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Oct 15, 2018

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com OCT. 15, 2018 15 UNDER THE DOME 40 Years Ago: Oct. 14, 1978 From 1975-78, quarterback Joe Montana propelled seven sensational fourth-quarter rallies while down by double digits — but this is the only one to occur in Notre Dame Stadium. Trailing No. 9-ranked Pitt 17-7 entering the final quarter, Montana directs touchdown drives of 86, 59 and 29 yards while completing all seven pass attempts in those series in the 26-17 victory. The first touchdown comes on an eight-yard pass to Kris Haines, the second on a one-yard quarterback sneak and the final one on a three-yard toss to Vagas Ferguson. In the same game, senior fullback Jerome Heavens' 120 rushing yards moves him past George Gipp and his 58-year school career record of 2,341 rushing yards. 30 Years Ago: Oct. 15, 1988 In one of the most anticipated games in Notre Dame history, the No. 4 Fighting Irish defeat No. 1 and reigning national champion Miami 31-30. A Notre Dame survey had this ranked as the school's greatest football victory in the 20th century. After losing the four previous games against Miami from 1983-87 while getting outscored 133-20 — 24-0 the previous year — the dragon is slayed when safety Pat Terrell knocks away the Hurricanes' two-point pass attempt with 45 seconds left and fullback Anthony Johnson pounces on the ensuing onside kick. Quarterback Tony Rice completes 8 of 16 passes for 195 yards, and tallies the game's first score on a seven-yard run. Rush end Frank Stams leads a defense that produces seven turnovers, with Stams forcing two fumbles by quarterback Steve Walsh that the Irish recover, plus tipping a pass that Terrell intercepts and returns for a touchdown to give Notre Dame a 21-7 advantage. The victory snaps Miami's 36-game regular-season winning streak, the second longest in college football since 1914. The longest, Oklahoma's 47 from 1953-57, was also ended by Notre Dame. The conquest puts Rice on the front cover of Sports Illustrated with the headline "Notre Dame Is Back." 25 Years Ago: Oct. 15, 1993 The biographical sports film "Rudy" is re- leased by TriStar Pictures, with the script writ- ten by Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Ans- paugh, a duo that had previously collaborated on the highly popular Hoosiers (1986). Starring Sean Astin in the lead, the movie tells the true story of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who enrolls at Notre Dame in the mid-1970s in his mid-20s to pursue a pipe dream to become a walk-on and play football. Against immense odds, Ruettiger eventually gets admitted and surprisingly is allowed to dress his senior year for the final home game, versus Georgia Tech. Inserted in the closing seconds of the 24-3 Irish win, he records a sack on the game's final play and is carried off the field by teammates. Ranked the 54th-most inspiring flick of all time in the "American Film Institute 100 Years" series, it is the first movie the University of Notre Dame allowed to film on campus since "Knute Rockne: All-American" in 1940. 5 Years Ago: Oct. 19, 2013 Defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt's dominant performance helps Notre Dame defeat USC 14-10, marking the first time since 1999-2001 the Irish defeat the Trojans in back-to-back years. With Notre Dame's offense stagnant after an injury in the game to quarterback Tommy Rees, Tuitt records a career-high seven stops and has two sacks, two hurries, forces two holding calls by USC line- men trying to keep him out of the backfield and a pass deflection. After its opening drive, USC finishes 0 of 11 on third-down attempts and 0 of 2 on fourth down. — Lou Somogyi Anniversaries In Notre Dame Football History: Oct. 13‑19 800.777.1574 meridiantitle.com PROTECTING YOUR PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR 80 YEARS Sean Astin played the lead role in the 1993 release of what would become a Notre Dame favorite.

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