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✦ top storylines: notre dame vs. navy cially with the cut blocks service academies employ, might be needed. Health will be essential for the final late push. Kelly listed Nix as "questionable" for the Midshipmen. Although Nix did work out with the team on Monday, preparing for the triple option is a different animal, so the Irish staff will likely error on the side of caution. "We're not prepared to play anybody that can't get in there and practice and do the things necessary to prepare for the triple option," Kelly said of Nix. In other injury-related news: • Junior Cat linebacker/end Ishaq Williams has been ruled out for the Navy game after suffering a knee injury at Air Force. • Day, who played against USC (Oct. 19) and some last week, has been listed as "probable" after also having to leave the Air Force game with an injury. An MRI revealed it was a bone bruise. • Offensive left guard Chris Watt and right tackle Ronnie Stanley both were dinged against Air Force, but are on course to practice this week and play Saturday, according to Kelly. 50-50 In the 15 seasons from 1998‑2012, Notre Dame reached the 50-point mark in scoring only four times. Two of them occurred in back-to-back meetings with the Naval Academy in 2011 (56-14) and 2012 (50-10). Notre Dame has never tallied at least 50 points against any opponent in three straight meetings. It has had five previous chances: • Notre Dame defeated American Medical in 1902 (92‑0) and 1903 (52‑0), but the future doctors lost only 44‑0 in 1904. Their 142‑0 loss in 1905 (with the game even shortened) ended that one-sided series. Notre Dame Football tickets 25 years in business Buy ✦ SeLL ✦ TrAde BeST SeLecTioN & priceS Senior linebacker DJ Sargenti and the Midshipmen — who fell to the Irish 56-14 in 2011 and 50-10 in 2012 — will try to prevent Notre Dame from tallying 50 points against the same opponent in three straight meetings for the first time in school history. photo courtesy navy • Head coach Jesse Harper's Notre Dame units whipped his former Alma team in 1913 (62-0) and 1914 (56‑0), but the gap closed to 32-0 by 1915. • Under Hunk Anderson, Notre Dame romped against Drake in 1931 (63-0) and 1932 (62-0), but the schools did not meet again until 1937, a 21‑0 Irish shutout. • Ara Parseghian's top-five Irish teams cruised past Iowa in 1967 (56‑6) and 1968 (51-28), the last time the two programs met on the gridiron. • Finally, Lou Holtz's Notre Dame units sailed past the Midshipmen in 1993 (58-27) and 1994 (58-21). The next year, though, Navy led Notre Dame 17-14 in the second half before falling 35-17 when backup quarterback Tom Krug had to replace an injured Ron Powlus. ✦ www.NotreDametickets.com Call 1-800-925-2500 for friendly, personal service and a Special Discount today! Tickets also available for other nationwide events including MLB, NFL, Auto racing, NBA, all sports, concerts ✦ Page 8