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IRISH LORE NEWSLINK 1966 Article: “An Upside-Down Game [Archive Article: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State 1966]”- Sports Illustrated 11.28.66

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[archived Sports Illustrated article from 1966, contemporary with Notre Dame’s national championship-deciding game at Michigan State; to be fair, in a #1 vs. #2 match-up on the road, Notre Dame knew that, because it was harder for the visiting team, a tie would favor the visiting team in the polls; when an injury-riddled Notre Dame team that had lost its