Notre Dame at Navy

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  The globe-independent, Hagerstown, Md., November 9, 1944, page 8

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  Nayx-Notre Dame Game. On Saturday afternoon l had the good fortune to see the Navy–Notre Dame game at the Municipal Stadi- UNI in Baltimore and although l was pulling for the Middies to win, looked for a close score, with perhaps the extra point after touch down deciding the game. But what really happened was a Navy victory that was far more cne-sided than even the 32–⁠13 score. The story of the game is soon told. 1t was just a case of trying to break down solid stone wall with loose rocks on the offense and try ing to stop battering ram with a picket fence on the defense. Notre Dame never even came close to even bending the Navy line, but whenever Navy took the ball, they just opened up the center of the Irish forward wall, as if some one had pressed a button to open an electrically controlled gate. Their backs needed little or no interference in running the ball, they just waited till that hole in the center opened up and then ploughed through it for first down after first down. To me. one of the outstanding features of the game was the fact that Navy was only forced to punt three times in the entire so minutes of play. In the second half, Notre Dame took to the air and while their pass ing attack, spanked by Dansewicz’s accurate pegging, netted them their two touchdowns. it was noticeable that the pass receiver never got away on any long runs after sharing the ball. The Irish attempted 80 passes and compelled IS, but their net gain on passes was only 1854 yards. Navy completed three out OF nine passes for a gain of AZ yards. The vital statistics of the game. however, were these. Yards gained rushing-Navy 314. Notre Dame 96.

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  The daily monitor leader, Mount Clemens, Mich., November 7, 1944, page 1

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  AdniraI’S Word Becomes Order PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7 - GA high-ranking Naval Off Ger poked his head into the Middies dressing room just before the second half kickoff of the Navy–Notre Dame game at Baltimore on Saturday. Look, let’s win this one” he said. Hey, that’s an order” said Commander Oscar E. Hagberg, coach, after the officer left. The Middies won 32–⁠13. The officer was Adm. Ernest J. King, commander-in-chief of the u. S. fleet and chief of Naval operations, the Maxwell football club was told yesterday by Ray SWartz, assistant Navy line coach.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 6, 1944, page 2 (results column)

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  WOW! JUST SEE WHAT NAVY DID 10 N0TRE DAME The Navy’s potential power finally exploded last Saturday afternoon with all of it’s might to crush Notre Dams previously unbeaten and un- tied Irishmen in five touchdown wave in the number one game of the day that also marked waves of other upsets. The Army. Ohio State, Randolph Field, Mississippi State, Wake For est, Norman Navy and Yale man. aged to protect unmarred their rec ords but Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Oklahoma Aggies, Alabama, and Iowa State were among those to taste the first bitter dose of defeat. Irish Miss Everything Superior line power made the Navy’s machine click to 32 to 13 win while the Irish, missing every chance, was smothered at every turn by the offense, until in desperation i it took to the air in the second half. Army’s Big Score ! Army barely got a workout for next weeks game with Notre Dame, rolling Villanova 83 to 0, the biggest score in six victories and the third largest in Cadet history. , Ohio State had come from behind for the first time but took charge after the first 15 minutes to make a sick row of Indians at the expense of 21 to T. Duke Scores Upset Outside of the Navy–Notre Dame result, probably the most surprising score of the day was Dukes 19 to B wreck of Georgia Tech Engineers who now have been beaten four times. The Blue Devils came from behind twice in the last period to wreck the Bowl hopes of Coach Bill Alexander’s boys. Oklahoma Aggies Upset Something had to give way when the Oklahoma Aggies and Norman Navy, two teams with a perfect record, met. The Aggies gave way falling to the Navy Pliers 15 too. Tulsa suffered it second straight defeat in two weeks, lowing to the Iowa Seahawks AT to 27. Michigan handed Pennsylvania its worst beating since the George Mun- ger regime, fl to 19 In the Midwest, Minnesota and Northwestern battled to IA to 14 tie. Purdue smothered Wisconsin 35 tc 0 and Iowa earned it’s first decision at Nebraska’s expense, 27 to 6.

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  Evening star, November 5, 1944, page 1 (results column)

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  Navy TrompIes Irish In Baltimore, 32–⁠73; Georgia Tech Beaten Navys potential football power finally exploded yesterday. Before $1,000 fans jam med in Baltimore Stadium, the Cadets crushed Notre Dame, 32–⁠13. The defeat, which knocked the Irish from the unbeaten ranks, was the worst in Notre Danes 18-year rivalry with Navy. The days second most start ling surprise came in the defeat of hitherto unbeaten Georgia Tech by Duke, 1918. Army, Ohio State, Randolph Field, Mississippi State, Wake Forest, Norman, Navy and Yale remained undefeated, but Michigan State, Oklahoma Aggies, Alabama and Iowa State met their first defeats. “Details on sports pages.)

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 80 since this game.