I've been saving this one specifically for today.On this day in 1930, Notre Dame Stadium was dedicated and celebrated with a 20-14 victory against Southern Methodist. Now that part is nice and impressive, but consider the following:
The Fighting Irish played the entire 1929 season on the road, with home games at the neutral sites of Chicago and Baltimore, and played Army at Yankee Stadium in New York. Despite that, Notre Dame went 9-0 to win the national championship, and then came back to go 10-0 in 1930 to defend the title. Incidentally, it was the last championship for Knute Rockne (105-12-5), who died soon after in a plane crash.
Photo courtesy of the University of Notre Dame.
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