The Irish are 10-5 on this day, with the most recent taking the bronze medal for reasons beyond the game. It also is an infamous day because of 1993.
Bronze Medal, 2010: This 27-3 win versus Army at Yankee Stadium in the Shamrock Series had little excitement, and it raised Notre Dame’s record to a modest 6-5. But the Jumbotron at this game and other aspects of promoting the university set into motion Campus Crossroads, which would open in 2017. This was another seed planter to modernizing the overall program under first-year head coach Brian Kelly.
Silver Medal, 1920: In what would be his final game, George Gipp completes 5 of 6 passes for 157 yards in a part-time role, with touchdown passes of 35 and 55 yards in a 33-7 defeat of Northwestern to extend the Irish winning streak to 17 games. A few days later, Gipp would check into St. Joseph’s Hospital for treatment of an illness he can’t shake.
Gold Medal, 1943: The most overshadowed, overlooked, underappreciated and probably underrated game in Notre Dame history.
Ever hear of Notre Dame’s 14-13 win over Iowa Pre-Flight?
The Irish were No. 1 while the Seahawks, a semi-pro team with former college stars assembled during World War II, were No. 2. It was the first of only still three occasions ever in Notre Dame Stadium there was a 1 vs. 2 showdown. And the Irish won by the slimmest of margins, 14-13, en route to the national title while Iowa Pre-Flight finished No. 2.
Notre Dame also defeated the teams that finished 3 (Michigan), 4 (Navy), 9 (Northwestern), 11 (Army) and 13 (Georgia Tech).
Led by sophomore John Lujack, who made a one-handed interception and also completed a 59-yard toss to John Yonakor, Notre Dame rallied from a 7-0 halftime deficit and 13-7 in the second half (a Seahawks extra point hit the upright) with a touchdown run by Creighton Miller, who would lead the nation in rushing with 911 yards, and the extra point.
https://www.footballstudyhall.com/2017/4/11/15145172/1943-iowa-pre-flight-notre-dame
Bronze Medal, 2010: This 27-3 win versus Army at Yankee Stadium in the Shamrock Series had little excitement, and it raised Notre Dame’s record to a modest 6-5. But the Jumbotron at this game and other aspects of promoting the university set into motion Campus Crossroads, which would open in 2017. This was another seed planter to modernizing the overall program under first-year head coach Brian Kelly.
Silver Medal, 1920: In what would be his final game, George Gipp completes 5 of 6 passes for 157 yards in a part-time role, with touchdown passes of 35 and 55 yards in a 33-7 defeat of Northwestern to extend the Irish winning streak to 17 games. A few days later, Gipp would check into St. Joseph’s Hospital for treatment of an illness he can’t shake.
Gold Medal, 1943: The most overshadowed, overlooked, underappreciated and probably underrated game in Notre Dame history.
Ever hear of Notre Dame’s 14-13 win over Iowa Pre-Flight?
The Irish were No. 1 while the Seahawks, a semi-pro team with former college stars assembled during World War II, were No. 2. It was the first of only still three occasions ever in Notre Dame Stadium there was a 1 vs. 2 showdown. And the Irish won by the slimmest of margins, 14-13, en route to the national title while Iowa Pre-Flight finished No. 2.
Notre Dame also defeated the teams that finished 3 (Michigan), 4 (Navy), 9 (Northwestern), 11 (Army) and 13 (Georgia Tech).
Led by sophomore John Lujack, who made a one-handed interception and also completed a 59-yard toss to John Yonakor, Notre Dame rallied from a 7-0 halftime deficit and 13-7 in the second half (a Seahawks extra point hit the upright) with a touchdown run by Creighton Miller, who would lead the nation in rushing with 911 yards, and the extra point.
https://www.footballstudyhall.com/2017/4/11/15145172/1943-iowa-pre-flight-notre-dame
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