66 days from now we’ll be watching Notre Dame play Navy as both start their 2020 college football seasons.
At least we hope we’ll all be fortunate enough to be watching college football in nine and a half weeks.
As you’re aware we’ve been counting down the days until the season officially starts as yesterday we remembered one of the more memorable run of Josh Adams career. Today we look back at another national championship squad.
(19)66: Notre Dame’s 9-0-1 National Championship Team
Not long before the pandemic I was in a Marshall’s killing time as my wife shopped. While strolling through the men’s section I stumbled into a shirt on final discount.
That shirt was made recently by Under Armour but commemorated the 1966 national championship squad by listing the score of every game on the back. Looking at them all in a row makes it that much more impressive.
26-14 win vs. No. 8 Purdue
35-7 win at Northwestern
35-0 win vs. Army
32-0 win vs. North Carolina
38-0 win at No. 10 Oklahoma
31-7 win vs. Navy
40-0 win vs. Pitt
64-0 win vs. Duke
10-10 tie at No. 2 Michigan State
51-0 win at No. 10 USC
Just twice in 10 games they allowed double digit points in a season that saw a three blowout wins over top ten teams and the epic tie at Michigan State.
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Notre Dame wound up getting crowned national champions despite finishing 9-0-1 while Alabama went 11-0 and wound up third.
66 days until we hopefully get Notre Dame football to return. Let’s go!