Football Trivia

Ran across this Notre Dame trivia referencing Georgia Tech:

12. Georgia Tech plays a decent role in Notre Dame's football history. Which is not true?


a. They were the program's 500th victory.
b. They are the only program that Rudy played against.
c. They were the last team to beat Coach Leahy before he retired.
d. They were the first team to play in the post-expansion ND Stadium.


The answer, as many guessed, is (c); they were NOT the last team to beat Leahy before he retired. That distinction belongs to Michigan State, who beat the Irish in Leahy's second-to-last year, 1952.


Leahy went undefeated (with one tie) in 1953, his final year under the Dome.