Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME Nickname: "Back home I'm called 'Cornboy.' My club coach called me Con-boy because of Connor. We were 8 years old and the kids on the team thought it'd be funny to call me Cornboy." Dorm: "St. Edward's Hall." Major: "Management consulting." Favorite movie: "I love 'Remember the Titans', and I love 'Sandlot.'" Favorite TV show: "'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' with Will Smith." Song you're listening to right now: "Taylor Swift's new album." Role model: "I always try to be like my Paps, my grandpa. He passed away a couple years ago. The one thing he always did was he was always positive about the way he went about life. I always try to be as positive as I can be." Best player you've faced: "Current Columbus Crew midfielder Wil Trapp." What would your last meal be: "Mac and cheese." Getting To Know … JUNIOR MIDFIELDER CONNOR KLEKOTA ✦ GIMME FIVE The official attendance at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., in Notre Dame's 49-39 victory versus Navy Nov. 1 was listed at a disappointing 36,807. That was the third fewest at a Notre Dame football game since Blue & Gold Illus- trated was first published in 1981, Gerry Faust's inaugural year as the head coach of the Fight- ing Irish. Notre Dame had also played at FedEx Field in 2011, versus Maryland in the Shamrock Series. The attendance in that game was almost double with 70,251. Next year, Notre Dame will play Boston Col- lege at Boston's venerable Fenway Park, which officially seats 37,500 for baseball but could be expanded by several thousand for football. Here are the five lowest attendance figures at a Notre Dame football game since 1981. Opponent (Year) Attendance 1. Wake Forest (2011) 36,307 2. Air Force (1981) 36,700 3. Navy (2014) 36,807 4. Navy (1996) 38,651* 5. Rutgers (2000) 40,011 * The game was in Dublin, Ireland, at Croke Park. A close sixth was the 1982 tie at Oregon (40,381). MOVING? Let our customer service department know your new address! CALL US 1-800-421-7751