Evening star., 1950-10-08
Statistics

bnaG shocked the NOCre Dame
campus and left 56.748 shaking
their heads in disbelief.
It was no ,f1uke. Purdue, 20
point underdog, outplayed the
Irish In every category-includ-
ing an overpowering fighting spirit
and confidence.
The Boilermakers 1ashed to
21-0 halftime lead. Notre Dame
had cut it to 21-14 by the outset
Of the fourth period.
But the rally, unleashed as a
drizzle slicked the field, only
pumped more fire into Purdue.
The pent-up wrecking crew came
right back to score on a 56-yard
pass play, Dale Samuels to Mike
Maccioli. and slam the door in
Notre Danes face.
The Notre Dame giant died
without its seyen-league boots on.
Missing was its vaunted aerial
attack and pulverizings running
that had geared it through four
seasons without a setback.
First Defeat Since l945,
The last time the Irish were
beaten was by 1877 by the Great
Lakes Naval service team on De-
cember /, 1945. Since then. 81
teams folded before them. Two
others. Army with a 90 deadlock
in 1946 and Southern California
with a 14-14 tie in 1948, came
close to victory but that was all.
1t was Notre Danes first loss
at home since Michigan won. 32-
20, in the eighth game of the
1912 season.
It was only the fourth defeat
a Frank Leahy coached team has
absorbed in eight seasons. His
Irish have won 81 and tied five.
Leahy's preseason plant that
Notre Dame would drop several
engagements this season had been
taken with a grain of salt. But
after the Irish had to go all out
to shade North Carolina, 14-7.
IN the opener a week ago, OBJ
servers could see that Leahy
might be right.
Purdue's victory over the Ma
TONS top-ranking team today
proved it.
Notre Danes line was ripped
numerically. it's pass attack and
offense failed miserably. The
giant was thoroughly whipped.
Completes Only Z Passes.
All-American Bob Williams, the
great clutch shooter, tried 20
passes and completed only seven.
A recovered Purdue tumble set
up the first Notre Dame touch
down after two minutes in the1
third period. Williams passing
4 yards to Jim Mutscheller.
Bill Barrett's 33-yard run ig-
nited the second, which came in
the first 10 seconds of the last
quarter. John Petition Jared
over from the 6. This capped
Notre Danes only sustained
drive, 81 yards in five plays.
Purdue's one touchdown in the
first period and two in the sec
ond left the outcome inevitable.
For in rolling up the 21-0
margin, Notre Dame was pushed
from pillar to post and pierced
beyond midfield only once.
That was in the second quarter
and it came with the help of a
15-yard roughing infraction
against Purdue's high-spirited
brigade-one thoroughly drilled |
by Coach Stu Holcomb in crisp
downfleld blocking and tackling
and supercharged in the line.
The Irish outrushed Purdue,
237 yards to 201, but most of
the efforts were in midfield and
out of threatening territory.
Samuels Has Great Day.
Purdue, led by the sensational
161-pound sophomore from Chi
cago, gained 159 yards in the air.
The Irish mustered only 46.
The veteran John Kerestes and
Neil Schmidt picked up 81 and 80
yards, respectively. through and
around the once-famed Notre
Dame forward wall.
Mike Maccioli added 81 on the
ground and 80 more with three
of Samuels' passes. Schmidt, ITO
pound ball of fire. travelled II
yards with three other catches.
Most of the outcome rested with
the fact that Purdue pulled So
plays in all while Notre
Dame had the ball long enough
for only 38.
The clincher of the whole affair
was Samuel's 56-yard scoring pass
(See NOTRE DAME. Page B-3.)'