USC at Notre Dame

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  Evening star, November 28, 1954, page 66

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  Duke Routs Tar Heels; COTTON Bowl Takes Tech Notre Danes Late Score Defeats Trojons, 23-H SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. q. --Notre Danes relentless Fight ing Irish, forced to come from behind three times, today sprung sophomore Halfback Jim Morse loose for a 72-yard touchdown scamper in the final six minutes to down stubborn Southern Cali fornia, 23–⁠17. The hard-fought victory over the Well-drilled Trojans was Notre Danes fourth triumph in a row over their West Coast rivals, who will enter the Rose Bowl game New Years Day against unbeaten Ohio State with a record of 8–⁠3. The Men of Troy were de feated early by Texas Christian and last week were f1attened by UCLA, $40. Morse. a 175-pounder from Muskegon. Mich, was the star of the day with his consistent gains. climaxed by his game breaking scoring sprint that brought the throng of 56,438 fans to its feet. The Irish, fourth ranked nationally by the AP, boosted their season mark to 81. Schaefer Drills Over. Morse, Fullback Don Schaefer and Halfback Joe Heap COM bined on Notre Dame 36-yard scoring thrust in % ground plays early in the last quarter. Schaefer drilled over from the 2 and placekicked the extra point to put the Irish ahead, 14–⁠10. The three Irish backs COM bined to have their greatest day of the season. Morse gained 179 yards in 10 trips, Heap added 110 in II and Schaefer piled up 81 in 19. Then the battling Trojans sailed u yards, mainly behind the passing of Jim Contratto, to score. Contratto passed 81 yards to 6-foot-6 End Chuck Griffith for the. payof and Ed Fouch converted to put use ahead, 17–⁠14. Minutes later, Morse took a pitchout from Ralph Guglielmi, cut to the sidelines and, after outmaneuvering Contratto, dashed into the clear for his touchdown romp. The Irish added a safety late in the quarter when use Gen.

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Officially, Notre Dame leads 51–⁠37–⁠5; as played, 53–⁠38–⁠5 in 96 meetings, counting the 70 since this game.