USC at Notre Dame

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 27, 1949, page 42

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  |NotreDan1eR Rips 1rojjans Apart In go TussIe choiks Up Two IDS In 90 Seconds, Then Gume Becomes Romp BoUTH BEND, Ind. Nov. a. Notre Dame. en- route to its great est football season in history, romped through its ’37th game without defeat today by flattening Southern California, 32–⁠0. On a frozen gridiron swept by wintry blasts that kept most Of the capacity crowd of 57,214 under blankets, Coach Frank Leahy’s Irish triphammered two first quarter touchdowns in 80 seconds. Then, numerically, the unstoppable Irish punched points in each of the following periods to compile the biggest edge over the Trojans in 81 meetings. Notre Danes ninth consecutive win of the season developed into a “test tube” victory with Leahy experimenting on new plays that brought smiles to the famed Four Horsemen, celebrating their 25th reunion. Members of the late Knute Rockne’s unbeaten 1924 outfit saw Leahy use his great 250-pound, end, Leon Hart. as a bulldozing full back at times, employ End Bill Wightkin on flank runs. and dis patch Passer Bob Williams on several ball-carrying trips. Cap ping the shenanigans was inserton of a flock of second and third stringers midway in the last hall and eventually shooing all avail able seniors off tbe bench in the fading minutes. 1t was the last home appear | (See NOTRE DAME. Page R-2)

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 29, 1949, page 2

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  EIGHTEEN COLLEGE: |TEAM5 UNDEFEA!ED, UNITED FOR SEASON NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-tP- Eighteen college football teams sported unbeaten, united records to- oay and only one of them-Notre Dame-had game left to complete the regular season. The Irish wind up their cam paign next Saturday against South ern Methodist. They’ll be shooting for their 10th triumph of the year and their 3oth straight game with out defeat. The Thanks ksgiving weekend brought nary a casualty among the teams hoasting perfect records. Among them, Notre Dame showed under Southern California, 32–⁠0; Oklahoma routed Oklahoma ARM, 41–⁠0, Army sank Navy, 38–⁠0; Col lege Of Pacific ran over California Poly, S8-O Cannon CPa) downed Steubenville, 19–⁠0; Maryland State rolled past the Fayetteville (NC) Teacher, 60–⁠0; and Morgan State beat Virginia State 34–⁠7

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Officially, Notre Dame leads 51–⁠37–⁠5; as played, 53–⁠38–⁠5 in 96 meetings, counting the 75 since this game.