The First Notre Dame-Penn State Game

Notre Dame's 1913 season is best known for its November 1 game on The Plain at West Point, when quarterback Gus Dorais went airborne, completing 13 of 17 passes for 243 yards to take down Army 35-13. Notre Dame was an emerging regional power then, having never played a game east of Pittsburg, but the $1,000 guarantee from Army made the trip to the Hudson a no-brainer.

Dorais started slowly but got things going and consistently hit Knute Rockne and other receivers in stride with passes of 30 yards...