With the Notre Dame Fighting Irish season opener taking place here in the Lone Star State, I thought I’d take our last TPF of 2024 to talk about a few Texas tidbits from Irish football history. People forget...
Notre Dame’s Last Regular Season Win in Texas
...took place against the Army Black Knights in the Alamodome in 2016? Man, it’s been too long since the Irish made their way here.
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In any case, yes, the Irish last got their last win of the regular season in what was probably the least memorable installment of the Shamrock Series, a 44-6 laugher probably most notable for being the last great day in the career of Tarean Folston (13 carries for 84 yards and a TD) and CJ Sanders’ last electric moment in an Irish uniform on a 92-yard kick return touchdown, as well as some really brutal-if-thoughtfully-designed-as-an-Army tribute uniforms.