Terry Brennan steered one of the more amazing rebounds in Notre Dame history when the 2-8 team in 1956 finished No. 10 nationally in 1957, highlighted by the epic upset of Oklahoma.
PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELATIONS in 12 years.
5. 1957: THE SHOCK TROOPS
1957: Fourth-year head coach Terry Brennan had been hung in effigy a year earlier — and now he didn't even have 1956
Dame endured its most miserable season in its history with a 2-8 mark, including a 40-0 loss at home to No. 1 Okla- homa. PERCEIVED PROBLEMS IN
PREVIOUS YEAR: Notre
avenged losses to five different teams that had beaten the Irish the pre- vious year, and recorded a 23-21 comeback win against No. 10 Army. The Irish also posted the greatest upset in school history with a 7-0 win at Norman to end Oklaho- ma's NCAA-record 47- game winning streak. The 7-3 final record el-
Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung on the team anymore. RESULT: Notre Dame
evated the Irish to a No. 10 finish in the AP.
4. 1913: BUILDING A REPUTATION
1913: Under first-year head coach and athlet- ics director Jesse Harper,
wasn't anything wrong with the record (7-0), but the schedule was pathetic with opponents like St. Viator, Adrian, Morris Harvey and Wa- bash. PERCEIVED PROBLEMS IN
PREVIOUS YEAR: There
