Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM OCT. 14, 2023 15 35 Years Ago: Oct. 15, 1988 In one of the most anticipated games in Notre Dame history, the No. 4 Fight- ing Irish defeated 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 get- ting outscored 133-20 — 24-0 the pre- vious year — the dragon was slayed when safety Pat Terrell knocked away the Hurricanes' two-point pass attempt with 45 seconds left and fullback An- thony Johnson pounced on the ensuing onside kick. Quarterback Tony Rice completed 8 of 16 passes for 195 yards and tallied the game's first score on a run. Rush end Frank Stams led a defense that pro- duced 7 turnovers, with Stams forcing 2 fumbles by quarterback Steve Walsh that the Irish recovered, and tipping a pass that Terrell intercepted and re- turned for a touchdown to give Notre Dame a 21-7 advantage. The victory snapped Miami's 36-game regular-season winning streak, the sec- ond longest in college football since 1914. The longest, Oklahoma's 47 from 1953-57, was also ended by Notre Dame. The conquest put Rice on the front cover of Sports Illustrated with the headline "Notre Dame Is Back." 30 Years Ago: Oct. 15, 1993 The biographical sports film "Rudy" was released by TriStar Pictures, with the script written by Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Anspaugh, 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 enrolled at Notre Dame in the mid-1970s in his mid-20s to pursue a pipe dream to walk on and play football. Against immense odds, Ruettiger eventually got admitted and surprisingly was allowed to dress his senior year for the final home game, versus Georgia Tech. Inserted in the clos- ing seconds of the 24-3 Irish win, he recorded a sack on the game's final play and was carried off the field by teammates. Ranked as the 54th-most inspiring film of all time in the "American Film Institute 100 Years" series, it was the first movie the University of Notre Dame allowed to film on cam- pus since "Knute Rockne: All-American" in 1940. 10 Years Ago: Oct. 19, 2013 Defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt's dominant performance helped Notre Dame defeat USC 14-10, marking the first time since 1999-2001 the Irish defeated the Trojans in back-to-back years. With Notre Dame's offense stagnant after an injury in the game to quarterback Tommy Rees, Tuitt recorded a career-high 7 tackles, had 2 sacks and 2 hurries, and forced 2 holding calls by USC linemen trying to keep him out of the backfield. After the opening drive, USC finished 0 of 11 on third-down attempts and 0 of 2 on fourth down. UNDER THE DOME Notre Dame safety Pat Terrell knocked away Miami's two- point pass attempt with 45 seconds left to help secure a 31-30 victory over the No. 1-ranked Hurricanes in 1988. FILE PHOTO Anniversaries In Notre Dame History: Oct. 15-21 DID YOU KNOW... Your home address will be automatically changed to the mailing address on file with the US Postal Service? ALL addresses are cross-referenced with the USPS National Change of Address database. It can take up to 7 days for the USPS to update your address in their database? To prevent missed issues, please notify the US Postal Service ASAP. Your postal forwarding order expires in 60 days or less? Most forwarding requests expire in 60 days and DO NOT always include periodical mail. Issues are discarded at their discretion. You should call your local post office to verify your delivery address? Don't assume the post office knows your vacation or moving schedule. AVOID COSTLY DELAYS & REPLACEMENTS! Blue & Gold Illustrated Customer Service: 1–800–421–7751 We are happy to assist, but due to privacy laws all postal address changes must be completed by you.