Northwestern at Notre Dame

Saturday, October 24, 1959

No. 2 Northwestern beat Notre Dame 30–⁠24. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 22–⁠4–⁠2.

Away2Northwestern6–⁠3 in 1959
30
HomeNotre Dame5–⁠5 in 1959
24

FinalHigh 50°F, low 43°F, 0.57 in. of rainAttendance 59,078

Before kickoff

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Notre Dame 54% to win. Northwestern won as Elo’s underdog.

Notre Dame leads 37–⁠9–⁠2 in 48 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
2018Notre Dame 31, Northwestern 21
2014Northwestern 43, Notre Dame 40
1995Northwestern 17, Notre Dame 15
1994Notre Dame 42, Northwestern 15
1993Notre Dame 27, Northwestern 12
1992Notre Dame 42, Northwestern 7

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