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Under the Dome (Blue) competing against the backups (Gold). The inaugural event sees the Blue win 33-14 despite the efforts of freshman Gold quarterback Joe Theismann, listed at 6-0, 163 pounds. Theismann completes 20 of 43 passes for 277 yards and adds 33 yards rushing versus the No. 1 defense. While Theismann's performance won't move him ahead of third-year starter and Heisman Trophy candidate Terry Hanratty, who completes nine passes in the game to fellow senior Jim Seymour for 189 yards and a score for the Blue team, it does prompt Parseghian to make a position change. No. 2 quarterback Coley O'Brien had come off the bench for an injured Hanratty to help save the 1966 national title with a rally at No. 2 Michigan State and a victory at Pac-8 champ USC. But to groom a 1969 successor to Hanratty, Parseghian shifts O'Brien to running back, where he would start that fall, so that Theismann can receive more practice reps. 40 Years Ago: May 5, 1973 On the same day Secretariat sets a Kentucky Derby record with a 1:59.40 time — a mark that still stands — Notre Dame's Blue-Gold Game has an attendance of 18,374. The No. 1 Blue team cruises to an easy 45-6 victory after falling behind when Al Samuel fumbles the opening kickoff to set up an early score for the Gold. Samuel — playing in place of 1972 leading rusher Eric Penick, who is injured — atones with a 78-yard touchdown run to put the Blue ahead for good, and he would finish with 119 yards on 14 carries. The other starting halfback, sophomore-to-be Art Best, carries 21 times for 117 yards. Starting quarterback Tom Clements attempts only 10 passes and has two intercepted, but he completes six others for 108 yards, highlighted by a 19-yard touchdown to tight end Dave Casper, who started at offensive tackle as a sophomore and junior. The Irish are trying to bounce

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