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The 1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game was a regular season college football game played on November 9, 1946. Army (the football program of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York), then ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press college football poll, played the University of Notre Dame, of South Bend, Indiana, ranked No. 2, at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx.
Notre Dame vs Army football history The first matchup between the programs occurred on Nov. 1, 1913, when the Fighting Irish defeated the Black Knights 35-13 in West Point, New York.
The first Army–Notre Dame game in 1913 is generally regarded as the game that established the national reputation of the Fighting Irish. [3] In that game, Notre Dame revolutionized the forward pass in a stunning 35–13 victory. [3] For years it was "The Game" on Notre Dame's schedule, played at Yankee Stadium in New York. [3]
On November 1, the Notre Dame squad stunned Army, 35–13, on The Plain at West Point. [3] [4] Led by quarterback Gus Dorais and future head coach Knute Rockne at end, Notre Dame attacked the Cadets with an offense that featured both the expected powerful running game but also long and accurate downfield forward passes from Dorais to Rockne.
History hangs heavy over this weekend’s massive Army-Notre Dame showdown. Once upon a time, this was the most famous rivalry in the land, a war that bewitched the entire country.
Army football will face Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium on Nov. 23, 2024, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. It will be the 52nd meeting between the schools, with Notre Dame leading the series 39-8-4.
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 40–8–4, most recently defeating Army 49–14 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY in 2024. [16]
Notre Dame football begins the second-to-last weekend of the regular season on the East Coast before a trip to the opposite coast to close it out