Last time Army beat Notre Dame: Revisiting the rare upsets in historic college football rivalry | Sporting News

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Army and Notre Dame will meet for the 52nd time on Saturday, November 23. This is one of the longest-standing rivalries in college sports, but the rivalry is doing a lot of heavy lifting as Notre Dame is 39-8-4 against Army. The teams first matched up in 1913 at West Point in New York.

It isn't a yearly scheduled rivalry like Army-Navy, as the Black Knights haven't played the Fighting Irish since 2016. It's been even longer since Army picked up a win in the series. You must go back decades to find the last time the Black Knights prevailed over the Fighting Irish.



That doesn't mean they should be written off on Saturday, though. Army enters No. 19 in the nation and an undefeated 9-0.

They are still double-digit underdogs, but in recent memory, this is arguably their best chance to win the game. Below, we detail the last time that Army beat Notre Dame in football. NCAAF HQ: Live NCAAF scores | Updated NCAAF standings | Full NCAAF schedule Last time Army beat Notre Dame in football Army and Notre Dame first played on November 1, 1913.

The first nine of their matchups over the next 10 years were all held in West Point. The Black Knights first beat the Fighting Irish in 1914, 20-7. The wins have been few and far between since, though, as Army hasn't won over Notre Dame in over 50 years.

The last time the Black Knights beat the Irish was Saturday, October 11, 1958. Army won 14-2 in South Bend, but has lost the 15 matchups against Notre Dame since that day. Not much information about the game has stood the test of time.

We know that Terry Brennan was the head coach for the Irish, while Earl Blaik led the Black Knights. At the time of the game, the AP had Army ranked No. 3, with Notre Dame on their heels at No.

4. Notre Dame vs. Army record Army is 8-39-4 in the 51 meetings against Notre Dame.

The Black Knights won in 1914, 1916, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1944, 1945 and in 1958. Outside of four ties, the Irish have won every other game, including 15 in a row against the Black Knights. Notre Dame vs.

Army history While they don't play as often these days, Army and Notre Dame squared off nearly every year from 1913-1947. Year Winner Score 1913 Notre Dame 35-13 1914 Army 20-7 1915 Notre Dame 7-0 1916 Army 30-10 1917 Notre Dame 7-2 1919 Notre Dame 12-9 1920 Notre Dame 27-17 1921 Notre Dame 28-0 1922 Tie 0-0 1923 Notre Dame 13-0 1924 Notre Dame 13-7 1925 Army 27-0 1926 Notre Dame 7-0 1927 Army 18-0 1928 Notre Dame 12-6 1929 Notre Dame 7-0 1930 Notre Dame 7-6 1931 Army 12-0 1932 Notre Dame 21-0 1933 Notre Dame 13-12 1934 Notre Dame 12-6 1935 Tie 6-6 1936 Notre Dame 20-6 1937 Notre Dame 7-0 1938 Notre Dame 19-7 1939 Notre Dame 14-0 1940 Notre Dame 7-0 1941 Tie 0-0 1942 Notre Dame 13-0 1943 Notre Dame 26-0 1944 Army 59-0 1945 Army 48-0 1946 Tie 0-0 1947 Notre Dame 27-7 1957 Notre Dame 23-21 1958 Army 14-2 1965 Notre Dame 17-0 1966 Notre Dame 35-0 1969 Notre Dame 45-0 1970 Notre Dame 51-10 1973 Notre Dame 62-3 1974 Notre Dame 48-0 1977 Notre Dame 24-0 1980 Notre Dame 30-3 1983 Notre Dame 42-0 1985 Notre Dame 24-10 1995 Notre Dame 28-27 1998 Notre Dame 20-17 2006 Notre Dame 41-9 2010 Notre Dame 27-3 2016 Notre Dame 44-6 2024 TBD TBD.