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Notre Dame Football: 3 takeaways from dominant win over Navy

By Gavin Jernigan

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - NOVEMBER 16: Chase Claypool #83 and Ian Book #12 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Stadium on November 16, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - NOVEMBER 16: Chase Claypool #83 and Ian Book #12 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Stadium on November 16, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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Notre Dame football is back. The Irish regained momentum in their dominant victory over the Navy Midshipmen. What did we learn from this one?

Final. 20. 944. 52. 819

The annual matchup between Notre Dame and Navy is one of the most historic games in all of college football. The rivalry dates back to the 1920s and has been dominated by Notre Dame. This year, the game had a little bit more at stake. This was the first match in 41 years that both teams were ranked inside the Top 25.

The Fighting Irish came into the game at No. 16 with a record of 7-2. The Midshipmen entered with a record of 7-1 and ranked at No. 23. Although many thought this game was going to be a close one, it wasn’t.

By halftime, Notre Dame was ahead 38-3. The Irish scored on every single one of their possessions in the first half. Navy, on the other hand, had three turnovers. The second half was equally as ugly for the Midshipmen. Eventually, Coach Ken Niumatalolo pulled his star quarterback, Malcolm Perry, out of the game and called it a day. Both teams started putting in backups around the middle of the third quarter.

When it was all said and done, the final score read 52-20.

Let’s take a look into the future and see what lies ahead for each of these teams.

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