There haven’t been many more painful losses in Brian Kelly’s now ten-year run than what happened to conclude the 2015 regular season.
Forget that.
There haven’t been many more painful losses for Notre Dame in the almost 30 years I’ve been watching as the regular season finale in 2015 was.
The Notre Dame versus Stanford rivalry for The Legends Trophy has had some iconic moments for Notre Dame.
The Goal Line Stand in 2012:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpK7QUG3cbE&w=560&h=315]
Ben Koyack in 2014:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDUvS88s_cY&w=560&h=315]
Dexter Williams 2018 Debut:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZLXify02xY&w=560&h=315]
Unfortunately for Notre Dame these moments have been few and far between in odd-numbered years, when the Irish finish their regular season on the west-coast.
Notre Dame leads the all-time series against Stanford 19-13 (2012 being vacated) but hasn’t won at Stanford since the forgettable 2007 campaign that came to forgiving end with a rather forgettable 21-14 win at Stanford.
We’ve got all week still to get set for a regular season conclusion at Stanford, who has been incredibly disappointing this season, but let’s take a quick moment to look back on the five-straight Notre Dame has lost at Stanford, a trend they hope to finally end in the Brian Kelly era this Saturday.
First up: 2009 – Charlie’s Last Stand
