Northwestern at Notre Dame

Saturday, September 18, 1971 Share

No. 2 Notre Dame beat Northwestern 50–⁠7. It was their 37th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 28–⁠7–⁠2.

AwayNorthwestern7–⁠4 in 1971

Home2Notre Dame8–⁠2 in 1971

FinalHigh 68°F, low 50°FAttendance 59,075

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Notre Dame 80% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Notre Dame leads 37–⁠9–⁠2 in 48 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.