User:Murphanian777/Interhall football: Era of Aaron

Era of Aaron
The era of Aaron is an arbitrary division between the Co-Ed era and the modern age of interhall football, meaning I will almost certainly change it before I release the final website during the summer of 2021. This time period begins with my father's arrival at the University of Notre Dame in 1991 and ends with his departure in the 1994-1995 school year.

Other Eras

 * Original Page (1887-1952)


 * The Mythical Period (1890-1902)
 * Formative Years (1903-1921)
 * Rockne Romana (1922-1935)
 * The Leather Age Collapse (1936-1939)
 * The War (1940-1945)
 * The Napolitonic Years (1946-1961)
 * Mod Interhall (1962-1971)
 * Co-ed Era (1972-1990)
 * Era of Aaron (1991-
 * The "Modern" Age (present)

Other pages

 * List of Interhall football champions
 * List of Dillon Hall quarterbacks

Other teams

 * Preliminary football (1869-1891)
 * Varsity Reserves (1887-1980s)
 * Minim Department (1887-1929)
 * Junior Department (1888-1921)
 * Varsity Frosh (1913-1971)
 * Old-Timers game (1929-1967)
 * Blue-Gold game (1968-present)

1991
The 1991 men's interhall tackle football season began on September 22 with fifteen teams.

Interhall championship
The 1991 men's interhall tackle football championship was played November 17 at Notre Dame Stadium between the Keenan Knights and Zahm Hall.

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Women
The 1991 women's interhall flag football season began on September 20 with twelve teams.

Interhall championship
The 1991 women's interhall flag football championship was played November 17 at Notre Dame Stadium between the Breen-Phillips Blitz and Lewis Chickens.

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All-Stars
For the second year, an all-star team was selected by the interhall coaches. It included offensive and defensive first and second teams in each of the five divisions in the interhall leagues. As was last year, the list of players will not be displayed here but should eventually be written out for the website.

1992
The 1992 men's interhall tackle football season began on September 20 with fourteen teams. Pangborn became a women's residence hall before the start of the school year, so league membership dropped to 14 and necessitated re-alignment of the interhall division. The three-league, six-spot playoffs was shelved in favor of a a more traditional two-league and eight-spot playoffs which allowed for the first true quarterfinals in men's interhall history (the W-IFL had already implemented the system in 1989). The only problem was that the number of games each team would have to play in the round-robin system of scheduling would be six games, which (I think) did not fit within RecSports' new intramural sports schedule. Thus, the long tradition of round-robin was abandoned, with each hall playing just four of their six divisional opponents.

Interhall championship
The 1992 men's interhall tackle football championship was played November 15 at Notre Dame Stadium between Keenan and Zahm Halls.

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Women
The 1992 women's interhall flag football season began on September 20 with thirteen teams.

Interhall championship
The 1992 women's interhall flag football championship was played November 15 at Notre Dame Stadium between the Siegfried Slammers and Walsh Hall.

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All-stars
The third year of modern all-star selections saw the first all-league rosters that were not split up by division. Thus, this year's selections were far fewer than in the previous two seasons.

1993
The 1993 men's interhall tackle football season began on September 26 with fourteen teams.

Rankings
A "power poll" graphic was released by the RecSports department starting on September 28, as well as division standings (which confirmed the poll was not just a rank of win percentages) and a "player of the week" in the IFL and W-IFL. The poll was decided by the interhall staff writers, which may have included Joseph Villiniski, Dominic Amorosa, George R. Nelson, Warren Junium, Kelly Cornelis, Scott Clemente, and Christina Coronado. The Week 3 power poll released on October 12 was subsequently revised on October 14 to account for incorrect win-loss records for some of the teams. Morrissey, originally 2–1 (and subsequently revised incorrectly again on October 13 as having a 2–0 record), was actually 3–0, and St. Edward's, originally 1–0–2, was actually 1–1–1. As a result, Morrissey ascended to the top ranking and St. Edward's rose to the #7 spot. While the poll held significance as a predictor of games and a sense of pride for interhall players, it did not guarantee a playoff berth. The postseason standings were almost certainly a separate ranking which took the top four teams from each division and ordered them by win percentage. Standings charts had been released at the bottom of the power poll every week and were the true determinants of a playoff berth. I have come across numerous mistakes with the weekly records and its likely that I missed some of them, so the poll is not perfect.

Playoff seeding
A separate ranking, based on the win percentages of the top four teams from each division, was utilized to determine which teams would receive playoff berths. As for how the teams with the same record were distinguished is unknown to me. Its probable that after win percentage, win margin was the next most important factor (something I can check before I upload my website).

Player of the Week
Another addition to the interhall season was the selection of an outstanding player each week in the IFL and W-IFL.
 * Week 1 (September 28) - Mike Miller, WR Stanford - "Had 4 catches for 81 yds and a touchdown in the Stud's 24-0 win over Grace"
 * Week 2 (October 5) - Scott Taylor, QB Morrissey - "Taylor threw two touchdown passes, one for 40 yards and another for 25 in No. 2 Morrissey's 20-0 win over Grace"
 * Week 3 (October 12) - Jim Walsh, RB Keenan - "Playing with a twisted ankle, pulled groin, and hip pointer, Walsh scored on 4th & goal from the one for the game-winning TD in Keenan's 14-12 win over Stanford."
 * Week 4 (October 19) - Mike Norbut, RB Cavanaugh - "Norbut scored two touchdowns, had two other runs of 20 and 30 yards, and picked off a pass in No. 4 Cavanaugh's 13-0 win over Sorin."
 * Final Week (November 22) - Scott Taylor, QB Morrissey - "The Morrissey senior quarterback was the key to their championship run. All year he did what he had to do to lead his team to victory. Sunday he passed for 80 yards and played mistake-free football"

Interhall championship
The 1993 men's interhall tackle football championship was played at 12:00 p.m., November 21 at Notre Dame Stadium between the No. 2 Morrissey Manor and the No. 5 Stanford Studs.

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Women
The 1993 women's interhall flag football season began on September 22 with thirteen teams.

Rankings
A "power poll" was released by the RecSports department starting on September 28, as well as division standings (which confirmed the poll was not just a rank of win percentages) and a "player of the week" in the IFL and W-IFL.

Playoff seeding
A separate ranking, based on the win percentages of the top four teams from each division, was utilized to determine which teams would receive playoff berths. As for how the teams with the same record were distinguished is unknown to me. Its probable that after win percentage, win margin was the next most important factor (something I can check before I upload my website).

Player of the Week
Another addition to the interhall season was the selection of an outstanding player each week in the IFL and W-IFL.
 * Week 1 (September 28) - Bethany Riddel, QB Pasquerilla West - "Threw for two TD's, ran for one TD plus an extra point in the Green Waves 21-0 win over Knott on Wednesday night. Riddel then scored another TD and a two point conversion in Sunday's 14-0 win over P.E."
 * Week 2 (October 5) - Wendy Holthaus, WR Lyons - "In Lyons' 20-19 win over No. 1-ranked Badin, Holthaus ran for one TD and caught another, and then caught the winning two-point conversion in triple overtime."
 * Week 3 (October 12) - Kim Gold, WR Lewis - "Gold caught four TD passes in Lewis' 18-0 weekend victory, and she received two more TD passes against P.E. in a 13-12 loss."
 * Final Week (November 22) - Bethany Riddle, QB Pasquerilla West - "Riddle has led the Weasel offense all year, as she continually coupled her touchdown passes with equally impressive rushing statistics. In the championship game, Riddle threw for one touchdown and caught a 70-yard flea-flicker to clinch the 13-7 win and the women's interhall championship."

Interhall championship
The 1993 women's interhall flag football championship was played at 11:00 a.m., November 21 at Notre Dame Stadium between the top-ranked Badin Attitude and the No. 2 Pasquerilla West Weasels.

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1994
The 1994 men's interhall tackle football season began in September with thirteen teams.

Predicted Finishes
Predictions on divisional standings were released on September 22 as part of a comprehensive pre-season preview of the men's interhall football league.

Rankings
The second year of the "power poll" was released in the Observer on September 27.

Playoff seeding
The methodology for choosing the eight teams who would advance to the interhall playoffs was separate from the power poll standings that had been released throughout the season. Teams were first seeded on a point calculation, with two points for a win and one for a tie. The seven points garnered by Carroll (3–0–1) earned them the No. 1 rank. However, there were many ties in the current system. To remedy this, additional factors were considered to organize the teams. Records against common opponents was considered the penultimate factor, and the point differentials in those games was considered third if necessary. There was a three-way tie between Stanford, Off-Campus, and Keenan, for the No. 2 spot and Blue division title, which Stanford won on account of their 16-point win over common opponent Dillon.

Player of the Week
At the bottom of every "power poll" a "Player of the Week" was chosen by the interhall sportswriters.
 * Week 1 (September 27) - Chris Pollina, RB/D Stanford: "Along with a stellar defensive effort, the Stanford sophomore rushed for two touchdowns in the Studs' thrashing of Flanner."
 * Week 2 (October 4) - Rick Rios, WR Zahm: "Despite Zahm's scoring drought, the senior wide receiver shined as he caught seven passes including a 22-yard grab that helped the Rabid Bats almost score their first TD of the year."
 * Week 3 (October 11) - Brian Perez and Mike Dwire, QB and WR Grace: "The QB-receiver combination helped Grace win their first game in three years. Perez passed for 145 yards, while Dwire caught an 80-yard TD pass for Grace's first score of the year."
 * Week 4  (October 18) - Anthoney Laboe, CB/RB/WR Carroll: "The Carroll senior was Mr. Everywhere on Sunday as he had a 100 yards in total offense and also made a key interception to help the Vermin finish No. 1."
 * Week 5 (November 2) - none selected
 * Week 6 (November 8) - Chris Hammond, Off-Campus QB: "The Off-Campus senior passed for two touchdowns and ran for another as Crime jumped to No. 1 in the polls, setting up a showdown with Stanford next Sunday."
 * Week 7 (November 15) - Off-Campus defense: "After having allowed only one touchdown all year, the Crime defense kept it up, holding the high-powered Stanford offense to a field goal in overtime."
 * Week 8 (November 22) - George Reider, Off-Campus LB: "The senior linebacker provided leadership all year as the corner-stone of the dominating Off-Campus defense. In keeping the Zahm offense in check with an interception and some bone-crushing hits on Sunday, he gave the Crime offense time to get on track in the championship game."

Interhall championship
The 1994 men's interhall tackle football championship was played on November 20 at Notre Dame Stadium between the No. 1 ranked Off-Campus Crime (5–1) and the No. 2 ranked Zahm Rabid Bats (4–0–2).

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All-Star game
The 1994 IFL all-star game was scheduled for 9:00 p.m. on November 22 at the Loftus Sports Center. It was commissioned by Marty Ogren. The game was organized as the best of the blue division versus the best of the gold. Tony Yelovich, former head of Notre Dame recruiting, coached the blues, while the golds were led by Fisher head coach Chuck Hurley. The selections for all-stars were made by "peers of the hall" who chose four players to represent them in the game. Due to the venue of the game in Loftus Sports Center, special rules of no field goals and mandatory two-point conversion attempts were instituted. additionally, no blitzing was allowed. There were 4 players selected per hall (2 offense, 2 defense), 28 players per team, and a total of 56 selections.

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Women
The 1994 women's interhall flag football season began on September 22 with fourteen teams.

Predicted Finishes
Predictions on divisional standings were released on September 21 as part of a comprehensive pre-season preview of the women's interhall football league.

Playoff seeding
The methodology for choosing the eight teams who would advance to the interhall playoffs was separate from the power poll standings that had been released throughout the season.

Player of the Week
At the bottom of every "power poll" a "Player of the Week" was chosen by the interhall sportswriters.
 * Week 1 (September 27) - Jenny Layden, WR Lyons: "The Lyons' junior scored two touchdowns and caught everything thrown her way last week against B.P."
 * Week 2 (October 4) - Ann Jackobice, HB Walsh: "The Walsh halfback was Mrs. Clutch this week as she scored with thirty seconds left on Wednesday to down B.P. 13-6."
 * Week 3 (October 11) - Marce McNeil, QB Siegfried: "The senior star quarterback helped the Slammers dominate the past week as she threw for three TD's against Knott and completed 11 of 13 passes against Off-Campus."
 * Week 4 (October 18) - Kelly Guerin, DB Off-Campus: "In helping Off-Campus make the playoffs in their first year back as a team, the senior captain intercepted passes against both Farley and P.W. and returned them for touchdowns."
 * Week 5 (November 2) - none selected
 * Week 6 (November 8) - Kelly Guerin, QB Off-Campus: "The O-C senior makes her second appearance as player of the week as she passed for two TD's and ran for one more."
 * Week 7 (November 15) - Michelle Drury, WR/D Off-Campus: "In dominating the overtime session, the O-C senior intercepted a Siegfried pass to stall the drive and caught the winning touchdown pass from QB Nikole Neidlinger, catapulting O-C into the finals."
 * Week 8 (November 22) - Julie Byrd, QB Lyons: "The catalyst of the Lyons offense lifted her stellar regular season play to another level on Sunday, running the option to perfection as she threw for a TD and ran for another one in securing the interhall title for Lyons."

Interhall championship
The 1994 women's interhall flag football championship was played on November 20 at Notre Dame Stadium between No. 3 ranked Lyons (7–1) and No. 4 ranked Off-Campus (6–1–1).

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All-Stars
An all-stars game was tentatively planned for the women's interhall league November 22 at the Loftus Sports Center. The game was described as a "pro-bowl". Carroll coach Marty Ogren first proposed the idea, and the game was organized by Director of RecSports Tom Kelly and assistant director Rich O'Leary. The game pitted the best of the gold division versus the best of the blue. The golds were coached by Tom MacDonald with seven assistants, while the blues were coached by John Gordon. A total of 57 players were selected for the all-star game, 29 for gold and 28 for blue. The golds were composed of 4 seniors, 14 juniors, 7 sophomores, and 4 freshmen. The blues consisted of 9 seniors, 5 juniors, 7 sophomores, and 7 freshmen.

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Men
The 1995 men's interhall football season began on September 17 with thirteen teams.

Player of the Week

 * Week 1 (September 19): Jake Schuller, Zahm DB: "The Junior defensive back intercepted one pass and added a touchdown off a fumble recovery as top-ranked Zahm rolled to an easy 22-0 victory over Fisher on Sunday."
 * Week 2 (September 26): Mark Tate, Morrissey TB: "The junior tailback compiled 105 total yards (48 rushing, 57 receiving) and added a touchdown in Morrissey's 15-7 victory over Keenan on Sunday."
 * Week 3 (October 3): Mark Tate, Morrissey TB: "For the second straight Sunday, the junior tailback stood head and shoulders above the rest, compiling 160 yards on nine carries to go along with a pair of touchdowns."
 * Week 4 (October 10): Matt Mammolenti, Alumni TB: "Matt Mammolenti of Alumni shredded the St. Edward's defense for 168 yards and three touchdowns in Alumni's 19-0 victory over the Steds."

Women
The 1995 women's interhall football season began on September 17 with fourteen teams.

Player of the Week

 * Week 1 (September 19): Kelly McMahon, Pasquerilla West TB: "The Sophomore tailback scored a pair of touchdowns and added some key blocks in P.W.'s 22-0 win over Knott."
 * Week 2 (September 26): Mary Hepburn, Pasquerilla West DL: 'The sophomore defensive lineman recorded a league high six sacks Tuesday night as the Purple Weasels defeated Farley 18-0 to improve their record to 2-0."
 * Week 3 (October 3): Denie Generally, Pasquerilla West: "The freshman defensive lineman recorded several tackles and added the game winning safety in the Purple Weasels' 8-0 upset victory over No. 2 Lewis."
 * Week 4 (October 10): Michelle Dillenburger, TB/LB: "Playing as both tailback and linebacker put on a marvelous show as she scored two touchdowns and recorded three interceptions in Badin's 14-0 win over Howard."

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