Notre Dame at Purdue

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 13, 1947, page 1

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  NEW YORK, Oct. 12-B- Football fanatics, just catching their breath today after Saturdays thrilling college gridiron skirmishes which produced more than the usual share of upsets, lopsided scores and an important scoreless deadlock, were bemoaning the fate that keeps the powerful Notre Dame and Michigan elevens from clashing head on this year. Quite a few armchair experts believe that Coach Frank Leahy S Fighting Irish and Fritz Crisler’s Wolverines are the two top col lege teams in the country, some are even of the opinion that Michigan boasts an eleven on a par with if not better than the Wanted Notre Dame aggregation. Since the two high scoring outfits do not meet, it is difficult to make an accurate comparison, but the Wolverine adherents point to Michigan’s $50 rout of Pittsburgh yesterday to offer a possible measure of comparison. A week ago Notre Dame defeat ed Pitt 40–⁠6. It was the third straight over whelming triumph for the VOL verines who smell Rose Bowl blossoms. They swamped STAN ford 49–⁠13 last week following a $50 walkover of a strong Michigan State team. Yesterdays sta tistics were appalling – first downs % to one, rushing 262 yards to 10. passing 234 to SO. The Ramblers of Notre Dame did not have such ar easy time of it as did Michigan, although they scored a 22–⁠7 triumph over a good Purdue team for their second straight win. In fact, the Irish were outrushed and out fought by the battling Boiler makers and won mainly because of quarterback Johnny Lujack’s passing w%izardry. The six-foot PENNSYLVANIA completed IA of % passes for an aggregate of 176 yards, he passed for one kto.aehdoWn, ran Is yasds for an

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Officially, Notre Dame leads 60–⁠26–⁠2; as played, 62–⁠26–⁠2 in 90 meetings, counting the 71 since this game.