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Notre Dame Football: All-Time vs. No. 1

Notre Dame has played 24 games all-time against the nation’s top team in the AP Poll. How have they fared? Find out here…

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Since the Associated Press began running out a college football poll way back in 1936, Notre Dame has played the top ranked team in the nation 24 different times as No. 1 Clemson becomes the 25th such game in Notre Dame history.

The first such game came all the way back in the poll’s first year, 1936, when Notre Dame upset the top-ranked Northwestern Wildcats in late November.

The latest occurred 15 years ago when the night ended in heartbreak for Notre Dame as the upstart Irish lost in the finals seconds to Reggie Bush and USC.

How has Notre Dame fared in all 24 of those games all time?  You came to the right place.

Nov. 21, 1936: 26-6 win vs. Northwestern
Nov. 11, 1944: 59-0 loss vs. Army (Yankee Stadium)
Nov. 10, 1945: 48-0 loss vs. Army (Yankee Stadium)
Nov. 9, 1946:  0-0 tie vs. Army (Yankee Stadium)
Nov. 15, 1952: 21-3 loss at Michigan State
Oct. 21, 1961: 17-7 loss at Michigan State
Dec. 1, 1962: 25-0 loss at USC
Nov. 20, 1965: 12-3 loss vs Michigan State
Oct. 14, 1967: 24-7 loss vs. USC
Sept. 28, 1968: 37-22 loss vs. Purdue
Jan. 1, 1970: 21-17 loss vs. Texas (Cotton Bowl)
Jan. 1, 1971: 24-11 win vs. Texas (Cotton Bowl)
Dec. 2, 1972: 45-23 loss at USC
Dec. 31, 1973: 24-23 win vs. Alabama (Sugar Bowl)
Jan. 2, 1978: 38-10 win vs. Texas (Cotton Bowl)
Jan. 1, 1981: 17-10 loss vs. Georgia (Sugar Bowl)
Nov. 6, 1982: 31-16 win at Pitt
Nov. 16, 1985: 36-6 loss at Penn State
Oct. 15, 1988:  31-30 win vs. Miami
Jan. 1, 1991: 10-9 loss vs. Colorado (Orange Bowl)
Nov. 13, 1993:  31-24 win vs. Florida State
Sept. 9, 2000:  27-24 loss vs. Nebraska
Nov. 27, 2004: 41-10 loss at USC
Oct. 15, 2005: 34-31 loss vs. USC

Notre Dame’s all-time record vs. AP No. 1:  7-16-1

Notre Dame vs. Louisville – short but sweet series history

Notre Dame and Louisville have only ever played twice in football with each winning once. Take a quick look back at the series now!

Notre Dame and Louisville will square off on Saturday for just the third time ever, with each team winning one of the previous meetings.

Oddly enough, the road team has won the two previous meetings with Louisville knocking off Notre Dame in mid-Novmeber back in 2014 and Notre Dame starting the season with a win at Louisville to open the 2019 season.

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In 2014 it was running back Brandon Radcliff helping lead the way for Louisville as he ran for 136 yards and a touchdown in the 31-28 Louisville victory.

Tarean Folston ran for a touchdown and 134 yards for Notre Dame while Will Fuller hauled in 109 yards and a touchdown but a late 32 yard field goal attempt by Kyle Brindza was untrue as the Cardinals held on to win the first meeting ever between the two programs.

2019:

The two would meet again to start the 2019 season on Labor Day as the Irish came in fresh off their first ever College Football Playoff appearance while Louisville had their first showing under new head coach Scott Satterfield.

Louisville’s offense got off to a hot start, matching Notre Dame blow-for-blow early but the Irish defense came alive as the game went on, holding Louisville to just three points after the first quarter that night.

Tony Jones helped lead the Notre Dame offense with 110 yards and a score while Ian Book added 81 yards on the ground and a score.  Jahmir Smith scored twice in the Irish victory despite only getting eight touches on the day.

The star of the day for the Louisville offense will be back for Louisville on Saturday, as running back Javin Hawkins rushed for a game-high 122 while averaging more than six yards per carry.