Volume 4  No.3                                                              November 2001

"At the moment when I touched the ball, life for me was complete." Years later, Knute Rockne reminisced about catching his first touchdown pass against Army in 1913. This November is the eighty-eighth anniversary of Notre Dame's great victory over the Cadets at West Point and the subject of this month's newsletter.

Notre Dame's victory over Michigan in 1909 was the school's first win over a major opponent, but the win against Army was significant because the cadets were one of the Eastern powerhouses and the game was covered by the New York newspapers. Although the forward pass was used before (mostly by Midwestern teams) it was Coach Harper's method of using the pass to spread out the Army defense, thereby opening up the running game for the Irish. Also innovative was the technique used in the passing attack of having the ends catch the passes in full stride with loose hands and relaxed fingers, rather than as stationary targets.

The feature article on the 1913 Notre Dame - Army game will be an excerpt from Wake Up The Echoes by Ken Rappoport.

This month's edition of Out of Bounds will feature stories of the game.

Shenanigans will feature humor about Notre Dame's trip to West Point in 1913.

Campus Life honors Col. Thomas Nelson Moe USAF (Ret.)'75MA, the recepient of the Rev. William Corby, CSC, Award.

Semper Victurus - This edition will feature excerpts taken from the archives of Notre Dame's campus magazine, The Scholastic, on the clash with the cadets.

Herb's Archive will feature the New York Times article on the game, found in Herb's files.

Great new products! Tony Rice signed photographs and mini helmets, Kevin McDougal mini's, signed Tim Brown Heisman balls, Stadium bricks, and more. Click here for new items page.   Irish Legends also welcomes Notre Dame campus welcome artist Paula Bixby.  Check below for a link to view her artwork.

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