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Notre Dame-Army Rivalry
First Meeting 1913 First Result ND, 35-14 Most recent meeting 2010 Most recent result ND, 27-3 Continuity 1 year Meetings 50 Series leader Notre Dame (38–8–4) Notre Dame and Army have somewhat of a rivalry in college football, dating back to when they were two of the top programs in the country. The first Notre Dame–Army matchup in 1913 is generally regarded as the game that put the Fighting Irish on the college football map.[1] In that game, Notre Dame revolutionized the forward pass in a stunning 35-13 victory.[1] For years it was "The Game" on Notre Dame's schedule, played at Yankee Stadium in New York.[1] During the 1940s, the rivalry with the U.S. Military Academy Black Knights reached its zenith. This was because both teams were extremely successful and met several times in key games (including one of the Games of the Century, a scoreless tie in the 1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game). In 1944, the Black Knights administered the worst defeat in Notre Dame football history, crushing the Fighting Irish, 59-0. The following year, it was more of the same, a 48-0 blitzkrieg. After meeting every year since 1919, Army decided to end the annual series after 1947 because they felt it was becoming too one-sided in favor of the Fighting Irish. The game was played in South Bend for the first time and the Fighting Irish prevailed, 27-7. Since then, there have been infrequent meetings over the past several decades, with Army's last win coming in 1958. Like Navy, due to the small capacity of Army's Michie Stadium, the Black Knights would play their home games at a neutral site, which for a number of years was Yankee Stadium and before that, the Polo Grounds. In 1957, the game was played in Philadelphia's Municipal (later John F. Kennedy Memorial) Stadium while in 1965, the teams met at Shea Stadium in New York. They last met at the old Yankee Stadium in 1969. The 1973 contest was played at West Point with the Fighting Irish prevailing, 62-3. In more recent times, games in which Army was the host have been played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Notre Dame leads the series 38-8-4,[2] most recently playing Army at the new Yankee Stadium, winning in a 27-3 decision.
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The 1944 game
It had been thirteen years since Army had claimed victory over the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. It had gotten so bad, that the last time Army had even scored against the Irish was in the 1938 game. [3] The Irish were the defending national champions, but lost many key players to graduation and the armed services. The Irish even lost head coach Frank leahy to military service, and were now being led by Ed McKeever.
Notre Dame went into the game an impressive 8-2. The Army squad was being led by Glenn Davis and Felix "Doc" Blnachard. The Cadets also had a quarterback named Doug Kenna, and a transfer from the University of Texas, a sprinter named Max Minor.
Army overhwelmed the Irish. Quarterback Doug Kenna opened the scoring with a run for touchdown. He wasn't done, as he played defense as well, intercepting an Irish pass, which led to a scoring run by Max Minor. Kenna then pulled a trifecta of sorts, when he passed for a third score. Davis, a late scratch as a starter, also intercepted a pass, and had two offensive runs for scores. By halftime, Army had a commanding 33-0 lead.
Kenna added another scoring pass, and Davis andother run for a score. Even Army's back ups got into the act Harold Tavzel, a secord string tackle, intercepted a poorly thrown pass from the Irish quarterback, and jogged a few yards for a score. When it was all said and done, Army beat Notre Dame 59-0, handing the Irish one of the worst loses in the programs history.
When asked by a reporter about the score, Army half back Doc Blanchard said "If there was anyone to blame for the size of the margin, it was Notre Dame, which fired our desire to win with its long humiliation of Army teams." [4]
Game results
Date Stadium City Winning team Losing team November 1, 1913 "The Plain" West Point, NY Notre Dame 35 Army 13 November 7, 1914 "The Plain" West Point, NY Army 20 Notre Dame 7 November 6, 1915 "The Plain" West Point, NY Notre Dame 7 Army 0 November 4, 1916 "The Plain" West Point, NY Army 30 Notre Dame 10 November 3, 1917 "The Plain" West Point, NY Notre Dame 7 Army 2 November 8, 1919 "The Plain" West Point, NY Notre Dame 12 Army 9 October 30, 1920 "The Plain" West Point, NY Notre Dame 27 Army 17 November 5, 1921 "The Plain" West Point, NY Notre Dame 28 Army 0 November 11, 1922 "The Plain" West Point, NY Notre Dame 0 Army 0 October 13, 1923 Ebbets Field Brooklyn, NY Notre Dame 13 Army 0 October 18, 1924 Polo Grounds New York City Notre Dame 13 Army 7 October 17, 1925 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Army 27 Notre Dame 0 November 13, 1926 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 7 Army 0 October 17, 1927 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Army 18 Notre Dame 0 November 10, 1928 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 12 Army 6 November 30, 1929 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 7 Army 0 November 29, 1930 Soldier Field Chicago Notre Dame 7 Army 6 November 28, 1931 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Army 12 Notre Dame 0 November 26, 1932 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 21 Army 0 December 2, 1933 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 13 Army 12 November 24, 1934 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 12 Army 6 November 16, 1935 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 6 Army 6 November 14, 1936 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 20 Army 6 November 13, 1937 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 7 Army 0 October 30, 1938 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 19 Army 7 November 4, 1939 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 14 Army 0 November 2, 1940 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 7 Army 0 November 1, 1941 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 0 Army 0 November 7, 1942 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 13 Army 0 November 6, 1943 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 26 Army 0 November 11, 1944 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Army 59 Notre Dame 0 November 10, 1945 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Army 48 Notre Dame 0 November 9, 1946 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 0 Army 0 November 8, 1947 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Notre Dame 27 Army 7 October 12, 1957 Municipal Stadium Philadelphia Notre Dame 23 Army 21 November 10, 1958 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Army 14 Notre Dame 2 October 9, 1965 Shea Stadium Queens, NY Notre Dame 17 Army 0 October 8, 1966 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Notre Dame 35 Army 0 October 11, 1969 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 45 Army 0 October 10, 1970 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Notre Dame 51 Army 10 October 20, 1973 Michie Stadium West Point, NY Notre Dame 62 Army 3 October 19, 1974 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Notre Dame 48 Army 0 October 15, 1977 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Notre Dame 24' Army 0 October 18, 1980 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Notre Dame 30 Army 3 October 15, 1983 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Notre Dame 42' Army 0 October 18, 1985 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Notre Dame 24 Army 10 October 14, 1995 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Notre Dame 28' Army 27 October 24, 1998 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Notre Dame 20 Army 17 November 18, 2006 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Notre Dame 41 Army 9 November 20, 2010 New Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Notre Dame 27 Army 3 See also
- 1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game
- Army-Navy Game
- Army Black Knights football
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
- Yankee Stadium
References
- ^ a b c Sperber, Murray (2002-09). Shake Down The Thunder: The Creation of Notre Dame Football. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-21568-4.
- ^ "2007 Notre Dame Media Guide: History and Records (pages 131-175)". und.cstv.com. http://und.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/nd/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07fbguidehistory. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ Gilda/Jennison The Fighting Irish: Notre Dame football through the years ISBN 30-13-314641-3
- ^ Gilda/Jennison The Fighting Irish: Notre Dame football through the years ISBN 30-13-314641-3
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