Military Institute
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 64–25[148]
October 24Illinois JV
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W [148]
November 14[note 191]Cincinnati JV
  • Cartier Field
  • Notre Dame, IN
 Unknown[148][149]

1983[edit]

The 1983 men's interhall tackle football season began with sixteen teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Parseghian Division (Dillon, Flanner, Grace, Morrissey, Keenan, Off-Campus)
Week 1 or 2 (set 1) Dillon Off-Campus 0 [150]
Week 1 or 2 (set 1) Flanner Keenan [150]
Week 1 or 2 (set 1) Grace Morrissey [138]
Week 1 or 2 (set 2) Dillon Keenan 0 [150]
Week 1 or 2 (set 2) Flanner Morrissey [150]
Week 1 or 2 (set 2) Grace Off-Campus [138]
Week 3? Morrissey Off-Campus [151]
Week 3 Dillon 3 Flanner 0 [138]
Week 3 Grace 7 Keenan 8 [138]
Week 4 - October 16? Dillon Grace 0 [138][151]
Week 4 - October 16 Morrissey Keenan [138]
Week 4 - October 16 Flanner 15 Off-Campus 0 [138][151]
Week 5 - October 18 Dillon 10 Morrissey 0 Cartier Field [151]
Week 5 - October 18 Flanner 22 Grace 7 Cartier Field [151]
Week 5? Keenan unknown Off-Campus unknown
Leahy Division (Alumni, Cavanaugh, Holy Cross, Stanford, Zahm)
Week 1 or 2 (set 1) Alumni Cavanaugh [138]
Week 1 or 2 (set 1) Stanford Zahm 0 [150]
Week 1 or 2 (set 2) Holy Cross 0 Stanford [150]
Week 1 or 2 (set 2) Cavanaugh unknown Zahm unknown [note 192] [138]
Week 3 Alumni 0 Holy Cross 0 [138]
Week 3 Cavanaugh 0 Stanford [150]
Week 4 - October 16 Alumni 9 Zahm 7 Stepan North field [138][151]
Week 4 Cavanaugh 0 Holy Cross 6 [138][151]
Week 5 - October 20 Alumni 0 Stanford 0 Cartier Field [138][151][150]
Week 5 - October 20 Holy Cross 0 Zahm 0 [150]
Rockne Division (Carroll, Howard, Pangborn, Sorin, St. Edward's)
Week 1 or 2 (set) Carroll Pangborn
Week 1 or 2 (set) Howard Sorin [150]
Week 2 or 3 (set) Carroll Howard
Week 2 or 3 (set) Sorin St. Edward's [150]
Before week 4 (set) Carroll St. Edward's
Before week 4 (set) Howard 0 Pangborn 0 [150][152]
Week 4 - October 16 Pangborn St. Edward's [138][151]
Week 4 - October 16 Carroll 0 Sorin [138][150]
Week 5 - October 20 Howard 2 St. Edward's 0 [138][151][150]
Week 5 - October 20 Pangborn 0 Sorin 6 [151]
First round[151]
November 6 Alumni 0 Flanner 7 Stepan North Field [150][153]
November 6 Sorin 6 Stanford 7 [150][153]
Semi-finals
November 13 Dillon 10 Flanner 0 [note 193] [153][150][154]
November 13 Howard 0 Stanford 7 [note 194] [153][154]
Interhall championship
November 20 Dillon 21 Stanford 6 Cartier Field[155] [154][150][156]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1983 men's interhall tackle football championship was played at 2 p.m., November 20, between the Big Red Machine of Dillon Hall and the Studs of Stanford Hall. Dillon was the Parseghian division champion and compiled a 5–0 record in the regular season, while Stanford was the Leahy division champion and compiled a 3–0–1 regular-season record. Both teams were also unscored upon before reaching the post-season, although Stanford did take a scoreless tie against an Alumni Hall team which also reached the playoffs as one of the top two wildcards. In the IFL playoffs, Dillon received a first round bye while Stanford extinguished a resurgent Sorin team 7 to 6. Then in the semi-finals, Dillon mopped up Flanner for their twentieth consecutive victory and seventh consecutive shutout dating back to a 21–0 invasion of Howard in the previous title game. The Big Red were making their third straight appearance in the championship, and their fifth in the last six seasons. Meanwhile, Stanford upset Howard to sneak into their first title game in over a decade, last enduring a 0–28 loss to Morrissey at the onset of the Co-Ed era.

The Studs relied on the dual running attack of Tony Dawson and veteran Jim Clevenger to move their offense, while their defense was led by sack-happy Chris DeVito. Receiver Brian Steber was another mainstay and caught the touchdown pass that propelled Stanford Hall past Howard and into the interhall championship. Quarterback George Marget directed Dillon's 7–0 performance in 1982 and had never lost an interhall football game in his two-year career.

Dillon scored as many points as the number on their win streak in a 21–6 beatdown of the Stanford Hall Studs on Cartier Field. The Big Red outlasted a fervid Stanford attack and horrible weather conditions to take the interhall football title for the third year in a row. On the day of the game, Stanford had warmed up in their traditional maroon colors, but emerged at the stadium with brand new white jerseys.

Stanford started with the ball but quickly failed to gain any yardage and punted without a single first down. The hike back to punter Mike Lark sailed high and Dillon managed to beat the defense and down the ball at the 7-yard line. From there, it took just two plays for Dillon to score on a up-the-middle burst by Dave McMahon. Dan Thompson converted the extra point for an early 7–0 Big Red lead. Any hopes of a close game were swiftly extinguished when on Stanford's next possession, quarterback Ken Cotter threw into the wind and was intercepted by the prolific Dan Wicke. Quarterback George Marget, now with the wind at his back, connected with Steve Nasce on a long pass for Dillon's second touchdown in three offensive plays. Thompson made another successful PAT and Dillon the score read 14–0. Cotter failed to gain any momentum for the Studs and was intercepted again by Wicke on just his third pass. Any hopes of a competitive game were seemingly extinguished when Cotter saw his third pass intercepted, again at the hands of Wicke. However, the Studs managed to force a punt, Dillon's first of the game. On the attempt, disaster struck the Big Red as the ball was bobbled and subsequently recovered by Stanford's Andy Reardon, who ran it all the way back for a Stanford touchdown. Though the extra point was no good, the score broke Dillon's season-long unscored upon streak and put a little hope in the minds of Stanford's fans in the stands. Marget and Wicke starred in the final scoring drive of the day. The unbeaten quarterback connected with Wicke three times in the drive, the last being a perfect pass to the corner of the endzone, which he caught over the hands of two Stanford defenders.

Dillon Hall became the first interhall football team to post 7–0 records in back-to-back seasons. They were also just the third team in the modern era, and first since co-education, to three-peat as IFL champions. Additionally, the Big Red were the first to accomplish this feat twice, previously winning three straight from 1958 to 1960.

Women[edit]

The 1983 women's interhall flag football season began on September 25 with eight teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Week 1 - September 25 Lewis 12 Walsh 6 [note 195] [157]
Week 1 - September 25 Farley 8 Lyons 6 [157]
Week 1 - September 28 Breen-Phillips 8 Pasquerilla East 6 Cartier Field [157]
Week 1 - September 28 Lewis 28 Lyons 6 Cartier Field [157]
Week 2 - October 2 Pasquerilla East Pasquerilla West [157][158]
Week 2 - October 2 Breen-Phillips Walsh [note 196] [157]
Week 2 - October 2 Farley Lewis [157]
Before week 3 Badin Pasquerilla East [150]
Before week 3 Badin Walsh [150]
Before week 3 Breen-Phillips Farley [159]
Before week 3 Breen-Phillips Lyons [159]
Before week 3 Pasquerilla West Walsh [159]
Week 3 - October 9 Breen-Phillips 8 Lewis 14 [note 197] [158]
Week 3 - October 9 Lyons 0 Pasquerilla West 14 [158]
Week 3 - October 9 Pasquerilla East 6 Walsh 0 [158]
Week 3 - October 11 Farley 0 Pasquerilla West 8 [note 198] [158]
Week 3 Badin 0 Lyons 6 [158]
After week 3 Badin Lewis [150]
After week 3 Lyons Walsh [159]
Week 4 Breen-Phillips Pasquerilla West [158][150]
Week 4 Lyons Pasquerilla East [158][150]
Before Week 5 Badin Breen-Phillips [150]
Week 5 - November 2 Farley 0 Pasquerilla East 8 [150]
Week 5 - November 2 Badin 0 Pasquerilla West 8 [150]
Week 6 - November 6? Farley 0 Walsh 6 [note 199] [159]
Week 6 - November 6 Lewis 8 Pasquerilla East 23 [150][159]
Week 6 - November 9 Lewis 8 Pasquerilla West 14 [150][159]
Week 6 - November 9 Badin 0 Farley 18 [note 200] [158][150][159]
Semi-finals
November 13 Pasquerilla East 22 Pasquerilla West 8 Cartier Field [note 201] [159][154]
November 13 Breen-Phillips 14 Walsh 8 Cartier Field [159][154]
Interhall championship
November 20 Breen-Phillips 0 Pasquerilla East 8 Cartier Field [154]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1983 women's interhall flag football championship was played 1:00 p.m., November 20, between Breen-Phillips and the Packers of Pasquerilla East. Breen-Phillips compiled a 5–2 record in the regular season, while the Packers of Pasquerilla East compiled a 6–1 regular-season record, losing only to Breen-Phillips in their first game of the season. Originally scheduled to take place in Notre Dame Stadium, the championship was ultimately played at Cartier field. In the postseason semi-finals, Pasquerilla East and West faced off in the "battle of the Pasquerillas", with Pasquerilla East coming out on top with a convincing 22–8 showing. Breen-Phillips played in a grudge match against pesky Walsh, who had defeated them earlier in the season, but avenged their loss in a 14–8 victory.

When asked about the potential of winning their first title after three years in the W-IFL championship, Pasquerilla East team captain Kim Zerr stated, "if we want it, we'll have to get it."[154]

Three's a charm, as the Packers won their first championship in three appearances with a six-yard touchdown run by Carla Cortes near the end of the first half. The championship began with the ball changing hands four times before the Packers set up their game-winning drive. After stopping Breen-Phillips on a decisive fourth-and-one play, Pasquerilla East received the ball on their own 48-yard line. Cortes ran for the first ten yards, and after two more first downs, the Packers were on the B-P 20. Stalling on first and second down, Jenny Yuhl rolled to the right and connected on a 15-yard pass that saw them move to deep in B-P's red zone. Cortes broke through two plays later to score the only touchdown of the day. The ensuing two-point conversion was successful on another of Yuhl's roll right passes. On the first drive of the second half, Breen-Phillips' offense gained much-needed momentum and they quickly stormed 50 yards down the field and into Packers territory, but the drive was extinguished by an interception from Pasq. East's Trish Hobart. The B-P offense held firm though and quickly forced a three-and-out which gave them the ball back at midfield. Breen-Phillips built their drive off of two plays of 10+ yards and drove all the way down to the P.E. 12-yard line before facing off with a stringent red zone defense led by Nancy Fitzpatrick. 1st and 10 became 4th and 19 after a two-yard loss, an incomplete pass and a costly sack by Fitzpatrick; Breen-Phillips elected to go for it. A screen pass to the left side of the field and a strong run brought the ball to the two-yard line and appeared to almost guarantee a tying score, but a catastrophic penalty sent B-P even further back and forced them to turn the ball over on downs. Neither team could mount a substantial drive for the rest of regulation, and the Packers of Pasquerilla East were able to celebrate their first W-IFL championship with a champagne party at the 50-yard line.[156]

Both coaching teams were interviewed after the championshiip. Mike Brennan, Breen-Phillips' only coach, lamented that "we got some bad breaks, but I don't feel that we were outplayed. Let's put it this way. We weren't beaten. We lost". Jim Roeder, one of four Pasquerilla East coaches along with Mike Lane, Ed Lennen, and Jerry Judd, said " we were much happier with the game's result. This is our first championship after three years in the finals so we are really psyched. This time we thought that we had the best team so we were really ready."

1984[edit]

The 1984 men's interhall tackle football season began on September 23 with sixteen teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Parseghian Division (Dillon, Flanner, Grace, Keenan, Morrissey, Off-Campus)
September 23 Dillon 3 Flanner 0 Stepan fields [note 202] [152][160]
September 23 Keenan 0 Morrissey 29 Stepan fields [152][160]
September 23 Grace 0 Off-Campus 7 Stepan fields [152][160]
September 30 Dillon 16 Morrissey 0 [note 203] [160][161]
September 30 Keenan 0 Off-Campus 0 [160]
September 30 Flanner 17 Grace 3 [note 204] [160][161]
October 7 Flanner 20 Off-Campus 0 [161][162]
October 7 Grace 0 Morrissey 13 [161][162]
October 7 Dillon 6 Keenan 7 [note 205] [161][162]
October 14 Flanner 7 Morrissey 13 [note 206] [162][163]
October 14 Grace 7 Keenan 6 [162][163]
October 14 Dillon 10 Off-Campus 9 [162][163]
October 17 Dillon 3 Grace 5 [163][164]
October 17 Morrissey 10 Off-Campus 0 [163][164]
October 17 Flanner 28 Keenan 0 [163]
Leahy Division (Alumni, Cavanaugh, Holy Cross, Stanford, Zahm)
September 23 Alumni 3 Stanford 3 Stepan fields [152][160]
September 23 Cavanaugh 0 Zahm 3 Stepan fields [152][160]
September 30 Stanford 3 Zahm 0 [160][161]
September 30 Cavanaugh 0 Holy Cross 7 [160][161]
October 7 Holy Cross 0 Stanford 14 [161][162]
October 7 Alumni 6 Zahm 7 [161][162]
October 14 Cavanaugh 0 Stanford 19 [162][163]
October 14 Alumni 7 Holy Cross 0 [162][163]
October 17 Holy Cross 0 Zahm 21 [163][164]
October 18 Alumni 7 Cavanaugh 0 Cartier Field [163]
Rockne Division (Carroll, Howard, Pangborn, Sorin, St. Edward's)
September 23 Howard 0 Pangborn 0 Stepan fields [152][160]
September 23 Carroll 0 Sorin 12 Stepan fields [152][160]
September 30 Sorin 18 St. Edward's 0 [160][161]
September 30 Carroll 3 Pangborn 0 [160][161]
October 7 Pangborn 0 St. Edward's 10 [161][162]
October 7 Carroll 6 Howard 14 [161][162]
October 14 Pangborn 0 Sorin 6 [162][163]
October 14 Howard 10 St. Edward's 0 [162][163]
October 18 Howard 0 Sorin 8 [163][164]
October 18 Carroll 0 St. Edward's 0 [163][164]
First round
November 4 #5 Howard 7 #4 Zahm 0 Stepan field [164][165]
November 4 #6 Dillon 3 #3 Morrissey 10 Stepan field [note 207] [164][165]
Semi-finals
November 11 #5 Howard 3 #1 Sorin 11 Stepan field [note 208] [165]
November 11 #3 Morrissey 0 #2 Stanford 6 Stepan field [note 209] [165]
Interhall championship
November 18 #1 Sorin 0 #2 Stanford 6 Notre Dame Stadium [166]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1984 men's interhall tackle football championship was played at 2:00 p.m., November 18, between the Mean Machine of Sorin Hall and the Studs of Stanford in Notre Dame Stadium. Sorin won the Rockne Division title with an undefeated 4–0 record, and attained the league's top ranking at season's end. In the semi-finals, the Sorinites passed Howard 11–3, beating their Rockne rivals by the same margin as the regular season matchup. With the win, Sorin reached five wins in a single season for the first time since 1934. After tying Alumni 3–3 to begin the season, Stanford won three straight to capture the Leahy division crown. With the #2 ranking, the Studs defeated an impressive Morrissey squad 6–0 to enter their second consecutive interhall championship. The Mean Machine won their last IFL championship in 1967, while the Studs had not won it all since the 1964 season. The game was played in Notre Dame Stadium.

1984 men's championship summary

"Stanford's Brian Steber caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Brent Basham, which proved to be all that Stanford needed to defeat Sorin, 6-0, for the interhall football title.
Stanford's defense, nicknamed "Dirtbag D", held Sorin's leading rusher, Sean Garrett, to only 15 yards on ten carries. Sorin, as a team, managed only 48 yards offense and two first downs for game.
Sorin got an early break when John Cowden stopped Stanford's opening drive by picking off a pass at Sorin’s 30-yard line and returned it 49 yards to the Stanford 21 before he was dragged down by Basham.
Three plays later, however, facing fourth and ten, Sorin elected to go for the first down instead of the field goal. The decision was understandable considering that Sorin had made only one field goal all year. Sorin quarterback Tim LaBoe dropped back and fired across the middle but Stanford linebacker Bill Jolley hit the receiver as the ball arrived to break up the play.
Sorin’s defense proved just as strong in the next series, and Stanford was forced to punt from deep in its own territory. The ball flew out of bounds at Stanford's 43-yard line, giving Sorin good field position once again.
After picking up a first down, Sorin was faced with fourth and six on the 25-yard line. For the second time in the game, Sorin decided against the field goal and instead tried to pass for the needed yardage. Again the strategy failed, this time when Laboe was chased out-of-bounds at the 26 by Chris Devito and Pete Sawin.
Sorin missed one more opportunity late in the first half when LaBoe just underthrew a wide-open receiver, spoiling a sure touchdown. The half ended with the score 0-0, as both defenses dominated the action as expected.
In the second half, Stanford was put in a hole at its own 13-yard line following a booming 48-yard punt by Howard. Sorin’s defense stopped Stanford tailback Jack Gleeson on third and two to force a punt. The kick went higher than it did far and Sorin started in Stanford territory for the third time in the game.


Gleeson totaled ten yards in two carries to give Stanford a first down on the 27-yard line. On the next play, Sawin took the handoff from Basham and started right. Sorin's defense overran the play and Sawin was able to cut back to the left and race for 36 yards before being caught from behind.
On first down, Basham fumbled the snap but he was able to fall on the ball for a two yard loss. Gleeson lost another yard on second down and a third down pass fell incomplete. Faced with a fourth down, the Stanford players looked confused as to whether they were going to punt or go for the first down. Finally, Stanford lined up for the fourth down play as the crowd roared its approval.
Basham set up in the pocket and spotted Steber down the left sideline. The pass was slightly underthrown but Steber had beaten his man by five yards and had no problem gathering in the ball and sprinting into the endzone for the score. Sorin blocked the extra point to leave the score at 6-0.
"We were never going to punt," said Sawin about the apparent confusion before the touchdown play. "We were using a new spread formation that we hadn't used before and people weren't sure who was supposed to be in the game".
The interhall championship is a fine reward for all the Stanford players, who came within one victory of the title last year.
"Our experience last year really helped us," said Stanford coach Chris Soha. "Last year we were sort of just glad to be in the finals. This year we wanted to win and get some respect for our team." From their reactions after the game, Soha and Sawin obviously felt as if they had earned that respect and more. Sawin tossed his helmet high into the air and thrust his arms above his head as Soha was carried off the field on the shoulders of his players."

Brian McCarthy, Notre Dame Observer, November 19, 1984

The 1984 title game was the lowest-scoring men's championship to be decided in regulation since Dillon knocked off Off-Campus by a single safety in 1955.

Women[edit]

The 1984 women's interhall flag football season began on September 23 with eight teams. Although final season records were given for each of the four play-off teams, three of the four indicated that the number of teams in the league had decreased at some point during the season. Since the potential team is unknown, and the possibility exists that the season records were wrong, it is impossible to document many of the season outcomes.[note 210]

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Week 1 Badin 0 Pasquerilla West 34 [167]
Week 1 Lewis forfeit Lyons forfeit [167]
Week 1 - Sun, September 23 Breen-Phillips 20 Pasquerilla West 8 [167]
Week 1 - Sun, September 23 Badin 0 Walsh 21 [167]
Week 1 - Sun, September 23 Farley 0 Pasquerilla East 8 [167]
Week 1 - Tue, September 25 Breen-Phillips 0 Pasquerilla East 6 Cartier Field [note 211] [167]
Week 1 - Thu, September 27 Farley 20 Lyons 7 [167]
Week 1 - Thu, September 27 Lewis 20 Walsh 7 [167]
Week 2 Breen-Phillips unknown Lewis unknown [167]
Week 2 - Sun, September 30 Farley unknown Lewis unknown Cartier Field [167]
Week 2 - Sun, September 30 Pasquerilla West unknown Walsh unknown Cartier Field [167]
Week 2 - Sun, September 30 Badin Pasquerilla East [167][168]
Week 2 - Thu, October 4 Badin unknown Lyons unknown [167]
Week 3 - Thu, October 11 Breen-Phillips unknown Walsh unknown [167]
Unknown Badin unknown Breen-Phillips unknown
Unknown Badin unknown Farley unknown
Unknown Badin unknown Lewis unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Farley unknown
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown Lyons unknown
Unknown Farley unknown Pasquerilla West unknown
Unknown Farley unknown Walsh unknown
Unknown Lewis Pasquerilla East [168]
Unknown Lewis unknown Pasquerilla West unknown
Unknown Lyons Pasquerilla East [168]
Unknown Lyons unknown Pasquerilla West unknown
Unknown Lyons unknown Walsh unknown
Unknown Pasquerilla East Pasquerilla West [168]
Unknown Pasquerilla East Walsh [168]
Semi-finals
November 11 Breen-Phillips 0 Farley 6 Cartier Field [168][164][169]
November 11 Lewis 0 Pasquerilla East 6 Cartier Field [168][164][169]
Interhall championship
November 18 Farley 22 Pasquerilla East 6 Notre Dame Stadium [169][166]

Interhall championship[edit]

1984 women's interhall summary

"Farley defeated defending champ, Pasquerilla East 20-6 to win the women's interhall flag football crown yesterday in Notre Dame Stadium, proving that "Farley girls just want to have fun."
At first, it appeared that it would be P.E s day for fun. On the first play from scrimmage, P.E. linebacker, Trish Harley, intercepted a Farley pass. P.E. then wasted no time in scoring. Elise Armstrong swept around right end for 40 yards and an early 6-0 lead.
Farley, however, did not panic. The game was far from over at that point. The players kept their composure and the Farley coaches stuck to their game plan.


"We thought we could beat them with the inside game because their defense was spread so wide," said Farley head coach Jerry Judd. "We just pulled together and played our game."
Farley's game plan was to utilize both the pass and the run. The team finally got its offense going late in the first half. A pass interference call and a pass to Camille Cooper moved Farley to the P.E 16-yard line. Quarterback Mary Lou Almeida then found receiver Kara England open in the endzone for six points.
Farley mounted another drive after receiving the second half kickoff. An option play to Joyce Metti and another pass interference penalty put the ball 40 yards away from the endzone.
After a pass to Sue Sheldon, Almeida threaded the needle to Joann Marshall for a 12-6 lead. Farley converted the two point play to improve its lead to 14-6.
P.E. had little success moving the ball against the swarming Farley defense. P E was forced to pass on fourth down after Katie Nowalk sacked quarterback Jenny Yuhl for a 7 yard loss. Farley defensive back Genie Jouch picked off the pass and scampered 32 yards for an insurance touchdown.
"If John Janicki (P.E. head coach) is the Knute Rockne of women's football then Jerry Judd is the Ara Parseghian," says England who also credited center Trish Booker for excellent blocking.
Farley was the quiet giant all year, but they were anything but silent yesterday. Farley's Finest thoroughly dominated P.E. both offensively and defensively and rightly deserve the title of champion."

John Coyle, Notre Dame Observer, November 19, 1984

The 1984 women's interhall flag football championship was played on November 18 between Farley's Finest and the Packers of Pasquerilla East. Farley put together a respectable 5–1 record during the regular-season, while defending champion Pasquerilla East compiled an undefeated 8–0 record. In the semi-finals, Farley edged Breen-Phillips 6–0 and Pasquerilla East beat Lewis by the same score. The championship was held at 1:00 p.m. in Notre Dame Stadium.

1985[edit]

Men[edit]

The 1985 men's interhall tackle football season began on September 22 with sixteen teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Parseghian division
September 22 Morrissey 19 Off-Campus 0 [170]
September 22 Dillon 0 Keenan 7 [note 212] [170]
September 22 Flanner 0 Grace 2 [170]
September 29 Keenan 0 Morrissey 6 North Stepan Field [170][171]
September 29 Grace 7 Off-Campus 0 North Stepan Field [170][171]
September 29 Dillon 6 Flanner 6 [171]
October 6 Flanner 8 Keenan 0 North Stepan Field [171][172]
October 6 Grace 0 Morrissey 13 South Stepan Field [171][172]
October 6 Dillon 7 Off-Campus 0 North Stepan Field [171][172]
October 13 Dillon 7 Morrissey 6 [note 213] [172]
October 13 Flanner 8 Off-Campus 2 [172]
October 13 Keenan 7 Morrissey 9 [172]
October 16 Dillon 0 or 6 Grace 16 Cartier Field [note 214] [172][173]
October 16 Flanner 13 Morrissey 6 Cartier Field [172][173]
October 16 Keenan 9 Off-Campus 6 Cartier Field [173]
Leahy division
September 22 Holy Cross 8 Stanford 7 [note 215] [170]
September 22 Alumni 7 Cavanaugh 0 [170]
September 29 Alumni 9 Holy Cross 7 North Stepan Field [170][171]
September 29 Cavanaugh 0 Zahm 7 [171]
October 6 Holy Cross 14 Zahm 0 North Stepan Field [171][172]
October 6 Alumni 6 Stanford 13 South Stepan Field [171][172]
October 13 Cavanaugh 12 Holy Cross 8 [172]
October 13 Stanford 10 Zahm 0 [172]
October 17 Cavanaugh 0 Stanford 7 Cartier Field [172][173]
October 17 Alumni 8 Zahm 0 Cartier Field [172][173]
Rockne division
September 22 Carroll 14 St. Edward's 0 [170]
September 22 Howard 0 Sorin 28 [170]
September 29 Sorin 14 St. Edward's 0 North Stepan Field [170][171]
September 29 Fisher-Pangborn 6 Howard 9 South Stepan Field [note 216] [170][171]
October 6 Carroll 0 Sorin 7 South Stepan Field [171][172]
October 6 Fisher-Pangborn 7 St. Edward's 6 [172]
October 13 Carroll 2 Fisher-Pangborn 0 [172]
October 13 Howard 7 St. Edward's 6 [172]
October 17 Carroll 0 Howard 6 Cartier Field [172][173]
October 17 Fisher-Pangborn 9 Sorin 6 [172][173]
First round (quarterfinals)
November 3 Alumni 12 Howard 10 Stepan Field [173][174]
November 3 Flanner 8 Stanford 7 Stepan Field [173][174]
Semi-finals
November 10 Flanner 6 Grace 0 Cartier Field [note 217] [173][174][175]
November 10 Alumni 7 Sorin 0 Cartier Field [note 218] [173][174][175]
Interhall championship
November 17 Alumni 8 Flanner 0 Notre Dame Stadium [175]

Scrimmages[edit]

Grace participated in a scrimmage-game against Cavanaugh Hall in preparation for their semi-final playoff game against rival Flanner Hall.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Before November 8 Cavanaugh unknown Grace unknown [176]

Interhall championship[edit]

1985 Men's Interhall Football Championship
1 234Total
• Alumni 0 062 8
Flanner 0 000 0

The 1985 men's interhall tackle football championship in Notre Dame Stadium at 1:00 p.m., November 17, and featured the Alumni Dogs and Flanner Hall. During the regular-season, Alumni finished second in the Leahy division with a 3–1 record, while Flanner placed second in the Parseghian division and compiled a 3–1–1 record. Flanner defeated Stanford, the same team that blanked Alumni earlier in the season, by a single point to reach the semi-final round, and then passed rival Grace 6–0 to make their first appearance in the championship game in program history. Alumni outlasted Howard 12–10 before upsetting undefeated Sorin in the semi-finals to reach their first championship game since 1961. The 1985 title game was the first to include two teams that had not topped their regular-season divisional standings.

Alumni captain Paul Laughlin and Flanner captain Tom Sullivan were both interviewed prior to the game. On their opponents, Laughlin stated, "their strength on the line is probably their greatest asset. In addition, they have an improved offense that we must contain with good team pursuit and line surges" while Sullivan commented, "They have a solid team. They have a solid defense and a decent offense lead by junior quarterback Ken Schuermann." When discussing their own teams, Sullivan said, "We have probably the most physical lines of any team this year. Greg Smith, Jim Fitzgerald, John Haydin, and myself need to pass rush well and also block well for the straight forward rush. With consistent line play and improved offensive execution, I believe the team is peaking just in time", and Laughlin said, "The team feels confident. They might be a little bigger, but our balanced offensive attack and strong defense give us a good shot at winning. If our defense plays as well as it did against Sorin, I feel that our chances rise even higher. Even though we suffered through a few early season mistakes, the team as a whole has improved greatly. I think that we can outplay them."[177]

1985 Men's IFL championship summary

"The game began with Flanner on offense. The intensity to win was shown on the first play. Flanner quarterback Randy Bridgeman sent a flea flicker pass downfield where it was intercepted by Alumni defensive back Steve Hagnell. Although this was nullified by defensive interference, it showed that both teams had come ready to play. Following this penalty, Flanner proceeded to march down the field behind the strong running of Jim Kelly. The drive was halted, though, as a field goal attempt was blocked by Alumni's Paul Laughlin. Following Flanner’s opening drive, Alumni proceeded to open in an impressive fashion. On its second play from scrimmage, Tim Smith rambled for 50 yards to the Flanner 20-yard line before being tackled. The threat, however, ended as a Ken Scheurmann pass was intercepted by Jeff Strazis, a Flanner defensive back.

In the second quarter Flanner, after a 13-yard run, gained 15 more yards on a penalty against the Alumni defense. With Flanner on the march again, the Alumni defense had to rise to the occasion. On second down, Bridgeman pitched the ball to Frank Malone who proceeded to fumble it. By the time he picked up the ball, a wall of Dog defensive players had formed. They proceeded to drop Malone for a 15-yard loss. On the next play, a reverse by Flanner was stopped for another 10-yard loss by Tom Meagher and Steve Hagnell. Flanner, as result of Alumni's defensive play, punted the ball. On its second series, Alumni was halted in four plays as defensive lineman Greg Smith made two key tackles. Flanner regained possession of the ball and used a bit of trickery to sustain a long drive. On a fourth and seven, Malone dropped back to punt but instead threw a 20-yard strike for a first down. Following this, Jim Kelly ran for 15 yards. Inside the Alumni 20 yard line, Kelly looked as though he had broken free for a touchdown on this run, but Alumni linebacker Mike Gibbs dove and made a touchdown saving tackle, a tackle that would prove important to the final outcome of the game. The Alumni defense buckled up and, a few plays after, nose tackle Jim Gero sacked Bridgeman for a 12- yard loss. On the next play, a Flanner pass was batted to the ground ending the drive and the half. Alumni player John Puetz thought that the Alumni team did not play up to its capability in the first half. On the other hand, Flanner coach Joe Milkovich thought that Flanner played well but did not capitalize on its opportunities.

"In the first half we beat ourselves," said Puetz. “We were allowing them to gain too much yardage. If we want to win, we had to overcome penalties and big plays on the part of Flanner's offense." "We drove on them all throughout the first half," said Milkovich. "We had many opportunities that we did not capitalize on such as the blocked field goal." The second half belonged to the Dogs, both offensively and defensively. On their opening drive, the Dogs drove down the field and scored the only touchdown of the day. The main part of the drive consisted of Scheurmann's two passes to Bill Kelly. The first pass covered 40-yards to set up the bigger one two plays later when Kelly hauled in a pass, spun around one man, and scored the only touchdown. The point after attempt was blocked by John Haydin making the score 6-0. Following this impressive first drive, the Alumni defense stopped the Flanner offense in just three plays with Joe Puetz picking up a key sack. Following the punt by Frank Malone, the Alumni offense tried to get things started again only to be halted by the strong play of Jim Kelly and Greg Smith. On the next Flanner possession, it tried to keep control by keeping the ball on the ground, but again was forced to give the ball to Alumni when Gibbs tackled a Flanner receiver short of the first-down marker on a fourth down play.

The fourth quarter was marked by more strong defense. After one first down, the Flanner defense, lead by Bob DiLoreto, stopped the Alumni offense forcing a punt. The Alumni defense then rose to the occasion. On Flanner’s first play a strong front lead by Matt Roy, Bill Smith, and Joe Puetz stopped Kelly after only one yard. After a holding penalty put the ball on the 9-yard line, Roy burst through the line of scrimmage and chased Bridgeman into the end zone, tackling him for a safety. This was the final scoring as Flanner’s final drive was stymied by an interception by Gibbs. The game ended as Alumni had posted an 8-0 victory.

Roy thought that the quickness of Flanner's quarterback would prevent him from getting the safety. "I didn’t think that I was going to be able to get him," said Roy. "He is very quick. After I fought off the initial block no one picked me up. He tried to get rid of the ball, but I was there to tackle him." Joe Milkovich thought that Alumni had no stand outs, but the team played together which helped them to victory. He also felt that a few Flanner players should receive recognition for their play. "No player really stood out for Alumni. They played as a team and put forth a 100 percent effort," said Milkovich. "As for our play, Tom Sullivan, Jim Kelly, Frank Malone, and Bob Diloreto played extremely well. Tom Sullivan was the glue to our team. He brought the team together. I would say he was the foundation upon which we built our team." As for Alumni, John Puetz thought that the teams leaders had to be Paul Laughlin and Joe Puetz. Jim Gero also commented that other players deserved credit for the victory. "Paul was most likely the most dedicated Dog player,” said Puetz. "He was always willing to play and succeed. He was the strength of our team. He guided us to where we are today. “Joe, on the other hand, was our emotional leader," continued Puetz. "He knew we were capable of winning. He was always on the field yelling, screaming, doing anything to help boost the morale of the team. These two held the team together." "The play of Joe Dearie, Jim Goebel, Tim Smith, and Bod Debroux really inspired the team," added Gero. "Tim Smith played both ways giving everything he had. In addition to these players, I feel the play of Ned Gaffney really helped us improve the line. All in all, the win must be considered a team effort." The fan support at the game really showed the spirit of both halls. The Alumni fans formed a tunnel for the team, barked out vicious Dog calls, and cheered the team to victory. Gibbs felt that this support capped a great season. "Today’s effort was a culmination of a great season," said Gibbs. "Fan participation played a big part in our victory. The Dog fans literally pushed us to victory with their cheering. The team appreciates it very much.""

Michael Keegan, Notre Dame Observer, November 25, 1985

The Alumni Dogs defeated Flanner 8–0 to take their first IFL title since 1962.

Women[edit]

The 1985 women's interhall flag football season began on September 22 with eight teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Week 1 - September 22 Badin 0 Pasquerilla East 34 Cartier Field [178]
Week 1 - September 22 Lewis 6 Pasquerilla West 20 Cartier Field [178]
Week 1 - September 22 Breen-Phillips 13 Walsh 0 Cartier Field [178]
Week 1 - September 24 Badin 6 Walsh 13 Cartier Field [178]
Week 1 - September 24 Farley 14 Lyons 12 Cartier Field [note 219] [178]
Week 1 - September 26 Breen-Phillips 6 Lyons 14 Cartier Field [note 220] [178][179]
Week 1 - September 26 Lewis 0 Farley 26 Cartier Field [178][179]
Week 1 - September 26 Pasquerilla East 31 Pasquerilla West 13 Cartier Field [178][179]
Week 2 - September 29 Breen-Phillips 0 Farley 16 Cartier Field [179]
Week 2 - September 29 Lewis Pasquerilla East Cartier Field [178][179]
Week 2 - September 29 Pasquerilla West Walsh Cartier Field [178][180]
Week 2 - October 1 Badin 6 Lyons 26 Cartier Field [179]
Week 2 - October 1 Pasquerilla East 14 Walsh 0 Cartier Field [179]
Week 2 - October 2 Lyons 14 Pasquerilla West 18 Cartier Field [179][180]
Week 2 - October 2 Badin 0 Farley 21 Cartier Field [179]
Week 2 - October 2 Breen-Phillips 6 Lewis 0 Cartier Field [179][180]
Week 3 - October 6 Lyons 14 Pasquerilla East 22 Cartier Field [179][180]
Week 3 - October 6 Lewis 24 Walsh 18 Cartier Field [note 221] [179][180]
Week 3 - October 6 Farley 20 Pasquerilla West 14 Cartier Field [179][180]
Week 3 - October 8 Badin 0 Breen-Phillips 22 Cartier Field [180]
Week 3 - October 8 Farley 14 Pasquerilla East 0 Cartier Field [180]
Week 3 - October 10 Badin Lewis Cartier Field [note 222] [180][181]
Week 3 - October 10 Breen-Phillips Pasquerilla West Cartier Field [180][182]
Week 3 - October 10 Lyons Walsh Cartier Field [180][182]
Week 4 - October 13 Badin Pasquerilla West Cartier Field [180][182]
Week 4 - October 13 Breen-Phillips 14 Pasquerilla East 6 Cartier Field [180][182][176]
Week 4 - October 13 Farley Walsh 0 Cartier Field [180][182]
Week 4 - October 13 Lewis Lyons Cartier Field [180][182]
Semi-finals
November 3 Farley 14 Lyons 8 Cartier Field [note 223] [182][183]
November 3 Pasquerilla East 26 Pasquerilla West 22 Cartier Field [182][183]
Interhall championship
November 10 Farley 14 Pasquerilla East 8 Cartier Field [note 224] [182][175]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1985 women's interhall flag football championship was played at 2:00 p.m., November 10, between Farley and Pasquerilla East halls. Farley was the defending interhall champion and compiled a 7–0 record during the regular season and, while Pasquerilla East held a 5–2 record with back-to-back losses against Farley and Breen-Phillips to close their regular season. In the playoffs, Farley passed Lyons 14–8 in overtime while Pasquerilla East defeated rival Pasquerilla West 26–22 to clinch the hall's fifth consecutive championship appearance in five seasons with the W-IFL.

1985 Women's IFL championship summary

"The lean green Farley football machine captured its second consecutive championship title Sunday by defeating a talented Pasquerilla East squad by the score of 14-8.

Farley had to come from behind to repeat as champions, however, as P.E. took the opening kickoff and drove 70 yards for the score. The drive, which was sustained on the ground, culminated in a 20-yard touchdown scamper by senior running back Elise Armstrong. P.E. then executed the two-point conversion to take the early 8-0 advantage. "We were pretty surprised that they got that far (on the touchdown drive)," said Farley captain Marilu Almeida. "P.E. was really psyched. But our fans played a big part in keeping our hopes up." Farley then gained possession and proceeded to march the ball to the P.E. 12-yard line. Here, however, on a fourth down play the P.E. defensive unit stiffened and forced Farley to surrender the ball on downs. "The key to the game was when we were unable to move the ball after our defense held. If we could have sustained a drive, we would have kept momentum and possibly defeated Farley," said P.E. captain Colleen Donnelly of the ensuing PE possession. P.E. unable to advance the ball for a score, was forced to punt. Farley, seizing its opportunity, utilized the option to drive down the field for a touchdown score which cut the Pasquerilla East margin to 8-6. The successful Farley drive was capped by freshman running back Suzanne Schwarz’s bulldozing five-yard touchdown run. P.E. received the ball back, but was unable to score as time ran out on the first half. Still, it took the 8-6 lead to the intermission.

The finals were scheduled to be played in the Stadium at 2 p.m. Sunday. Because of inclement weather, however, the game was moved to Cartier Field and to a 4 p.m. start. "We could have scored some more points if the field had not been in the sloppy condition that it was," said Almeida. "The conditions had a definite effect on the final score." The inclement weather, combined with the rugged play of both determined teams, caused a rash of injuries. On the P.E. side alone, four women were lost to injuries including star running back, Annie Schrenk. "The injuries really hurt us on our last attempted drive," said Donnelly. "If we had had our full lineup, maybe we could have scored."

In the second half, Farley received the kickoff and proceeded to drive to the P.E. 10-yard stripe. This drive was aided by a 35-yard completion from Almeida to sophomore Sue Shelton. From there Schwartz ran the ball in for what turned out to be the winning score. On a controversial call, Almeida notched the point after to give Farley the 14-8 final ledger. P.E., determined to come back, took the ensuing kickoff and drove past midfield. Its luck ran out at this point, though, when on a fourth down play the Farley defense proved its worth, stopping P.E. and turning possession back to the defending champions. "I am very pleased with the way that our defense played," said Almeida. "They really could not do that much against us. I am also very happy with our offensive line's performance. This was probably their best game of the year." With 5:50 remaining. P.E. regained the football after a Farley punt. It was here that the rash of injuries occurred. On successive plays, three P.E. players were helped off the field due to ailments. The maladies ranged from ligament damage for Schrenk to a wrist sprain for P.E's other running back, Armstrong. There was also a slight concussion suffered by P.E.'s tight end and a sprained ankle injury to another East player. Even with the losses, P.E. again began to drive. They could only reach midfield, however, before Father Time ran out on P.E. and its championship hopes.

The win earned Farley its second consecutive flag football crown, as well as the culmination of a perfect 9–0 season"

Kevin Herbert, Notre Dame Observer, November 12, 1985

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1986[edit]

The 1986 men's interhall tackle football season was overseen by interhall commissioner Jim Moore and began on September 21 with seventeen teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Parseghian Division (Dillon, Grace, Flanner, Keenan, Morrissey, Off-Campus)
September 21 Dillon 7 Flanner 6 Stepan Field [184][185]
September 21 Grace 6 Morrissey 6 Stepan Field [184][185]
September 21 Keenan 7 Off-Campus 7 Stepan Field [184][185]
September 28 Morrissey 0 Off-Campus 3 Stepan Field [186]
September 28 Dillon 0 Grace 13 Stepan Field [186]
September 28 Flanner 13 Keenan 0 Stepan Field [186]
October 5 Flanner 6 Grace 0 Stepan Field [note 225] [187]
October 5 Keenan 0 Morrissey 12 Stepan Field [187]
October 5 Dillon 3 Off-Campus 3 Stepan Field [187]
October 12 Dillon 0 Morrissey 6 [188]
October 12 Flanner 12 Off-Campus 0 [188]
October 12 Grace 8 Keenan 0 [188]
October 19 Grace 0 Off-Campus 0 Cartier Field [189]
October 19 Flanner 0 Morrissey 13 Cartier Field [189]
October 19 Dillon unknown Keenan unknown [189]
Leahy Division (Alumni, Cavanaugh, Holy Cross, Pangborn, Stanford, Zahm)
September 21 Alumni 7 Pangborn 9 Stepan Field [note 226] [184][185]
September 21 Holy Cross 6 Stanford 7 Stepan Field [184][185]
September 21 Cavanaugh 0 Zahm 6 Stepan Field [184][185]
September 28 Cavanaugh 0 Stanford 13 Stepan Field [186]
September 28 Pangborn 0 Zahm 6 Stepan Field [186]
September 28 Alumni 6 Holy Cross 7 Stepan Field [186]
October 5 Stanford 14 Zahm 0 Stepan Field [187]
October 5 Holy Cross 6 Pangborn 0 Stepan Field [187]
October 5 Alumni 0 Cavanaugh 3 Stepan Field [note 227] [187]
October 12 Pangborn 0 Stanford 35 [188]
October 12 Cavanaugh 0 Holy Cross 3 [188]
October 12 Alumni 0 Zahm 6 [188]
October 19 Holy Cross 6 Zahm 10 Cartier Field [note 228] [188][189]
October 19 Cavanaugh 0 Pangborn 14 Cartier Field [189]
October 19 Alumni 0 Stanford 17 Cartier Field [189]
Rockne Division (Carroll, Fisher, Howard, Sorin, St. Edward's)
September 21 Howard 0 Sorin 12 Stepan Field [184][185]
September 21 Carroll 6 St. Edward's 8 Stepan Field [184][185]
September 28 Carroll 0 Fisher 12 Stepan Field [186]
September 28 Howard 14 St. Edward's 0 Stepan Field [186]
October 5 Sorin 14 St. Edward's 0 Stepan Field [187]
October 5 Fisher 0 Howard 15 Stepan Field [187]
October 12 Fisher 6 Sorin 6 [188]
October 12 Carroll 0 Howard 15 [188]
October 19 Carroll 0 Sorin 0 Cartier Field [189]
October 19 Fisher 12 St. Edward's 0 Cartier Field [189]
First round
November 2 #5 Howard 6 #4 Zahm 0 Stepan Field [note 229] [190][191]
November 2 #6 Flanner 6 #3 Morrissey 0 Stepan Field [note 230] [190][191]
Semi-finals
November 9 #1 Stanford 21 #5 Howard 0 [190][191][192]
November 9 #2 Sorin 0 #6 Flanner 13 [190][191][192]
Interhall championship
November 16 #1 Stanford 19 #6 Flanner 0 Notre Dame Stadium [192][192][193]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1986 men's interhall tackle football championship, nicknamed the Charity Bowl, was played in Notre Dame Stadium at 2:00 p.m, November 16, between the Stanford Studs and Flanner Hall. The Studs compiled a 5–0 record in the Leahy Division and outscored their opponents 86 to 6, enough to earn them the number one seed in the IFL playoffs. With a 3–2 record, Flanner entered the playoffs as the second-best team from the Parseghian Division and was seeded sixth overall. Though a heavy underdog in their First-Round game against Parseghian rival Morrissey and the semi-final match against undefeated and second-seeded Sorin, Flanner shut out both teams with 6–0 and 13–0 wins respectively, earning them their second consecutive appearance in the championship game. Stanford received a bye in the First Round and breezed by #5 Howard 21–0 to top a hundred-point season and win the Studs' third appearance in the past four seasons.

1986 Men's IFL championship summary
Stanford grabs 1H crown, blanks Flanner in title game

"In the end, Stanford was just too strong. The Studs, behind the arm of Al Martin and a dominating defense, powered to a 19-0 victory over Flanner in Sunday’s Interhall football championship game. A large crowd saw an excellent display of hard-nosed football, as both teams fought early on for control of the line of scrimmage. The victorious Stanford coach, Brendan Gilboy, felt that the key to the game was the play in the trenches. “Defensively, we controlled the line of scrimmage the entire game,” he said. “Offensively, it took us a little while to get going. But that has been our style all year long.”

The first half was a battle of the punters until the powerful defensive line of the Studs sacked Flanner quarterback Randy Bridgeman, causing a fumble. Stanford recovered, and Martin promptly hit wide receiver Jay Landry to move into Flanner territory. The Flanner defense rose to the occasion, however, and stopped the threat with two sacks. The teams continued to battle around midfield, with both defenses refusing to yield. With just over two minutes remaining in the first half, Landry broke through the Flanner line and blocked a punt. The ball rolled out of the end zone for a safety, putting Stanford on top, 2-0, and giving the Studs the ball at their own 40. Martin then orchestrated a crucial touchdown drive, utilizing the two-minute offense to perfection. The drive featured key passes to Landry, Chris Tomko and Brent Basham, with Martin hitting Landry from four yards out for the score. “The blocked punt was probably the key play of the game,” Gilboy added. “It gave us a 9-0 lead at halftime, which was virtually a gift.” Flanner head coach Jim Fitzgerald agreed, saying that it gave the momentum to Stanford. “The drive at the end of the half hurt us,” Fitzgerald commented. “We would have been happy going into halftime scoreless, but it just wasn’t meant to be.”

That quick outburst was all Stanford needed, as its defense, affectionately known as the “Dirtbag D,” controlled the rest of the game. “Our linemen put tremendous pressure on the Flanner quarterback, especially in the second half,” Gilboy continued. “They really made it tough to throw, which allowed our linebackers and defensive backs to cover their receivers well.” The Stanford offense really began to role on its first possession of the second half, as the Martin-to-Landry combination clicked several times, and running backs Bill Marvel and Jack Gleeson chipped in to drive the ball to the Flanner four-yard line. The drive stalled there, and Stanford settled for a 21-yard field goal from Sanchez, making the score 12-0. The “Dirtbag D” then took control. Flanner tried to get its offense untracked by going on fourth-and-four from its own 40, but Stanford rose to the occasion. The Stanford defense rose to the occasion all game long, giving up only one first down. “Our defense played really well all year long,” said Gilboy. “We gave up only six points in seven games. When you can do that, you are going to win a lot of ballgames.” The “Dirtbag D” set up the game’s final score, as Tony Villanueva recovered a fumble at the Flanner 32. After Gleeson moved the ball up to the 19, Tomko ran a nifty reverse 16 yards for the touchdown."

Chris Dallavo, Notre Dame Observer, November 17, 1986

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Women[edit]

The 1986 women's interhall flag football season began on September 21 with eight teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 21, October 5 Farley 14 Pasquerilla East 20 [note 231] [185][187]
September 21 Badin technical Walsh technical [note 232] [185]
September 21 Breen-Phillips 14 Pasquerilla West 0 [185]
September 25 Badin 0 Pasquerilla West 14 [186]
September 25 Lewis 8 Walsh 14 [186]
September 25 Farley 30 Lyons 12 [186]
September 28 Pasquerilla West 22 Walsh 6 [186]
September 28 Badin 0 Pasquerilla East 14 [186]
September 28 Farley 23 Lewis 6 [186]
September 30 Lewis 8 Lyons 14 [186]
September 30 Breen-Phillips 20 Pasquerilla East 0 [186]
October 2 Farley 29 Walsh 0 [187]
October 2 Breen-Phillips 6 Lewis 0 [187]
October 2 Badin forfeit Lyons forfeit [187]
October 5 Lyons 16 Pasquerilla West 14 [187]
October 5 Badin 6 Lewis 20 [187]
October 5 Pasquerilla East 20 Walsh 0 [187]
October 7 Breen-Phillips 6 Farley 26 [187]
October 7 Lewis 0 Pasquerilla West 6 [note 233] [188]
October 9 Badin forfeit Farley forfeit [note 234] [188]
October 9 Breen-Phillips 14 Walsh 0 [188]
October 9 Lyons 14 Pasquerilla East 16 [188]
October 12 Badin 0 Breen-Phillips 30 [188]
October 12 Lewis 0 Pasquerilla East 6 [note 235] [188]
October 12 Farley 22 Pasquerilla West 14 [188]
October 14 Breen-Phillips 26 Lyons 6 [189]
October 14 Pasquerilla East 14 Pasquerilla West 0 [note 236] [189]
Unknown Lyons Walsh [note 237] [188]
Semi-finals
October #1 Farley 12 #4 Lyons 0 Cartier Field [189][194][190]
October #2 Breen-Phillips 18 #3 Pasquerilla East 16 Cartier Field [189][194][190]
Interhall championship
November 2 Breen-Phillips 8 Farley 18 Cartier Field [194][190][195]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1986 women's interhall flag football championship was played at 7:00 p.m., November 2, between the Tigers of Breen-Phillips and Farley Hall. Farley entered as the incumbent W-IFL champion and finished the regular season with a 6–1 record, losing only to fellow playoff contender Pasquerilla East in their first game. They handily defeated fourth-seeded Lyons to clinch their third consecutive championship appearance. Breen-Phillips, meanwhile, compiled an identical 6–1 record in the regular season before upsetting a perennially powerful Pasquerilla East team to make their first appearance in the championship since 1983. Farley was heavily favored going into the matchup, having already defeated the Tigers 26 to 6 in the regular season.

1986 Women's IFL championship summary

"

The Farley Hall women's interhall football team has gotten into a nasty habit over the last few years. They have gotten into the habit of winning the women's interhall football crown every year and leaving their opponents to scramble for second place. Farley showed no signs of breaking this habit last night as it downed Breen-Phillips 18-8 in the women's interhall football championship game at Cartier Field. It was Farley's third consecutive interhall championship and its fourth in five years. Farley's latest championship didn't come without a struggle, however.

Breen-Phillips came out strong in the first series and drove down to the Farley five-yard line, much of the yardage coming on a 21-yard breakaway run by Caroline Burke which put B.P. within striking distance. A costly penalty, however, put B.P. back on the 13-yard line and allowed Farley's defense to regroup and stop B.P. on fourth down. Farley took the ball over on its own 11-yard line and promptly went 89 yards for a touchdown. Farley quarterback sensation Marilu Almeida hit Tammy Goodwin for the seven-yard touchdown pass. The conversion failed, however, and Farley led 6-0. Breen-Phillips came right back and marched down to the Farley 11-yard line where quarterback Amy Treder connected with Burke in the end zone to tie it. A successful two-point conversion then put B.P. ahead 8-6. At this point, however, the powerful Farley offense took over. Almeida dropped back to pass at her own 48-yard line and hit Colleen Donovan on the right side who promptly lateralled to Suzanne Schwartz. Schwartz took off down the right sideline and crossed the end line unscathed to complete a 52-yard touchdown pass and put Farley ahead 12-8. On the first play of the second half, then, Almeida teamed up with Schwartz again for a 67-yard touchdown pass. The conversion failed again, but it didn't matter as the game ended with the 18-8 Farley margin.

The B.P. coaches had words of praise for their team despite the loss. "They really played their hearts out," said coach Dan Deboer. "They have nothing to be ashamed of." Yet while B.P. certainly had nothing to be ashamed of, Farley had plenty to celebrate about. On his way to a post-game party, one Farley coach revealed that the Farley team had rallied this year around the slogan, "Eat me I'm a danish." The relevance of this line may be elusive, but one can't argue with the results."

John Monyak, Notre Dame Observer, November 3, 1986

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1987[edit]

The 1987 men's interhall tackle football season began on September 19 with fifteen teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Large Dorm (Parseghian) Division
September 19 Flanner 0 Morrissey 0 [note 238] [196][197]
September 20 Dillon 21 Off-Campus 0 [197]
September 20 Grace 6 Keenan 0 [197]
September 27 Dillon 7 Morrissey 0 [197][198]
September 27 Flanner 6 Keenan 7 [198]
September 27 Grace 0 Off-Campus 0 [198]
October 4 Morrissey 6 Off-Campus 6 [198][199][200]
October 4 Dillon 17 Keenan 8 [198][199]
October 4 Flanner 24 Grace 7 [198][199]
October 11 Keenan 0 Morrissey 8 [199][181]
October 11 Dillon 10 Grace 0 [199][181]
October 11 Flanner 6 Off-Campus 6 [199][181]
October 14 Dillon 0 Flanner 6 [note 239] [181][201][202]
October 15 Grace 14 Morrissey 6 [181][201][202]
October 15 Keenan 7 Off-Campus 13 [181][201][202]
Medium Dorm (Leahy) Division
September 20 Cavanaugh 0 Zahm 0 [197]
September 20 Holy Cross 0 Stanford 41 [197]
September 27 Cavanaugh 0 Stanford 20 [198]
September 27 Alumni 16 Zahm 0 [198][200]
October 4 Alumni 6 Stanford 21 [198][199]
October 4 Cavanaugh 0 Holy Cross 0 [198][199]
October 11 Stanford 20 Zahm 0 [199][181]
October 11 Alumni 20 Holy Cross 0 [199][181]
October 18 Alumni 8 Cavanaugh 0 [181][201][202]
October 18 Holy Cross 0 Zahm 0 [181][201][202]
Small Dorm (Rockne) Division
September 20 Fisher 8 Sorin 0 [197]
September 20 Pangborn 27 St. Edward's 6 [197]
September 27 Fisher 30 St. Edward's 0 [198]
September 27 Carroll 0 Sorin 22 [198]
October 4 Carroll technical St. Edward's technical [note 240] [198][199][203]
October 4 Fisher 7 Pangborn 7 [198][199]
October 11 Sorin 6 St. Edward's 0 [199][181]
October 11 Carroll 0 Pangborn 33 [199][181]
October 18 Carroll 0 Fisher 3 [181][201][202]
October 18 Pangborn 10 Sorin 0 [181][201][202]
Quarterfinals (First Round)
November 1 Dillon 3 Flanner 0 [201][202][204]
November 1 Alumni 0 Fisher 8 [201][202][204]
Semi-finals
November 8 Fisher 7 Stanford 26 Stepan Field [note 241] [201][202][204][205]
November 8 Dillon 19 Pangborn 7 Stepan Field [note 242] [201][202][204][205]
Interhall championship
November 15 Dillon 24 Stanford 0 Notre Dame Stadium [205][206][207]

Interhall championship[edit]

1987 Men's Interhall Football Championship
1 234Total
• Dillon 10 707 24
Stanford 0 000 0

The 1987 men's interhall tackle football championship was played in Notre Dame Stadium at 2:30 p.m., November 15, between the Dillon Big Red and the Stanford Studs. Dillon was the Large Dorm division champion and compiled a 4–1 record during the regular season, losing only to Flanner in an end-of-season upset. Stanford compiled an unblemished 4–0 record and outscored their opponents 102 to 6, cementing a reputation for the prolific offense in the IFL. In the playoffs, Dillon avenged their loss to Flanner in the First round with a late kick by star quarterback Mike Brammer, while Stanford had a bye. Dillon then passed Pangborn 19–7 in a game that was much closer than the final score indicated, and the Studs conquered a resurgent Fisher team 26–7.

Dillon goes to the air to stomp Stanford, 24–0
1987 Men's IFL championship summary

"Was it Joe Montana? No. Was it Tony Rice or Kent Graham? Well...maybe not. But Dillon Hall's quarterback Mike Brammer weaved a little of his own magic on the grass of Notre Dame Stadium Sunday afternoon, as the Big Red stunned Stanford, 24-0, to capture the men's Interhall football championship. Throughout the season, Dillon has relied on a powerful running game to compile a 7-1 record and a berth in the championship game. Sunday, though, the Big Red went to the air early and often, and stayed there. Brammer passed 20 times in the game, completing 11 of those for 164 yards. Add to that a 31-yard option pass, and Dillon piled up nearly 200 yards in the air. “Our offensive coordinator Ross Perri decided this week to go with the pass,” said Dillon coach Jeff Morgan. “(He did so) basically because he felt we've been slighted all year. Everyone knew we could run, but he knew we could throw the ball. Our offensive line played incredibly too.” Dillon wasn't 'supposed' to win. The Studs dominated the regular season and entered the final game brimming with confidence. “There's no reason for us not to be confident,” said Stanford coach Al Martin last week.

But within minutes of the opening play, Dillon was leading 3-0 and the Studs were reeling. Stanford started the game with the ball and went nowhere (four plays, nine yards). Dillon took over on downs in Stanford territory. One first down and five plays later, Brammer nailed a 40-yard field goal which could easily have been 50. The first half seemed like a continual repeat of those two series - Stanford stopping itself with an ineffective passing game, and Dillon using its air attack to pile on the points. Dillon's most impressive drive of the game came late in the first quarter. Five first downs moved the Big Red 69 yards, and an eight-yard run by Tim Murphy made the score 10- 0. The prime receiving threats for Dillon in the half and in the game were Steve Murphy and Bill Celebrezze. Murphy caught five passes for 123 yards and one TD, while Celebrezze matched that with six catches for 60 yards and a touchdown.

Leading 17-0 at the half (Celebrezze's TD being the third score), the Big Red settled in to hold off the Studs' potentially explosive offense and add a few more points. They were successful. “We wanted to shove it down their throats,” said Morgan of the second half strategy. “They ran it up a few times during the season. But we also wanted to get all of our players in.” Though Stanford's offense was more effective in the second half than in the first, the Studs were still stymied by their own mistakes and the Big Red D'. Stanford quarterback Al Martin began to heat up early in the third quarter. The senior signal-caller completed four of five passes on Stanford's first drive of the half, but a hobbled pass wound up in the hands of Dillon's Tim Murphy, and the Studs best scoring threat was thwarted. A defense (“completely new,” according to Murphy) specifically designed by coach Ted Rolff to stop Stanford's passing attack apparently worked, as the Studs were held to just 98 yards in the air and just 106 overall. Senior co-captain Buzz Eckelcamp led the Dillon defensive line with two-and-a-half sacks and innumerable pressures. Martin was on the run all through the game. The Big Red's final score was its most exciting. Early in the fourth quarter, faced with a fourth-and-two, Brammer dropped back and dumped a pass to Steve Murphy over the middle. Murphy snaked his way 36 yards through the Stanford secondary, and Dillon had the trophy."

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Women[edit]

The 1987 women's interhall flag football season began on September 20 with nine teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 20 Farley 22 Pasquerilla West 0 [197]
September 20 Breen-Phillips 22 Walsh 0 [197]
September 20 Lewis 0 Lyons 14 [197]
September 20? Howard 0 Pasquerilla East 28 Cartier Field [197]
September 22 Breen-Phillips 12 Pasquerilla West 18 [note 243] [197]
September 22 Farley 8 Pasquerilla East 0 [197]
September 24 Badin 0 Walsh 6 [197]
September 24 Howard 0 Lyons 20 [198]
September 27 Farley 0 Lyons 6 [198]
September 27 Howard 0 Lewis 6 [198]
September 27 Badin 0 Pasquerilla West 22 [198]
September 27 Breen-Phillips 14 Pasquerilla East 6 [198]
September 29 Pasquerilla West 28 Walsh 14 [198]
September 29 Badin 0 Pasquerilla East 26 [198]
October 1 Breen-Phillips 14 Lyons 12 [198][199]
October 1 Farley 8 Lewis 0 [198][199]
October 4 Badin 0 Lyons 21 [198][199]
October 4 Breen-Phillips 20 Lewis 14 Cartier Field [note 244] [198][199]
October 4 Farley 18 Howard 0 [198][199]
October 6 Lyons 20 Walsh 0 [198][199]
October 6 Pasquerilla East 0 Pasquerilla West 24 [note 245] [198][199]
October 8 Badin 0 Lewis 6 [199][181]
October 8 Breen-Phillips 20 Howard 6 [199][181]
October 11 Badin 6 Howard 0 [note 246] [181]
October 11 Breen-Phillips 24 Farley 22 [note 247] [181]
October 11 Lewis 32 Walsh 6 [181]
October 11 Lyons 0 Pasquerilla West 8 [181]
October 13 Badin 0 Farley 24 [181]
October 13 Howard 14 Walsh 0 [181]
October 29 Badin Pasquerilla West [201][204]
October 29 Lyons Pasquerilla East [201][204]
November 1 Badin 12 Breen-Phillips 20 [201][204]
November 1 Farley 20 Walsh 0 [201][204]
November 1 Howard 6 Pasquerilla West 22 [201][204]
November 1 Lewis unknown Pasquerilla East unknown [201][204]
Unknown Pasquerilla East Cancelled Walsh Cancelled [note 248] [198][199][204]
Semi-finals
November 8 Farley 14 Pasquerilla West 12 Stepan fields [204][205]
November 8 Breen-Phillips 30 Lyons 0 Stepan fields [204][205]
Interhall championship
November 15 Breen-Phillips 24 Farley 16 Notre Dame Stadium [205][207]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1987 women's interhall flag football championship was played in Notre Dame Stadium at 1:00 p.m., November 15, between Breen-Phillips and Farley halls. Breen-Phillips compiled a 7–1 record in the regular season, losing only to a strong Pasquerilla West team. Farley, the defending W-IFL champion for the past three seasons, had a relatively disappointing 6–2 campaign with losses to Breen-Phillips and Lyons. In the playoffs, Farley escaped a late comeback by Pasquerilla West to reach their fourth consecutive championship while Breen-Phillips crushed Lyons 30–0 to set up a rematch of the previous year's W-IFL championship, a game which Farley's Finest had won 18–8.

1985 Women's IFL championship summary
BP takes IH title with 24-16 victory

"In what was a highly exciting and competitive football game, the Breen-Phillips football squad edged out Farley for the women's Interhall football championship by a score of 24-16. The game was played at Notre Dame Stadium, where the fans saw the BP football team snap Farley's three-year domination of the Interhall league. Farley was attempting to capture a fourth-consecutive women's title, a feat that has never been accomplished in the history of Notre Dame, but Breen-Phillips had a different feat in mind. Last year, these two teams met for the championship, and Farley emerged the winner. This year, BP and Farley met in the regular season and BP established itself as the “team to beat” by edging Farley 24-22. Breen-Phillips followed through on that reputation in the title game. In what was a very passing-oriented game, the BP passing attack was a little too strong for the Farley secondary. All three BP scores were in the air, and all were scored by wide receiver Carolyn Burke.

Farley began the scoring on its very first drive. After quarterback Carol Elliott completed two big passes, she then ran an option in from the three-yard line to put the first points on the board. The conversion was successful, making it 8-0. The rest of the first half belonged to BP, as it scored two touchdowns. The first TD came on a 16-yard pass from running back Ann Curoe to Carolyn Burke, a play similar to one the team used last week against Lyons. The conversion was good to make the score 8-8. After a punt by Farley, BP was at it again, this time with quarterback Teresa Coombs connecting with Carolyn Burke for a 31-yard strike. With a successful conversion, the score was 16-8 in favor of BP, and that was the way it ended at the half. The second half saw a renewed, but very temporary, Farley attack. After two unsuccessful drives by both teams, Farley got the ball back on an interception by cornerback Jen Bonnvecio. With this renewed momentum, Elliott went to work. With two 20-yard passes, one to wide receiver Colleen McGillis and one to Kara England, Farley was at midfield. Elliott then connected a 25-yarder to England, and then another 25-yard pass to McGillis for the touchdown. The score was then 16-16, and the game looked like it might go into overtime. The BP offense was determined, though, and they marched down the field for an easy score. Starting from its own 43, BP's drive looked effortless. A pass from Coombs to right halfback Margaret Johnson brought the ball down to Farley's 11-yard line. The touchdown was scored by another Coombs-Burke combination, this time an easy square-out in the endzone. Margaret Johnson scored the conversion and the final score was 24-16. “We played really well,” said Carolyn Burke, who scored all three BP touchdowns, “The victory was great. “This was our year. We went out there to win and we did it.” Burke also scored all four TDs for BP last weekend against Lyons. “The girls worked hard this season and I'm really happy to see them win,” said offensive coach Dan DeBoer. “We worked them hard and they came through.” Defensive coach Jeffrey Elia echoed DeBoer's thoughts. “It was all the girls,” he said. “It's been a long time coming.”

Tim Sullivan, Notre Dame Observer, November 12, 1985

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1988[edit]

The 1988 men's interhall tackle football season was overseen by began on September 18 with sixteen teams.

1988 IFL championship
Stanford Studs Dillon Big Red
(6–1) (5–1–1)
0 3
1234OT Total
Stanford 00000 0
Dillon 00003 3
DateNovember 20, 1988
Season1988
StadiumNotre Dame Stadium
LocationNotre Dame, IN
IFL championship
 < 1987  1989 > 

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Parseghian League
September 18 Dillon 7 Off-Campus 0 [208][209]
September 18 Flanner 0 Morrissey 0 [209]
September 18 Grace 8 Keenan 14 [209]
September 25 Flanner 13 Keenan 0 North Stepan field [210][211]
September 25 Grace 10 Off-Campus 7 South Stepan field [210][211]
September 25 Dillon 31 Morrissey 0 South Stepan field [210][211]
October 2 Morrissey 0 Off-Campus 10 North Stepan field [211][212][213]
October 2 Dillon 7 Keenan 9 North Stepan field [211][212][213]
October 2 Flanner 7 Grace 6 South Stepan field [note 249] [211][212][213]
October 9 Keenan 0 Morrissey 6 North Stepan field [213][214]
October 9 Dillon 3 Grace 0 South Stepan field [213][214]
October 9 Flanner 0 Off-Campus 12 South Stepan field [213][214]
October 12 Dillon 0 Flanner 0 [215][216]
October 13 Grace 0 Morrissey 16 [215][216]
October 13 Keenan 7 Off-Campus 8 [215][216]
Leahy League
September 18 Holy Cross 0 Stanford 23 [209]
September 18 Cavanaugh 0 Zahm 0 [209]
September 25 Cavanaugh 6 Stanford 10 North Stepan field [210][211]
September 25 Alumni 12 Zahm 0 South Stepan field [210][211]
October 2 Alumni 6 Stanford 0 North Stepan field [note 250] [211][212][213]
October 2 Cavanaugh 0 Holy Cross 14 South Stepan field [211][212][213]
October 9 Stanford 7 Zahm 0 North Stepan field [213][214]
October 9 Alumni 12 Holy Cross 0 South Stepan field [213][214]
October 12 Alumni 0 Cavanaugh 7 [note 251] [215][217][216]
October 13 Holy Cross 8 Zahm 7 [215][216]
Rockne League
September 18 Pangborn 0 St. Edward's 18 [209]
September 18 Fisher 6 Sorin 6 [209]
September 25 Fisher 7 St. Edward's 0 North Stepan field [210]
September 25 Carroll 0 Sorin 14 North Stepan field [210]
October 2 Carroll 14 St. Edward's 7 North Stepan field [211][212][213]
October 2 Fisher 0 Pangborn 0 South Stepan field [note 252] [211][212][213]
October 9 Carroll 0 Pangborn 20 North Stepan field [213][214]
October 9 Sorin 6 St. Edward's 0 North Stepan field [213][214]
October 12 Pangborn 9 Sorin 8 Cartier Field [215][216]
October 12 Carroll 6 Fisher 14 Cartier Field [215][216]
First round
October 30 Pangborn 7 Stanford 14 [216][218]
October 30 Dillon 3 Off-Campus 0 [216][218]
Semi-finals
November 6 #1 Alumni 0 Stanford 13 North Stepan field [216][219]
November 6 Dillon 6 #2 Fisher 2 North Stepan field [216][219]
Interhall championship
November 20 Dillon 3 Stanford 0 Notre Dame Stadium [note 253] [219][220][221]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1988 men's interhall tackle football championship was played in Notre Dame Stadium at 1:00 p.m., November 20, between Dillon and Stanford halls.

1988 Men's IFL championship summary
Defense keys 3-0 Dillon victory

"On a field that was nothing short of unplayable, Dillon kicker Kohl Schneider nailed a 27-yard field goal in overtime to bring the Big Red a 3-0 victory, its second consecutive Interhall championship, over Stanford. Both teams, playing in a rematch of last year's final, were forced to change game plans due to the horrid field conditions in Notre Dame Stadium. "We couldn't run during regulation, so we tried to pass in overtime," said Stanford's Steve Wightkin.

After winning the coin toss at the end of regulation, Dillon opted to start on defense, putting the pressure on the Stud offense. Beginning on the ten-yard line, each team had four downs to attempt to score. On Stanford's third attempt at the ten, Dillon intercepted, setting up Schneider's field goal on first down. "Our defense played great again and kept us in the game," said Dillon captain Paul Drey. However, the flip of a coin may have been even more of a deciding factor. "They (Dillon) were in control by just winning the toss," said Wightkin. "We weren't executing offensively and they put on pressure by giving us the ball first." Schneider had missed on attempts of 45 and 37-yards before booting the game winner. Despite the outcome of the Studs' third straight championship game, Wightkin viewed the season as a success. We had a lot of new players and everyone gave their best."

Dave McMahon, Notre Dame Observer, November 21, 1988

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Women[edit]

The 1988 women's interhall flag football season began on September 18 with eleven teams. In a rare decision, the season was not played on a round-robin schedule, with each team only scheduled to play eight of their ten potential opponents.

1988 W-IFL championship
Lewis Chickens Breen-Phillips Blitz
(6–2) (6–2)
8 6
1234 Total
Lewis 0800 8
Breen-Phillips 0600 6
DateNovember 20, 1988
Season1988
StadiumNotre Dame Stadium
LocationNotre Dame, IN
W-IFL championship
 < 1987  1989 > 

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Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 18 Breen-Phillips 0 Pasquerilla East 6 Cartier Field [note 254] [208][209]
September 18 Farley 14 Siegfried 0 Cartier Field [note 255] [208][209]
September 18 Knott 18 Lewis 24 Cartier Field [note 256] [209]
September 18 Lyons 8 Walsh 0 Cartier Field [209]
September 18 Badin 6 Pasquerilla West 12 Cartier Field [note 257] [209]
September 21 Badin 0 Howard 12 [209][210][211][211]
September 21 Farley 6 Lewis 0 [note 258] [209][210][211]
September 25 Farley 8 Knott 0 [210][211]
September 25 Howard 14 Walsh 18 [210][211]
September 25 Lewis 8 Pasquerilla East 6 [210][211]
September 25 Breen-Phillips 0 Pasquerilla West 13 [210][211]
September 25 Lyons 6 Siegfried 7 [210][211]
September 28 Badin 0 Walsh 14 [211][222][213]
September 28 Knott 8 Pasquerilla East 12 [211][222][213]
October 2 Lyons 7 Pasquerilla East 6 [211][222][212][213]
October 2 Siegfried 20 Walsh 8 [211][222][212][213]
October 2 Farley 10 Pasquerilla West 0 [211][222][212][213]
October 2 Badin 0 Lewis 7 [211][222][212][213]
October 2 Howard 0 Knott 8 [211][222][212][213]
October 5 Farley 14 Pasquerilla East 6 [213][223]
October 5 Badin 0 Breen-Phillips 20 [213][223]
October 9 Breen-Phillips 7 Walsh 6 [213][223][214][215]
October 9 Lyons 0 Farley 12 [213][223][214][215]
October 9 Badin 0 Siegfried 8 [213][223][214][215]
October 9 Knott 0 Pasquerilla West 13 [213][223][214][215]
October 9 Howard 8 Lewis 16 [213][223][214][215]
October 12 Breen-Phillips 12 Siegfried 6 [215][216]
October 12 Pasquerilla East 8 Pasquerilla West 14 [215][216]
October 26 Lyons Pasquerilla West [216][218]
October 26 Breen-Phillips 22 Lewis 8 [216][218][220]
October 30 Lewis Siegfried [218]
October 30 Howard Lyons [218]
October 30 Breen-Phillips Knott [218]
October 30 Badin Pasquerilla East [218]
October 30 Farley Walsh [218]
November 2 Howard unknown Pasquerilla West unknown [note 259] [218]
November 2 Knott unknown Siegfried unknown [218]
Semi-finals
November 6 Farley 6 Lewis 14 Loftus Sports Center [note 260] [219][220]
November 6 Breen-Phillips 8 Pasquerilla West 0 Loftus Sports Center [219]
Interhall championship
November 20 Breen-Phillips 6 Lewis 8 Notre Dame Stadium [219][220][221]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1988 women's interhall flag football championship was played 1:00 p.m., November 20, between Breen-Phillips and Lewis halls.

1988 Women's IFL championship summary
Lewis beats Blitz to Take Title

""It was a Cinderella story," said Lewis coach Steve Treppicione after his team defeated Breen-Phillips 8-6 for the women's Interhall Football crown in a cold and muddy Notre Dame Stadium yesterday. The Lewis victory was preserved after a 25-yard Breen Phillips field goal attempt fell short with 2:20 remaining. "We're still stunned," said Lewis captain Christine Wallmeyer after her team dove into a puddle of mud in ecstatic celebration. "We came from out of nowhere and won it all."

Breen Phillips drove 69 yards and consumed 16 minutes of the clock before opting to kick the field goal on fourth and five from the nine-yard line. "It was a coach's decision," said B-P captain Karen Marsh. "She's (Amy Adamonis) really strong, but the weather conditions made it tough." The Lewis offense adjusted quickly to the dismal weather, marching 40 yards on its first possession to set up an Ellen Mouch 12-yard touchdown run. The Chickens made it 8-0 when Mouch rambled in on the two-point conversion. "We knew we'd be in a good position if we scored first," said Mouch. "I just want to give the line credit. They opened up some big holes out there." The Blitz stormed right back on the following series, eating up 12:54 on an 82-yard drive. Marsh, who substituted at quarterback for injured Teresa Coombs, capped the Blitz attack by scampering 41 yards on a quarterback draw to make it 8-6. Then, with :06 left in the half, the B-P conversion attempt failed and it came back to haunt them in the end. "We didn't get the play going in the right way," said Marsh, who supplanted the quarterback role well by amassing 109 total yards." I was supposed to fake the pitch to the left and bootleg right, but I turned the wrong way."

The second half was all B-P. The Blitz ate up most of the clock and controlled the ground game but could not find the endzone. In their final drive, the Blitz went to their bread and butter - freshman tailback Kristy Alkidas. Alkidas teamed with Marsh in an option attack that brought B-P inside the Lewis 10. But at that point, the Lewis defenders turned it up a notch and kept the Blitz out of the endzone. "It was really disappointing to get the ball down the field and not be able to get anything," Marsh said, "but at that point it was even hard think. It was so cold and wet." The inclement weather almost changed the site of the game to the Loftus Center but the Lewis players voted to keep it in the stadium. "It was to our advantage because they’re quick backs had trouble cutting back on the wet field," said Mouch."

Vic Lombardi, Notre Dame Observer, November 21, 1988

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1989[edit]

The 1989 men's interhall tackle football season was overseen by Trish Lageman and began on September 24 with sixteen teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Parseghian League
September 24 Dillon 0 Grace 7 Stepan North field [note 261] [224]
September 24 Flanner 0 Keenan 0 Stepan North field [224][225]
September 24 Morrissey 0 Off-Campus 16 Stepan South field [224][225]
October 1 Dillon 13 Morrissey 6 Stepan North field [225][226]
October 1 Flanner 0 Off-Campus 7 Stepan North field [225][226]
October 1 Grace 17 Keenan 0 Stepan South field [225][226]
October 8 Flanner 0 Grace 15 Stepan North field [note 262] [226][227]
October 8 Keenan 7 Morrissey 12 Stepan North field [226][227]
October 8 Dillon 10 Off-Campus 14 Stepan South field [226][227]
October 15 Grace 0 Morrissey 6 Stepan North field [227][228]
October 15 Keenan 0 Off-Campus 14 Stepan North field [227][228]
October 15 Dillon 14 Flanner 0 Stepan South field [227][228]
October 18 Dillon unknown Keenan unknown Cartier Field [note 263] [228]
October 18 Flanner Morrissey Cartier Field [note 264] [228]
October 18? Grace Off-Campus [note 265]
Leahy League
September 24 Holy Cross 6 Stanford 6 Stepan North field [224][225]
September 24 Cavanaugh 9 Zahm 7 Stepan South field [224][225]
October 1 Alumni 20 Stanford 0 Stepan South field [225][226]
October 1 Cavanaugh 7 Holy Cross 0 Stepan North field [225][226]
October 8 Alumni 0 Cavanaugh 7 [226][227]
October 8 Holy Cross 0 Zahm 13 [226][227]
October 15 Cavanaugh 6 Stanford 0 Stepan North field [227][228]
October 15 Alumni 6 Zahm 0 Stepan South field [227][228]
October 18 Alumni Holy Cross Cartier Field [228][229]
October 18? Stanford unknown Zahm unknown
Rockne League
September 24 Fisher 7 Pangborn 14 Stepan South field [224][225]
September 24 Carroll 14 St. Edward's 3 Stepan North field [224][225]
October 1 Carroll 0 Fisher 7 Stepan North field [225][226]
October 1 Sorin 12 St. Edward's 6 Stepan South field [225][226]
October 8 Fisher 6 Sorin 7 Stepan North field [226][227]
October 8 Carroll 8 Pangborn 6 Stepan South field [226][227]
October 15 Fisher 7 St. Edward's 0 Stepan North field [227][228]
October 15 Pangborn 0 Sorin 0 Stepan South field [227][228]
October 18 Carroll Sorin Cartier Field [note 266] [228]
October 18? Pangborn St. Edward's [note 267]
First round
November 5 Alumni 26 Morrissey 0 [230]
November 5 Carroll 6 Pangborn 10 [230]
Semi-finals
November 12 Cavanaugh 25 Pangborn 0 [230][229]
November 12 Alumni 16 Off-Campus 8 [note 268] [230][229]
Interhall championship
November 19 Alumni 16 Cavanaugh 6 Notre Dame Stadium [229][231]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1989 men's interhall tackle football championship was played November 19th at Notre Dame Stadium between the Alumni Hall Dogs and the Cavanaugh Hall Crusaders. Alumni, with a 4–1 regular-season record and wins over Morrissey and Off-Campus in the IFL playoffs, was making their second appearance in the interhall championship in the past decade, having won the championship in 1985. Cavanaugh, with an identical 4–1 record in the regular season and a victory over Pangborn in the semi-finals, was making their first finals appearance since 1951.

1989 Men's IFL championship summary
Alumni IH champions with 16-6 win

"On an ice cold November afternoon at Notre Dame Stadium, in front of hundreds of rowdy fans, Alumni (6-1) topped Cavanaugh (5-1) 16-6 to seize the 1989 men's interhall football crown.

On its first possession. Alumni drove 65 yards in 13 plays, thanks largely to the running abilities of tailback Dave Ludwig, and scored when fullback Mark Ross swept around the right side into the end zone. Quarterback Jim Passinault, who did not play in Alumni's 7-0 loss to Cavanaugh during the regular season, then added the two-point conversion, giving the Dogs an early 8-0 lead. Turnovers hampered the offensive efforts of both teams. On the third play from scrimmage ,Cavanaugh quarterback Chris Fox had his first pass of the game intercepted, giving Alumni the ball inside the Cavanaugh 40 yard line. However, the Dogs were unable to capitalize on the miscue, as Mark Ross fumbled on second down, putting the ball back in the hands of Cavanaugh. This time it was the Crusaders who failed to capitalize, as they were forced to punt. Alumni then took over at its own 30 yard line, traveling 70 yards in five plays for its second touchdown. Alumni Quarterback Jim Passinault hit tight end John Carretta coming out of the backfield for the score. Again, Passinault added the two-point conversion, and Alumni led 16-0 at the half.

However, Cavanaugh was not to be written off, as they rambled 65 yards in six plays. Slashing runs by Trent Boneau and Marty Kelly set up a first and 10 at the Alumni 40 yard line, when quarterback Chris Fox hit a streaking Roger Ptak, putting Cavanaugh on the board. The swarming Alumni defense held on the two-point conversion, preserving the lead at 16-6. The rest of the contest was a defensive struggle, as both quarterbacks were sacked a combined total of four times. Neither team was able to run the ball with consistency, due not only to the slippery field conditions, but also to the tremendous efforts of both defensive units. Again, turnovers were a problem, as Chris Fox was intercepted a second time, Cavanaugh fumbled the toss on an option play, and Jim Passinault was intercepted in the end zone. Both teams wrapped up highly successful seasons, as Cavanaugh won the Leahy League title, with Alumni placing second. "We didn't do anything different," said Alumni captain Urban Gillespie." We took the pressure off of ourselves by scoring early, and that put pressure on Cavanaugh to come from behind. We played as a team, just like we've done all year. Consistency has really been the key to our success." On the Cavanaugh side, coach Ken Cotter stated that "It would have been nice to have won for the seniors, but offensive coordinator Dave Porter and I agree that Cavanaugh has proven itself by getting this far.""

David Dieteman, Notre Dame Observer, November 20, 1989

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Women[edit]

The 1989 women's interhall flag football season was overseen by Trish Lageman and began on September 20 with twelve teams. Due to the recent decision to abandon the round-robin scheduling practice, many of the forty-two games which the twelve W-IFL teams playing seven-game schedules participated in are unknown in result or even the opponents.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
September 20 Farley 8 Lyons 6 [224]
September 20 Howard 16 Knott 0 [224]
September 24 Breen-Phillips 12 Howard 6 [note 269] [225]
September 24 Lewis 8 Walsh 0 [225]
September 24 Badin 0 Lyons 24 [225]
September 24 Farley 16 Pasquerilla West 6 [225]
September 24 Pasquerilla East 0 Siegfried 6 [225]
September 27? Howard Pasquerilla West [note 270] [226]
September 27? Lyons Knott [note 271] [226]
September 27? Badin Siegfried [226]
September 27 Breen-Phillips 14 Lyons 12 [note 272] [225]
October 1 Badin 0 Farley 14 [226]
October 1 Howard 6 Pasquerilla East 0 [226]
October 1 Siegfried 26 Walsh 14 [226]
October 1 Knott 12 Pasquerilla West 6 [note 273] [226]
October 5 Farley Knott [226][232]
October 5 Badin Howard [226][232]
October 8 Pasquerilla East 7 Pasquerilla West 6 [232]
October 8 Badin 0 Breen-Phillips 8 [232]
October 8 Farley 14 Lewis 0 [232]
October 8 Lyons 14 Siegfried 0 [232]
October 8 Knott 8 Walsh 18 [232]
Unknown Breen-Phillips Lewis [233]
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown [234]
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown [234]
Unknown Breen-Phillips unknown [234]
Unknown Farley Howard [note 274] [233][234]
Unknown Farley unknown [233]
Unknown Howard unknown [233]
Unknown Lewis unknown [233]
Unknown Lewis unknown [233]
Unknown Lewis unknown [233]
Unknown Lewis unknown [233]
Unknown unknown unknown
Unknown unknown unknown
Unknown unknown unknown
Unknown unknown unknown
Unknown unknown unknown
Unknown unknown unknown
Unknown unknown unknown
Unknown unknown unknown
Semi-finals
November 12 Breen-Phillips 0 Lewis 6 [235][234]
November 12 Farley 8 Howard 14 [note 275] [235][234]
Interhall championship
November 19 Howard 14 Lewis 7 Notre Dame Stadium [note 276] [234][229][231]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1989 women's interhall flag football championship was played at 1:00 p.m., November 19th at Notre Dame Stadium between Howard Hall and the Lewis Hall Chickens.

1989 Women's IFL championship summary
Howard defeats defending champs Lewis 14-7 for IH title

"There is a new champion in women's interhall football, as Howard defeated defending champion Lewis 14-7 to garner the 1989 crown. The game remained close throughout, with the outcome decided in the final minute.

On their opening two drives both teams played cautiously, sticking to their running games. Lewis put together an impressive drive on their third possession. Sophomore running back Colleen Danaher had a 20-yard run and tight end Sue Lippa added two receptions to move the ball down to the Howard's 20. Then a surprise call caught Howard off guard. Center Christine Wallmeyer executed the center sneak to perfection and ran 20 yards for the score. Lippa added the extra point to give Lewis the early 7-0 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, freshman Marianne Haggerty did a great impression of another Irish kick returner, by flying for a 60-yard return down to the Lewis five yard line. "We try to do that every time—go with the blocks and see what comes out of it," said Haggerty describing her run. Running back Becky Miller appeared to score on the next play, but the touchdown was wiped out by an inadvertent whistle. Miller would not be denied, though, and ran it in on the next play. Howard went for the two-point conversion, but Miller was stopped this time.

It remained a defensive battle into the second half, but Howard scored on its second possession of the second half. Again, Haggerty was in the middle of it, sweeping down the side line on a 20-yard reverse for the touchdown. The score was set up by an 18-yard run by Miller. Howard again went for the two-point conversion, but this time Miller dived in for the score giving her team the lead at 14-7. Lewis looked to strike right back on the next series. Two runs by Danaher and an 18- yard reception by Lippa brought the ball down to the Howard 10-yard line. After three running plays, Lewis had the ball at the two yard line. Down by a touchdown with only 3:30 remaining, they needed a touchdown and went for it on fourth down. A power right formation was set up and quarterback Lynn Arnold scored what appeared to be the tying touchdown. Unfortunately a Chicken was flagged for illegal motion and the score was wiped out. The ball was moved back to the seven for the game deciding play. Arnold faded back and floated a pass to Lippa in the corner of the endzone, but the ball was just out of her reach, falling harmlessly to the ground. "We figured they'd pass on fourth and seven and go to Sue. A lot of credit goes to defensive coordinator Chris Hardar," said Howard coach Tom Zidar on the deciding play. Howard took over on downs and proceeded to run the clock out by giving the ball to Miller.

"We came up with the big plays when we needed them. We had the linebackers blitzing all game to stop their run up the middle and it worked," said Hardar on his defensive strategy. Lewis captain Jill Beth Hayes was gracious in defeat, saying, "They were a really good team and deserved to win, but I think our team tried their best and they gave their all, never giving up." "It was really a team effort. Sheila Keenan, Marianne Haggerty, and the offensive line really played well, but we're really pleased with everyone's effort," said Zidar of his winning team."

Richard Mathurin, Notre Dame Observer, November 20, 1989

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1990[edit]

The 1990 men's interhall tackle football season was overseen by NVA supervisor for men's football Lloyd Cochran and began on September 23 with fifteen teams.

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Parseghian (Large-Dorm) League
September 23 Flanner 6 Off-Campus 13 [236]
September 23 Grace 13 Morrissey 0 [236]
September 30 Grace 6 Off-Campus 0 [237]
September 30 Dillon 0 Flanner 10 [237]
October 7 Dillon 0 Grace 13 [238]
October 7 Morrissey 6 Off-Campus 7 [238]
October 14 Flanner 0 Grace 21 [238][239]
October 14 Dillon 10 Morrissey 7 [238][239]
October 17 Dillon 0 Off-Campus 22 [239][240]
October 18 Flanner 7 Morrissey 0 [239][241]
Leahy (Medium-Dorm) League
September 23 Alumni 16 Stanford 0 [236]
September 23 Cavanaugh 14 Zahm 0 [236]
September 30 Alumni 22 Cavanaugh 0 [237]
September 30 Keenan 0 Stanford 0 [237]
October 7 Cavanaugh 0 Keenan 6 [238]
October 7 Alumni 20 Zahm 8 [238]
October 14 Cavanaugh 2 Stanford 10 [238][239]
October 14 Keenan 6 Zahm 8 [238][239]
October 17 Alumni 6 Keenan 0 [239][240]
October 18 Stanford 0 Zahm 0 [239][241]
Rockne (Small-Dorm) League
September 23 Fisher 13 Pangborn 0 [236]
September 23 Carroll 0 St. Edward's 0 [236]
September 30 Sorin 21 St. Edward's 0 [237]
September 30 Carroll 0 Fisher 20 [237]
October 7 Fisher 7 Sorin 14 [238]
October 7 Carroll 8 Pangborn 0 [238]
October 14 Fisher 17 St. Edward's 15 [238][239]
October 14 Pangborn 3 Sorin 6 [238][239]
October 17 Carroll 2 Sorin 20 [239][240]
October 18 Pangborn 22 St. Edward's 0 [239][241]
First round
November 4 #5 Fisher 6 #4 Off-Campus 17 [241][242]
November 4 #3 Alumni 26 #6 Stanford 3 [241][242]
Semi-finals
November 11 #1 Grace 7 #4 Off-Campus 19 [241][242][243][244]
November 11 #2 Sorin 0 #3 Alumni 24 [241][242][243][244]
Interhall championship
November 18 #3 Alumni 6 #4 Off-Campus 10 Notre Dame Stadium [241][244][245]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1990 men's interhall tackle football championship was played November 18 at Notre Dame Stadium between the Alumni Dogs and Off-Campus Crime. Off-Campus went on to win their first IFL championship since 1964.

1990 IFL championship
1 234Total
#3 Alumni Dogs 0 006 6
• #4 Off-Campus Crime 0 1000 10
 
Scoring summary
2{{{Time}}}ADBrian Doherty 5–yard run (Bob Topel kick)AD 7–0
{{{Time}}}ADBob Topel 34-yard field goalAD 10–0
4{{{Time}}}OCCAneel Chablani 24-yard interception return (two-point conversion failed)AD 10–6
Statistics Alumni"
First downs 9 5
Total yards[note 277] 147 92
Rushing 29–79 10–29
Passing 68 63
Kick returns 50 58
Interceptions 1 3
Completions 5–10 8–16
Punts 4–39 3–32
Penalties 5–64 3–25
Team Category Player Statistics
Off-Campus Passing Bob Allard 5/10, 68 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Phil Couri 13 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Chuck Moser 2 receptions, 37 yards
Alumni Passing Jim Passinault 8/16, 63 yards, 3 INT
Rushing David Ludwig 7 carries, 21 yards
Receiving John Carretta 3 receptions, 28 yards
1990 Men's IFL championship summary
Off-Campus men defeat Alumni for interhall title

"The Off-Campus Crime won the 1990 men's interhall football championship Sunday by avenging its loss to defending champion Alumni in last year's semifinals and defeating the Dogs 10-6. The Crime shut down the high-powered Dog passing attack with a variety of different coverages in the secondary, intercepting Alumni quarterback Jim Passinault three times. On offense, Off-Campus used a game plan Alumni fans should be familiar with. Quarterback Bob Allard took three-step drops and threw quick passes to wide receivers Chuck Moser, Dave Doherty, and tight end James Dillard. "They [Alumni] stacked up on the run, trying to shut it down, " said Crime coach Tom Helms, " which opened up some passing lanes. Alumni has Pete Parten playing in the middle of the defense, and that makes it hard to throw there, so we tried to hit the quick stuff along the sidelines to open up the run." Many people gave Alumni the edge at the quarterback position. However, Allard proved to many Sunday that he deserves some attention also. He completed five of ten passes on the afternoon for 68 yards. "They might have said that I'm not that good because we have such a strong running attack," said Allard. "I felt, however, that when we needed to pass, we'd do just fine."

The first quarter was a defensive struggle. Neither offense was able to get untracked, and punters Bill Nash of Off-Campus and John Carretta of Alumni had a chance to showcase their talents. The Crime struck first early in the second quarter. Off-Campus drove 66 yards on seven plays, highlighted by a 37-yard completion from Allard to Moser. Brian Doherty capped the drive on a five-yard run, and when Bob Topel added the PAT, the Crime led 7-0 with eight minutes remaining in the first half. Off-Campus quickly was back in business when Antwon Lark stepped in front of split end Pete Parten and intercepted Passinault at the Dog 47. The Crime drove to the 17 before Alumni's defense held, and Topel kicked a 34-yard field goal to give Off-Campus a 10-0 halftime lead. "In the second quarter, they were able to establish the running game," said Dog coach Paul Szyperski. "They hit a couple of big pass plays, and then were able to punch it in."

After the intermission, the Dog defense rose to the challenge, keeping Alumni in the game by stopping Off-Campus from controlling the ball and making sustained drives. "At halftime, we made several adjustments up front because they were running so effectively," said Szyperski. "We also had much better outside containment." Alumni's biggest offensive threat came late in the third period. The Dogs drove from their own 47 after a clipping penalty to the Crime 26. There, Passinault tried to hit Parten on a flag pattern, but safety Topel stepped in front and made the interception at the six-yard line. Off-Campus was able to get breathing room before Allard made his only mistake of the day. He tried to force a ball into heavy coverage, and paid the price when Aneel Chablani intercepted the ball at the 24, broke several tackles, and ran for the touchdown with 6:30 remaining in the game. On the ensuing kickoff, the Crime managed one first down before having to punt the ball back to Alumni with a little over three minutes left. On second down, Off-Campus was hit with a face-mask penalty that moved the ball to near midfield, and the Dogs had new life. At the Crime 34, Off-Campus put the game, and the championship, out of Alumni's reach when Passinault overthrew Parten on a sideline route, and Tom Helms picked it off. Off-Campus then proceeded to run out the clock. " I was giving a cushion to Parten on that particular play," said Helms. "He [Passinault] overthrew it slightly to the outside, and fortunately, I was there for the interception.""

Rene Ferran, Notre Dame Observer, 19 November 1990

–

Women[edit]

The 1990 women's interhall flag football season began on September 22 or 23 with twelve teams. Divisions were finally introduced to the W-IFL!

Date Team Score Team Score Location Notes Source
Blue League
September 23 Pasquerilla East 7 Siegfried 0 [246]
September 23 Knott 0 Lewis 22 [246]
September 23 Farley 0 Pasquerilla West 6 [246]
After September 26 Knott Pasquerilla East [note 278] [246][247][238]
September 30 Knott Siegfried [note 279] [247][238]
September 30 Farley 6 Pasquerilla East 0 [247][238]
September 30 Lewis technical Pasquerilla West technical [note 280] [247][238]
Before October 5 Farley 6 Lewis 0 [247]
Before October 5 Pasquerilla West Siegfried [247][238]
October 7 Farley 28 Knott 0 [238]
October 7 Pasquerilla East 13 Pasquerilla West 12 [238]
October 7 Lewis 6 Siegfried 0 [238]
October 14 Lewis 13 Pasquerilla East 0 [238][239]
October 14 Knott 6 Pasquerilla West 20 [238][239]
October 14 Farley 6 Siegfried 0 [note 281] [238][239]
Gold League
September 23 Breen-Phillips 20 Howard 14 [note 282] [246][244]
September 23 Off-Campus Walsh [246]
September 30 Badin Howard [note 283] [247]
September 30 Lyons 0 Off-Campus 6 [note 284] [247]
September 30 Breen-Phillips 6 Walsh 0 [247]
October 7 Badin 8 Breen-Phillips 22 [238]
October 7 Lyons 12 Walsh 6 [note 285] [238]
October 7 Howard 14 Off-Campus 0 [238]
Before October 10 Badin Lyons [238]
Before October 10 Howard Lyons [238]
Before October 10 Badin Walsh [238]
October 10 Breen-Phillips Off-Campus Cartier Field [note 286] [247][238]
October 14 Howard 22 Walsh 14 [238][239]
October 14 Breen-Phillips 6 Lyons 0 [238][239]
October 14 Badin 0 Off-Campus 14 [238][239]
Opening Round (Quarter-finals)
November 4 #1 Breen-Phillips 14 #8 Pasquerilla East 6 Stepan Field [241][248]
November 4 #7 Lyons 6 #2 Pasquerilla West 8 Stepan Field [241][248]
November 4 #3 Howard 6 #6 Off-Campus 0 Stepan Field [note 287] [241][248]
November 4 #4 Farley 14 #5 Lewis 0 Stepan Field [241][248]
Semi-finals
November 11 #1 Breen-Phillips 12 #4 Farley 0 Stepan Field [241][248][243]
November 11 #3 Howard 12 #2 Pasquerilla West 8 Stepan Field [241][248][243]
Interhall championship
November 18 #1 Breen-Phillips 14 #3 Howard 6 Notre Dame Stadium [239][241][249][244][245]

Interhall championship[edit]

The 1990 women's interhall flag football championship was played November 18 at Notre Dame Stadium between Howard Hall and the Breen-Phillips Blitz.

1990 Women's IFL championship summary
Blitz win women's championship

"Breen-Phillips captured the 1990 women's interhall football crown Sunday with a come-from-behind 14-6 victory over last year's champion Howard.

Howard scored first with four minutes remaining in the first half. After beginning the drive on its own 40, Howard capped the drive on a flea flicker. Marianne Haggarty took the reverse, stopped in the backfield, and threw a 25-yard touchdown strike to Theresa Forst in the corner of the end zone. At halftime, B.P. regrouped, and came out for the second-half kickoff fired up.

"We talked about how much we put into this year," said Blitz co-captain Kristin Ballard, "about how much we wanted this championship. We told each other we could do it, and then we went out there and did it." The Blitz took the lead on their opening drive of the second half when Kim Smith threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to Kathy Hardiek, who was open in the right flat. Kristi Alkidas ran for the PAT, and it was 8-6 B.P. Howard came right back. Undaunted from giving up the lead, Howard marched to the Blitz eight-yard line before stalling. On fourth down, quarterback Elise Seguin ran a bootleg left and was brought down in the backfield, giving B.P. the ball back with a little over four minutes remaining. "They only stopped us once the entire game, and that was inside the eight," said Howard coach Kevin Kramer. " I take the blame for that, because I stayed conservative, trying inside running plays which had worked earlier instead of opening up the offense more." Any hopes for a Howard comeback were dashed when Alkidas broke a simple dive play into a 95-yard touchdown run. Howard had her stopped for no gain, but she turned the corner, broke back against the grain, eluded one tackler, and was off to the races." I made it to the corner and then took off," said Alkidas." Fortunately, I was set up well by good blocks at the line of scrimmage.""

Rene Ferran, Notre Dame Observer, 19 November 1990

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All-Stars[edit]

"All-League" selections for the three men's and two women's divisions were chosen by the interhall coaches, and included a full first and second team for each league. It was the first selection of an all-star team in the interhall leagues since 1977, a time so far in the past that the Observer reported that the selections were the first of their kind in interhall football. The sheer number of selections, which include 144 first and second teamers in the men's division, plus around 90 honorable mentions, and 150 or so selections in all facets of the women's league, keeps me from writing out each name on Wikipedia. Each name, including the highly publicized analysis of the selections, will be included on the final website.[250]

1972[edit]

Dillon Hall[edit]

Dillon Hall was the runner-up for the 1972 interhall football championship. They lost in the championship game in double overtime.[251]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Morrissey fails to win a regular season game for the first time since early 1970.
  2. ^ There are conflicting reports on whether the semi-final games were played on this AstroTurf practice field or Notre Dame Stadium. The former is more likely, and the field was probably Cartier Field.
  3. ^ Regulation ended in 12–12 tie, sending the playoff game to overtime. Astroturf practice field probably refers to Cartier Field.
  4. ^ For the annual Children's Hospital benefit game.
  5. ^ Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger captained the St. Joseph team for this game.
  6. ^ May have set a record for the highest scoring tie game in interhall history.
  7. ^ Quads mentioned only sparingly.
  8. ^ Off-Campus was unable to field eleven men.
  9. ^ There were fourteen fumbles during the game, including eight by Notre Dame and six for Michigan State.
  10. ^ May have been a week 2 game.
  11. ^ May have been a week 1 game.
  12. ^ Considered the upset of the season.
  13. ^ The game was played in near-blizzard conditions.
  14. ^ Keenan was the more likely victor. In fact, Keenan either won or tied the game.
  15. ^ Flanner is slightly more likely to have won.
  16. ^ Game misattributed to Alumni vs. Fisher-Pangborn.
  17. ^ Considered the interhall game of the year as both teams were undefeated, it was akin to the championship rivalry games between the two halls, and the two squads combined for every championship in the 1970s.
  18. ^ Game misattributed to Howard vs. Sorin.
  19. ^ Unconfirmed outcome.
  20. ^ Unconfirmed outcome.
  21. ^ Unconfirmed outcome.
  22. ^ Unconfirmed outcome.
  23. ^ Unconfirmed outcome.
  24. ^ Unconfirmed outcome.
  25. ^ Lyons probably won because otherwise Badin would be in the championships, and they almost certainly didn't lose.
  26. ^ Walsh probably won because otherwise they wouldn't have been able to make the championship game, and they almost certainly didn't lose.
  27. ^ The soccer fields were south of Cartier Field. May have been a de-facto championship and part of the regular season.
  28. ^ Stanford protested the result of the game and accused Keenan of using an illegal or ineligible player. The Department of Non-Varsity Sports agreed and the game was awarded to Stanford. The reversal allowed Keenan to keep the only undefeated record in the IFL and guaranteed them at least a tie for first place in the Quad. The original score was a 6–0 win for Stanford.
  29. ^ Games on November 2 might have actually been played a day later on Monday.
  30. ^ May have been just Howard before merging with St. Edward's.
  31. ^ Mentioned as only Howard for this game.
  32. ^ Pangborn protested the result of the game and accused Fisher of using an illegal or ineligible player. The Department of Non-Varsity Sports agreed and the game was awarded to Pangborn. This was the second such decision made in the 1975 season. The game was originally a scoreless tie.
  33. ^ South Quad championship.
  34. ^ Breen-Phillips forfeited all of their games before the beginning of the season. Using the double round-robin tournament, Breen-Phillips should technically have forfeited two games to each team but only one was counted.
  35. ^ Unconfirmed, but fits within known records and tournament style as a double round-robin.
  36. ^ Unconfirmed, but fits within known records and tournament style as a double round-robin.
  37. ^ Unconfirmed, but fits within known records and tournament style as a double round-robin.
  38. ^ Unconfirmed, but fits within known records and tournament style as a double round-robin.
  39. ^ Considered an upset.
  40. ^ Biggest rivalry in the North Quad. Multiple articles described the 1976 game and tagged it as the de-facto championship of the North in prior seasons.
  41. ^ The title of the sub-article reads "Zahm 6 Cavanaugh 0" but the account of the game and the score reported in the article indicate it was a scoreless tie.
  42. ^ Grace would not have reached the league title game if they hadn't defeated Cavanaugh.
  43. ^ Unconfirmed result. Anecdotal testimony by Larry McCrief suggested that Holy Cross actually upset Zahm, although its not enough certainty at the moment.
  44. ^ Anecdotal testimony by Flanner defensive tackle Rich Neville reported with relative certainty that the game was played on Cartier Field under the lights and that Stanford won after he dropped a pass in the end zone.
  45. ^ Considered a South Quad rivalry game. The contest was mentioned again in 1977
  46. ^ This game goes unmentioned in week 2 but it only makes sense to be here because Off-Campus had a five game win streak during the regular season, but had six teams to play, which means they must have played a game before defeating Morrissey on September 29. It was also known that Off-Campus had been unscored upon all season, which means there are two options for this game if it was really played around this time. The most likely option in my opinion is that the Off-Campus squad forfeited to Sorin, which would explain why the game wasn't mentioned. Another possibility is that the game ended in a scoreless tie, thus preserving Off-Campus' unscored upon streak while not being a win for them. Another reason to back up the outcome of this game was the South Quad tiebreaker game between Morrissey and Off-Campus on November 10. If Off-Campus was perfect or even undefeated with a tie then the game would have never occurred. The final possibility is that the report of Off-Campus having a five-game win streak was misreported and it was actually a smaller or larger streak. Testimony from Off-Campus running back Greg Zipf was confident that Off-Campus defeated Sorin by two touchdowns and that they were undefeated prior to their loss to Dillon at the end of the season.
  47. ^ If this game was played on this date, which would complete the four game per day pattern of eight-team round-robins, then it was most likely a forfeit by Fisher.
  48. ^ Traditional South Quad rivalry.
  49. ^ There were two other South Quad games on October 3, both of which were most likely forfeits. The four teams that played were Alumni, Off-Campus, Pangborn, and Sorin. Off-Campus won and Alumni lost. Its unclear whether the contests were Alumni v. Off-Campus and Pangborn v. Sorin or Alumni v. Pangborn and Off-Campus v. Sorin. The games may have been forfeits, which would explain why they weren't reported even though they were mentioned twice.
  50. ^ Alumni quarterback Bruce Martin gave anecdotal evidence that his team lost every game after their week one win over Fisher.
  51. ^ Alumni quarterback Bruce Martin gave anecdotal evidence that his team lost every game after their week one win over Fisher.
  52. ^ Alumni quarterback Bruce Martin gave anecdotal evidence that his team lost every game after their week one win over Fisher. Off-Campus runningback Greg Zipf confirms this result.
  53. ^ Alumni quarterback Bruce Martin gave anecdotal evidence that his team lost every game after their week one win over Fisher.
  54. ^ Dillon offensive guard Jim Trizna stated that Dillon held a 4–2–1 record. Dillon's known record before this point was 1–2–1, so the remaining three unknown games were marked as wins.
  55. ^ Dillon offensive guard Jim Trizna stated that Dillon held a 4–2–1 record. Dillon's known record before this point was 1–2–1, so the remaining three unknown games were marked as wins. Sorin quarterback John Romanelli confirmed that Sorin lost to "arch-rival" Dillon in 1976.
  56. ^ Morrissey quarterback Jim Edwards confirmed that they definitely defeated Fisher.
  57. ^ Sorin was the more likely winner.
  58. ^ Testimony by Off-Campus running back Greg Zipf confirmed that his team won as they were undefeated prior to their loss to Dillon and finished with a 6–1 regular season record.
  59. ^ Testimony by receiver John Dziminski confirmed that Howard-St. Edward's won this game.
  60. ^ Morrissey probably won.
  61. ^ Testimony by Off-Campus running back Greg Zipf confirmed that his team won as they were undefeated prior to their loss to Dillon and finished with a 6–1 regular season record.
  62. ^ Pangborn was the more likely winner.
  63. ^ Dillon offensive guard Jim Trizna stated that Dillon held a 4–2–1 record. Dillon's known record before this point was 1–2–1, so the remaining three unknown games were marked as wins. The only issue with this is that would entail Dillon beating Off-Campus. For this to correlate with the Off-Campus' five-game win streak, it either happened after October 31 or before September 29, with after Halloween the most likely since Sorin was the likely September 26 team. This would also make some sense with the 2–1–1 record posted by the Observer, as while its wrong it supports the notion that Dillon still had games to play after Halloween. Another offensive guard, David Krempecki, stated that he remembered playing his last game at night on Cartier Field (a Wednesday game) and very vaguely recalls that they won, though he could not specify which team they were up against. Testimony by Off-Campus running back Greg Zipf distinctly remembered the game and confirms that Dillon pulled the upset at the end of the season.
  64. ^ De-facto South Quad championship. Overtime invoked due to the games importance as a quad championship. There is a small chance it was considered a regular season game.
  65. ^ This may have been considered a regular season game, although Keenan and Zahm had already played. De-facto North Quad semi-final?
  66. ^ North Quad championship tiebreaker.
  67. ^ Went to triple overtime (three additional sets of downs for both teams) after 8–8 tie in regulation. Early example of a regular season elimination of the tie.
  68. ^ First WIFL games ever played on Cartier Field.
  69. ^ First WIFL games ever played on Cartier Field.
  70. ^ Second highest scoring interhall football game of all time. I will probably have to create two lists because its much easier to score in women's flag than men's tackle football.
  71. ^ Went to a double overtime.
  72. ^ Unconfirmed result.
  73. ^ Unconfirmed result.
  74. ^ Unconfirmed result.
  75. ^ Unconfirmed result.
  76. ^ Unconfirmed result.
  77. ^ Play-off game for second place in the semi-finals. May have been just a de-facto playoff game and still part of the regular season.
  78. ^ Played for the fourth spot in the semi-finals. May have just been a de-facto playoff game and still part of the regular season. Breen-Phillips was forced to play with seven players for most of the game after injuries and a small roster plagued their numbers (eight are allowed on the field per WIFL team).
  79. ^ Mentioned only as Holy Cross.
  80. ^ This was Cavanaugh's first win since 1973. Mentioned only as Holy Cross
  81. ^ Unconfirmed result.
  82. ^ Unconfirmed result.
  83. ^ Unconfirmed result.
  84. ^ Unconfirmed result. Its probable that this game was forfeit to Off-Campus.
  85. ^ Off-Campus either won or tied with Alumni.
  86. ^ Unconfirmed result.
  87. ^ Unconfirmed result.
  88. ^ Unconfirmed result.
  89. ^ The original score was a 12–0 Off-Campus win. In the fourth quarter of the contest, an Off-Campus was blocked, but it was recovered by an Off-Campus player. The referee then awarded a new set of downs to Off-Campus even though their possession should have ended. Sorin filed an official protest to the Interhall Sports Office, which overturned the decision. The ruling was that only the fourth quarter would be eligible for replaying, and this would only occur if either squad was in a position for the quad championship. The official score after the announcement is unclear, but was most likely a 6–0 victory for Off-Campus.
  90. ^ Howard-St. Ed's win was considered a major upset. The team was mentioned only as St. Edward's.
  91. ^ Considered a marquee game as the winner would likely represent the South Quad in the title. St. Edward's almost certainly won.
  92. ^ Morrissey was the more likely winner.
  93. ^ A week before the last game of the season.
  94. ^ Last game of the season.
  95. ^ Dillon was the more likely winner. However, after their defeat in the 1979 interhall championship game, it was reported that Morrissey had snapped Dillon's 11-game unbeaten streak. If the claim is true, this game was won by Alumni.
  96. ^ Off-Campus most likely won.
  97. ^ The game into one set of overtime four-to-scores. There was a controversy when an overtime touchdown by Farley was called back by the referee for being offsides, but when asked who it was he didn't know.
  98. ^ Flanner was the more likely winner.
  99. ^ Rivalry game. The Stanford band performed at halftime
  100. ^ Considered a marquee contest as it was a rivalry game and the de-facto South Quad title game.
  101. ^ Second-most lopsided interhall football game of all time.
  102. ^ Overtime game.
  103. ^ Reportedly Sorin's first win in three seasons.
  104. ^ Off-Campus' entire 1979 season was forfeited during the Murphy Scandal. Off-Campus originally won 28–0.
  105. ^ Off-Campus' entire 1979 season was forfeited during the Murphy Scandal. Off-Campus originally tied Cavanaugh 0–0. It's not entirely clear whether the tie stood as it wasn't a loss.
  106. ^ Off-Campus' entire 1979 season was forfeited during the Murphy Scandal. Off-Campus originally won 21–0.
  107. ^ The game was originally misreported as a 0-0 tie, but final standings data along with points for and against information at the end of the season concludes that Holy Cross won the contests 7-0.
  108. ^ Unconfirmed result.
  109. ^ Off-Campus' entire 1979 season was forfeited during the Murphy Scandal. Off-Campus originally won 21–0.
  110. ^ Off-Campus' entire 1979 season was forfeited during the Murphy Scandal. Off-Campus originally won 7 to an unknown score less than 7.
  111. ^ Dillon and Stanford were champions of the South and North Quads respectively.
  112. ^ Holy Cross and Morrissey were champion of the Central Quad and the highest ranked wildcard respectively.
  113. ^ Morrissey won in overtime.
  114. ^ This game may have been forfeited to Breen-Phillips by the Off-Campus team.
  115. ^ The game was probably played on November 2, but was overshadowed by Notre Dame's brief ascension to No. 1 in the AP Poll.
  116. ^ The game was probably played on November 2, but was overshadowed by Notre Dame's brief ascension to No. 1 in the AP Poll.
  117. ^ Dillon most likely won.
  118. ^ Toss-up, but based on irregularities in the October 29th standings, Alumni is slightly more likely to have won.
  119. ^ Morrissey most likely won.
  120. ^ Dillon most likely won.
  121. ^ Morrissey most likely won.
  122. ^ Morrissey most likely won.
  123. ^ St. Edward's was the Central Quad champion while Off-Campus was the highest rated second-place team and earned the wildcard spot.
  124. ^ Overtime game. Cavanaugh was the South Quad champion while Grace won in the North Quad.
  125. ^ The Observer reported the score of the name and provided that Off-Campus lost, but seemed to accidentally exclude the name of the winning squad. Based on the other games of the day the winning opponent was either Badin or Lewis. Based on a (partially incorrect) table of records for the league on October 2nd, Lewis had not won any games and so the victor in this matchup was almost certainly Badin.
  126. ^ Overtime game.
  127. ^ Most likely a forfeit game.
  128. ^ Circumstantially evidenced. If Badin had at least three wins then Lewis and Walsh must have had at least four to reach the play-offs. To reach four wins, Lewis must have won each of their remaining unknowns against Villa Angela, Walsh, and Badin.
  129. ^ The loss to Lewis meant Walsh had a 0-3 record, thus providing that each of their other four unknowns against Badin, Lyons, Off-Campus, and Villa Angela are wins.
  130. ^ Since Badin had already compiled 3 wins, this must have been a loss or else they would have been in the running for a playoff spot.
  131. ^ Circumstantially evidenced. If Badin had at least three wins then Lewis and Walsh must have had at least four to reach the play-offs. To reach four wins, Lewis must have won each of their remaining unknowns against Villa Angela, Walsh, and Badin.
  132. ^ Circumstantially evidenced. If Badin had at least three wins then Lewis and Walsh must have had at least four to reach the play-offs. To reach four wins, Lewis must have won each of their remaining unknowns against Villa Angela, Walsh, and Badin.
  133. ^ The loss to Lewis meant Walsh had a 0-3 record, thus providing that each of their other four unknowns against Badin, Lyons, Off-Campus, and Villa Angela are wins.
  134. ^ The loss to Lewis meant Walsh had a 0-3 record, thus providing that each of their other four unknowns against Badin, Lyons, Off-Campus, and Villa Angela are wins.
  135. ^ The loss to Lewis meant Walsh had a 0-3 record, thus providing that each of their other four unknowns against Badin, Lyons, Off-Campus, and Villa Angela are wins.
  136. ^ It is reported multiple times that Farley attained a perfect 7-0 record in the regular season. It's possible that this game was misreported.
  137. ^ Double-overtime game.
  138. ^ Cancelled due to injuries.
  139. ^ Cancelled due to the possible need for JV players in varsity football games.
  140. ^ Circumstantial outcome, and circumstantially scored.
  141. ^ De-facto North Quad championship.
  142. ^ Circumstantial outcome. Possibly a 7 to 5 win for Keenan, although the numbers don't corroborate with Zahm's point distribution.
  143. ^ Circumstantial outcome, and circumstantially scored.
  144. ^ Circumstantial outcome, and circumstantially scored.
  145. ^ A prediction from 1971 specified Dillon would win this game against Pangborn, although everything else in the prediction (game occuring in September, Pangborn consolidated with Badin, and Dillon winning 12-0) was incorrect.
  146. ^ Considered to be "one of the biggest rivalries on campus".
  147. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  148. ^ Circumstantial outcome, and circumstantially scored.
  149. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  150. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  151. ^ Misprinted as Cavanaugh v. Sorin? Circumstantial outcome. Postponed from October 11 to November 1.
  152. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  153. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  154. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  155. ^ The correct term for this round is unclear. The entire post-season was referred to as just the playoffs.
  156. ^ Attendance of 500.
  157. ^ First game for Pasquerilla West.
  158. ^ First game for Pasquerilla East.
  159. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  160. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  161. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  162. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  163. ^ The game may have been played the following week. Circumstantial outcome.
  164. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  165. ^ If Farley v. Walsh was played before October 6 then it was most likely the error that saw a disparity in that week's W-IFL standings. Circumstantial outcome.
  166. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  167. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  168. ^ The game may have been played on October 14. Circumstantial outcome.
  169. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  170. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  171. ^ Circumstantial outcome. This is the most troublesome of the circumstantial games this season. If Lewis won, it satisfies the final standings of both teams, and indirectly affects the records of many others. However, Lewis winning does not corroborate with the limited standings which were published each week during the season. The fact that Pasquerilla East was almost certainly 6-2 solidifies the final verdict on the contest.
  172. ^ Probably postponed to the week between November 3 and 10. Although unlikely, Badin must have won to set up Pasquerilla West's 3-win comeback to take the last spot in the play-offs.
  173. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  174. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  175. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  176. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  177. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  178. ^ Circumstantial outcome.
  179. ^ Originally scheduled for earlier in the season, the game was protested for unknown reasons and was either postponed or replayed on November 11.
  180. ^ Originally scheduled for November 5, the game was protested for unknown reasons and was either postponed or replayed on November 11.
  181. ^ Originally scheduled for earlier in the season, the game was only to be played if Pasquerilla West managed to defeat their other two postponed opponents on the night before (which they did).
  182. ^ Initially reported as 22-0 shutout, the Observer corrected their mistake in a subsequent issue.
  183. ^ The Grace-Keenan game, which was almost certainly played at the beginning of the season, may also have been overturned by official protest at some point before the October 19 poll. Grace was hypothetically the initial winner, but the decision was reversed in subsequent weeks to favor Keenan by what would have been the jurisdiction of the NVA. This is suspected because of specific changes to the records of the respective teams between two standings released in the Observer.
  184. ^ The game was mentioned a year later to prove Grace was a worthy opponent for Dillon despite their record at the time.
  185. ^ Unknown group set 1 was most likely played before October 3, while set 2 was probably the week of October 10-17.
  186. ^ Cavanaugh was the more likely victor. Inconsistencies in the final standings indicated that both teams lost this game. In 1985 and article claimed that Cavanaugh had not won their last 17 games and had not scored in 15 games. If this holds some truth (impossible to verify with unknown contests but it is at least wrong past 13 games) then Pangborn was the more likeley victor.
  187. ^ The score is unknown but the outcome is confirmed, unlike nearly every other blank entry on the schedule.
  188. ^ The score is unknown but the outcome is confirmed, unlike nearly every other blank entry on the schedule.
  189. ^ Set the women's known record for total points scored in a game (66) and most points by a losing team (30). The game ended 6-6 in regulation, but exhausted all seven overtimes permitted under WIFL rules.
  190. ^ The game was supposed to be played after the annual Blue-Gold game.
  191. ^ Rescheduled from October 31.
  192. ^ Zahm won or tied the game. They probably won.
  193. ^ Dillon secured a first round bye with their 5–0 record. They were set to face off against the winner of the Alumni-Flanner game.
  194. ^ Howard secured a first round bye with their 3–0–1 record. They were set to face off against the winner of the Sorin-Stanford game.
  195. ^ The game was scoreless at the end of regulation, and went into double overtime.
  196. ^ Possibly a rivalry game.
  197. ^ Considered a huge upset. Lewis' team captain Janeen Olds later said it was "the highlight of our season".
  198. ^ Considered an upset.
  199. ^ Walsh won in overtime.
  200. ^ The game was probably postponed from October 13.
  201. ^ The game was nicknamed the "Battle of the Pasquerillas".
  202. ^ The game was supposed to be Dillon v. Grace, but a scheduling change moved the Dillon-Flanner game from the end of the season to the beginning. By now the game had become a bitter rivalry between the two squads. Dillon won by the same score as last season's regular game.
  203. ^ "Bitter" rivalry game.
  204. ^ Rivalry nicknamed the "battle of the towers".
  205. ^ Winless Keenan pulled off one of the greatest upsets in interhall football history when it defeated Dillon 7 to 6 in a torrential rainstorm. Dillon had posted either 23 or 24 consecutive wins when they arrived to face Keenan. The streak may have dated as far back as the 1980 season. Additionally, this was the first time Keenan had defeated Dillon in five prior matchups dating back to the 1970 interhall championship game.
  206. ^ Considered an upset.
  207. ^ The game ended 3–3 in regulation. The game continued for one overtime period.
  208. ^ Sorin received a bye-week as one of the top 2 teams and was scheduled to play the winner of the Howard-Zahm first-rounder.
  209. ^ Stanford received a bye-week as one of the top 2 teams and was scheduled to play the winner of the Dillon-Morrissey first-rounder.
  210. ^ In the future I should contact the captains of each interhall team to figure out if any of them left the league in 1984.
  211. ^ After regulation, the game extended for an additional three overtimes.
  212. ^ Considered an upset.
  213. ^ Considered an upset (which is odd considering its Dillon over Morrissey and not the other way around like it has been for the last decade).
  214. ^ The score is reported twice, with one documenting a 16-0 win and another adding 6 points for Dillon.
  215. ^ This was considered a big upset because Stanford was the defending interhall champion.
  216. ^ Mentioned as just Pangborn when the game score was reported.
  217. ^ Grace was scheduled to face the winner of Flanner v. Stanford.
  218. ^ Sorin was scheduled to face the winner of Alumni v. Howard.
  219. ^ The game was reporetdly under protest by Lyons.
  220. ^ Lyons was dubbed the dark horse of the season after winning this game.
  221. ^ The game went into five overtimes. Originally scheduled to be Badin vs Lewis.
  222. ^ According to an article in 1987 about Badin breaking their three-year losing streak in the W-IFL, this game was almost certainly a win for Lewis.
  223. ^ The game went to overtime.
  224. ^ The game was originally scheduled for Notre Dame Stadium but was moved to Cartier Field because of an inclement weather warning.
  225. ^ Nicknamed the "battle of the towers". The game ended on a miracle final play when a botched walk off field goal attempt turned into a desperation touchdown pass from kick holder Dave Kelly to Pete Kazmierczak. The ball was tipped and Kazmierczak fell down in the endzone but the ball landed on his chest, securing the victory.
  226. ^ Considered an upset as Alumni was the defending IFL champion and Pangborn was coming off a consolidation season with Fisher Hall.
  227. ^ The game-winning field goal was completed by Reggie Ho, who had been told by Irish kickers coach George Stewart to gain some experience in the interhall leagues before trying out for the varsity special teams unit. Ho would go on to win the starting kicker position in 1988 and gained considerable fame after contributing four field goals in a 19–17 opening season victory over the #7 Michigan Wolverines. As of 2021, Reggie Ho is the last player from the interhall football league to earn a starting position for the varsity football team and win a national championship.
  228. ^ Winner would go on to the playoffs as second in the division.
  229. ^ Winner was scheduled to face Stanford in the semi-finals.
  230. ^ Winner was scheduled to face Sorin in the semi-finals. Flanner's win was considered an upset, especially considering Morrissey had beaten them 13 to 0 in the regular season.
  231. ^ In a rematch between the finalists of the previous year's W-IFL championship, Farley was leading 14–6 with 6:42 remaining when the game was called early because of the lightning. The remaining time was played off on October 5 at 7:00 p.m. The win by Pasquerilla East snapped Farley's 19-game win streak, with 3 of those wins coming in the time after the initial date of the game but before the final 6:42 was played.
  232. ^ Badin and Walsh failed to turn in their insurance to the NVA (Non-Varsity Athletics Department) in time, resulting in a rare technical ruling of a double loss.
  233. ^ The game ended 0-0 in regulation, with a single overtime period.
  234. ^ The game ended abruputly when a Farley player was injured in the neck area and taken to the hospital. Badin offered to forfeit if Farley was not willing to continue playing, and the game ended at the beginning of the second half with Farley up 12-0.
  235. ^ Overtime game.
  236. ^ Nicknamed the "War of the Pasquerillas".
  237. ^ The game was played before October 12.
  238. ^ Billed as the game of the season.
  239. ^ Considered an upset as Dillon was undefeated and the Large Dorm Division champion.
  240. ^ The original score was a 6-0 St. Edward's victory. However, Carroll protested the loss because the St. Edward's player who scored the game-winning touchdown, Pat Fravel, was a walk-on cornerback for the varsity football team. Carroll won the protest and was awarded the game based on the decision of NVA administrator Dr. Tom Kelly. Fravel was also formally kicked off the St. Edward's football team.
  241. ^ Stanford was scheduled to play the winner of the Alumni-Fisher game.
  242. ^ Pangborn was scheduled to play the winner of the Dillon-Flanner game.
  243. ^ Considered an upset. The game went into six overtimes.
  244. ^ The game went into six overtimes.
  245. ^ The game was called just after halftime when Pasquerilla East star Ann Shrenk suffered what appeared to be a serious injury when she slipped on the turf and was knocked unconscious.
  246. ^ The game went into three overtimes. Badin broke a three-year streak of losses in the WIFL.
  247. ^ Considered a rivalry game.
  248. ^ Postponed from the original date on October 4 due to a "field conflict". Walsh's final season record indicated that the game was never rescheduled.
  249. ^ Mentioned to be a rivalry game.
  250. ^ Considered an upset. It was the first regular-season loss for Stanford since the 1985 season, and only the second since 1982. An alternate score was reported with Alumni winning 10 to 6, although this is not supported by the table of points-for and against at the end of the season.
  251. ^ Considered an upset because Alumni was the last undefeated team in the IFL and Cavanaugh had not won a game since 1986. Incidentally, their last win was also over Alumni in 1986, when Reggie Ho booted a 38-yader for the only score of the game.
  252. ^ Considered a rivalry game.
  253. ^ The game went into overtime.
  254. ^ Considered an upset as Breen-Phillips was the defending W-IFL champion. The game went into a single overtime.
  255. ^ First Siegfried W-IFL game.
  256. ^ The game went into quadruple overtime.
  257. ^ The game went into a single overtime.
  258. ^ The game went into a single overtime.
  259. ^ Pasquerilla West almost certainly won.
  260. ^ Considered an upset because Farley was undefeated and had defeated Lewis 6 to 0 in a regular-season overtime game. Alternate score was reported as a 13 to 6 Lewis win.
  261. ^ Considered an upset because Dillon was the defending interhall champion.
  262. ^ Rivalry game, nicknam3ed the battle of the towers.
  263. ^ Dillon likely lost or else they would have made the 1989 IFL playoffs. At the very least the two teams tied.
  264. ^ Though this is an unconfirmed result, Morrissey must have won this game or else Grace would have made the IFL playoffs.
  265. ^ Though this is an unconfirmed result, Off-Campus must have won this game or else Grace would also be in the IFL playoffs.
  266. ^ Though there is no direct confirmation of the result, Carroll must have won against Sorin to make the playoffs.
  267. ^ Though there is no direct confirmation of the result, Pangborn must have won against St. Edward's to make the playoffs.
  268. ^ The game went into overtime with the score tied 8 to 8.
  269. ^ The game went into sudden death overtime.
  270. ^ Circumstantial result.
  271. ^ Circumstantial result.
  272. ^ Considered the feature matchup of the day. It may have taken place on October 1.
  273. ^ Considered an upset.
  274. ^ This was the last game of the regular-season for either team.
  275. ^ Howard's win was considered an upset, so Farley probably had the better record. The game went into a single overtime, with the two teams tied
  276. ^ This was the first meeting between the two teams since last year's championship.
  277. ^ Kick return yards are not included in the total yards metric.
  278. ^ The game was postponed from its original September 26 date because of stormy weather.
  279. ^ Siegfried won by six points.
  280. ^ Lewis originally defeated Pasquerilla West 18 to 12, but the "Plaid Wave" issued an official protest against Lewis over some controversy regarding a touchdown. The protest was upheld and Pasquerilla West was given the game on a 13 to 12 victory. The decision allowed Pasquerilla West to clinch the Blue division title, knocking Farley down to second and Lewis to third.
  281. ^ Farley won in overtime.
  282. ^ Considered an upset as Howard was the defending W-IFL champion. Breen-Phillips won in overtime, with the two teams tied 14 to 14 at the end of regulation.
  283. ^ Howard won by six points.
  284. ^ Off-Campus won in overtime, with the score tied 0-0 at the end of regulation.
  285. ^ Lyons won in overtime.
  286. ^ Slated to be a marquee game because of both team's league standings at the time.
  287. ^ Howard won in sudden death overtime.

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  85. ^ "Regina wins SMC football" (PDF). The Observer. April 26, 1979. p. 8.
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  116. ^ "Spartan JV dumps Irish" (PDF). The Observer. September 29, 1980. p. 7.
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  119. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Fall sports in full swing" (PDF). The Observer. October 6, 1981. p. 6.
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  123. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "The race for the playoffs" (PDF). The Observer. November 3, 1981. p. 10.
  124. ^ a b "Holy Cross, O-C advance to finals" (PDF). The Observer. November 12, 1981. p. 10.
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  128. ^ a b "Girls final kicks off tomorrow" (PDF). The Observer. November 17, 1981. p. 8.
  129. ^ "Erratum" (PDF). The Observer. November 18, 1981. p. 9.
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  131. ^ "ND junior varsity beats Boilermakers" (PDF). The Observer. September 28, 1981. p. 8-9.
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  143. ^ "Classifieds" (PDF). The Observer. October 5, 1982. p. 12.
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  145. ^ "Spring '83" (PDF). The Observer. April 25, 1983. p. 8.
  146. ^ "Another first will occur" (PDF). The Observer. April 27, 1983. p. 8.
  147. ^ a b "Irish JV edges Purdue" (PDF). The Observer. September 27, 1982. p. 9.
  148. ^ a b c d "Irish demolish TMI in JV football game" (PDF). The Observer. October 11, 1982. p. 9.
  149. ^ "HALLOWEEN GAME RESCHEDULED" (PDF). The Observer. November 3, 1982. p. 12.
  150. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "First round playoff action begins Sunday in men's interhall football" (PDF). The Observer. November 3, 1983. p. 12.
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  155. ^ The championship was originally scheduled for Notre Dame Stadium, but had to be moved to Cartier Field after the grass was torn up in the Notre Dame-Air Force game on the day prior.
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  157. ^ a b c d e f g "B.P., Lewis, Farley win openers" (PDF). The Observer. September 30, 1983. p. 16.
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  159. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "PW advances into playoffs" (PDF). The Observer. November 10, 1983. p. 12.
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  162. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Keenan hands Dillon Hall its first loss in last four years" (PDF). The Observer. October 10, 1984. p. 12.
  163. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Dillon wins in final seconds as playoffs near" (PDF). The Observer. October 17, 1984. p. 14.
  164. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Zahm Hall earns spot with five other teams in Sunday's playoffs" (PDF). The Observer. November 2, 1984. p. 15-16, 20.
  165. ^ a b c d "Morrissey, Howard win first-round games" (PDF). The Observer. November 5, 1984. p. 13, 16.
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  167. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Notre Dame women become serious about flag football" (PDF). The Observer. September 28, 1984. p. 18.
  168. ^ a b c d e f g "Undefeated Pasquerilla East favored in women's football" (PDF). The Observer. November 1, 1984. p. 16.
  169. ^ a b c "Farley, Pasquerilla East win berths/Sorin, Stanford advance to final" (PDF). The Observer. November 12, 1984. p. 9-10, 12.
  170. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Inter hall football slate opens; upsets and defense dominate" (PDF). The Observer. September 25, 1985. p. 12, 16.
  171. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Intensity level increases in Interhall as teams finish 2nd week of games" (PDF). The Observer. October 1, 1985. p. 8, 12.
  172. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Interhall races tighten with final games near" (PDF). The Observer. October 15, 1985. p. 12.
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  174. ^ a b c d "Flanner, Alumni advance in Interhall playoffs" (PDF). The Observer. November 4, 1985. p. 14.
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  176. ^ a b "Men's interhall football playoffs continue with 4 teams remaining/Final flag football playoff contest pits Farley against Pasquerilla East" (PDF). The Observer. November 8, 1985. p. 16, 18.
  177. ^ "All-star football game to benefit Hurley fund/It's Alumni vs. Flanner in interhall title game" (PDF). The Observer. November 22, 1985. p. 5, 16.
  178. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "B.P. looking to take Farley's title in 1985 flag football season" (PDF). The Observer. September 26, 1985. p. 11, 16.
  179. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Farley beats Lyons, Lewis; P.E. also remains unbeaten" (PDF). The Observer. October 2, 1985. p. 12.
  180. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Farley still has undefeated record in women's interhall flag football" (PDF). The Observer. October 9, 1985. p. 12.
  181. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Interhall Football/BP tops rival Farley in women's interhall action/Dillon overcomes adversity" (PDF). The Observer. October 14, 1987. p. 11, 13-14, 16.
  182. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Flag football 'second season' begins with Sunday's games/Final four teams to meet in interhall playoffs" (PDF). The Observer. November 1, 1985. p. 20-21.
  183. ^ a b "SPORTS WEDNESDAY" (PDF). The Observer. November 6, 1985. p. 11.
  184. ^ a b c d e f g h "Full slate of games on tap as '86 interhall football begins" (PDF). The Observer. September 19, 1986. p. 10.
  185. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Women's football enters new season/Pangborn beats Alumni in Interhall football league upset" (PDF). The Observer. September 23, 1986. p. 14, 16.
  186. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Fisher, Off Campus notch 1st wins; Gibbons leads Green Wave attack" (PDF). The Observer. September 30, 1986. p. 9.
  187. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "P.E. holds off Farley, 20-14/Flanner wins battle of towers" (PDF). The Observer. October 7, 1986. p. 9-10.
  188. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Morrissey nips Dillon as playoffs approach/Farley beats B.P., 26-6, in battle of unbeatens" (PDF). The Observer. October 14, 1986. p. 9.
  189. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Zahm beats Hogs in Interhall FB/Women's football playoffs are set" (PDF). The Observer. October 17, 1986. p. 13-14.
  190. ^ a b c d e f g "BP, Farley make finals/Stanford is favored entering IH playoffs" (PDF). The Observer. October 31, 1986. p. 14, 16.
  191. ^ a b c d "Howard, Flanner advance to semis by recording identical 6-0 victories" (PDF). The Observer. November 4, 1986. p. 10, 12.
  192. ^ a b c d "Ih football finals set after lopsided semis" (PDF). The Observer. November 11, 1986. p. 8, 12.
  193. ^ "Stanford grabs IH crown, blanks Flanner in title game" (PDF). The Observer. November 17, 1986. p. 9, 12.
  194. ^ a b c "Women's Interhall football is tight with playoff competition coming" (PDF). The Observer. October 30, 1986. p. 17.
  195. ^ "Farley Hall does it again" (PDF). The Observer. November 3, 1986. p. 9, 12.
  196. ^ "Men's IH football set to begin/Can anyone stop the Farley IH football streak?" (PDF). The Observer. September 18, 1987. p. 14, 17.
  197. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Morrissey, Flanner in interhall football/PW surprises BP in women's IH action" (PDF). The Observer. September 23, 1987. p. 11, 13, 16.
  198. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Interhall Football/Stanford crushes Cavanaugh/Lyons takes lead in IH action" (PDF). The Observer. September 30, 1987. p. 8, 12.
  199. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Woman knocked unconscious/Interhall Football/BP outlasts Lewis in six overtimes/Another tie in men's action" (PDF). The Observer. October 7, 1987. p. 1, 8, 12.
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  202. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Six to challenge for Interhall football title" (PDF). The Observer. October 29, 1987. p. 11, 16.
  203. ^ "Varsity player off team; St.Ed's forfeits IH win" (PDF). The Observer. October 9, 1987. p. 14, 16.
  204. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Strong defenses lead Fisher and Dillon to playoff victories/Four battle for women's IH title" (PDF). The Observer. November 4, 1987. p. 13, 16.
  205. ^ a b c d e f "Farley edges PW; B-P slays Lyons/Stanford, Dillon win in semis" (PDF). The Observer. November 11, 1987. p. 12, 14, 16.
  206. ^ "Interhall football finals set for Notre Dame Stadium" (PDF). The Observer. November 13, 1987. p. 17-18, 20.
  207. ^ a b "Dillon goes to the air to stomp Stanford, 24-0/BP takes IH title with 24-16 victory" (PDF). The Observer. November 16, 1987. p. 13, 16.
  208. ^ a b c "Interhall season starts with key games Sunday" (PDF). The Observer. September 16, 1988. p. 16, 20.
  209. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "PE upsets defending champ in women's opener/Dillon starts season with win" (PDF). The Observer. September 20, 1988. p. 12.
  210. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Scoreboard" (PDF). The Observer. September 21, 1988. p. 10.
  211. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Sports Wednesday" (PDF). The Observer. September 28, 1988. p. 9.
  212. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Letdowns and heroics dominate Interhall" (PDF). The Observer. October 4, 1988. p. 14, 16.
  213. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Sports Wednesday" (PDF). The Observer. October 5, 1988. p. 9.
  214. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Farley eyeing championship/Alumni alone at top with perfect record" (PDF). The Observer. October 11, 1988. p. 11, 16.
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  220. ^ a b c d "BP looking to defend IH title/Dillon, Stanford in finals again" (PDF). The Observer. November 18, 1988. p. 17.
  221. ^ a b "Interhall teams battle for supremacy in the muck" (PDF). The Observer. November 21, 1988. p. 9, 16.
  222. ^ a b c d e f g "P.E. trips Knott in Interhall play" (PDF). The Observer. September 30, 1988. p. 18, 20.
  223. ^ a b c d e f g "BP finally grabs first victory" (PDF). The Observer. October 7, 1988. p. 18.
  224. ^ a b c d e f g h i "IH football to begin this weekend/Women's IH set to start" (PDF). The Observer. September 22, 1989. p. 15, 20.
  225. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Interhall football season opens with unexpected wins" (PDF). The Observer. September 26, 1989. p. 10, 12.
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  227. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Four teams stay unbeaten in IH football action" (PDF). The Observer. October 10, 1989. p. 13, 20.
  228. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Defense dominating in IH football" (PDF). The Observer. October 18, 1989. p. 14.
  229. ^ a b c d e "Crusaders, Dogs in Interhall final" (PDF). The Observer. November 15, 1989. p. 17, 20.
  230. ^ a b c d "IH playoffs begin to heat up" (PDF). The Observer. November 8, 1989. p. 16, 20.
  231. ^ a b "Howard defeats defending champs Lewis 14-7 for IH title/Alumni IH champions with 16-6 win" (PDF). The Observer. November 20, 1989. p. 14.
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  237. ^ a b c d e f "Grace defeats OC in men's IH competition" (PDF). The Observer. October 3, 1990. p. 19.
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  240. ^ a b c "Off-Campus qualifies for Interhall playoffs" (PDF). The Observer. October 18, 1990. p. 14.
  241. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Scoreboard, Men's IH football playoffs set" (PDF). The Observer. October 19, 1990. p. 17, 19.
  242. ^ a b c d "Alumni, Off-Campus easily advance in IH Playoffs" (PDF). The Observer. November 5, 1990. p. 20.
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  244. ^ a b c d e "Howard, Breen-Phillips face off for women's FB crown/Alumni, O.C. meet in IH final" (PDF). The Observer. November 16, 1990. p. 19, 23.
  245. ^ a b "Off-Campus men defeat Alumni for interhall title/Blitz win women's championship" (PDF). The Observer. November 19, 1990. p. 11.
  246. ^ a b c d e f "Women's IH football action begins" (PDF). The Observer. September 27, 1990. p. 13.
  247. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Off-Campus, Farley take early lead in Interhall play" (PDF). The Observer. October 5, 1990. p. 20.
  248. ^ a b c d e f "Final four set in women's IH" (PDF). The Observer. November 9, 1990. p. 16.
  249. ^ "Breen-Phillips to face Howard in Interhall title game" (PDF). The Observer. November 13, 1990. p. 20.
  250. ^ "Scoreboard/Interhall coaches select first-ever All-League teams" (PDF). The Observer. November 20, 1990. p. 11, 14.
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1976[edit]

Sorin Hall[edit]

Paul (Para) Chute was the captain of the 1976 Sorin Hall football team, along with its basketball team as well.[1]

  1. ^ "Paul (Para) Chute". The South Bend Tribune. 1977-02-20. p. 70. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
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