[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
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[Homer_J_Simpson]

During the last few seasons I have noticed that several of the games are written up by a reporter named Allison Danzig. I pictured this plucky dame grabbing players and coaches to interview as they emerge from the locker room and trading wisecracks with other reporters in the press box. So I did a search to learn more about her. Turns out Allison is a man’s name. (I think the same goes for Camille Cianfarra, who files news stories from Rome.)

Late Touchdown Topples Irish, 7-0 – 2
Georgetown Streak Ended by Boston College, 19 to 18 – 2-3
Navy, Columbia Scoreless in Battle at Baker Field – 4
Washington Beats U.S.C. Eleven, 14-0 * – 4
Alert Penn Team Routs Army, 48-0 – 5
Florida Winner by 46-5; Reen Makes 101-Yard Run – 5
Nebraska Defeats Pitt with Kick, 9-7 – 7
Wisconsin Victor over Indiana, 27-10 – 7

* Sorry, Fiji. You were right. This isn’t going to be the Trojan’s year. There is a brief mention of happier times for SC at the end of the Iowa-N.D. story.

[iowamark]

November 15: MIRACLE GAME AT NOTRE DAME
Despite the loss of several Ironmen—including Kinnick, Erwin Prasse, and Dick “Whitey” Evans—the Hawkeyes opened the season with gusto, skunking South Dakota and beating Wisconsin. Then followed three consecutive losses, before another miracle game versus Notre Dame.

Late in the fourth quarter, Ken Pettit recovered an Irish fumble in Iowa territory. Fullback Bill Green took over from there, scoring the game’s only touchdown on a short run to win the game, 7-0. The Hawkeye victory snapped Notre Dame’s six-game winning streak, making Iowa the only school in the nation able to boast of a perfect record (3-0) against the Fighting Irish.

While Green was the man who rushed for all of Iowa’s net yardage that day, others celebrated, too. According to The Daily Iowan’s account, “Nile Kinnick, cool, calm and collected while he’s on a football team, pranced up and down the dressing room almost jabbering in his excitement."

Fans in Iowa City picked up on the merrymaking the instant they heard the radio report confirming the outcome of the game. Unrehearsed cheerleaders perched on the traffic signal at the intersection of Washington and Clinton streets, leading a number of yells and singing “On Iowa.” The student newspaper noted that after a snake dance proceeded north on Clinton, “an accordion player and a bugler joined the cheerleaders on the steps of Old Capitol and added discordant though enthusiastic accompaniment to the general clamor.”

It was the highlight of the football year. At the end of the season, the Hawkeyes stood dead even, with four wins and four losses.

Watch highlights from the "Miracle Game" at the link.