Navy at Notre Dame

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  Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, October 14, 1928, page 1

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  NOTRE Dame BEATS NAVY MIDDIES 20 Greatest Collection of Fans, $4,000, See Micks Win By One Touchdown SOLDIER FIELD, Chicago, Oct. Is. @LP1-The greatest gridiron specta- Gle American football ever has known furnished the background for Notre Danes comeback today and a z to Q triumph over the battered forces OF the United States Naval Academy. Before a record SCATTERING crowd unofficially estimated at 10000, sur passing any ~outpouring this historic field or any other has ever handled for football, the Green-jerseyed war riors of Knute Rockne seized a “break” late in the third quarter and scored the only touchdown of the game early in the final period on a forward pass. A poor punt from the toe Of big Whitley” Lloyd. Navy back. which slanted off ut a queer angle and traveled only seven yards. gave Notrs Dame the ball on the Middle 2S-yard stripe. The flashy Hoosier back field. with Jack Chevigny and John Niemic doing the heavy work. aided by BILLY” Dew. opened up the bis charge. They slanted off tackle “a the l3-yard mark in a succession OF short thrusts. then changed goals ms the gun barked to end the quarter. The short interval gave m opportunity for Rockne TO employ some strategy which he did by sending in Colerick 70 replace Collins at left end. The Navy suspected this meant

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 15, 1928, page 5

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  NOTRE DAME COMES BACK; NAVY LOSER Crowd Estimated at l22,- 900 Sees Rockne’s Eleven Win CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-The great est gridiron spectacle of American football furnished the background Saturday afternoon for Notre Dame for a comeback and T to 0 tri- umph over the battered Navy team before a record crown unofficially estimated at 122,000. Rockne’s warriors seized the break late in the third quarter and scored the only touchdown of the game on a pass early in the fourth quarter. A poor punt from Whitey Lloyd, Navy back, paved the way for Notre Dame’s score. The Navy was completely out played during the game and was lucky to keep Notre Dame from scoring during the first three quar- ters.

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Officially, Notre Dame leads 82–⁠13–⁠1; as played, 84–⁠13–⁠1 in 98 meetings, counting the 96 since this game.