One of my favorite college football stats is the one that shows the record between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Washington Huskies. The Irish are 8-0 all-time against the Huskies, and there’s no reason to think that zero will change to a one anytime soon.
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The series began in 1948 in South Bend and then it went out to Seattle in 1949. What happened in 1949 is possibly why it took 46 years before the two programs to play again, and it’s one of my favorite stories from that era — perfectly told by Jayson Jenks.