Indiana at Notre Dame

Saturday, October 29, 1921

Notre Dame beat Indiana 28–⁠7. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 7–⁠3–⁠1.

AwayIndiana3–⁠4 in 1921
7
HomeNotre Dame10–⁠1 in 1921
28

Final1.12 in. of rainAttendance 20,000

In the newspapers

  • Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, October 30, 1921

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    NOTRE DAME SCORES VICTORY OVER INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS. IND, Oct. ~ Ripping drives through the line. 49, ternated with an aerial attack In the last two periods today gavo Notre Dame Il 2S-to-7 victory over Indians. The field was covered with water and mud from an all-morninG rain. Indiana was able to hold the Cath olics even in the first two periods. the count being seven points each when the halfway mark was reached. Indiana’s attack was almost COM pletely smothered in the last two periods. Crimson elected TO play straight football until the final pc Rod whcE forward passes were used. Little ground was gained by this method OF attack. however.

  • The The New York herald's story: Notre Dame Downs Indiana, on Mud Covered Field

    The New York herald, October 30, 1921, page 46

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    Notre Dame Downs Indiana, on Mud Covered Field INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 2s.-Ripping drives through the line, alternated with an aerial attack in the last two periods, to-day gave Notre Dame a 2s to VIC tory over Indiana. The field was COW cred with water and mud from an all morning rain. Indianns attack was almost COM pletely smothered in the last two periods. The Crimson elected to play straight football until the final period, when forward passes were used. Little ground was gained. however, by this attack. The lineup and summary:

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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Our ratings (scores only)

Notre Dame 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Notre Dame leads 24–⁠4–⁠1 in 29 meetings, counting the 18 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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