Purdue at Notre Dame

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  Evening star, October 4, 1954, page 16

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  Purdue Victory Tops Upset Wave Which Might Spare Nobody Four years ago Purdue snapped a Notre Dame unbeaten streak at 80 games. The Boiler makers won only one more game that season, so the suspicion was that 1t was one of those hukes that happen every so often. But you may be sure it was no f1uke Saturday when they broke a modest Notre Dame unbeaten streak of 13 games and in the process handed 26-yearold Terry Brennan his first defeat as a varsity college coach. Coach Stu Holcomb has a solid club. with several good vet Grams and a fine crop of sophomores headed by the fantastic Len Dawson, who in his first two games has pitched eight touchdown passes. He COM pleted seven of IL heaves in the Boilermakers’ 27–⁠14 conquest of the Irish. The Purdue victory possibly could knock Notre Dame right out Of contention for the myth ical national championship. al though. at the rate the young season has been progressing, there may not be an undefeated major team by November /. Purdue Plays Duke. After whipping both Missouri and Notre Dame, the Boiler makers this week play host to Duke, which also has won both its games. The Blue Devils beat Penn, $40. in their opener and nipped Tennessee, rs, last Saturday. A high ranking is certain for the winner. Holcomb probably will be Sc verely reprimanded by the coaches union, because he blandly declared before the No ire Dame game that he had been thinking all week that Purdue might win it. AS for Dawson, who started his varsity career as sensation ally as anyone since they’ve been keeping records, Holcolmb said: There’s nothing better than Dawson. any place. He’s a dead pan youngster and you can’t tell whether he’s happy or sad. But, oh, those hands and feet” The Irish will try to pick up the pieces this week against Pitt. Brennan didn’t seem unduly disturbed. He said the defeat was caused by too many mistakes” and “complacency.” Brennan, who made his coach ing debut with a 21–⁠0 triumph over Texas, said 1--WE didn’t play as a unit. But we’ll be a good football team” Texan Called the Turn. Although the Irish were rated as much as 20-point favorites over the Boilermakers, an upset was predicted even before the season opener. A member of the Texas cara van said in Chicago prior tc the Texas game, II wish we were playing them the second game instead of the first. They’ll be up for Brennan but could let down after that. Don’t be too surprised if they beat us and then lose to Purdue” Notre Dame has plenty of up set victims for company, including Maryland, the 1853 National Champion, which was handed q 1877 loss by UCLA last Friday Texas, Illinois, Michigan State and Georgia Tech are among the other big names that have (COntinlled m Paoe A-1Q Col

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Officially, Notre Dame leads 60–⁠26–⁠2; as played, 62–⁠26–⁠2 in 90 meetings, counting the 64 since this game.