Ever since Brian Kelly up and left Notre Dame for LSU late last fall the two teams marquee college football programs have had a bit of a cold war of sorts as fanbases for teams that don’t usually overlap with each other have had plenty to say about the other.
Notre Dame and LSU haven’t played a regular season contest since 1998 but have met in three bowl games since January of 2007. They aren’t scheduled to meet as of now at any point going forward, something it seems like fans of both programs wouldn’t mind seeing changed.
The two powerhouses have however met on the gridiron 12 times. Here is a quick look below at those 12 games.
1970: Notre Dame 3, LSU 0
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The first meeting between the programs didn’t occur until 1970 when No. 7 LSU made the trip to South Bend to take on No. 2 Notre Dame. High scoring it was not as a 24-yard Scott Hempel field goal in the final minutes were the only points in the 3-0 Notre Dame win.
1971: LSU 28, Notre Dame 8
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Notre Dame’s first trip to the Bayou ended horribly as the No. 7 Irish were routed by No. 14 LSU, 28-8.
1981: Notre Dame 27, LSU 9
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In [autotag]Gerry Faust[/autotag]’s first game as Notre Dame head coach the Fighting Irish routed unranked LSU 27-9 to start the 1981 season in South Bend. A week later the Irish were ranked No. 1 in the country but after a blowout loss at Michigan it was all downhill for Faust at Notre Dame after that.
1984: Notre Dame 30, LSU 22
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Notre Dame was a significant underdog when they made the November trip to Baton Rouge in 1984 but thanks to a huge day from Allen Pinkett (162 rushing yards, two touchdowns) the Irish were able to walk out of Tiger Stadium with an upset win over seventh-ranked LSU.
1985: LSU 10, Notre Dame 7
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Gerry Faust’s final game at Notre Dame is remembered by many as the…