North Carolina at Notre Dame

Saturday, October 25, 1952

No. 16 Notre Dame beat North Carolina 34–⁠14. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 4–⁠0 as played.

AwayNorth Carolina2–⁠6 in 1952
14
Home16Notre Dame7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1952
34

FinalHigh 66°F, low 29°FAttendance 54,338

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Irish WoIIop Tar Heels, 34-74, As GuglieImIs Passes Click

    Evening star, October 26, 1952, page 68

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    Irish WoIIop Tar Heels, 34–⁠74, As GuglieImIs Passes Click SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 25.- Fourth-down CANDLES by Ralph Guglielmi, sophomore quarter back, paid off in a game-turning touchdown that opened the flood gates for a 34–⁠14 Notre Dame VIC tory over North Carolina today. With the score tied, TT, Guglielmi began an aerial race with the clock just before the first half ended. He completed six passes in a ?5-yard scoring surge capped by a spectacular 10-yard touch down toss to End Art Hunter. During the drive he brought rounds of cheers from 54,338 fans as he twice decided to gamble on fourth down with one yard to 60. Fullback Neil Worden made good on one try and Guglielmi, a 180-pounder from Columbus, Ohio, sneaked to another to keep the drive going. After a pass to another sophomore star. Joe Heap, good for 30 yards, Guglielmi tossed a diagonal touchdown pass which Hunter Rugged in the end zone while on his knees. From then on, it was all Notre Dame. Heap broke the game wide open when he took the third periods opening kickoff and knitted 81 yards to score. The Irish punched touchdowns in each quarter for their fourth straight win over the hapless Tar Heels and their most lopsided deciSion in the rivalry since Notre

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.

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Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Notre Dame 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Notre Dame leads 22–⁠1; as played, 22–⁠2 in 24 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Notre Dame 37, North Carolina 26
2022Notre Dame 45, North Carolina 32
2021Notre Dame 44, North Carolina 34
2020Notre Dame 31, North Carolina 17
2017Notre Dame 33, North Carolina 10
2014Notre Dame 50, North Carolina 43

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