Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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16 OCT. 10, 2020 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME ✦ GIMME FIVE Shutouts are rare, especially in today's college football. In the 39 years since Blue & Gold Illus- trated first published in 1981, Notre Dame has posted 18 shutouts, most recently 52-0 versus South Florida Sept. 19. Rarer still is putting up that goose egg defen- sively while also eclipsing at least 50 points your- self. Since the post-World War II era that began in 1946, that has occurred only four times, yet once apiece the past two years. In the pre-Knute Rockne days, pouring it on against an inferior foe was common, most no- tably Notre Dame's 142-0 victory versus Ameri- can Medical in 1905 (even though the game was shortened in the second half). The 1932 campaign even began with 73-0 and 62-0 whitewashes of Haskell and Drake. However, since 1946, here are the five most lopsided Fighting Irish victories while pitching a shutout. Rk. Opponent (Year) Score 1. Duke (1966) 64-0 2. Rutgers (1996) 62-0 3. Bowling Green (2019) 52-0 South Florida (2020) 52-0 5. Air Force (1977) 49-0 CHARTING THE IRISH CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS With Big Ten football coming back at the end of October, a few new horses are now back in the race for the college football na- tional championship, which has impacted the gambling odds, according to DraftKings' SportsBook. Notre Dame is now tied with Michigan, Wisconsin and Texas A&M at +4000 to win the title, and nine other teams are ahead of the Fighting Irish. The only team on the Fighting Irish 2020 schedule with stronger odds of winning the national championship is Clemson at +200. Notre Dame is slated to play the Tigers at home Nov. 7, and could also face them in the ACC championship game Dec. 19. Per DraftKings, Clemson has the best chance of winning it all, followed closely by Ohio State at +250 and Alabama at +400. Georgia has the fourth-lowest odds at +1200. DraftKings also lists championship odds for Notre Dame's other opponents: North Carolina at +10000, Pittsburgh at +12500, Boston College at +20000, Louisville at +25000, Wake Forest at +35000, Florida State at +50000, and Duke, Syracuse, Georgia Tech and South Florida at +100000. MOVING? Let us know! Call 1-800-421-7751 COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPION ODDS Per DraftKings Sportsbook Sept. 21 Rk. School Odds 1. Clemson* +200 2. Ohio State +250 3. Alabama +400 4. Georgia +1200 5. Florida +1800 6. Oklahoma +2000 7. Penn State +2800 8. LSU +3300 Texas +3300 10. Notre Dame +4000 Michigan +4000 Wisconsin +4000 Texas A&M +4000 * Plays Notre Dame in 2020 Josh Methner — Cross Country The freshman from Mount Prospect, Ill., was named the ACC Freshman Performer of the Week after de- buting with a five-mile time of 24:12.19 at the Irish Classic dual meet against Louisville on Sept. 19. Methner, a four-time All-American at John Hersey High School, finished sixth overall in his first collegiate meet. Hattie Monson — Volleyball In her first career game, the freshman li- bero from Lisle, Ill., had a team-high 20 digs and five aces to help Notre Dame sweep Louisville 27-25, 25-22, 26-24 on Sept. 25. Monson had three straight aces in the sec- ond set to help the Irish take an early 9-2 lead. She also had five assists in the match. Michael Pellegrino — Soccer The sophomore from Wenonah, N.J., scored Notre Dame's lone goal in a 3-1 home loss to Pittsburgh on Sept. 26. Pellegrino, who tal- lied one marker while playing in all 19 con- tests in 2019, scored in the 32nd minute off a teammate's corner kick to tie the score 1-1 before two second-half goals gave the Panthers the win. Kiki Van Zanten — Soccer The sophomore from B u f fa l o G ro v e , I l l . , notched her first career hat trick in a 6-0 win over Miami on Sept. 20. Va n Z a n t e n f i r s t found the back of the net in the 42nd min- ute to make the score 3-0, then added Notre Dame's last two goals of the match in the 80th and 86th minute. TOP TOP OF THE CLASS OF THE CLASS Irish student-athletes excelling on the field and in the classroom 1-800-421-7751 BlueGoldOnline.com/Store Quality Westbridge Leather Duffels with Hand-Embossed Logo Small $279 + FREE S&H *Large $339 + FREE S&H *Accepting Preorders — Due In Stock 11/23/20 Available in two sizes!