Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 7, 2020 13 UNDER THE DOME 85 Years Ago: Nov. 2, 1935 Unbeaten Notre Dame improves to 6-0 and becomes the front- runner to win the national title after a miraculous 18-13 comeback win at Ohio State. The Irish victory in front of a capacity audience of 81,018 snaps the heavily favored Buckeyes' 10-game winning streak in which it had outscored opponents 381-46. Trailing 13-0 in the fourth quarter, Irish halfback Andy Pilney's 47-yard punt return sets up a short touchdown drive to narrow the margin to 13-6. With three minutes left, Pilney leads an 80- yard march with 40- and 15-yard completions, the latter for a score to Mike Layden, younger brother of head coach Elmer Layden. After Ohio State recovers the onside kick with 1:30 left, Pilney and Henry Pojman combine on a hit that forces a fumble the Irish recover near midfield. Pilney then takes the snap and runs 30 yards to the Buckeyes 19 in the final play of his collegiate career when he tears ligaments in his knee. Two plays later, after a dropped interception by OSU and with 32 seconds left, quarterback Bill Shakespeare throws a pass about 35 yards in the air that Irish end Wayne Millner grabs in the end zone for the stunning win. During football's centennial year in 1969, Sport surveys dozens of distinguished football people on the greatest game ever played. This game is voted No. 1 on the collegiate level, with the 1958 NFL Championship Game between Baltimore and New York and the 1967 "Ice Bowl" between Green Bay and Dallas the top two overall. 75 Years Ago: Nov. 3, 1945 The toughness of Notre Dame fullback Elmer Angsman is displayed when the No. 2 Fighting Irish and No. 3 Navy play to a 6-6 stalemate. Early in the first quarter during a carry, Angsman takes an elbow to the mouth that knocks out his four upper-front teeth and jams the lower four into the upper gum. The other four are taken out, as is another loose one, plus two more broken at the roots. In all, 11 teeth are removed along the sidelines while he is spurting blood. The future NFL star then returns to the game and plays 54 of the possible 60 minutes on offense and defense. 45 Years Ago: Nov. 8, 1975 Fullback Jerome Heavens sets a Notre Dame freshman single-game rushing record with 148 yards on 18 carries, highlighted by a 73-yard touchdown run, during a 24-3 victory at home versus Georgia Tech. That record stood for 40 years before Josh Adams rushed for 168 yards at Stanford in 2015. However, Heavens' feat is soon overshadowed by the insertion of 27-year-old senior walk-on Rudy Ruettiger for the final play when he records a five-yard sack. His story is made into a Hollywood pro- duction 18 years later. 15 Years Ago: Nov. 5, 2005 One week after signing a 10-year contract extension through 2015, first year Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis sees his Fighting Irish improve to 6-2 with a 41-21 victory at home versus Tennessee. Safety Tom Zbikowski headlines the charge by returning a punt for a 78-yard score to go with a 33- yard tally off an interception. He is the first Irish player since Nick Rassas in 1965 to score off a punt and an interception in the same game. Yet a main story continues to center on Weis' contract that is described anywhere from premature to racist by national columnists because of the firing of black coach Tyrone Willingham after only three seasons despite winning 10 of his first 11 games at Notre Dame in 2002. — Lou Somogyi Anniversaries In Notre Dame Football History: Nov. 2‑8 The Fighting Irish rallied from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Ohio State 18-13 in 1935, in what was recognized in 1969 as the greatest game played at the collegiate level. PHOTOS COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ARCHIVES 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.