May 27, 2013: A Memorial Day tribute: ND football players who died in WWII As a salute to Memorial Day, numerous Notre Dame athletes and alumni served in the armed forces in both World War I and World War II. Today, the 18 football players who sacrificed their lives for our freedom are remembered.
October 23, 1971: Hold on Ara, the Freshman are Coming In the first game a Notre Dame team would play outside the United States, the freshmen squad would travel to Mexico City.
October 31, 1970: Late Game Heroics Trailing 20-0 to start the fourth quarter, the Irish would find a way to pull out a victory.
November 15, 1969: The Michigan Rivalry Resumes After a 26 year hiatus, Notre Dame and Michigan meet on the gridiron once again.
November 23, 1968: Freshman Beat Tennessee on the Ground In a game at home, the freshman led by Tom Gatewood would take down Tennessee.
November 17, 1967: Joe Thiesmann Leads the Freshman Joe Theismann would give his arm a workout bringing the team to victory on a day when both team's kickers would have trouble.
November 18, 1966: The Michigan State Undercard The night before the famous 10-10 tie game of the century, the two freshman squads faced off in Spartan Stadium.
October 22, 1966: Early Domination for the Freshman The Irish Freshman dominate against Pittsburgh early in the season.
October 4, 1924: Another Victory Against Western State After a series of losses, the freshman pull off another win against Western State.
November 11, 1916: George Gipp Kicks the Winner George Gipp would ignore his coaches and take the game into his own hands.
November 3, 1916: The Gipper Makes An Appearance George Gipp would play in his first football game ever and instantly make a name for himself.
February 14, 2013: The Original Catholics vs Convicts Long before Notre Dame and Miami faced off in the 1980s, the JV squad would face some actual convicts.
October 6, 1935: Jake Kline coaches the JV Squad Junior Varsity Coach Jake Kline would have some interesting pep talks for his 'Hamburger' Teams.
November 27, 1930: A Feast on Thanksgiving In the first meeting between a Notre Dame and Vanderbilt team, the Irish had a feast on Herbert Hoover's proclaimed day of Thanksgiving.
October 18, 1930: JV Plays Under the Lights Again The Junior Varsity squad would get accustomed to playing under the lights, something accomplished decades before the varsity team.
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