The Notre Dame Stanford series had an enchanted beginning. Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Committee had been itching to get Rockne and Notre Dame to play in the Rose Bowl and they struck it rich after the 1924 season. Rockne, Notre Dame and the Four Horsemen would be playing Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Stanford was coached by a coach so good they’d name a league after him, Pop Warner. Stanford’s then Indians were led by Ernie Nevers, who failed to win the Heisman Trophy only because they didn’t start awarding it until 1935. But Rockne trumped Warner’s Nevers with Four Horsemen and the Irish won easily, 27-10.
The Notre Dame – Stanford Football Rivalry
