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One Foot Down Game Day Count Down: Notre Dame vs. Texas

Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana

Kickoff: 7:30 PM ET

Date: Saturday, September 5, 2015

Television: NBC

Series: 8-2-0 Notre Dame

This is the One Foot Down preview for Saturday night's season and home opener against the Texas Longhorns.

5 Factoids

Barnstorming Begins

In 1913, Jesse Harper took over the head coach position at Notre Dame and immediately set out improving the teams' schedule strength. The team went 7-0 in 1912 under John Marks but played a fairly weak slate that didn't reach past the eastern Midwest or western Pennsylvania footprint.