Notre Dame at Navy

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  Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 9, 1941, page 1

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  Human Stukd’ Sinks Navy as Irish Win,,2O-13 BertelIi’s Passing Offsets Middies’ Power Thrusts BALTIMORE, Nov. 8.-Rising brilliantly from the dependency of its muddy tie with Army, Notre Dame remained among the ma TONS great unbeaten teams today by turning back the desperate challenge of Navy, 20 TO 13. The Irish toppled the hitherto unbeaten Midshipmen with a fourth period touchdown that was born of the mighty passing arm of lanky Angelo Bertelli. a sophomore from Springfield. Mass. The incredible youngster was responsible for all but few OF the 232 yards the Irish gained through the air and was the spearhead of each Irish drive. Against this human Stuka. the big Navy team threw the full brunt of their power and running attack. Twice they pierced the Irish armor, and went into the final chapter with a 1913 tie. After Notre Dame had taken the lead that was destined TO pre-. vail until the end, Navy counter. attacked sharply midway in the last quarter with a drive that failed overwhelmingly on Notre Danes 3-yard line.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 10, 1941, page 5

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  Navy Loses Thriller 10 NoireDanle 6O,0OO Spectators See Midshipmen Fall from Jndefeated Ranks BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 10. - Notre Danes fighting Irish out played the Navy in a thrilling bat tie last Saturday afternoon to win 20 to 13. The Navy drove to the three yard line late in the last quarter. Sixty thousand fans saw the Midshipmen fall from the ranks of the undefeated after the two teams fought evenly in the first three periods, then the Irish struck the winning touchdown early in the final quarter.

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  The Tacoma times, Tacoma, Wash., November 11, 1941, page 10 (results column)

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  Spsa YORk – The anonymous CERT who first remarked that the bigger they are the harder they fall can come out Of hiding and take his bows For on this eighth Monday Of the 1a4i season there are only seven MAJOR indicated football teams in America – and three Of them are tied. The perfect record squads are Minnesota, Duke. Texas A. 4 NJ. and Duquesne. Those who are indicated but tied are Notre Dame. Mississippi State and Texas. On Saturday Minnesota meets lows and Duke tackles North Carolina In normal years Iowa and North Caro- lima wouldn’t be given any more chance than Santa Claus In . bull pen. but In case the news hasn’t yet reached your preeinct-this In not . normal year In any sense Of the word. Check that with Fordham and Texas. up 10 three days ago considered the toughest, toughest, fastest and strongest squads in the land. The Rams bowl plans wers all but cancelled by Special Delivery Jones, a postman who didn’t ring twice. Jones and Pitts burgh whipped Fordham, 1870. Texas which has been building five years for this season. WAS tied by Baylor. Tt. in a game which prompted thousands of fans to call the nearest newspaper or radio station for a check on the score. Where Pitt had lost five straight, Baylor had been whipped by Texas A. q NJ. $50, only two weeks earlier, and their showings all but eclipsed the downfall Of Army md Navy. Harvard toppled the Cadets. 20 s. and Notre Dame was forced to 20 all out to turn back the Navy in a 20–⁠13 thriller. Several of the other survivors had equally tough shedding. Duke breezed over Davidson, $50. but Minnesota slipped past Nebraska only 90, Duquesne defeated st. Mary’s by the same score; Texas A. 4 NJ. had trouble with sMU. 2i.1o, and Mississippi state came through against Auburn only 14-T. Needless 10 say, the howl situations were seriously mud died. In the west. stanford edxed closer to Pasadena by whipping Southern California 80 Duke remained highly eligible hut Notre Dame and Minnesota already have COM mifted themselves TO New Years NJ home. Duquesns meets Mississippi State this week and the two Texas Titans collide later. Three beaten teams still hoping for a bid came through with colors flying. Alabama defeated Tulane, 1914, for its sixth victory; Miss our slapped NYU $50, and Okla home crushed Iowa state, 500. The two Big Six leaders meet this week TO decide their conference title and a possible post-season invitation 10 the Orange Bowl At Miami, but possibly TO New Or leans or Dallas. The situation by sections. The Esst-Duquesne is the only unbeafen team in the territory. and now the leading bowl aspirant, Syracuse, a bowl hopeful despit. 4 slim defeat by Cornell earlier N the year, was smsshsd

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  Evening star, November 8, 1941, page 1 (results column)

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  navy DEFEATED BY NOTRE DAME 20 TO 13 PITT UPSETS FORDHAM; ARMY LOSES> 20–⁠6 Football Scores 2 ; 1 1o.., Alabama $500 6 o Z 8–⁠81 | Tulane o OLA Army -- 6 o o o. @ Harvard – o 6 7 7–⁠2O Auburn ~ o ! 0 o. Z Mississippi St. o O14 Ola Baylor --- o o o Texas o I O Boston College o 713 8–⁠2e Wake Forest o O o g. g Brown – q O o o. o Holy Cross 6 O Ola Columbia “ o o Gle Penn. - 6 O13 O-10 Cornell – Z Z Z O-21 Yale – o o o = 7 Dartmouth – O13 O-2O Davidson o O O o. O Duke 1414 II 14–⁠58 Florida - 3 O o o. 3 Georgia ~ o 21O 7–⁠10 FOrdham -- o O 0 o. o Pitt. - o o 6–⁠13 Furman ~ O Z O 8–⁠13 Geo. Wash’ton O 6 o o. 6 Georgetown 7 6 6–⁠26 Maryland – O o o o. o Georgia Tech. g Z Z O-2O Kentucky – o 7 o B-13 Illinois ---- o o o o. o Northwestern “a o O 6–⁠2O Johns Hopkins o g 7–⁠2O Blue Ridge O13 6 Ole Michigan State O O O o. o. Purdue – o o o o. o. Minnesota – O g o g. 3 Nebraska w o o o o. Of Missouri $1,000 o Z 1926 New York U. O o o o. OI Navy o 6 O-13 Notre Dame O13 o 30 North Caro-. st. 8 0 o O-13 V. P. 1. o Z o ia Ohio State 20 O13 1916 Wisconsin 14–⁠34 Penn. State 72O o 7–⁠34 Syracuse O o 1910 Sou. Methodist Z 3 Texas A. g. NJ. 7 o Temple O 7 o TIA Villanova – Z 0 g O-13 Virginia ~ 72O o OPT w. and L. o O 7 o. u V. NJ. M.I..- 0 o o o. OI Vim. e. Mary o 7–⁠21

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.

Officially, Notre Dame leads 82–⁠13–⁠1; as played, 84–⁠13–⁠1 in 98 meetings, counting the 83 since this game.