Following the death of head coach Knute Rockne in a plane crash on line coach Anderson was promoted on Notre Dame entered the season on a 19-game winning streak and opened with a road win , but then had a scoreless tie with Northwestern in the second game , played at Soldier Field in Chicago . Five straight wins followed and the unbeaten string extended to 26 games , until visiting USC won by the Trojans were the last team to defeat Notre Dame , three years earlier The next week , Army shut out the Irish at Yankee Stadium to conclude the season
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1931 Transcontinental & Western Air Fokker F-10 crash
1931 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team