The following year , after having recommended his former Fordham player Vince Lombardi for the Packers ' head coaching position , Devore was retained as freshman coach by new head coach Joe Kuharich after Terry Brennan was dismissed along with his entire staff . Then when Kuharich resigned during spring practice in March 1963 , Devore was once again named interim head coach at the school . In a complete reversal of his earlier stint , Devore 's one season at the helm saw Notre Dame hit rock bottom with a 2 – 7 record ( the scheduled game at Iowa was canceled due to the Assassination of John F. Kennedy ) . One of the few bright spots was a midseason 17 – 14 upset of the University of Southern California , while the season finale against Syracuse University saw Devore adorn his team in bright green jerseys , a sharp contrast to the school 's traditional blue and gold . The green jerseys did not return until Dan Devine broke them out for the 1977 matchup with USC
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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