Notre Dame managed to stumble into another inexplicable defeat on Saturday, as the Irish handed a 28-27 gift to the previously unheralded and decidedly mediocre Tulsa Golden Hurricane. The visitors had taken the lead with 3:23 remaining on a 27-yard field goal, but freshman quarterback Tommy Rees led Notre Dame well within kicker David Ruffer’s…
When the Tulsa Hurricanes arrive at Notre Dame this weekend to play their first-ever football game against the Irish, they will find a campus that is in shock and mourning over the tragic death of fellow student Declan Sullivan on Wednesday. The junior was serving as a videographer for the team’s practice session when his…
Navy shredded the hapless and ill-prepared Notre Dame defense for 367 rushing yards and humiliated the Irish by 35-17 in the Meadowlands. Fullback Alexander Teich ripped off huge chunks of real estate on his way to 241 yards of total offense, and quarterback Ricky Dobbs accounted for four touchdowns. Notre Dame dropped to 4-4 on…
Notre Dame travels to the New Jersey Meadowlands on Saturday for a neutral site game against Navy in a brand new stadium. Ken Niumatalolo’s team is 4-2 on the season after erasing a 14-point halftime deficit in last week’s win over SMU. The Midshipmen have beaten the Irish in two of the last three contests,…
Notre Dame combined big plays by the offense with a defense that forced four turnovers by Western Michigan to dominate the Broncos 44-20 on Saturday. Michael Floyd had three touchdown receptions and sophomores Tyler Eifert and Cierre Wood each scored from 39 yards to fuel the Irish attack. The win elevated Notre Dame to 4-3…