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The first Army–Notre Dame game in 1913 is generally regarded as the game that established the national reputation of the Fighting Irish. [2] In that game, Notre Dame revolutionized the forward pass in a stunning 35–13 victory. [2] For years it was "The Game" on Notre Dame's schedule, played at Yankee Stadium in New York. [2]
Here's what to know about the series history between Notre Dame and Army's football programs, including all-time meetings and head-to-head records:
Notre Dame leads the series against Army 39-8-4, including a 23-5-3 mark in games played at neutral sites, which make up the majority of the all-time meetings between the programs.
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.
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 Cadets administered the worst defeat in Notre Dame football history, crushing the Fighting Irish 59–0.
Army hasn't beaten Notre Dame since a 14-2 win at South Bend, Ind., on Oct. 11, 1958, the season which Dawkins won the Heisman. Since then, Notre Dame has rolled off 15 consecutive times (11 as a ...
After that win over Army, Notre Dame's third straight victory of the young season, the Irish were rarely threatened the rest of the year. A 27–10 win over Stanford in the 1925 Rose Bowl gave Rockne and Notre Dame the national championship and a 10–0 record. As it usually is with legends, the Four Horsemen earned their spot in gridiron history.
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.