1924 – Forever Irish

Nine-Fingered Lineman? There’s a Precedent

July 9, 2015 by Jim Lefebvre

By Jim Lefebvre www.NDFootballHistory.com New York Giants defensive lineman Jason Pierre-Paul made headlines this week when he suffered fireworks-related injuries at a Fourth of July celebration in Miami, and subsequently had to have his right index finger amputated. If Pierre-Paul is able to make a successful comeback, he wouldn’t be the first notable football lineman Read Full Post

Filed Under: College Football History, Former Irish Players, Four Horsemen, Seven Mules Tagged With: 1924, Chuck Collins, Loyal Sons

90 Years Ago Today: “Outlined Against A Blue-Gray October Sky…”

October 18, 2014 by Jim Lefebvre

Editor’s Note: The following is excerpted from the award-winning biography Coach For A Nation: The Life and Times of Knute Rockne. As Notre Dame prepared to head to New York City to play Army at the Polo Grounds, football fans across the country grew eager with anticipation for the intersectional battle of the year. Under Read Full Post

Filed Under: Coach For A Nation, Four Horsemen, Home, Knute Rockne, Rivalries, Seven Mules, Spirit of Notre Dame Tagged With: 1924, Army, Four Horsemen, Grantland Rice, Knute Rockne, Polo Grounds

Sept. 2	Temple	W, 49-16
Sept. 9	Georgia	L, 19-20
Sept. 16	at Boston College	W, 49-20
Sept. 23	at Michigan State	W, 38-18
Sept. 30	Miami (OH)	W, 52-17
Oct. 7	at North Carolina	W, 33-10
Oct. 21	Southern Cal	W, 49-14
Oct. 28	N.C. State	W, 35-14
Nov. 4	Wake Forest	W, 48-37
Nov. 11	at Miami (FL)	L, 8-41
Nov. 18	Navy	W, 24-17
Nov. 25	at Stanford	L, 20-38
Jan. 1	LSU (Citrus Bowl)	W, 21-17

Sept. 2	at Louisville	W. 35-17
Sept. 14	New Mexico	W, 66-14
Sept. 21	at Georgia	L, 17-23
Sept. 28	Virginia	W, 35-20
Oct. 5	Bowling Green	W, 52-0
Oct. 12	Southern Cal	W, 30-27
Oct. 26	at Michigan	L, 14-45
Nov. 2	Virginia Tech	W, 21-20
Nov. 9	at Duke	W, 38-7
Nov. 16	Navy	W, 52-20
Nov. 23	Boston College	W, 40-7
Nov. 30	at Stanford	W, 45-24
Dec. 28	Iowa State	W, 33-9

Sept. 1	Michigan	W, 24-17
Sept. 8	Ball State	W, 24-16
Sept. 15	Vanderbilt	W, 22-17
Sept. 22	at Wake Forest	W, 56-27
Sept. 29	Stanford	W, 38-17
Oct. 6	at Virginia Tech	W, 45-23
Oct. 13	Pittsburgh	W, 19-14
Oct. 27	Navy (at San Diego)	W, 44-22
Nov. 3	at Northwestern	W, 31-21
Nov. 10	Florida St.	W, 42-13
Nov. 17	Syracuse (at Yankee Stadium)	W, 36-3
Nov. 24	at Southern Cal	W, 24-17
Dec. 29	Clemson (Cotton Bowl)	L, 3-30

Nine-Fingered Lineman? There’s a Precedent

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