Washington at Notre Dame

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  Evening star, November 28, 1948, page 43

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  SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. 27.- An era ended in football here today as Notre Danes green-shirted horde swept through the University ot Washington to q 46–⁠0 triumph. Until today the ghost of Knute Rockne hovered over the Notre Dame campus and football field. But today Rockne’s ablest pupil. Frank Leahy, went step ahead Of the old master. 1t was the 2lst consecutive victory for Leahy-coached Notre Dame teams and their 9th in a row with out defeat. 1t also was the ninth straight Irish triumph this season The record of Rockne-coached teams was 26 victories without a defeat during the 1929 and 1880 seasons. One-Sided Victory. Today’s victory was not q great one for the Irish. Five Washington fumbles and five Notre Dame recoveries in the first half tell the story of what happened to the Huskies on their first excursion into this sector. The record bound Irish seized on every enemy miscue to achieve their objective. It was Washington’s first meet ing in football with Notre Dame and, after the first half, most of the 50,609 fans wondered why it was arranged at all. Leahy sent 4a players into the game and ordered no passes thrown in the second half in a vain attempt to hold down the score. Washington used “a players in its futile effort to hold the Irish 1t was the first time in 25 games Notre Dame had not played before a sellout crowd at home or on the road. =. Last For Irish Stars. It also was the final home game for a half dozen Notre Dame reg ulars and they made the most of it Frank Tripucka, the lad who SC ably replaced Johnny Lujack al quarterback, threw three touch. down passes. Fullback Johnny Pa. nelli, leading ground gamer with 81 yards, sparked the first touch

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  Roanoke Rapids daily herald, North Carolina, November 28, 1948, page 8

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  NOtre Dame Wins 400 Over Washington South Bend, Ind, Nov. 27 rAP) The football was like creased pig to the University of Washington today. Eotre Dame turned five fun bles by the huskies into quick souchdowns during the first half TO romp rodeo fashion to a 46o triumph. It was the Irish’s greatest Win ming margin in nine consecutive decisions this season and stretch ed their victory streak to a school record of 21.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 29, 1948, page 3 (results column)

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  NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-tR-W tn scattered exceptions, the m yri q owls could start printing programs today and begin hragging about who is going to serve the best football game. The debate over the outstanding rost-season attraction is bound to wax hotter than usual because six of the ten top teams in last week s next to the last Associa ted Pr ss poll are to square ‘f . three oi the annual fixtures. Tae Suear Bowl New Orleans might be excused 4or puffing out it’s chest little farther than the others, because it landed the No. 4 team, North Carolina. and the No 6. Oklahoma, the Big Seven cham pion Tie papa Of the Jan. 1 extrava- eanzas-the Rose at Pasadena- counters with one of the two un- hlemished powers in Bowl action, fifth ranked California, and North western, No. T. The Cotton Bowl at Dallas match os Southern Method St University, No in the last AP poll, and Ore gon, No 10. | seventh member Of the select f5@aft- t1a-ea,,lr15 (,iap,e,,, o1 zo npbea n and united will meet Missouri in lhe Gator Bowl at Jacksonville. Fla. Miami’s orange Bowl reached dawn to pick Georgia from the No l2 srot. Sponsors haven’t named an cTro-ent yet but are expected to- day to give the noi to Texas, waose record of seven victories, two de- feats and one t.e has failed to tring it into the first twenty teams. Dana x Billie, athletic director of the Longhorns. acknowledged that Teyas was being considered for the Miami bid and he left little dount ahcut the teams acceptance. The national championship as- rects have Leen removed from the Fowl events, so the boys can go ahead and argue 1t out. Michiean, the No. l team in the ! nation, can’t compete under Vest l srn Conference ruling forbidding re- turn trips to Pasadena. Notre Dame, ! No. 2, and Army, No. 3. trad.tionally shu,l the extracurricular activity. The Wolverines fin shed tn cir without tarnish, extend ing a two-year winning strea ak. Notre Dame is expected to do like wise Saturday in it’s finale agains- southern California Army had it’s perfect season spoil d in the annual service game spec .aole at Philadelphia Saturday by l battered Navy team that sledge- hammered its way to 21–⁠21 draw. Iris was one of the football ;hockers of all tiEle-a first slip ID for the West Pointers, whose platoons had stormed Ill opposition, and a moral victory or the lowly midshipmen, who had est 13 straight. Notre Dame and Clemson scored .rirmphs to keep their states clean The oppovtunist Irish, converting ‘umnles into touchdowns, stormed ,yer Washington, 46–⁠0. Clemson ripped Auburn. 7–⁠6, and now must ,lay The Citadel. Grange B owl bound Georgia ‘linched the Southeastern Confer nee crown by hum ling it’s state iyal, Georgia Tech, 2l-13. Tulane opped Louisiana State 46–⁠0 and trimmed Mississippi State AT, for runnerup honors. Wander .ilt, which grew in strength as the eason progressed, finished sue

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