Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME Anniversaries In Notre Dame Athletics History: Nov. 20-26 touchdowns in one quarter for the first time in 26 years during a 59-6 demolition of Tulane in Notre Dame Stadium. The Green Wave fumbles two 65 Years Ago: Nov. 22, 1947 No. 1 Notre Dame scores five kickoffs that aid short touch- down drives and a 32-0 Notre Dame lead after the first quar- ter. The Irish would not eclipse this point total in one quarter until 49 years later when it would score 40 points in the second quarter during a 60-6 victory against Pitt on Nov. 16, 1996. tallies the first two touchdowns on a three-yard run and then a 20-yard pass from quarterback John Lujack. Halfback Terry Brennan also crosses the goal line twice in the opening 15 minutes, with a 37-yard touch- down dash by halback Bill Gom- pers sandwiched in between. Replacing ill head coach Frank Halfback Emil "Six Yard" Sitko Leahy, acting head coach Ed "Moose" Krause substitutes lib- erally thereafter, with the last touchdown scored by fifth-team back Jim Brennan, younger brother of Terry. with a hard-fought 24-22 victory at Miami and then presents the game ball to team captain and 45 Years Ago: Nov. 24, 1967 Notre Dame caps its 8-2 season Emil "Six Yard" Sitko scored twice to lead the early barrage for the lustrated ranked defending national champ Notre Dame No. 1, while Miami was No. 3. Both enter this season finale with two losses, but the Hurri- halfback Rocky Bleier, who tore his knee ligaments a week earlier in a win at Georgia Tech. In the preseason, Sports Il- canes had won six in a row and played excellent defense, led by Ted "The Stork" Hendricks. They also had the Irish at home in the heat. After facing a 13-3 deficit, No. 1 Irish against Tulane in 1947. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELATIONS Notre Dame rallies to take a 24- 16 lead before Miami sets up for the game-tying two-point con-