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Miami would run one of a few plays. ball, and Anthony Johnson moved up There would be no surprise, just a test and covered it. All Notre Dame had to to see which team executed better. do was hike the ball and let the clock Around the country, the Irish faith- run out. ful said prayers in front of TV screens. The band played the "1812 OverSome of those in the stadium called on ture" again, and the stadium repeated religion as well. a chorus of "Lou. Walsh dropped Lou. Lou." "It seems like we had no back and set to Two snaps later, way of losing that game throw, but a bull the Fighting Irish even though it was close." had avenged the rush from George quarterback Tony Rice "Boo" Williams 58‑7 debacle. They forced Walsh to had unseated the hold the ball and then throw it off his team of the era, ending Miami's 36back foot to the corner. game regular-season winning streak Terrell had picked up Conley as the and knocking the Canes out of the top running back came out of the back- spot in the polls. field. When the ball came toward the "It seems like we had no way of pair, Terrell leaped up and to the side, losing that game even though it was batting the ball down and securing the close," said Rice, who recorded two Irish lead. touchdowns, 195 yards passing, 38 The home crowd erupted. Rice yards rushing, and 70 percent of Notre ribbed Terrell when the defensive Dame's total offense. back made it to the sideline. "Pat, you "They say 'Catholics vs. Convicts.' could've intercepted the ball instead of God was on our side," he added with knocking it down. You had to make it a quick laugh. look dramatic." "We had no answer for Frank Even when they didn't convert the Stams," said Walsh, who finished the two-point attempt, Miami still be- game with 424 yards in the air, four lieved they could win the game. They touchdown passes, and five turnovers. had a timeout left and 45 seconds left "We definitely underestimated Stams' on the clock. ability because we couldn't block him. "I went over to the bench and sat We were really struggling there. … He down. I was starting to think about alone was the difference in their defenmy next three plays to get in field goal sive effort because he was constantly position to win because I was con- harassing me." vinced, well, we were going to get the Holtz had an explanation. "This was onside kick. I mean, we just did it a won by the Notre Dame spirit," he few weeks earlier at Michigan. This is said during the CBS postgame interwhat we do," Walsh said. view as the students and fans rushed Holtz sent Rice into the game on the the field. "Our players deserve a lot of hands team to recover the onside kick. credit, but hey, it's the spirit of Notre Miami's Carlos Huerta dribbled the Dame." ✦