Under the Dome
swered points by the Irish, with the go-ahead touchdown coming on a 41-yard pass from quarterback
Ralph Guglielmi (after he had intercepted a Sooners pass) to Joe Heap. Senior halfback Johnny Lattner
preserves the win with an interception at the Irish 32 in the closing minutes.
Oklahoma would not lose again until November 1957 … also at home to Notre Dame.
15 Years Ago: Sept. 26, 1998
Trailing 14-0 after the first quarter, 24-14 at halftime and then 30-21 following a Purdue field goal with
7:52 remaining, No. 23 Notre Dame rallies to defeat Purdue 31-30 on kicker Jim Sanson's 17-yard field
goal with 57 seconds remaining.
Free safety Tony Driver, a running back a year earlier as a freshman, intercepts two passes by Purdue
quarterback Drew Brees in the final three minutes. Driver had left campus earlier in the week after a
45‑23 loss the previous week at Michigan State.
"I'm glad Tony Driver decided to come back," Irish head coach Bob Davie smiled after the game. "That
was probably the key coaching move all week."
Quarterback Jarious Jackson connects with tight end Jabari Holloway for a 17-yard touchdown with
3:36 left to cut the deficit to 30-28, and then Driver returns an errant Brees pass 37 yards to the Purdue
5 to set up Sanson's field goal. Driver clinches the game seconds later with a 17-yard interception return.
— Lou Somogyi
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