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Drake at Notre Dame

Saturday, October 17, 1931

Notre Dame beat Drake 63–⁠0. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 6–⁠0.

AwayDrake5–⁠6 in 1931
0
HomeNotre Dame6–⁠2–⁠1 in 1931
63

FinalHigh 52°F, low 38°F, 0.14 in. of rainAttendance 23,835

On the newsreel

  • NOTRE DAME BLASTS DRAKE IN PIGSKIN THRILLER — SCORE 63-0Ossie Solem’s Bulldogs are unable to stem the tide of the Irish, determined to string out their successive victories and the visitors are set down as the Anderson annihilators stretch the University’s record to…Universal Newsreel, October 19, 1931. Catalog record at the National Archives

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Notre Dame 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Drake–Notre Dame game

Notre Dame leads 8–⁠0 in eight meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1937Notre Dame 21, Drake 0
1932Notre Dame 62, Drake 0
1931Notre Dame 63, Drake 0
1930Notre Dame 28, Drake 7
1929Notre Dame 19, Drake 7
1928Notre Dame 32, Drake 6

Around this game

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