Army-Notre Dame football rivalry
| First meeting | 1913 Notre Dame 35, Army 13 |
|---|---|
| Latest meeting | 2016 Notre Dame 44, Army 6 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 51 |
| All-time series | Notre Dame leads, 39–8–4 |
| Largest victory | Army, 59–0 (1944) Notre Dame, 62–3 (1973) |
| Longest win streak | Notre Dame, 15 (1965–present) |
| Current win streak | Notre Dame, 15 (1965–present) |
The Army–Notre Dame football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Army Black Knights football team of the United States Military Academy and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team of the University of Notre Dame. The rivalry dates back to 1913, when both teams were among the top college football programs in the United States.
The first Army–Notre Dame game in 1913 is generally regarded as the game that established the national reputation of the Fighting Irish. In that game, Notre Dame revolutionized the forward pass in a stunning 35–13 victory. For years it was "The Game" on Notre Dame's schedule, played at Yankee Stadium in New York. During the 1940s, the rivalry with the Army Black Knights reached its zenith. This was because both teams were extremely successful and met several times in key games (including one of the Games of the Century, a scoreless tie in the 1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game). In 1944, the Black Knights administered the worst defeat in Notre Dame football history, crushing the Fighting Irish, 59–0. The following year, it was more of the same, a 48–0 blitzkrieg. After meeting every year since 1919, the series went on a ten-year hiatus starting in 1947 and lasting until 1957. The game was played in South Bend for the first time and the Fighting Irish won 27–7. Since then, there have been infrequent meetings over the past several decades, with Army's last win coming in 1958. Like Navy, due to the small capacity of Army's Michie Stadium, the Black Knights would play their home games at a neutral site, which for a number of years was Yankee Stadium and before that, the Polo Grounds. In 1957, the game was played in Philadelphia's Municipal (later John F. Kennedy Memorial) Stadium while in 1965, the teams met at Shea Stadium in New York. They last met at the old Yankee Stadium in 1969. The 1973 contest was played at West Point with the Fighting Irish prevailing, 62–3. In more recent times, games in which Army was the host have been played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Notre Dame leads the series 39–8–4. Their latest matchup came in 2016, when the teams met for the 2016 Shamrock series in the Alamodome in San Antonio. Notre Dame won the game easily, 44-6. As of this meeting, the Irish have won the last 15 meetings, the longest in the rivalries history.
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