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Junior Department football teams at the University of Notre Dame
The Junior Department at the University of Notre Dame was established in the 1840s and served as a high school of sorts for ages 12-17, many of whom would then enroll in the university. During the period between 1890 and 1921, numerous football teams centered (mosty) around Carroll Hall of the Main Building were established. The "Carrollites" as they were known, dominated at the highest level of interhall competition in the 1890s and were a potent force against outside opponents for decades to come. The 1899 Carroll Anti-Specials teams hold the distinction of the most wins by any interhall team in a single season at 11–0.

1891-92
The junior department may have played indoor football games during the fall of 1891. However, these contests could very well have been soccer.

1892
Carroll students played amongst themselves during the 1892 season. Thomas Cavanaugh served as captain of the "Carroll special rugby team". The Carrollites may have served as the University's third team. The Carrollites may have been known as the university's "third team" after the varsity and the reserves, though this is unconfirmed. Two games were played against the Manual Labor School team, which would become St. Joseph's Hall in 1897 and Badin Hall in 1917. Their status as an interhall team is disputed.

Picked team
The picked team of Carroll hallers were most likely ex-minims.

1893
Two halls competed in the 1893/1894 interhall season. The Carrollites of Carroll hall, and the "Ex-Carrollites" of Brownson played in a best-of-five tournament, and the Carrollites won the championship in a tiebreaker on January 18, 1894. Carroll hall was the 1893 interhall football champions, defeating Brownson Hall (known as the Ex-Carrollites) in a six game series. Carroll compiled a 3–2–1 record against Brownson, under the captaincy of Mr. Klees. In January of 1894, the Carrollites lost to Sorin Hall, putting their claim to the interhall championship in jeopardy. The Juniors had three football fields for the 1893 season.

Intra-squad
Carroll held some intra-team games during the season. However, it is possible that these were actually Carroll v. Ex-Carroll games.

1894
Carroll hall was affiliated in many football contests during the 1894 season. While they began the season as a unified team, the hall was eventually divided into a specials and anti-specials team around late October.