Notre Dame Fighting Irish tight end Cooper Flanagan (87) celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, during the NCAA football game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind. Notre Dame Fighting Irish won 66-7. Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Notre Dame Football Blasts Purdue: Instant Social Media Reaction

Originally posted on Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI
By Nick Shepkowski | Last updated Sep 14, 2024 8:29 PM ET

Notre Dame bounced back in a big way Saturday, beating Purdue 66-7 one week after falling at home to Northern Illinois. The blowout victory is a feather in the cap of head coach Marcus Freeman, who was as much to blame for last week's meltdown as anyone.

The circles of Notre Dame fandom were much happier this Saturday than last, as the 66-7 win over Purdue was the biggest blowout loss in the 137-year history of the Boilermakers football program.

Just how did the college football world and Notre Dame fans alike react to Saturday's blowout victory?

Here are some of the best social media reactions to Notre Dame's dominating win.

Big-Time Bounce Back for Notre Dame

Those poor Chicago Physicians & Surgeons in 1908 pic.twitter.com/fjkSRJ13h2
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Football

IRISH WIN#GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/Vl0FWA4287
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

Notre Dame Football - The Shillelagh Stays Home

The Shillelagh Trophy is staying home ☘️#GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/32esfEvtp3
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

More Big Ten Changes?

Give Purdue's Big Ten spot to Northern Illinois.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

Numbers Don't Lie in Notre Dame's Dominating Win

Good lord Notre Dame pic.twitter.com/Z9mjBHrGXb
— CFBNumbers (@CFBNumbers) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

Riley Leonard's Entertaining Postgame Answer

Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard had a fitting response to Jenny Dell's question, "When's the last time you had this much fun on the field?"

"It wasn't last week. Probably two weeks ago." pic.twitter.com/RuB0c5dz4Q
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

Notre Dame Football Throws First Touchdown Pass of the Season

Hudson Card, in Game 3, threw a touchdown pass to a Notre Dame player before Riley Leonard.
— Mason (@MasonPlummer_) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

Notre Dame Football Blowout Means Fill-Time on Telecast

The CBS booth for Notre Dame-Purdue is so bored they just brought Gene Steratore in just to chitchat
— Jessica Smetana (@jessica_smetana) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

Notre Dame's Power Wins to Date in 2024

Teams with 2 wins vs. “power” teams:

Washington State
Notre Dame
UNLV

End of list.
— Matt Loveless (@MattLoveless) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

Notre Dame Football's Roller Coaster Start to 2024

you’ve gotta hand it to ‘em, this might be the funniest three game start to a season in notre dame history
— Notre Dame, Our Blogger (@NDourBlogger) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

Talent Rises and Shows for Notre Dame

The kids on this team that are exceptionally talented really stand out
— MikeGoolsby (@MikeGoolsby41) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

Purdue Students Make Early Exit vs. Notre Dame

Purdue students are making a mass exodus for the exits with 1:32 still to play in the first half. It’s 35-0 Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame has the Boilermakers down bad. pic.twitter.com/z0w6IawDgH
— Tyler Horka (@tbhorka) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

No Mercy by Notre Dame

Notre Dame Shows no mercy pic.twitter.com/BsZ5FxZGI5
— Random College Football Plays (@PlaysCollege) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

CJ Carr Makes Notre Dame Football Debut

CJ Carr making his Notre Dame debut. pic.twitter.com/AKQlHrEETm
— Kyle Kelly (@ByKyleKelly) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

Notre Dame Blowout is On...

you have to be pretty sick to still be watching this ND v Purdue game
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

Notre Dame Beats Purdue - Family Guy Style

Live look at Notre Dame v Purdue #GoIrish #NotreDame pic.twitter.com/C7uXQfqOSn
— South Philly Fella (@IrishPhan61) September 14, 2024

Notre Dame Routs Purdue 66-7: Instant Takeaways from Blowout Victory

Notre Dame Wins Yet Another Against In-State Rival Purdue

Did you know: Two Purdue graduates have flown on Space Shuttle missions since the last time the Boilermakers beat Notre Dame in football.

The space shuttle program was discontinued in 2011.
— Nick Shepkowski (@NickShepkowski) September 14, 2024