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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com FEBRUARY 2020 45 Best Season: In 1993, Notre Dame finished 11-1 and No. 2 — despite defeating No. 1 Florida State (31-24) Nov. 13. Worst Season: The decade closed with a 5-7 mark in 1999. It was the opposite of the 1980s, in that this time the decade started off strong, notably a 17-game winning streak in 1992-93. Then it began to descend, leading to Holtz stepping down, and at the end in 1999 it was 5-7. Epic Moment: The aforementioned win over then No. 1 FSU in 1993 — the last truly watershed victory for the program. 2000-09 Record: 70-52 — .574 AP Top-10 Finishes: 1 Best Season: The highlight was the first top-10 finish (No. 9) in 12 years in 2005 under first-year head coach Charlie Weis — and it would take another seven seasons to do it again. Plain and simple, it was the worst decade for the Notre Dame football operation since the start of the 20th century. Worst Seasons: Each of the three coaches had a losing campaign: Bob Davie in 2001 (5-6), Tyrone Willing- ham in 2003 (5-7) and Weis in 2007 (3-9), the latter the most brutal with the most losses in a season. Epic Moment: None. The closest were pulsating losses to No. 1 Ne- braska in 2000 (27-24 in overtime) and No. 1 USC in 2005 (34-31). 2010-19 Record: 92-37 — .713 AP Top 10 Finishes: 2 Best Seasons: The 12-0 regular seasons in 2012 and 2018 resulted in playing the BCS National Champi- onship Game in the former (a 42-14 loss to Alabama) and an invite to the four-team College Football Playoff in the latter, a 30-3 semifinal loss to eventual champ Clemson. Worst Season: The 4-8 outcome in 2016 prompted massive changes within the infrastructure, including six new assistant coaches plus a new strength and conditioning staff. 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