Football did not have an auspicious beginning at the University of Notre Dame. In their inaugural game on November 23, 1887, the Irish lost to Michigan by a score of 8–0. Their first win came in the final game of the 1888 season when the Irish defeated Harvard Prep School of Chicago ...
"Notre Dame was a great experience, "Staessaid. "They had great fans, they had great facilities but Tennessee is that on a bigger scale, honestly. We've got a whole state behind us. Notre Dame was an independent private school. Here, we got the whole state behind us. You feel ...
Although Notre Dame doesn't open in Ireland like a year ago, it does have three marquee games that will go a long way in determing its College Football Playoff fate in the freshly expanded 12-team playoff. So as we count down the days to the season actually kicking of...
“To be the first (Notre Dame) team to play, not only an FCS opponent and HBCU, it’s really important,” Freeman said. “It’s humbling, especially being an African-American head coach. This is what you want for college football. As I told coach George after the game, I’m honore...
govern college football at large. Once we have a definitive plan in place, we will announce the specifics pertaining to the game."The rivalry between Navy and Notre Dame is the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in the country, with this year's meeting between the two sides representing...
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The 86th meeting between Notre Dame and Navy on Sept. 1, 2012 will take place at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, Naval Academy athletics director Chet Gladchuk announced Tuesday. "Obviously as an Irish-Catholic from Boston, Mass., I'm going to have a lot of req...
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish cheer team and band held a pep rally at School 18 in Troy on Thursday, establishing themselves as Troy's team to root for this weekend!
The last time Notre Dame and Navy played, it was late August 2023 and the game was held in Ireland. Notre Dame partied, posting a 42-3 win for its sixth straight victory in the long series. Almost 14 months later, the long-time rivals will face off for the 97th time. This ...
Piety and power in Ireland, 1760–1960. Essays in honour of Emmet Larkin. Edited by Stewart J. Brown and David W. Miller. Pp. x+304 incl. frontispiece and 6 figs. Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University of Belfast/Notre Dame, IN: Universit ...