At the end of a week of internal squabbling that embarrassingly leaked into the public domain, Notre Dame buried the hatchet during Friday’s pregame meeting and proceeded to bury Navy on Saturday by 56-14. Seven rushing touchdowns powered the Fighting Irish, who raced to an early 14-0 lead and stretched it to 35-7 at halftime. Bob Diaco’s defense, which was…
Notre Dame will try to get back on a winning track by hosting the Naval Academy on Saturday in an afternoon contest. The Midshipmen have been victorious in their last two visits to South Bend but have struggled this season with five consecutive losses coming into this contest. Coach Ken Niumatalolo’s rushing attack ranks third…
USC rolled into town as a nine point underdog and left with its fifth straight victory in Notre Dame Stadium, a dominant 31-17 victory over the Irish. Matt Barkley led a perfectly balanced offense and the Trojan defense suffocated Notre Dame’s running game while holding Michael Floyd to four irrelevant receptions for 28 yards. Curtis McNeal, at 5’8″…
(Notre Dame Football News) – Notre Dame opens the second half of the 2011 season by hosting arch-rival Southern California on Saturday in the first night game at the stadium since 1990. The Irish stand at 4-2 and are coming off a bye week, while the 5-1 Trojans last played on October 13 when they…
Notre Dame scored touchdowns on each of its six first half possessions and rolled to a 59-33 hammering of Air Force on Saturday. The teams combined for over 1100 yards of offense, but the Irish played mistake-free football and made enough plays on defense to settle the issue early. Two late touchdowns by the Falcons after Brian…