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Here's an amazing stat: Notre Dame has played AT an SEC venue only 20 times since 1971

Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:16 am
Posted by JetDawg
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:16 am
Texas A&M will be #21. This, of course, doesn't include the 7 trips Notre Dame made to Georgia Tech and Tulane combined between 1932 and 1963 (4 @GT and 3 @Tulane with ND winning all 7 games).

The Irish have ventured into SEC Country a total of 13 times since 1963 and have a 7-6 overall record to show for it.

How can we (at least me, because I vividly remember the first time vs. LSU!) forget all the national hype of ND's game against LSU in 1971!! Wow! Tigers tore'em up!

Here's the list of ND's games into SEC territory since 1971....let's hope Texas A&M can even up the score by taking the win next Saturday!

Texas A&M crushed Notre Dame at College Station in September of 2001, 24-3; however, A&M wasn't an SEC member when this was played, so this one doesn't count.

--- Nov. 20, 1971: 28-8 LOSS at LSU

--- Sept. 17, 1977: 20-13 LOSS at Ole Miss

--- Nov. 10, 1979: 40-18 LOSS at Tennessee

--- Nov. 15, 1980: 7-0 win at Alabama (way to go, Tide!)

--- Oct. 27, 1984: 30-22 win at LSU

--- Oct. 4, 1986: 28-10 LOSS at Alabama (much better!)

--- Nov. 22, 1986: 21-19 LOSS at LSU

--- Nov. 10, 1990: 34-29 win at Tennessee

--- Sept. 5, 1996: 14-7 win at Vanderbilt (oh, how the 'Dores nearly won this!)

--- Nov. 15, 1997: 24-6 win at LSU

--- Nov. 6., 1999: 38-14 LOSS at Tennessee

--- Nov. 6, 2004: 17-13 win at Tennessee

--- Sept. 21, 2019: 23-17 LOSS at Georgia

Future Notre Dame trips to SEC Country...........

--- Sept. 27, 2025: at Arkansas

--- Sept. 14, 2030: at Alabama

--- Sept. 11, 2032: at Florida

This post was edited on 8/23/24 at 8:17 am
Posted by PerrillouxToTexas
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:18 am to
Is that really that amazing
Posted by JetDawg
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:20 am to
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Is that really that amazing

If you're snorting Venezulan crack, I guess it isn't.

For you snorting Cows, this isn't amazing, either: Texas has a losing record to Notre Dame, 3-9.
This post was edited on 8/23/24 at 8:22 am
Posted by Danwebs
Member since Aug 2024
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:27 am to
There is a lot of talk going around that ND and USC may cancel their annual game. USC apparently think their schedule is too tough with them entering the BIG. That might be a mistake, particularly for ND when it comes time for playoff selection.
Posted by dstone12
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:30 am to
I fondly remember an Aggie Defender taking browns towel in the cotton bowl when I was a kid in Dallas.

ATM cruised in that one.

Enjoyed that game.
Lemme go find it.




This post was edited on 8/23/24 at 8:40 am
Posted by nicholastiger
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:30 am to
I'm actually shocked Notre Dame played LSU all those times
LSU made some trips to South Bend as well
Posted by Lonnie Utah
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:33 am to
I remember SC playing ND in Columbia in 1983. But SC wasn't SEC then.
Posted by SOBMarcus
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:39 am to
its not. RatRod is not done gurgling cum yet this morning
Posted by Frac the world
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:41 am to
Here’s an amazing fun fact: JetDawg looks like this

Posted by JetDawg
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:44 am to
quote:

There is a lot of talk going around that ND and USC may cancel their annual game. USC apparently think their schedule is too tough with them entering the BIG. That might be a mistake, particularly for ND when it comes time for playoff selection.

It's just talk. USC won't cancel that series, the greatest inter-sectional rivalry in the history of collegiate sports.
Posted by Gunga Din
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Member since Jul 2020
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:47 am to
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I remember SC playing ND in Columbia in 1983. But SC wasn't SEC then.


Of course he is only listing games where ND played on the road in the SEC.

If we added in ND home games against SEC opponents there would be more games. Assuming these were all home and home series' that gets you 40 games vs. SEC in 53 years.

That works out to 8 or 9 games a decade. That is a pretty high frequency all things considered.
Posted by madmaxvol
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:48 am to
quote:

'm actually shocked Notre Dame played LSU all those times
LSU made some trips to South Bend as well



If you look at Notre Dame's record vs SEC (when the games were played) teams it would be:

Bama - 5-3
Florida - 1-0
Georgia - 0-3
Georgia Tech - 8-2
LSU - 7-5
Ole Miss - 1-1
USCe - 1-0
Tennessee - 4-4
Tulane - 6-0
Vandy - 3-0

They have played LSU more than any other SEC program.

Now, if you include when they weren't in the SEC...it adds 3 more games to USCe, 27 more games to Georgia Tech, and 2 more games to Vandy...along with 12 games against Texas (9-3) and 11 vs Oklahoma (9-2).
Posted by bamameister
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:49 am to
quote:

USC apparently think their schedule is too tough with them entering the BIG.


Lincoln Riley thinks the schedule is too tough. I don't think Riley is going to be around long enough to exercise his unique brand of football wimpiness and destroy another tradition.
Posted by FireDanMullen
Member since Dec 2020
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 9:26 am to
That really isn’t even remotely amazing.

An out of conference team playing at an SEC 20 times in the last 53 seasons. WOW. Amazing.
Posted by Al Bundy Bulldog
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 9:27 am to
quote:

--- Sept. 17, 1977: 20-13 LOSS at Ole Miss


This game was in Jackson not Oxford. My uncle went to it and used to talk about it. Joe Montana was the Notre Dame QB
Posted by bamabaseballsec
Member since Dec 2020
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 10:07 am to
Posturing. He thinks it’s too tough as a NON conference game. More pressure from big to get nd in a conference.
Posted by AUTiger789
Birmingham, AL
Member since Apr 2022
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 10:31 am to
quote:

Nov. 10, 1990: 34-29 win at Tennessee


This is one of my earliest football memories. I remember watching this on a tv at a restaurant and everyone was huddled up hoping Notre Dame would lose.
Posted by lsudave1
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Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 10:38 am to
quote:

They have played LSU more than any other SEC program.


We even played them twice in the same season in 1997 and we won the bowl game rematch. We then played them again in 1998.
Posted by JetDawg
Los Angeles/USC Trojans fan/alum
Member since Oct 2020
8863 posts
Posted on 8/23/24 at 12:53 pm to
quote:

This game was in Jackson not Oxford. My uncle went to it and used to talk about it. Joe Montana was the Notre Dame QB

I think Jackson is still in SEC Country, so we'll count it! :)
Posted by TailbackU
ATL
Member since Oct 2005
12212 posts
Posted on 8/23/24 at 1:10 pm to
Still find it amazing that Auburn and Notre Dame have never played in football…. Had never played in basketball either until last year.
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