Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 6, 2021 15 80 Years Ago: Nov. 8, 1941 For the second year in a row in front of a capacity crowd at Baltimore's Municipal Stadium, No. 7 Notre Dame defeats No. 6 Navy on a fourth-quarter touchdown drive to break a tie. Sophomore left halfback Angelo Bertelli, who would shift to quarterback the next season in the revolutionary T-formation offense, gives Notre Dame a 13-7 halftime lead with an 18-yard scoring toss to Steve Juzwik, but Navy ties the game at 13 in the third quarter with a 65-yard interception return of a Bertelli pass (both teams missed their second extra point kick). Bertelli's passing then sets up Dippy Evans' second scoring run, from six yards out, for a 20-13 win to keep head coach Frank Leahy unbeaten (6-0-1) in his first season. 75 Years Ago: Nov. 9, 1946 For the sixth time since the advent of the Associated Press poll in 1936, the No. 1 and No. 2 teams meet — and for the fourth time it involves Notre Dame. No. 1 Army, the two-time reigning national champion, and No. 2 Notre Dame, returning a plethora of service men from World War II, engage in a slugfest that results in a scoreless tie, prompting one headline story to read "Much Ado About Nothing-Nothing." The game's most memorable moment occurs in the second quarter. With the ball at the Army 44, the Cadets' Heisman Trophy-winner Felix "Doc" Blanchard finds a gap and races toward the left sideline in Yankee Stadium (with a capacity audience of 74,121 in attendance) before safety John Lujack, the final line of defense, comes across the field to make a diving shoestring tackle at Notre Dame's 36. The drive ends with Terry Brennan intercepting a Cadet pass at the 10-yard line. On the prior series, Notre Dame had driven to the Army 4-yard line, but eschewed the field goal attempt — Irish head coach Frank Leahy believed it would be an affront to the team imposing its will on Army — and failed to convert on fourth down. 35 Years Ago: Nov. 8, 1986 With the first and still only NCAA "death penalty" looming around the corner that would cancel its entire 1987 and 1988 football seasons, 5-3 SMU visits 3-4 Notre Dame and suffers a 61-29 defeat to an emerging Irish team under first-year head coach Lou Holtz. Dallas native Tim Brown, recruited illegally by SMU in 1984, catches four passes for 176 yards, high- lighted by an 84-yard touchdown toss from quarterback Steve Beuerlein (11-of-20 passing for 269 yards), and carries seven times for 37 yards, including a 15-yard score. The 615 yards of total offense are the most by Notre Dame in nine years, and senior John Carney's four field goals tie a school record. 30 Years Ago: Nov. 9, 1991 The No. 5-ranked Fighting Irish build a 31-7 first-half lead versus Tennessee and drive to the shadow of the Volunteers' goal line … only to lose 35-34. It ties the 55-24 loss at USC for the biggest lead ever squandered by Notre Dame in a game. "This is the most difficult loss I've ever been associated with," said Notre Dame's Lou Holtz, in his 23rd season as a head coach. "It's the most disappointed I've ever been in my life … I really don't know how we'll come back from this. It's a crazy game." Anniversaries In Notre Dame Football History: Nov. 6-12 John Lujack's diving, shoestring tackle of Heisman winner Felix "Doc" Blanchard helped preserve a 0-0 tie between No. 1 Army and No. 2 Notre Dame in 1946. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS UNDER THE DOME 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.