Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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Under the Dome 3 By The Numbers Former Notre Dame football players — linebacker Bob Crable (1978‑81), receiver/tailback/return man Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (1988‑90) and offensive lineman Aaron Taylor (1990‑93) — who were among the 77 nominees on the 2013 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. None of the trio was among the 12 selected to this year's class announced May 7. Among the dozen voted in were three Heisman Trophy winners: Wisconsin tailback Ron Dayne (1996-99), Miami quarterback Vinny Testaverde (1982‑86) and Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel (1993‑96). Notre Dame has the most inductees with 44 players and six coaches. 5 ATTENTION IRISH FANS Packages are available for all Notre Dame home games during the 2013 season 2013 HOME GAMES Brian Kelly's ranking in Sporting News' annual survey of 124 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) coaches. The top four are Alabama's Nick Saban, Ohio State's Urban Meyer, Boise State's Chris Petersen and Oklahoma's Bob Stoops. Kelly was ranked 18th prior to the 2012 season. In addition to Stoops, other 2013 coaches Notre Dame will face are Stanford's David Shaw (seventh), BYU's Bronco Mendenhall (17th), Air Force's Troy Calhoun (21st), Michigan's Brady Hoke (23rd), Michigan State's Mark Dantonio (27th) and USC's Lane Kiffin (43rd, after ranking 20th last year). Aug. 31 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 23 19 ALL HOME GAME PACKAGES INCLUDE Innings played in Notre Dame's 8-2 loss at home to South Florida May 3. It equaled the longest game ever played in the 120-year history of the Irish baseball program and the longest in Big East history. Notre Dame sophomore pitcher Pat Connaughton tossed seven scoreless innings and limited the Bulls to five singles. It was Connaughton who scored 16 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and handed out seven assists on Feb. 9 in the longest Big East basketball regular-season game ever, a 104-101 fiveovertime Irish victory versus eventual national champ Louisville. 25-1 Odds posted by Las Vegas on Notre Dame winning the 2013 national title in football. The Fighting Irish are tied for 10th with Clemson, Florida and Florida State. The top nine has Alabama (13/4), Oregon (13/2), Ohio State (7/1), Texas A&M (10/1), Georgia (14/1), LSU (16/1), Stanford (18/1), Louisville (20/1) and South Carolina (22/1). 126 Big East championships won by Notre Dame since joining the league in 1995-96 — the most by any conference member during that time. The last came when women's rowing captured its 10th straight title May 19. Starting July 1, Notre Dame Temple Michigan State Oklahoma USC Navy B.Y.U *Game Tickets endzone to the 40 yard line. *Two Night Hotel *Great Customer Service Please visit www.diamondtravel.com for complete details 1.602.870.9197 DIAMOND TRAVEL 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS