Notre Dame at Michigan State

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  Evening star, October 17, 1955, page 42

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  WIN, LOSE OR DRAW ), ,.Auo,, ,r.uu Luck of the Irish after Michigan State had taken lat lead, Notre Dame charged back in the of all good teams That is Notre Dame back 4S yards which was not quite far enough There pileup and when the arms and legs untangled 1t found that Quarterback Paul Hornung had missed first down by inches and the ball game went over to the Spartans deep in their own territory the pressbox Charley Callahan shuddered violently before turning philosophical i’ve been waiting for IT happen since the start of the season. Notre Danes publicity chief said hadn’t had measurement that had gone against us until just now” Whether those few inches decided the big one In East Lansing question There to follow couple of fumbles pass intercepon that went against the Irish but missing that first down might have meant 14–⁠14 tie instead OF 21–⁠7 licking. I’m not complaining” Callahan was saying. Against Miami got four breaks measurements and Miami got So Today we lost I’ll one thingwe lost to good team to ask Terry Brennan how good he thinks Michigan State is” TWENTY MINUTES LATER, Callahan had made the jaunt from the pessbox to the Notre Dame dressing room and returned “Terry” be said amay be quoted saying Michigan State the best played They deserved to win Brennan wouldn’t rate Miami If remember. man said to Callahan. 4 Terry wouldht say whether Miami good better weaker than your other oppon ents Indiana and Southern Methodist mo. he wouldn’t Callahan verified, spu now he says Michigan State is theabest.” E Now this was on the homeward journey from ing 10000 feet the air and Of the best known scouts in the country rehashng the game. Michigan State he said twas wonderful They had the Is something Ill never understand eI Notre Dame and Michigan State were to play 10 games he asked do think State would win seven? Personally” said the scout 81 think they’d win more than seven out of ten YOU COULDN’T REALLY say the luck of the Irish ran out. Terry Brennan’s perhaps, but not Hugh (Dufyl Daughertys Daugherty, who is equally Irish Terence Patrick Brennan almost had to win that big The old grads and the midwestern easily peasedwere begin 1np ton akp poroinn who’ll win the games we’re accustomed to winning? Daugaerty hadn’t it last year, which happened to be the first time in his life he’d ever been head coach He wasn’t No. in high school, but when Bggie Mum stepped up athletic director of the Spartans and needed head COACH he tapped Duffy who had played Tor Bggie at Syracuse It was no great favor he was showing Daughery because Michigan State under Num- had the Big Ten title and the many most Of his stars departing Daugherty Big Ten game Qndiana) and his team finished last From first to last in single year. and the alumni didn’t cotton to the business at all. THIS THEN, HAD to be Duffy’s big day, which it was He had started by beating Indiana again. then lost 147 squeaker to Michigan Spartans cobbered Stanford in their third test Notre Dame the he almost had to beat Not forgotten is that Notre Dame went into the fray with perfect recordthree for three and unscored The Irish rated No in the country and rapidly gaining stature But Dauntess Duffy had the horses and the knowhow and when he awoke the morning after there we’re alarmed alumni his neck. Michigan State had the attack of good puncher The Spartans from the and the spit-T They ran the single wing They could did rip holes in the Irish defense. To be sure State made mistake and, always when facing Notre Dame in football the Yankees in baseball was costly When they had Hornung seemingly trapped late the quarter they let him of the hook and he got of 35-yard pass to jim Morse who ran more tie 1t up at TT But that about the only time State goofed Last Saturday the Spartans whale OF outfit and in light win plus Mchigans 1872 victory Northwestern plus Arys defeat by Syracuse had to wonder how polsters found dozen teams to rank above them week ago.

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Officially, Notre Dame leads 43–⁠28–⁠1; as played, 45–⁠28–⁠1 in 74 meetings, counting the 58 since this game.