Notre Dame Football’s Rivalry Trophies
Sep 13, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Tarean Folston (25) runs with the ball against the Purdue Boilermakers at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
The Shillelagh Trophy / Purdue
It is simply called The Shillelagh Trophy. It was donated by a merchant seaman and Fighting Irish fan, Joe McLaughlin. He purchased the blackthorn oak club while in Ireland.
The winner of the game has received this trophy since the 1957 game. The winner has its initials put on a football medallion along with the score, and that is placed on the oak stand the Shillelagh sits upon.
The Shillelagh Trophy is out in the Gug after #NotreDame knocked off #Purdue for the 4th straight year #NDFB pic.twitter.com/4fncU8oZ
— Josh Flynt (@jflyntnd) October 3, 2011
The Irish hold a 58-26-2 record all-time against the Boilermakers, making this in-state-rivalry-trophy-game a bit underwhelming for most Irish fans, but it was the only school from Notre Dame’s home state of Indiana that the Fighting Irish would play each year. With new scheduling philosophies throughout the country, this annual series has ended. The Irish next face Purdue in 2020.
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