Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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defeated, and burst forth in a sincere cheer for the marvelous little quarterback Dorais and his record toss of thirtyfive yards." Another pass, this one to Charles Finegan, was completed before Pliska scored on a five-yard run. Dorais' extra point provided Notre Dame with a surprising 14-13 halftime lead. The Second Half The game became more "grounded" during the scoreless third quarter with Notre Dame attempting only one pass, which fell incomplete. Army put together the lone scoring threat when it drove to the Notre Dame 2-yard line before two tackles for loss, one by Rockne, forced a pass by Vernon Prichard that the multi-talented Dorais intercepted. With Army still wary of the pass, Notre Dame became more effective with the run, highlighted by a 25-yard sweep by Finegan that set up fullback Ray Eichenlaub's short scoring run and Dorais' PAT for a 21-13 cushion. At 6-0, 210 pounds, Eichenlaub could comfortably still fit into a 2013 backfield, but in his day, he was considered a behemoth (the largest starter along the Notre Dame line was 190 pounds). On the next series, with Army now more focused on stopping the run, Dorais returned to the air and capped the scoring drive with a five-yard pass to Pliska. Frustrated and befuddled on how to defend Harper's attack, Army became mentally drained when Notre Dame mixed the run and pass a final time, concluding with an eight-yard Eichenlaub run through the middle that made In his first season as Notre Dame's head coach, Jesse Harper was the mastermind behind Notre Dame scheduling and upsetting Army. photo courtesy notre dame media relations the final score 35-13, highlighted by the 21-0 fourth quarter. Wrote the New York Times in its coverage: "The Westerners flashed the most sensational football ever seen in the East." Authors Jim Beach and Daniel Moore in their book Army vs. Notre Dame, The Big Game: "The feature of the game that most amazed the sports fans in the East was the length of Dorais' passes. Some of the spiral throws traveled 35 to 40 yards to the receiver, an unheard of distance in those days." Back home, when the final score was finally posted downtown, the South Bend News-Times reported, "pandemonium broke loose among the students. With wild shrieks of delight they turned into Main Street and in a few moments 300 had gathered to celebrate the overwhelming victory. A snake dance was quickly formed and the men