View Events by Keyword: football Month Day ^Year Event November 23 1887 March 4 1888 April 20 1888 December 6 1888 February 18 1895 October 28 1905 November 6 1909 December 18 1912 November 1 1913 The Forward Pass beats Army Notre Dame showcases the forward pass on the national stage and makes itself known as a legitimate team. Keywords: football , army , forward pass , jesse harper , amos alonzo stagg , dwight david eisenhower , university of chicago , knute rockne , gus dorais , michigan , penn state , texas , navy , catholics , joe pliska
February 14 1916 ND NYC alumni club founded Responsible for creating the subway alumni, the Notre Dame Club of New York is officially registered. Keywords: alumni , new york city , father sorin , monsignor luke j evers , father john w cavanaugh , football , army , yankee stadium , ebbets field , polo grounds , subway alumni
November 3 1916 November 11 1916 May 21 1923 October 20 1923 October 4 1924 October 19 1924 The Four Horsemen Get Their Name Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again... Keywords: football , army , knute rockne , four horsemen , grantland rice , harry stuhldreher , don miller , elmer layden , jim crowley , polo grounds , baseball stadium
November 27 1926 November 25 1927 November 10 1928 History of Notre Dame's Junior Varisty Team In the 1920s, Notre Dame regularly fielded more than one football team. We begin with this history of the Notre Dame Junior Varsity team. Keywords: junior varisty football , b squad , c squad , knute rockne , general motors , jumpin joe savoldi , minnesota , iowa , northwestern , wisconsin , valparaiso
November 10 1928 Win One for the Gipper In the middle of Rockne's worst season at Notre Dame, Rockne would relay the story of George Gipp to fire up his team. Keywords: football , army , knute rockne , win one for the gipper , george gipp , yankee stadium , baseball stadium , knute rockne all american , airplane , jack chevigny , john niemiec , johnny obrien
November 17 1928 November 9 1929 A First and A Last The varsity team took on Drake, while the B and C squads were also both in action. All on the same day. Keywords: junior varisty football , b squad , c squad , drake , soldier field , cartier field , iowa , ball teachers college , night game , texas tech , ed mckeever , frank leahy , notre dame stadium
October 11 1930 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. Keywords: junior varsity football , duquense , pittsburgh , forbes field , pittsburgh pirates , night game , steve banas , ball teachers , st viator , kalamazoo , texas tech
November 27 1930 December 14 1930 New York Giants verse Rockne's All-Stars at the Polo Grounds In what would be the last game Knute Rockne coached a Notre Dame team, his All-Stars played the New York Giants for charity. Keywords: football , knute rockne , polo grounds , four horsemen , nfl , southern cal , seven mules , harry stuhldreher , jim crowley , elmer layden , don miller , adam walsh , joe bach , rip miller , noble kizer , ed hunsinger , jack chevigny , jack cannon , john law , tim moynihan , ted twomey , joe vezie , john gebert , jack elder , bucky oconnor , frank carideo , hunk anderson , glenn carberry
October 6 1935 October 12 1935 JV Football Through the '30s and '40s While the varsity team took the accolades, the B and C squads would be part of some unusual contests. Keywords: junior varsity football , buffalo , niagara university , ouachita university fighting baptists , michigan state , joe yonto , frank leahy , bill early , larry courte , jack connor , george connor
November 2 1935 Game of the Century I - Ohio State In the first Game of the Century, Notre Dame travels to Ohio State in a highly anticipated match up. Keywords: football , ohio state , game of the century , knute rockne , elmer layden , four horsemen , andy pilney , william shakespeare , grantland rice , henry pojman , wayne millner
February 8 1936 January 6 1937 Lou Holtz's birthday Lou Holtz had 100 wins at Notre Dame and a national championship. Today is his birthday. Keywords: lou holtz , espn , kent state , iowa , william and mary , connecticut , south carolina , ohio state , tangerine bowl , southern conference , north carolina state , new york jets , arkansas , minnesota , gerry faust , play like a champion today , southern cal , west virginia , fiesta bowl , orange bowl , miami , florida state , sugar bowl , rose bowl , cotton bowl , knute rockne , football
January 8 1944 September 30 1944 With key personnel in the war, football continues World War II takes it toll on the University's enrollment and on the football team's roster. Keywords: football , pittsburgh , world war ii , great lakes , iowa pre-flight , frank leahy , ed mckeever , navy , angelo bertelli , heisman , marines , southeastern conference , bob kelly
November 11 1944 February 19 1945 The Assault on Iwo Jima: D-Day in Japan A Notre Dame hero would become an American hero on the shores of Iwo Jima, fighting for the boys. Keywords: jack chevigny , world war ii , d-day , iwo jima , angelo bertelli , texas , army , knute rockne , george gipp , win one for the gipper , football
November 9 1946 Game of the Century II: Army With the team back to full strength following World War II, the Fighting Irish look to get even with the top ranked Army Cadets. Keywords: football , army , tie , one versus two , game of the century , frank leahy , yankee stadium , world war ii , heisman , record , baseball stadium
January 7 1948 November 7 1949 One Game in Two Stadiums The Notre Dame B team would play a single game, on two different fields. Keywords: junior varsity football , purdue , cartier field , notre dame stadium , george dickson , world war ii , bronze star , purple heart , paul hornung , vince lombardi
October 7 1950 Purdue plays the giant killer #1 Notre Dame came into this game riding a 39 game unbeaten streak dating back to 1946 and put it all the line against unranked Purdue. Keywords: football , purdue , streak , great lakes , hugh devore , yankee stadium , army , southern cal , frank leahy , game of the century , north carolina , class of 1950 , leon hart , heisman
October 5 1951 The first-ever night game For the first time under the lights, Notre Dame would take the field. The change in kickoff time would have no affect on the Irish. Keywords: football , night game , detroit , baseball stadium , gus dorias , loyola , boston college , knute rockne , army , frank leahy , indiana university , john petitbon , johnny lattner , ralph gugliemi , heisman
November 3 1951 September 26 1953 December 16 1953 January 31 1954 Leahy's official resignation Frank Leahy would end his coaching career with a 0.855 record, behind only Knute Rockne (0.881). Keywords: football , frank leahy , smu , father hesburgh , father joyce , father ned joyce , knute rockne , angelo bertelli , johnny lujack , leon hart , johnny lattner , paul hornung , heisman
February 2 1954 June 8 1957 First College World Series appearance The baseball team makes its first appearance in a College World Series game. Keywords: baseball , college world series , iowa state , football , elmer kohort , jim cusack , eddie hurley , james carideo , steve johnson , bob senecal , gene duffy , jim morris , tom bujnowski , chuck symeon , frank carideo
November 16 1957 October 9 1965 ND's only game in Shea Stadium Months after the Beatles would run out onto the field of Shea Stadium, Notre Dame would play Army in yet another New York baseball stadium. Keywords: football , army , shea stadium , baseball stadium , ara parseghian , bill zloch , tom schoen , richard nixon , president , polo grounds , yankee stadium , ebbets field
October 23 1965 September 24 1966 October 22 1966 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. Keywords: freshman football , michigan state , ara parseghian , tom gores , nick furlong , larry schumacher , don reid , ed ziegler , bobby olson , mike mccoy , steve garvey , bubba smith
November 19 1966 Game of the Century III: Michigan State #1 Notre Dame would travel to #2 Michigan State for a matchup that had been circled on everyone's calendar. Keywords: football , michigan state , ara parseghian , tie , one versus two , game of the century , purdue , southern cal , nick eddy , terry hanratty , coley obrien , joe azzaro , tom schoen
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. Keywords: freshman football , pittsburgh , joe theismann , tom eaton , ernie jackson , tony capers , terry hanratty , jim seymour , bob wack , denny allan , craig stark , ron johnson , jim sheahan , mike kondrla , jim wright
November 23 1968 November 30 1968 The highest rated ABC game The past two games looked at Notre Dame setting records and making record comebacks. Today's game set a record not on the field, but in homes around the country. Keywords: football , southern cal , ara parseghian , terry hanratty , joe theismann , oklahoma , purdue , texas , cotton bowl , coley obrien
November 15 1969 October 31 1970 November 28 1970 January 11 1971 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. Keywords: freshman football , mexico city redskins , mexico city , father hesburgh , club of mexico , eric penick , wayne bullock , chuck kelly , tom bake , ron goodman , tom clements
November 22 1973 December 17 1974 November 8 1975 October 22 1977 January 1 1979 The Chicken Soup Game In an unseasonably cold game, Montana would need to fight off hypothermia to win the Cotton Bowl. Keywords: football , cotton bowl , houston , chicken soup game , joe montana , southern cal , dan devine , comeback kid , kris haines , joe unis
September 15 1979 November 24 1979 October 6 1984 September 21 1985 August 30 1986 November 29 1986 September 19 1987 March 9 1988 Ronald Reagan unveils Rockne stamp President Reagan, who played George Gipp alongside Knute Rockne, would unveil the Knute Rockne 22-cent stamp. Keywords: ronald reagan , knute rockne , stamp , football , jacc , joyce athletic convocation center , knute rockne all-american , george gipp , babe zaharias , bobby jones , babe ruth , jim thorpe , roberto clemente , princeton , rutgers , washington and lee
September 10 1988 October 1 1988 November 5 1988 September 16 1989 January 27 1990 February 5 1990 September 7 1991 September 12 1992 Reggie Brooks scores while unconscious As long as you cross the goal line, it doesn't matter how you get there. Don't worry, he would be fine afterwards. Keywords: football , michigan , reggie brooks , lou holtz , rick mirer , corwin brown , charlie weis , texas a&m , cotton bowl
November 7 1992 November 14 1992 The Snow Bowl Lou Holtz wouldn't let the fans boo him again and went for the win in the snow. Keywords: football , penn state , joe paterno , boston college , big ten , bobby taylor , lou holtz , rick mirer , irv smith , demetrius debose , rudy , jerome bettis , snow bowl
November 13 1993 Game of the Century IV: Florida State In the fourth game of the century Notre Dame played in in the 20th century, #2 Notre Dame would face #1 Florida State in a highly anticipated match up that also saw the first broadcast of College Gameday. Keywords: football , florida state , one versus two , gameday , joyce center , bob costas , oj simpson , adrian jarrell , kevin pendergast , jim flanigan , game of the century
October 14 1995 December 28 1997 August 28 1999 ND's earliest football game The Irish kicked off the 1999 season earlier than any other season. Behind third year head coach Bob Davie, and a new Leprechaun, Notre Dame welcomed Kansas to campus. Keywords: football , kansas , bob davie , gator bowl , georgia tech , jarious jackson , mike brown , leprechaun , arnaz battle
September 9 2000 September 22 2001 September 29 2001 The first 0-3 start This is one of those bad records, for the first time in 114 seasons Notre Dame would start 0-3. Keywords: football , bob davie , charlie weis , texas a&m , gerry faust , joe kuharich , nebraska , michigan state , oklahoma , missouri , purdue , hugh devore , southern cal , pittsburgh , ucla
December 8 2001 December 13 2001 May 9 2002 Dan Devine passes away After a long coaching career, Dan Devine passed away at the age of 82. Keywords: dan devine , football , minnesota duluth , michigan state , arizona state , missouri , frank leahy , ara parseghian , father hesburgh , father joyce , national championship
October 26 2002 October 15 2005 February 7 2008 May 1 2008 Holtz elected to College Football HOF Lou Holtz was one of the best coaches at Notre Dame but Notre Dame was just one stop among Holtz's career. Keywords: lou holtz , football , hall of fame , iowa , william and mary , connecticut , south carolina , ohio state , nc state , arkansas , minnesota , national championship , heisman
July 25 2008 September 20 2009 October 3 2009 Golden Tate flips over for overtime Nick Tausch and Golden Tate would have record days as Notre Dame broke its own recent streak and continued a recent trend of late game heroics. Keywords: football , washington , golden tate , tyrone willingham , tulane , drake , depauw , pittsburgh , navy , michigan state , nick tausch , jimmy clausen , armando allen , record , robert hughes , overtime , charlie weis
October 24 2009 December 11 2009 April 13 2012 History of the Old Timers Game The first guest post in the series: the history of the Old Timers game which would lead to the modern Blue-Gold game. Keywords: football , blue gold game , old timers game , knute rockne , ara parseghian , world war ii , johnny obrien , win one for the gipper , four horsemen , elmer layden , johnny lujack , ralph guglielmi , bill early , paul hornung , coley obrien , jim seymour , terry hanratty , gus cifelli , johnny lattner , leon hart , pete duranko , paul hornung , monty stickles , red mack , paul snow , jack snow , dan shannon , dick lynch , nick pietrosante , sandy bonvechio , george izo , jim kelly , joe theismann , william shakespeare , don elster , scholastic
September 1 2012 Notre Dame returns to Ireland Kicking off the 2012 season in Dublin, Notre Dame comes home with a win to fans' delight. Keywords: football , navy , dublin , 125th season , tokyo , miami , band , florida state , champs sports bowl , tommy rees , everett golson , andrew hendrix , stephon tuitt , theo riddick , george atkinson , tyler eifert , manti teo , robby toma , nick tausch
September 8 2012 Irish return to native soil In the 125th Home Opener, Notre Dame would shake off the jet lag and take care of Purdue - improving to 2-0. Keywords: football , purdue , dublin , tommy rees , everett golson , navy , kyle brindza , nick tausch , troy niklas , davarius daniels , theo riddick , tyler eifert , tj jones , brian kelly , bennett jackson , michigan state , 125th season
September 15 2012 Onward to Victory - Te'o Edition In the first true road game of the season, Notre Dame would take down a Top 10 opponent for the first time in seven years. Keywords: football , michigan state , brian kelly , everett golson , manti teo , john goodman , george atkinson , leveon bell , central michigan , heisman
September 22 2012 Wear a Lei for Manti Notre Dame and Michigan met under the lights for a second year in a row. There would be no last minute heroics this year as Notre Dame dominated on defense. Keywords: football , michigan , night game , denard robinson , lei , everett golson , prince shembo , stephon tuitt , nicky baratti , tommy rees , manti teo , bennett jackson , keivarae russell , robby toma , stanford , oklahoma , southern cal
September 29 2012 Shamrock Series Preview: ND v Miami As we prepare for next week's game against Miami in Soldier Field, lets take a look back at the history of each. Keywords: football , soldier field , miami , knute rockne , ara parseghian , dan devine , gerry faust , terry brennan , lou holtz , sun bowl , jimmy johnson , tokyo , orange bowl , great lakes , southern cal , northwestern
October 6 2012 Shamrock Series: Chicago Edition Continuing the annual Shamrock Series, the team travels 90 miles west to Chicago to take on the Miami Hurricanes at Soldier Field. Keywords: football , miami , shamrock series , chicago , nfl films , dublin , manti teo , robby toma , soldier field , everett golson , tommy rees , kyle brindza , cierre wood , cam mcdaniel , brian kelly
October 13 2012 GameDay in the Rain As College GameDay returns to South Bend, Notre Dame and Stanford play a thriller through the rain and overtime. Keywords: football , gameday , stanford , southern cal , vince vaughn , lee corso , everett golson , bennett jackson , mathius farley , stephon tuitt , tyler eifert , tommy rees , davaris daniels , theo riddick , tj jones , kyle brindza
October 20 2012 Rees to the Rescue Without starting quarterback Everett Golson, Tommy Rees would need to take the reins and lead the Irish. Keywords: football , stanford , everett golson , tommy rees , brigham young , theo riddick , cierre wood , kyle brindza , manti teo , tj jones , george atkinson , danny spond
October 27 2012 The Irish Storm Norman Looking to match the 2002 opening streak, Notre Dame traveled to historic Norman in a battle between two of college football's legendary teams. Keywords: football , oklahoma , bob stoops , george atkinson , gameday , landry jones , everett golson , blake bell , tommy rees , tyler eifert , john goodman , chris brown , dan fox , manti teo , prince shembo , band , louis nix , purdue , michigan state , michigan , miami , stanford , brigham young
November 3 2012 It almost all comes apart Perhaps the Luck of the Irish shone extra bright today as Notre Dame and Pittsburgh battled in a triple overtime thriller. Keywords: football , pittsburgh , boston college , green jerseys , everett golson , kyle brindza , oklahoma , louis nix , tj jones , theo riddick , davaris daniels , davonte neal , cierre wood , chris brown , bennett jackson
November 10 2012 Back to Business A previous thorn in Notre Dame's side, Boston College would not get in the way this year. Keywords: football , boston college , everett golson , george atkinson , troy niklas , john goodman , kapron lewis-moore , manti teo , stephon tuitt , prince shembo , alabama , texas a&m
November 17 2012 The Seniors Bookend Their Career The final game at home, the team and seniors would be sure to make a statement and leave their mark. Keywords: football , wake forest , nevada , cierre wood , carlo calabrese , zeke motta , tyler eifert , john goodman , kansas state , oregon , stanford
November 18 2012 November 24 2012 Conquest in the Coliseum Looking to close out the regular season undefeated, the only obstacle left in the way was hated rival Southern Cal. Keywords: football , southern cal , everett golson , matt barkley , theo riddick , kyle brindza , dave reeve , manti teo , max wittek , record , bcs national championship game
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