Our party of over 40 celebrators attending our 700th game noted the Mids propensity to try to “bite off than they could chew” efforts. The Fighting Irish moved up to No. 8. The Mids fell out of the Top 25. WE think they’ll be back though!
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Collegefootballfan.com 2017 Season in Review New record of 27 games in our 39th year! Welcome to Collegefootballfan.com’s 2017 Season in Review. Disappointingly, we finish neither in Atlanta (too expensive for our budget), nor in Frisco, Texas, where Mother Nature … Continue reading
Season Opener: No teams come from farther apart than this This Saturday, August 26 at 6 pm EST, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors who will have flown all the way out to visit the UMass Minutemen at Amherst, Massachusetts will clash … Continue reading
The October 2017 season: Our Journey to Atlanta Before reviewing our October 2017 season on the way to Atlanta, we’re taking a step back regarding our plans for September 30. We’ve already decided on a change. When planning this season, … Continue reading
Temple Owls tie South Florida Bulls in American East with convincing 46-30 win Philadelphia – The Temple Owls (5-2, 3-1) bested American Athletic Conference East Division foe South Florida (6-2, 3-1) in an exciting win at the Linc in Philly to … Continue reading
The Stanford Cardinal demoralize the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame in 17-10 comeback South Bend, Indiana – Stanford (4-2) spotted Notre Dame a 10-point lead at the half and came back with 17 points in the second with an amazing … Continue reading
Mids storm past No. 6 Houston, 46-40 Annapolis, Maryland – In a steady rain storm, the Midshipman of the U. S Naval Academy (4-1, 3-0) rushed for 306 yards against the Houston Cougar defense that allowed an average of 42 … Continue reading
Notre Dame defeats Syracuse in “pinball”, 50-33 East Rutherford, NJ – The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and the Syracuse Orange scored 60 points in the first half combined with scoring resembling play on a pinball machine rather than on … Continue reading
Well, we sold out our full busload for our Annual Big Tailgate this Saturday selling all 55 tickets for Syracuse vs. Notre Dame at MetLife Stadium here in the swamps of Jersey. We expected to see a Fighting Irish team … Continue reading
Winless Buffalo upends undefeated Army in OT, 23-20 Amherst, NY – The Buffalo Bulls (1-2) overcame a 20-6 deficit entering the third quarter to defeat the Black Knights of Army (3-1) by tying the game in regulation with 2:28 left … Continue reading