Indiana at Notre Dame

Saturday, November 13, 1920

Notre Dame beat Indiana 13–⁠10. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 6–⁠3–⁠1.

AwayIndiana5–⁠2 in 1920
10
HomeNotre Dame9–⁠0 in 1920
13

FinalHigh 28°F, low 14°FAttendance 14,000

In the newspapers

  • The Indiana daily times's story: TWO FOOTBALL TITLES PLACED FOR THIS FALL Notre Dame Takes All-State HOnors and Butler Clinches I. C. A. L. Flag. INDIANA SHOWS POWER

    Indiana daily times, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 15, 1920, page 8

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    TWO FOOTBALL TITLES PLACED FOR THIS FALL Notre Dame Takes All-State HOnors and Butler Clinches I. C. A. L. Flag. INDIANA SHOWS POWER NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-Negotiatons for post-season game between Notre Dame and Penn State at the Polo Grounds have been opened by the New York National League Club, according to an announcement by Secretary O’Brien. The athletic committee of both universities will consider the invitatiOn at meetings this week. 1t was an afternoon of grid champion ships Saturday in the collegiate football ranks OF Indiana and Notre Dame and Butler were the teams victorious. Notre Dame won the highest honors HoosierdOom can bestow on a. college eleven by handing Indiana at 13-to- 1c defeat on the Washington park gridiron. Pat Page and his band of Butler Bull DOGS hoped over to Terre Haute for thelr first awayfrom- home game of the season and put the ]. c. A, L. title n their own little safety deposit vault. by Slipping Rose Poly the short end Of a 35-to-7 tally. II the Indiana-N otra Dame game had been boxing match the Crimson athletes of Indiana would have been given the decision without an argument, because they beat Notre Dame in two Of the four rounds” one was even and Notre Dame won the fourth. Coming here heralded as about the best in the game and full of the old stuff that goes with big victories, the Irish seemed just a wee bit too cocky. But Continued on Page Nine)

  • The The New York herald's story: NOTRE DAME WINS IN LAST QUARTER Scores TWo TouchdoWns and Defeats Indiana, I3 to 10.

    The New York herald, New York, N.Y., November 14, 1920, page 52

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    NOTRE DAME WINS IN LAST QUARTER Scores TWo TouchdoWns and Defeats Indiana, I3 to 10. INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 13.--Indlana sprang surprise on Notre Dame. and the conquerors of the Army had diff Guilty in defeating the Crimson 10 to 10 here to-day. Notre Dame did not get started until near the end OF the third periods. when they carried the ball on end runs by Mohardt and Glpp to the Crimson / yard line. where the quarter ended. Gipp went over for Notre Dame first touchdown on the first play IN the fourth period He then kicked goal Shortly after Notre Dame Kicked off Indiana fumbled and Notre Dame recovered the ball on Indiana’s 90 yard line. Brandy made a touchdown. but GIN faled 10 kick goal. Indiana scored on a place Kick by Capt. Rislev in the second period and with a touchdown and goal In the third. 1ndana’s touchdown was made by Haney. who received n twenty-five yard forward pass and fell across the goal line Rlsley kicked goal. Until Notre Dame started its march for touchdown in the third period In diana had the better OF the play ana kept the ball mostly in Notre Dame’s territory The lineup:

  • The Evening star's story: NoTRE DAME EXTENDED TO WIN FROM INDIANA

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 14, 1920, page 1

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    NoTRE DAME EXTENDED TO WIN FROM INDIANA INDIAEAPOJ IS. November 13.-lndiana sprang a surprise on Notre Dame and the conquerors of the Army had difficulty in defeating the Crimson. 10 to 10, here today. Notre Dame did not &c; started until near the end Of the third period. when they car ried the ball on end runs by Mohardt and Gipp to the Crimson 1-yard line. where the quarter ended. Sipp went over for Notre Danes first touch down on the first play in the fourth period. He then kicked goal. Shortly after Notre Dame kicked off. Indiana fumbled and Notre Dame recovered the ball on lndiana’s So yaro linz. Erandy made touchdown. but Gill failed to kick goal. . r..1iana scored on a place kick by Capt. Z:sley in the second period and with a touchdown and goal in the third. Indiana’s touchdown was made by Heney. who received 25-yard FORWARD pass and w.: 9sFnss the goal Tine. Risley kicked goal.

  • The New-York tribune's story: Notre Dame Rallies and Beats Indiana, Ii to 10

    New-York tribune, November 14, 1920, page 22

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    Notre Dame Rallies and Beats Indiana, Ii to 10 INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 13.-Indiana sprang a surprise on Notre Dame, and the conquerors OF the Army had diff Guilty in defeating the Crimson 13 to 10 here to-day Notre Dame did not get started until near the end OF the third period. when they carried the ball on end runs by Mohardt and Gipp to the Crimson one c-yard line, where the quarter ended. Gimp went over for Notre Danes rirsU touchdown on the first play in the fourth period. Ile then. kicked goal Shortly after Notrc Dame kicAed off. Indiana fumbled and Notre Dame recovered the ball on lndiana’s thirty five-yard line. Brandy made q touch d. HHt Gil failed to kick goal.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

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Notre Dame 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Notre Dame leads 24–⁠4–⁠1 in 29 meetings, counting the 19 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17CFP First Round
1991Notre Dame 49, Indiana 27
1958Notre Dame 18, Indiana 0
1957Notre Dame 26, Indiana 0
1956Notre Dame 20, Indiana 6
1955Notre Dame 19, Indiana 0

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