Army–Notre Dame football rivalry

Army Black Knights

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

First meeting

1913
Notre Dame 35, Army 13

Latest meeting

2016
Notre Dame 44, Army 6

Next meeting

TBD

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Notre Dame leads, 39–8–4

Longest win streak

Notre Dame, 15 (1965–present)

Current win streak

Notre Dame, 15 (1965–present)

The Army–Notre Dame football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Army Black Knights football team of the United States Military Academy and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team of the University of Notre Dame. The rivalry dates back to 1913, when both teams were among the top college football programs in the United States.

Series history

The first Army–Notre Dame game in 1913 is generally regarded as the game that established the national reputation of the Fighting Irish.^[1] In that game, Notre Dame revolutionized the forward pass in a stunning 35–13 victory.^[1] For years it was "The Game" on Notre Dame's schedule, played at Yankee Stadium in New York.^[1] During the 1940s, the rivalry with the Army Black Knights reached its zenith. This was because both teams were extremely successful and met several times in key games (including one of the Games of the Century, a scoreless tie in the 1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game). In 1944, the Black Knights administered the worst defeat in Notre Dame football history, crushing the Fighting Irish, 59–0. The following year, it was more of the same, a 48–0 blitzkrieg. After meeting every year since 1919, the series went on a ten-year hiatus starting in 1947 and lasting until 1957. The game was played in South Bend for the first time and the Fighting Irish won 27–7. Since then, there have been infrequent meetings over the past several decades, with Army's last win coming in 1958. Like Navy, due to the small capacity of Army's Michie Stadium, the Black Knights would play their home games at a neutral site, which for a number of years was Yankee Stadium and before that, the Polo Grounds. In 1957, the game was played in Philadelphia's Municipal (later John F. Kennedy Memorial) Stadium while in 1965, the teams met at Shea Stadium in New York. They last met at the old Yankee Stadium in 1969. The 1973 contest was played at West Point with the Fighting Irish prevailing, 62–3. In more recent times, games in which Army was the host have been played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Notre Dame leads the series 38–8–4,^[2] most recently playing Army at the new Yankee Stadium, winning 27–3. Notre Dame and Army are slated to face off again in 2016 at the Alamodome in San Antonio as part of the Shamrock Series.

The 1944 game

It had been thirteen years since Army had beaten Notre Dame. In fact, the last time Army had scored against the Irish was in 1938.^[3] The Irish were the defending national champions, but lost many key players to graduation and the armed services. The Irish even lost head coach Frank Leahy to military service, and were now being led by Ed McKeever.

Notre Dame went into the game 5–1 and ranked #5, coming off a 32–13 loss to Navy. The Army squad was being led by Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard. The Cadets also had a quarterback named Doug Kenna, and a transfer from the University of Texas, sprinter Max Minor.

Army overwhelmed the Irish. Kenna opened the scoring with a run for touchdown. He wasn't done, as he played defense as well, intercepting an Irish pass, which led to a scoring run by Minor. Kenna then pulled a trifecta of sorts, when he passed for a third score. Davis, a late scratch as a starter, also intercepted a pass, and had two offensive runs for scores. By halftime, Army had a commanding 33–0 lead.

Kenna added another scoring pass, and Davis another run for a score. Even Army's back-ups got into the act. Harold Tavzel, a second string tackle, intercepted a poorly thrown pass from the Irish quarterback, and jogged a few yards for a score. When the game was over, Army won 59–0, handing the Irish the worst loss in the program's history. The Irish would recover, winning their last three games to finish 8–2 and ranked #9 in the nation.

When asked by a reporter about the score, Army halfback Doc Blanchard said "If there was anyone to blame for the size of the margin, it was Notre Dame, which fired our desire to win with its long humiliation of Army teams."^[3]

Game results

Army victories	Notre Dame victories	Tie games

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1913	West Point, NY	Notre Dame	35–13
2	1914	West Point, NY	Army	20–7
3	1915	West Point, NY	Notre Dame	7–0
4	1916	West Point, NY	Army	30–10
5	1917	West Point, NY	Notre Dame	7–2
6	1919	West Point, NY	Notre Dame	12–9
7	1920	West Point, NY	Notre Dame	27–17
8	1921	West Point, NY	Notre Dame	28–0
9	1922	West Point, NY	Tie	0–0
10	1923	Brooklyn, NY	Notre Dame	13–0
11	1924	New York, NY	Notre Dame	13–7
12	1925	Bronx, NY	Army	27–0
13	1926	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	7–0
14	1927	Bronx, NY	Army	18–0
15	1928	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	12–6
16	1929	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	7–0
17	1930	Chicago, IL	Notre Dame	7–6
18	1931	Bronx, NY	Army	12–0
19	1932	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	21–0
20	1933	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	13–12
21	1934	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	12–6
22	1935	Bronx, NY	Tie	6–6
23	1936	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	20–6
24	1937	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	7–0
25	1938	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	19–7
26	1939	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	14–0

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
27	1940	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	7–0
28	1941	Bronx, NY	Tie	0–0
29	1942	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	13–0
30	1943	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	26–0
31	1944	Bronx, NY	Army	59–0
32	1945	Bronx, NY	Army	48–0
33	1946	Bronx, NY	Tie	0–0
34	1947	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	27–7
35	1957	Philadelphia, PA	Notre Dame	23–21
36	1958	South Bend, IN	Army	14–2
37	1965	Queens, NY	Notre Dame	17–0
38	1966	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	35–0
39	1969	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	45–0
40	1970	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	51–10
41	1973	West Point, NY	Notre Dame	62–3
42	1974	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	48–0
43	1977	East Rutherford, NJ	Notre Dame	24–0
44	1980	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	30–3
45	1983	East Rutherford, NJ	Notre Dame	42–0
46	1985	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	24–10
47	1995	East Rutherford, NJ	Notre Dame	28–27
48	1998	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	20–17
49	2006	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	41–9
50	2010	Bronx, NY	Notre Dame	27–3
51	2016	San Antonio, TX	Notre Dame	44–6
Series: Notre Dame leads 39–8–4

References

1 2 3 Sperber, Murray (September 2002). Shake Down The Thunder: The Creation of Notre Dame Football. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-21568-4.
↑ "2007 Notre Dame Media Guide: History and Records (pages 131–175)". und.cstv.com. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
1 2 Gildea, William; Jennison, Christopher (1976). The Fighting Irish: Notre Dame Football Through the Years. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0-13-314641-3

Army Black Knights football

Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy; Thompson Cup) Notre Dame

Culture & lore	Army Mule Black Death Award "On, Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Venues	Cartier Field (1889–1928) Soldier Field (1929) Notre Dame Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Emerald Isle Classic Army Boston College: Holy War Michigan Michigan State Navy Northwestern Pittsburgh Purdue Stanford USC

Culture & lore	All-time series results History Band of the Fighting Irish Irish Guard Notre Dame Box Notre Dame Leprechaun "Notre Dame, Our Mother" "Notre Dame Victory March" Play Like a Champion Today Subway Alumni T formation Tall Grass Game 1946 "Game of the Century" 1966 "Game of the Century" Catholics vs. Convicts 1993 "Game of the Century" Bush Push Navy ends the drought Knute Rockne, All American Notre Dame Football on NBC Rudy

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Four Horsemen NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Notre Dame Fighting Irish rivalries

Football	Army Holy War (Boston College) Michigan Michigan State Navy Northwestern Pittsburgh Purdue Stanford USC Other Rivalries

Basketball	UCLA Connecticut

Ice Hockey	Holy War on Ice (Boston College)

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