Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com SEPT. 30, 2019 15 UNDER THE DOME 70 Years Ago: Oct. 1, 1949 Notre Dame's first trip to the state of Washington results in a 27-7 victory to extend the Fighting Irish unbeaten streak to 30 games — but an incensed Notre Dame head coach Frank Leahy has no plans to return afterward. That's because prior to the game, Huskies head coach Howie Odell and athletics director Harvey Cassill secretly meet with the four game officials to show tape of Notre Dame's 46-0 victory over Wash- ington the year prior at Notre Dame Stadium in which they believe holding infractions were not called. Early on, repeated holding calls on the Irish in a game where they are flagged 11 times keeps the game close before a 21-yard touchdown pass from Bob Williams to Leon Hart (both future College Football Hall of Fame inductees) ties the score at 7-7. Notre Dame pulls away in the second half, led by another Hart touchdown. "How could that be a good game when we had to play four extra men?" Leahy tells reporters after having learned about the clandestine meeting between Washington and the game officials. "The of- ficials today, all four of them, tried to even up a football game … if it was intended to be an instructional clinic, a representative of Notre Dame should have been invited." The two teams don't meet again until 46 years later. 55 Years Ago: Oct. 3, 1964 In head coach Ara Parseghian's home debut, Notre Dame snaps a five-game losing streak at home (1954-62) to longtime nemesis Purdue with a 34-15 victory. Boilermakers quarterback Bob Griese leads Purdue on a 75-yard drive for a touchdown on the first possession, but two interceptions by Tom Longo help set up the Fighting Irish with a 14-7 halftime lead. The game then breaks open in the third quarter on a blocked punt by Kevin Hardy that Alan Page returns for a 57-yard touchdown. Captain Jim Carroll is credited with 21 tackles at linebacker as 2-0 Notre Dame, 2-7 the year prior, suddenly vaults to No. 6 in the Associated Press poll. 45 Years Ago: Oct. 5, 1974 Notre Dame fullback Wayne "The Train" Bullock breaks a single-game school record that had been held 32 years with his 36 carries in a hard-fought 19-14 win at Michigan State. He totals 127 rush- ing yards and two touchdowns to finish drives of 27 and 10 yards for the No. 7-ranked Irish. It is Notre Dame's third straight win in East Lansing after going 0-8-1 there from 1951-68. 20 Years Ago: Oct. 2, 1999 Jarious Jackson becomes the first Notre Dame quarterback to pass for at least 200 yards (15 of 21 for 276 yards) and rush for more than 100 (15 carries for 107) in a game during a 34-30 victory at home versus first-year head coach Bob Stoops' Oklahoma Sooners. The Fighting Irish trailed 30-14 in the rain and were on the cusp of losing their fourth straight before improving to 2-3 on the strength of Jack- son's play. Flanker Joey Getherall catches six of Jackson's passes for 133 yards, highlighted by a 58-yard score, while tailback Tony Fisher nets 140 yards on 26 carries. 10 Years Ago: Oct. 3, 2009 Notre Dame makes not one, not two but three dramatic goal-line stands to triumph 37-30 at home in the rain and in overtime versus Washington. In the third quarter, head coach Steve Sarkisian's Huskies have a third-and-goal at the Irish 1-yard line, but two quarterback sneaks by 6-foot-3 quarterback Jake Locker fall short. In the fourth quarter, with Washington leading 24-22, it has a first-and-goal at the 1-yard line, but the next three plays net one lost yard. After a roughing-the-snapper on the field goal attempt leads to a new set of downs at the 1-yard line, Notre Dame makes three straight stops again to force a field goal on fourth down to keep the deficit at 27-22 instead of what would have been a likely insurmountable 31-22 advantage for the Huskies. — Lou Somogyi Anniversaries In Notre Dame Athletics History: Sept. 29-Oct. 5 Fullback Wayne "The Train" Bullock rushed for 127 yards and two scores to help the Fighting Irish edge Michigan State 19-14 in 1974. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELATIONS DID YOU KNOW... Your home address will be automatically changed to the mailing address on file with the US Postal Service? ALL addresses are cross-referenced with the USPS National Change of Address database. It can take up to 7 days for the USPS to update your address in their database? To prevent missed issues, please notify the US Postal Service ASAP. Your postal forwarding order expires in 60 days or less? Most forwarding requests expire in 60 days and DO NOT always include periodical mail. Issues are discarded at their discretion. You should call your local post office to verify your delivery address? Don't assume the post office knows your vacation or moving schedule. AVOID COSTLY DELAYS & REPLACEMENTS! Blue & Gold Illustrated Customer Service: 1–800–421–7751 We are happy to assist, but due to privacy laws all postal address changes must be completed by you.