Notre Dame at SMU

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  Evening star, December 6, 1954, page 19

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  Irish Lose Eight Starters SOUTH BEND. Ind, Dec. g. Coach Terry Brennan is proud Of his Notre Dame football team and Every happy” over the out come of the 1854 season. But the 26-year-old successor to Frank Leahy is already worried about the 1865 opener against Southern Methodist, the same team the Irish whipped Saturday, 26–⁠14. Southern Methodist had lot of fine-looking Juniors out there” Brennan said after his team was greeted by about 1000 fans last night at the airport. We’ll lose eight of our start ing II men,” he continued, “and we’ll have to field practically a new line. So it’s simple arithnletic that Southern Methodist will have the edge. “But I’m happy. very happy – Brennan said, looking back at Notre Danes 9–⁠1 record. The only loss was a 27–⁠14 setback by Purdue. Things looked dark after that Purdue game, but the boys dug in and got better to win eight straight. BY last Saturday the team had improved 100 per cent since the Purdue loss,” he said. Brennan refused to comment on what he thought Notre Dame and Purdue would do If they had played the game at the end Of the season. Lets say the day we played them they were the better team” he said. The Purdue loss was especially tough since Notre Dame fans s. - a+f3z

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  The Key West citizen, December 6, 1954, page 6

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  NOTRE DAME COACH HAPPY OVER SEASON SOUTH BEND, Ind. Up – Coach Terry Brennan is proud of his Notre Dame football team and ‘very happy” over the outcome of the 1854 season. But the 2s-year-old successor to Frank Leahy is already worried about the 1855 opener against Southern Methodist, the same team the Irish whipped Saturday 26–⁠14. Southern Methodist had a lot of fine looking juniors out there” said Brennan after his team was greeted by some 1000 fans Sunday night at the airport. Wen lose 8 of our starting IL men,” he continued, “and we’ll have to field practically a new line. So it’s simple arithmetic that Southern Methodist will have the edge” But Pm happy, very happy” said Brennan looking back at No tre Danes 81 record. The lone loss was a 27–⁠14 decision at the hands of Purdue.

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Notre Dame leads 10–⁠3 in 13 meetings, counting the seven since this game.