<P> The game was the first played by a Notre Dame football team , and the Michigan team was credited with teaching the Notre Dame team the game before play began . The Notre Dame student newspaper , Scholastic , reported : `` It was not considered a match contest , as the home team had been organized only a few weeks , and the Michigan boys , the champions of the West , came more to instruct them in the points of the Rugby game than to win fresh laurels . '' The proceedings began with a tutorial session in which players from both teams were divided irrespective of college . For the first 30 minutes , the teams scrimmaged in a practice game with Michigan `` exchanging six men for the same number from Notre Dame . '' </P>
<P> The game was the first played by a Notre Dame football team , and the Michigan team was credited with teaching the Notre Dame team the game before play began . The Notre Dame student newspaper , Scholastic , reported : `` It was not considered a match contest , as the home team had been organized only a few weeks , and the Michigan boys , the champions of the West , came more to instruct them in the points of the Rugby game than to win fresh laurels . '' The proceedings began with a tutorial session in which players from both teams were divided irrespective of college . For the first 30 minutes , the teams scrimmaged in a practice game with Michigan `` exchanging six men for the same number from Notre Dame . '' </P>
who taught notre dame how to play football
who taught notre dame how to play football
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