Historic Newspapers: Notre Dame Football

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, November 5, 1939

• Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame
• NCAA college football
• Many other games w/ photos

The front page of this section has a four column

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, September 28, 1941

• Frank Leahy 1st game
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• College football

This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's

THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, Oct. 10, 1971

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
• vs. Miami Hurricanes - college game
• Best publication to be had (rare)

The front page has a nice banner headline for

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 1, 1943

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• National champions (1st report)
• NCAA college football

Page 29 has a one column heading: "Notre Dame Heads Final Football Poll" with

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Nov. 28, 1943

• Notre dame Fighting Irish - college football
• Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets upset victory
• World War II era Naval Station military team

The front page has a five

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, October 11, 1930

• Notre Dame Stadium opening (DAY OF)
• Formal dedication (day of) - Fighting Irish
• NCAA College football  - "Touchdown Jesus" fame

Page 6 has a one column

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, April 11, 1931

• Heartley 'Hunk' Anderson named new head coach
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football team
• Post Knute Rockne airplane crash

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, April 4, 1931

• Knute Rockne death - funeral (day of)
• Notre Dame head football coach
• Airplane crash

This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back

THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, Oct. 1, 1972

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
• vs. Purdue Boilermakers
• Best publication to be had (rare)

The front page has a nice banner headline: "SUPER SOPHS

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, October 14, 1928

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• Head coach Knute Rockne
• NCAA college football

The front page of this section has a one column heading: "117,000 SEE

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 9, 1930

• Notre Dame officially become National Champions
• Last season before Knute Rockne's death
• Fighting Irish college football

The front page of the sport's section

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 11, 1930

• Knute Rockne exhausted with coaching football
• Notre Dame officially are National Champions
• Last season before airplane crash death
• Fighting Irish college football

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 6, 1966

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• Named National champions
• NCAA college football

The sport's section (page 62) has a one column heading: "Notre Dame Voted No. 1 by Writers

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1946

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• Named National champions
• NCAA college football

The sport's section (page 44) has a two column heading: "Notre Dame No. 1 Team for 1946

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 3, 1933

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
• Upsets Army Cadets - NCAA college

The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Notre Dame Rallies To Score 2

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, November 21, 1931

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
• Southern California USC Trojans

This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

PRESCOTT JOURNAL-MINER, Prescott, Arizona, December 1, 1929.

• Notre Dame - Army 1929 Football game
• Jack Elder 100-yd Interception TD run
• Yankee Stadium (1st report)

This 12 page newspaper has a one

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 3, 1989

• Lou Holtz's 1st and only title
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• Wins Fiesta Bowl vs. West Virginia
• College football national champions

The front page of the sport's section has

THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, November 8, 1924

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish... Football season
• The Four Horsemen - Knute Rockne

This 16 page newspaper has a two column photo on page 11 with

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 22, 1931

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• USC Trojans football game

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "FIELD GOALS TOPPLE HARVARD, NOTRE

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 9, 1947

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• National champions (1st report)
• NCAA college football

This 60 page newspaper has one column headings in the sport's section (page 41):

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 2, 1954

• Terry Brennan named head coach
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• NCAA college football

This 28 page newspaper has two column headlines on

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, December 9, 1933

• Elmer Layden named Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach
• The Four Horsemen fame
• NCAA college football

This 14 page newspaper has a nice

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 2, 1924

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish (famous year)
• The Four Horsemen - Knute Rockne
• 1924 college football season win

This 40+ Sunday edition has one column

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, December 8, 1933

• Elmer Layden named Notre Dame head coach
• The Four Horsemen fame
• NCAA college football

The front page has one column headlines: "NOTRE DAME

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Arizona, April 11, 1931

• Heartley 'Hunk' Anderson named new head coach
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football team
• Post Knute Rockne airplane crash death

This 8 page

NEW YORK TIMES, February 21, 1918

• Knute Rockne named head coach
• Note Dame Fighting Irish
• NCAA college football

Here is a terrific report for any Notre Dame fan. A small one column head in the bottom

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, April 11, 1931

• Heartley 'Hunk' Anderson named new head coach
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football team
• Post Knute Rockne airplane crash death

This 18

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, October 26, 1924

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish (famous year)
• The Four Horsemen - Knute Rockne
• 1924 college football season win

This 70+ page newspaper has one column

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1926

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• NCAA college football
• Coach Knute Rockne

This 50 page newspaper has a seven column headlines on page 32 that reads: "Army Will Be Able

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 4, 1930

• Notre Dame Stadium opening
• 1st ever game (day of) - Fighting Irish
• NCAA College football  - "Touchdown Jesus" fame

The sport's section (page 18) has a

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, February 15, 1941

• Frank Leahy becomes ND coach (1st report)
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football

The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 13) has a great

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, November 11, 1945

• Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame
• Number 1 & 2 teams meet
• Doc Blanchard
• NCAA college football

This 30 page newspaper has a six column headline on

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, November 11, 1945

• Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame
• Number 1 & 2 teams meet
• Doc Blanchard
• NCAA college football

This 30+ page newspaper has a five column headline on

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 9, 1930

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Penn Quakers
• Last season coached by Knute Rockne
• ND to be National Champions for 1930 season
• NCAA College Football

The front page of the

THE OMAHA EVENING BEE, Nebraska, November 22, 1924

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish (famous year)
• The Four Horsemen - Knute Rockne
• 1924 college football season

Page 5 has various reports on college football

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 30, 1924  One column headlines on the front page of the sport's section report: "NOTRE DAME BEATS CARNEGIE TECH, 40-19" "32,00 See Rockne Team Uncover Brilliant Aerial Attack on

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, November 18, 1928

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
• 1st home loss in 23 years
• Coach Knute Rockne

The front page of this section has a one column heading:

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, February 15, 1941

• Frank Leahy becomes ND coach (1st report)
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish

The front page has a two column heading:
"Leahy Quits Boston College To Go

SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE, Florida, November 12, 1939

• Nile Kinnick's touchdown upsets Notre Dame
• Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football

Page 6-B has a one column heading: "NOTRE DAME IS UPSET BY IOWA"

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, December 4, 1933.

• Notre Dame & Army
• Football

This 20 page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on page 13: "Season Too Short for Irish, Upset of Army team

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, November 29, 1930

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
• Knute Rockne's next to last game as coach

This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, November 9, 1947

• The Army-Notre Dame rivalry ends (1st report)
• NCAA college football - South Bend, Indiana

The front page of this section has a four column

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 1, 1954

• Frank Leahy resigns due to illness
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish  coach
• NCAA college football

This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner

THE STARS &  STRIPES, New York & London edition, Nov. 29, 1943

• Great Lakes Naval Training Station Bluejackets
• Beats Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue's stadium
• Military pro vs. college football

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, November 22, 1931

• USC Trojans vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• Famous upset game

This 36 page newspaper has a two column heading at the bottom of the front page: "Trojan,

TUCSON DAILY CITIZEN, Arizona, November 29, 1930

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
• Knute Rockne's next to last game as coach

The front page has a nice banner healdine:
"NOTRE DAME WINS OVER ARMY BY

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 17, 1929

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• Year of national championship
• NCAA college football - Knute Rockne

This 40+ page Sunday edition has a two column

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, November 17, 1935

• Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame
• NCAA college football tie

The front page of this section has a six column heading: "Notre Dame Scores in

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Pennsylvania, November 29, 1926

• Carnegie Tech (Mellon)
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish - NCAA football
• 1 of the greatest upsets (Monday 1st report)
• Knute Rockne skips game