Texas at Notre Dame

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, September 26, 1954, page 70

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  | GuglieImi Stands Out AS Notre Dame Rolls Over Texas, 30 ANOUAS 0dA4S 40 dA1u zU.ydIO lines. only to blow the opportumites. In between, Guglielmi made the break that set up the first Irish touchdown. Dick Miller, No. 2 Texas quarterback. attempted a long pass. after first overthrowing to Char lie Dollar when he was by him self in the end zone. Guglielmi picked the ball out Of the air and raced Al yards to the Long horns 80. This was the first time Notre Dame had the ball in Texas territory and the Irish made the most Of it. The sophomore right halfback. Jim Morse, dug for a short gain. Guglielmi missed Shannon in the end zone with long pass. then hit the end with a shorter aerial and Shannon, who had gotten behind Bill Quinn, raced for the first touchdown. Don Schaefer kicked the first Of three extra points to make it TO. Despite the score. it was Texas that continued to dominate the attack. The invaders went down to the Irish 20 before this thrust. like the one directly preceding it. was dulled by a 15-yard penalty. Still, they were pitching for a score until a long pass by Brewer was intercepted by Guglielmi on Notre Danes 2 as the half time ended. Brennan’s 1954-model Irish eleven, featuring widely separated linemen on many plays, began to get down to business at the start of the second half. On the first play after receiving the kickoff, Guglielmi passed to Morse for 81 yards. Another aerial to Joe Heap was good for 81, moving the ball to Texas 10. Guglielmi kept the ball for gains of 9 and yards, handed off to Heap for a 2-yard gain. and then sneaked across from yard out to boost the score to 14–⁠0. Again the Texans roared back, conf1ning play to Notre Dame territory. After a beneficial exchange of punts, the Longhorns got the ball on the Irish 80 and ground down to the 9-yard line, where Fullback Don Maroney fumbled and ackle Ray Lemek recovered for the Irish. Texas now had missed opportunities from the 7, Is, 20 and 9-yard lines, with a lesser chance renaming to be kicked away from the 80 yards out in the final period. ... Pressure Tells on Texas. The evidence was that Texas was feeling the increasing pres sure, because the Longhorns twice mishandled the ball in the final period, giving the Irish the bail each time. The first time. Halfback Chet Simcik fumbled a punt and Notre Dame recovcred. This was the only occasion upon which the Irish failed to capitalize on a break. They got another shot at q score a few moments later, how ever, and made good. A clipping penalty had pushed Notre Dame back to its one-yard line and it seemed certain the Irish were trying only to control the ball as long as possible on straight running plays and settle for a 14–⁠0 win. When they finally had to kick from their 19, however, Maroney fumbled Schaefer’s kick after calling for fair catch. and VAR richione recovered for Notre Dame on his own A. Now, out in the open, Guglielmi did It again. A 27-yard pass to Morse put the ball on Texas 26 after a short ground gain by Dick Fitzgerald. Then, with Guglielmi taking beautifully, Schaefer picked up % on a delayed trap to Texas 3-yard line. On the next play, Guglielmi easily scored after sliding off to his left and it was 21–⁠0. Fourth Win Over Texas. It swas the 416th victory against IS losses and “a ties for Notre Dame since 1887 and the fourth time in five meeting they have conquered Texas since 1913. The only Longhorn victory came just 20 years ago by a 7–⁠6 score when another new and young coach, 30-year-old Elmer Lay den, made his debut in charge of Notre Dame. There was none of Layden’s heartache today for Terry Brennan, thanks chiefly to Guglielmi, and so a new era was begun. APP propriately the coach whom Brennan succeeded, Frank Leahy, was in the stands with Mrs. Leahy and the eight Leahy chill dren. NOTRE DAME. Left ends--Shannon. George. scannell. Left tackles-Palumbo. Pasquesi. Beams. len. Stanitzek. | Centers-Szymanski, Mense, Frasor Right guards-Lee, Martell, Cook. Bosse. Right Observation-Disclosures. Edmunds, Right ends-Matz, Kapish, Munro. | Quarterbacks Guglielmi Hornung, Carey. Bigelow. Cooke. Left halfbacks-Heap. studer. Fitzgerald, Right halfbacks-Morse, sipes. Reynolds. FulIbacEs-Gaf1ney. schaefer. Raich, Left ends-Moon, Jones. Morarity. Left guards-Miller. Rosser. Skidmore. Centers--Tatum, Younger, Tucker. Right guacds-Woodson. Person. Watson, riabt 70 ctios Grew E,j,n uarlou

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  The Key West citizen, Florida, September 27, 1954, page 6 (results column)

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  Upsets Mark .CollegeCrid Slate Saturday Notre Dame, apparently headed for new glories under young Terry Brennan, may just stand aside and watch other top contenders for ma tional football honorS kill off them selves. With the season only two weeks old, four teams picked to challenge the Irish for the coveted No. l role – Texas, Illinois, Michigan State and Georgia Tech – already have been beaten. Another, Oklahoma, has had a tight squeeze, having to score twice in the fading minutes to beat Tex as Christian 21–⁠16, and the Sooners may not be as fortunate Oct. 8 against Texas at Dallas. At least one other recognized power, and possibly more, will fall this weekend when action in creases with an imposing intersectional schedule featuring a clash of two Bowl giants – Maryland and UCLA. Maryland, last years mythical rated the best on the Pacific Coast, tangle Friday night at Los Angeles in a game which is bound to throw new light on the national picture. Wisconsin is at Michigan State, Tennessee at Duke and Mississippi at Villanova in other games in volving teams which have caught the early fancy of those looking for a bandwagon. Notre Dame, meanwhile, appears a solid bet to survive its own rugged schedule and 60 through to the honors for which the team was picked in the preseason Associated Press poll. For those who might have been Skeptical that the 26-year-old Brennan could step into the shoes of Knute Rockne and Frank Leahy, the Fighting Irish had the answer Saturday in a 21–⁠0 triumph over a big, strong Texas team which had been called the best from the Southwest in years. The Irish entertain an old state rival, Purdue. this week and are expected to duplicate approximate ly last years 37–⁠7 score. Texas was good enough to be picked No. 4 in the preseason AP poll behind the Irish, Oklahoma and Mary land. Oklahoma is idle this week. Illinois, the No. team, was stunned by Penn State, 14.12. Mich Rose Bowl champions, fell before Iowa, 14–⁠1O. Georgia Tech, the class of Dixie and rated No. before the season began, lost to aroused Florida. 1912. Tech was rated fifth in the more recent poll based on the first weeks games. Illinois was No. s and Michigan State No. 7 in this lineup, which was headed by Ok lahoma. The Sooners had a tremendous scare in the game with TCU and barely won in the last quarter after sophomore Oklahoma sub, Jim Harris. had taken over for the in jured Gene Calame, who wrenched his shoulder. An apparent TCU touchdown was nullified when TCUs captain, Johnny Courch, said an end-zone pass touched the ground. Another major upset saw Army, figured to cop Eastern honors this year, fall before an under-rated South Caolina team 34–⁠2O but Ma Wy showed unexpected strength in whipping william & Mary 27-O. Duke emerged as possibly the South’s best bet for the national crown by crushing Pennsylvania, $40. The Blue Devils face a stern test this week in Tennessee, 1877 winner over Mississippi Stat. UCLA lived up to advance no. tees by thraShing Kansas, 32–⁠7, but the Pacific Coast got a mild sur .;.n u,hap cfaoford d,tponoJ n.n

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Notre Dame leads 9–⁠3 in 12 meetings, counting the seven since this game.