Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME 105 Years Ago: Nov. 6, 1909 Notre Dame records its first major upset in its 22-year football history with an 11-3 victory at Michigan's Ferry Field in front of approximately 6,000 spectators. Also traveling to the game is Walter Camp, known as "The Father of American Football," and Walter Eckersall, an esteemed writer for the Chicago Tribune and a premier football authority. It was Notre Dame's first victory in nine tries against the mighty Wolverines dynasty. U-M was coached by Fielding Yost and Frank "Shorty" Longman, who played on Yost's teams from 1903-05 that outscored its opposition 565-6, 567-22 and 485-2. Longman knew Yost's system inside and out, and also learned Yost's tactics of psychological warfare and subterfuge. After falling behind 3-0, Notre Dame used touchdowns by Pete Vaughan and Billy Ryan and an extra point by Ryan to pull off the stunning victory (1909 was the last season touchdowns were worth only five points). When the final score was read back at Notre Dame's Cartier Field where the 500-member student body congregated, a bonfire was set on campus and the normally conservative students — and priests — danced through the night. 65 Years Ago: Nov. 5, 1949 During a 34-21 victory at Michigan State that extends Notre Dame's unbeaten streak to 34, junior quarterback Bob Williams sets a school record for completion percentage (requiring a minimum of 10 attempts). He completes 13 of 16 passes — an .813 percentage that would last for 27 years — for 177 Anniversaries In Notre Dame Athletics History: Nov. 4-10