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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM SEPT. 28, 2024 15 º75 Years Ago: Oct. 1, 1949 Notre Dame's first trip to the state of Washington resulted in a 27-7 victory that extended the Fighting Irish's unbeaten streak to 30 games — but an in- censed Notre Dame head coach Frank Leahy had no plans to return afterward. That's because prior to the game, Huskies head coach Howie Odell and ath- letics director Harvey Cassill secretly met with the four game officials to show tape of Notre Dame's 46-0 victory over Washington the year prior at Notre Dame Stadium in which they believe holding infractions were not called. Early on, repeated holding calls on the Irish (they were flagged 11 times for the game) kept the contest close before a 21-yard touchdown pass from Bob Williams to Leon Hart (both future College Football Hall of Fame inductees) tied the score at 7-7. Notre Dame pulled 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 asked reporters after having learned about the clandestine meet- ing between Washington and the game officials. "The officials today, all four of them, tried to even up a football game … if it was intended to be an in- structional clinic, a representative of Notre Dame should have been invited." The two teams didn't meet again until 46 years later. 60 Years Ago: Oct. 3, 1964 In head coach Ara Parseghian's home debut, Notre Dame snapped a five-game losing streak at home (1954-62) to longtime nemesis Purdue with a 34-15 victory. Boilermakers quarterback Bob Griese led Purdue on a 75-yard drive for a touchdown on the first possession, but 2 interceptions by Tom Longo helped set up the Fighting Irish with a 14-7 half- time lead. The game then broke open in the third quarter on a blocked punt by Kevin Hardy that Alan Page returned for a 57-yard touchdown. Captain Jim Carroll was credited with 21 tackles at linebacker as 2-0 Notre Dame, 2-7 the year prior, suddenly vaulted to No. 6 in the Associated Press poll. 50 Years Ago: Oct. 5, 1974 Notre Dame fullback Wayne "The Train" Bullock broke a single-game school record that had stood for 32 years with his 36 carries in a hard-fought 19-14 win at Michigan State. He totaled 127 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns to finish drives of 27 and 10 yards for the No. 7-ranked Irish. It was Notre Dame's third straight win in East Lansing after going 0-8-1 there from 1951-68. 25 Years Ago: Oct. 2, 1999 Jarious Jackson became 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 car- ries 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 Jackson's play. Flanker Joey Getherall caught 6 of Jackson's passes for 133 yards, highlighted by a 58-yard score, while tailback Tony Fisher netted 140 yards on 26 carries. 15 Years Ago: Oct. 3, 2009 Notre Dame made 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 had a third-and-goal at the Irish 1-yard line, but two quarterback sneaks by 6-foot-3 quarterback Jake Locker fell short. In the fourth quarter, with Washington leading 24-22, it had a first-and-goal at the 1-yard line, but the next three plays netted 1 lost yard. After a roughing-the-snapper penalty on the field goal attempt led to a new set of downs at the 1-yard line, Notre Dame made 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. 10 Years Ago: Oct. 4, 2014 On fourth-and-11 from the Stanford 23- yard line and trailing 14-10, Irish quarterback Everett Golson found tight end Ben Koyack alone in the back of the end zone with 61 seconds left in the game to give Notre Dame a 17-14 victory over Stanford on a cold, rainy afternoon in South Bend. Koyack, who caught the pass as he fell out of bounds, said he broke off his route when he saw the coverage and hoped Golson would see him. "He did," he said. "It felt like the ball was in the air for about an hour." Golson completed 20 of 43 throws for 241 yards with 1 interception and a fumble, but made the big play at the end to give the Irish the victory. Mean- while, the Irish defense held the Cardinal to 139 yards of total offense and just 47 yards rushing. The Fighting Irish improved to 5-0 for just the third time since Lou Holtz left in 1996 and the second time in three seasons. UNDER THE DOME Anniversaries In Notre Dame Football History: Sept. 28-Oct. 11 Tight end Ben Koyack caught a 23-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-11 with just more than a minute to go in the game to give Notre Dame a 17-14 win over Stanford on Oct. 4, 2014. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME Subscribers: Send your email to BGIsupport@BlueandGold.com Everything You Need To Know Before The Game! Blue & Gold Report, your weekly game preview newsletter, is emailed every pre-game Wednesday during the season. It has the latest information on the Irish's upcoming opponent, and it includes rosters, stats and depth charts that can be printed on 8½-by-11 paper. ✦ Complete opponent preview ✦ Updated rosters, depth charts, and stats ✦ Read it on your computer or mobile device