100 Years Ago, ND Shifted From Notable Defeat

A century ago this week, Notre Dame’s football team ventured from South Bend to play a premier opponent in a challenging environment; lost a game that included some controversial officiating; returned to receive accolades; and resolved to use the loss as a springboard to a greater future.

Knute Rockne guided Notre Dame to three national championships with an offense built around the famed "Notre Dame Shift."

Knute Rockne guided Notre Dame to three national championships with an offense built around the famed “Notre Dame Shift.”

Sound familiar? The parallels to the 2014 Notre Dame team are obvious in our recounting of how then assistant coach Coach Knute Rockne designed the “Notre Dame shift” to adapt after a loss at Yale.

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