Notre Dame's mascot is a costumed leprechaun and its
logo is a leprechaun with fists raised in a fighting pose.
Several theories exist on how the Fighting Irish became
Notre Dame's official nickname. In the 1800s, the
school's teams competed under the name Catholics due
to the school's Catholic origin and its largely Catholic
student body. In the early 1920s, the team was known
as the Ramblers during an era when players known as
the Four Horsemen played for Notre Dame.
The nickname Fighting Irish was adopted by University
president Matthew Walsh, C.S.C., in 1927, which
suggests 'ramblers' described those teams with the "four
horsemen" while Fighting Irish was in use throughout
this time, and became the official mascot through use,
not decree.
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One explanation suggests the nickname originated
in 1887, during Notre Dame's first season of
football. Of course this presumed the nickname
predates the 1920s. In this theory, the
Northwestern fans chanted, “Kill the Fighting Irish,
kill the Fighting Irish,” as the second half opened,
in a game they lost 12-0.
There is also a story that attributes the nickname
to halftime of the Notre Dame-Michigan game in
1909. Quarterback John Murphy was said to have
yelled to his teammates "What’s the matter with
you guys? You're all Irish and you’re not fighting
worth a lick.” Notre Dame came back to win the
game, and the media reported it as a victory for
the Fighting Irish after hearing the remark.
Notre Dame's mascot is a costumed leprechaun and its
logo is a leprechaun with fists raised in a fighting pose.
Several theories exist on how the Fighting Irish became
Notre Dame's official nickname. In the 1800s, the
school's teams competed under the name Catholics due
to the school's Catholic origin and its largely Catholic
student body. In the early 1920s, the team was known
as the Ramblers during an era when players known as
the Four Horsemen played for Notre Dame.
The nickname Fighting Irish was adopted by University
president Matthew Walsh, C.S.C., in 1927, which
suggests 'ramblers' described those teams with the "four
horsemen" while Fighting Irish was in use throughout
this time, and became the official mascot through use,
not decree.
One explanation suggests the nickname originated in
1887, during Notre Dame's first season of football.
Of course this presumed the nickname predates the
1920s. In this theory, the Northwestern fans
chanted, “Kill the Fighting Irish, kill the Fighting
Irish,” as the second half opened, in a game they
lost 12-0.
There is also a story that attributes the nickname to
halftime of the Notre Dame-Michigan game in 1909.
Quarterback John Murphy was said to have yelled to
his teammates "What’s the matter with you guys?
You're all Irish and you’re not fighting worth a lick.”
Notre Dame came back to win the game, and the
media reported it as a victory for the Fighting Irish
after hearing the remark.