Thursday, September 11, 2025

Anthony Davis Scored 6 Touchdowns in 1972, Beating the Irish, 45-23. This is the game that my dad remembered while in attendance at the 1974 mauling


I obviously didn't attend this 1972 game, but I did attend the 1974 USC vs. Notre Dame game, where Anthony Davis destroyed the Irish.  

My dad was a diehard Notre Dame fan, but our seats were smack dab in Trojan territory. ND was up 24-6 at half. Coming back from restroom, he says to me "Let's go." I said it's only half time. He says, I know, but Notre Dame is not holding.  Because my dad had tracked ND each year, he was thinking what Anthony Davis did to them in 1972. Two years prior, 1972, Anthony Davis scored 6 touchdowns against Notre Dame, beating the Irish that year by a score of 45-23. As we left the stadium, we heard the roar of Anthony Davis' return to open the second half, like the Romans cheering on the slaughter of the Christians. By the time we reached the car and turned on the radio, another USC touchdown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6ivTXDWZZw

Van Patrick was Notre Dame's radio announcer.  Here he is in 1971 against USC.  And the 1973 ND game against Purdue.  

Pete Arbogast was the Trojan's radio announcer.  

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