And none of it is anything they particularly wanted to claim.With the 42-24 loss to Air Force, the Irish achieved a few dubious things.
- Notre Dame's first 9 loss season in the Irish history.
- The sixth straight home loss is a first for Notre Dame.
- The most lopsided loss by ND to a service academy in 44 years (Navy winning 35-14 in 1963).
- The first time ND has lost to two service academies in the same year since 1944.




