(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…
Notre Dame returns home to play the Air Force Academy on Saturday as the first half of the season comes to a close. The 3-2 Irish have a bye next week before entertaining the USC Trojans on October 22. Brian Kelly’s squad has won three straight after a rocky start, and Notre Dame fans hope…
Notre Dame’s defense shut down Purdue’s running game and harassed both Boilermaker quarterbacks all evening as the Irish cruised to a 38-10 victory. Tommy Rees led a balanced attack with three touchdown passes, Michael Floyd had 12 receptions and the tandem of Cierre Wood and Jonas Gray accounted for 285 rushing yards. Notre Dame did…
Notre Dame travels to Purdue on Saturday night in pursuit of a victory that would give the Fighting Irish a winning record for the first time this season. The 2-1 Boilermakers are led by Coach Danny Hope and are coming off an early season bye week following two wins against non-BCS opponents and a road…