University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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NOTRE DAME 31 NEBRASKA Panelli down with a dislocated elbow. A, .FTER A LAPSE of twenty-two years, Notre Dame and the University of Nebraska resumed their gridiron rivalry in the Stadium October 18th. The Irish won handily, 31 to 0, though the Cornhuskers fought valiantly throughout. The Irish moved 67 yeards for their first score, Pep Panelli going over from the 9. Mike Swistowicz scored the second touchdown in the second quarter on a plunge from the 2-yard line after he had led a Marty Wendell Terry Brennan Bill Fischer

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Lujack scores on a 31 yard sweep. J.HE GEARS of the Irish grid machine clanged and squealed under the hot Indiana sun on October 11, but operated long enough to grind out a 22 to 7 victory over a tul)l)orn Purdue team. A 7-point lead was established in the first three minutes on a pass from John Lujack to Terry Brennan and a conversion by Steve Oracko. Purdue punched back and marched 70 yard? to tie the score. In the closing seconds of the first period Lujack ran 31 yards for the second Notre Dame score. The second period was a battle of the lines until the final 30 seconds when Oracko kicked a field goal from the Boilermaker 18 to give the Irish a 16 to 7 halftime advantage. John Panelli was held on the one foot line early in the third period. Brilliant running by Coy McGee then set up the third score by Floyd Simmon-. Notre Dame held the surging power of the Lafayette football squad on the nine-yard line early in the fourth quarter. The remainder of the battle was a desperate passing attack by the Purdue team which was offset by defensive kicking on the part of the Irish squad. The game was a struggle on the lines, and each group resorted to passes for their scoring attack. r Simmons and men of Purdue. Effective blocking springs Simmons. A wandering Boilermaker n hailed by Ashbaugh.

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Five Cornhuskers converge on Coy McGes. 55-yard advance almost single-handed. Nebraska staged its own concerted attack of the day follow- ing this score, reaching the Irish 17 before being stopped. Speedy Dick Hutton was the Nebraskan ' s most capable runner. In the third quarter, three plays resulted in the Some cornhusking scenes third Notre Dame T. D. Coy McGee did the honors from 13 yards out. Fred Earley kicked the only extra point of the game. Frank Tripucka passed to Doug Way-bright for the fourth score in the last quarter. George Strohmeyer recovered a Cornhusker fumble to setup the last six-pointer, scored by Emil Sitko. The victory was costly as Pep Panelli received a dislocated left elbow during the third quarter. Page 255