Army vs. Notre Dame

Army and Notre Dame have 52 meetings on file, the first in 1913; Notre Dame leads the series 40–⁠8–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Notre Dame 10–⁠0, and Notre Dame has won the last 16.

Army wins
8
Notre Dame wins
40
Ties
4
Earliest on file
1913
Longest streak
16 Notre Dame
Current streak
16 Notre Dame
Last 10 meetings
Notre Dame 10–⁠0
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s2–⁠4
1920s2–⁠7–⁠1
1930s1–⁠8–⁠1
1940s2–⁠4–⁠2
1950s1–⁠1
1960s0–⁠3
1970s0–⁠4
1980s0–⁠3
1990s0–⁠2
2000s0–⁠1
2010s0–⁠2
2020s0–⁠1
Both ranked
10 meetings: Army 3, Notre Dame 5; 6 both in the top 10
Average margin
18.3 points; 15 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Army
5–⁠15–⁠1 Army’s record at home
At Notre Dame
9–⁠1–⁠1 Notre Dame’s record at home
Neutral sites
2–⁠16–⁠2 Army first
Shutouts
22

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Army’s biggest win1944: Army 59, Notre Dame 0by 59 points
  2. Notre Dame’s biggest win1973: Notre Dame 62, Army 3by 59 points
  3. Upset1933: Notre Dame 13, Army 12Notre Dame had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1934: Notre Dame 12, Army 6Notre Dame had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1931: Army 12, Notre Dame 0Army had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown1946: Army 0, Notre Dame 0 (tie)No. 1 Army at No. 2 Notre Dame
  7. Ranked showdown1945: Army 48, Notre Dame 0No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 1 Army
  8. Ranked showdown1943: Notre Dame 26, Army 0No. 1 Notre Dame at No. 3 Army

Coach against coach

YearsArmySeriesNotre Dame
1913–⁠1916Charles Daly2–⁠2Jesse Harper
1919–⁠1922Charles Daly0–⁠3–⁠1Knute Rockne
1923–⁠1925John McEwan1–⁠2Knute Rockne
1926–⁠1929Biff Jones1–⁠3Knute Rockne
1934–⁠1937Gar Davidson0–⁠3–⁠1Elmer Layden
1938–⁠1940William Wood0–⁠3Elmer Layden
1941–⁠1947Red Blaik0–⁠3–⁠2Frank Leahy
1966–⁠1973Thomas Cahill0–⁠4Ara Parseghian

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Army’s side (Daly 2–⁠2 against Harper). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Army and Notre Dame, 1913 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram's story of the 1913 game: NOTRE DAME. TEARS CADETS TO SHREDS Army Outclassed at All Stages by HOOsier Team.

    1913 · The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Richmond, Ind., Nov 3, 1913

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1914 game: Cadets Reverse Result of Last Year, Winning by Score Of 20 to 7. WESTERNERS FAIL TO SHOW VERSATILITY tremendous Attack by Soldiers Carries Ball Through Three Times Out of Four.

    1914 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Nov 8, 1914

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1915 game: Notre Dame Victor over Army Eleven R. P. |. A TARTAR FOR UNION TEAM Schenectady Eleven Wins by Light Score After Fierce Struggle.

    1915 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Nov 7, 1915

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1916 game: Army Eleven Defeats Team of NOtre Dame

    1916 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Nov 5, 1916

  • The The Richmond Virginian's story of the 1917 game: GRIM GAME OF WAR TRIPS ARMY TEAM Defeat by Notre Dame Proves Foot ball Only Secondary at West Point.

    1917 · The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., Nov 6, 1917

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited), and libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America (each under its holder’s rights statement).

Every game

Nov 23, 20246Notre Dame 49, 18Army 14Yankee Stadium
Nov 12, 2016Notre Dame 44, Army 6Alamodome
Nov 20, 2010Notre Dame 27, Army 3Neutral site
Nov 18, 20066Notre Dame 41, Army 9at Notre Dame
Oct 24, 199818Notre Dame 20, Army 17at Notre Dame
Oct 14, 199517Notre Dame 28, Army 27Neutral site
Oct 19, 1985Notre Dame 24, 19Army 10at Notre Dame
Oct 15, 1983Notre Dame 42, Army 0Neutral site
Oct 18, 19805Notre Dame 30, Army 3at Notre Dame
Oct 15, 197711Notre Dame 24, Army 0Neutral site
Oct 19, 19747Notre Dame 48, Army 0at Notre Dame
Oct 20, 19738Notre Dame 62, Army 3at Army
Oct 10, 19703Notre Dame 51, Army 10at Notre Dame
Oct 11, 196915Notre Dame 45, Army 0Neutral site
Oct 8, 19663Notre Dame 35, Army 0at Notre Dame
Oct 9, 19657Notre Dame 17, Army 0Neutral site
Oct 11, 19583Army 14, 4Notre Dame 2at Notre Dame
Oct 12, 195712Notre Dame 23, 10Army 21Neutral site
Nov 8, 19471Notre Dame 27, 9Army 7at Notre Dame
Nov 9, 19462Notre Dame 0, 1Army 0Neutral site
Nov 10, 19451Army 48, 2Notre Dame 0Neutral site
Nov 11, 19441Army 59, 5Notre Dame 0Neutral site
Nov 6, 19431Notre Dame 26, 3Army 0Neutral site
Nov 7, 19424Notre Dame 13, 19Army 0Neutral site
Nov 1, 19416Notre Dame 0, 14Army 0Neutral site
Nov 2, 19402Notre Dame 7, Army 0Neutral site
Nov 4, 19394Notre Dame 14, Army 0Neutral site
Oct 29, 19387Notre Dame 19, Army 7Neutral site
Nov 13, 193718Notre Dame 7, Army 0Neutral site
Nov 14, 1936Notre Dame 20, Army 6Neutral site
Nov 16, 1935Notre Dame 6, Army 6at Notre Dame
Nov 24, 1934Notre Dame 12, Army 6at Army
Dec 2, 1933Notre Dame 13, Army 12at Army
Nov 26, 1932Notre Dame 21, Army 0at Army
Nov 28, 1931Army 12, Notre Dame 0at Army
Nov 29, 1930Notre Dame 7, Army 6at Notre Dame
Nov 30, 1929Notre Dame 7, Army 0at Army
Nov 10, 1928Notre Dame 12, Army 6at Army
Nov 12, 1927Army 18, Notre Dame 0at Army
Nov 13, 1926Notre Dame 7, Army 0at Army
Oct 17, 1925Army 27, Notre Dame 0at Army
Oct 18, 1924Notre Dame 13, Army 7at Army
Oct 13, 1923Notre Dame 13, Army 0at Army
Nov 11, 1922Army 0, Notre Dame 0at Army
Nov 5, 1921Notre Dame 28, Army 0at Army
Oct 30, 1920Notre Dame 27, Army 17at Army
Nov 8, 1919Notre Dame 12, Army 9at Army
Nov 3, 1917Notre Dame 7, Army 2at Army
Nov 4, 1916Army 30, Notre Dame 10at Army
Nov 6, 1915Notre Dame 7, Army 0at Army
Nov 7, 1914Army 20, Notre Dame 7at Army
Nov 1, 1913Notre Dame 35, Army 13at Army

Every game is listed as played on the field.