Notre Dame trivia question of the week
No. 11 Notre Dame travels to Durham, N.C., to take on No. 17 Duke on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. on ABC. This will be the first matchup between the Fighting Irish and Blue Devils in which both teams are ranked at the time of the game. This will mark the third time the Irish have faced the Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium.
When was the last time that Duke defeated Notre Dame on its home field?
A. 1961
B. 1958
C. 2016
D. Never
Answer: A. The Blue Devils (7-3) routed the Irish (5-5) 37-13 in the season finale for both teams on Dec. 2, 1961. Duke, which won the fifth of its seven ACC championships in football that season, outgained Notre Dame 440 to 306 in total yards, picked up 28 first downs to Notre Dame’s 15 and intercepted three passes while not turning it over.
The other time the two schools played in Durham was 2019, when Notre Dame cruised to a 38-7 victory. The Irish lead the all-time series 5-2. The other defeat came during the Irish’s disastrous 2016 season, when the Devils went into Notre Dame Stadium and stunned the Irish 38-35.
