Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME 2013: MICHIGAN STATE (13-1) — 17-13 on Sept. 21. 1993: FLORIDA STATE (12-1) — 31-24 on Nov. 13. 1990 ORANGE BOWL: COLORADO (11-1) — 21-6 on Jan. 1. 1989 ORANGE BOWL: WEST VIRGINIA (11-1) — 34-21 on Jan. 2. 1988: MIAMI (11-1) — 31-30 on Oct. 15. 1978 COTTON BOWL: TEXAS (11-1) — 38-10 on Jan. 2. 1975 ORANGE BOWL: ALABAMA (11-1) — 13-11 on Jan. 1. 1973 SUGAR BOWL: ALABAMA (11-1) — 24-23 on Dec. 31. 1971 COTTON BOWL: TEXAS (10-1) — 24-11 on Jan. 1, end- ing the Longhorns' 30-game winning streak. 1969: USC (10-0-1) — 14-14 on Oct. 18. 1966: MICHIGAN STATE (9-0-1) — The 10-10 tie against the No. 2 Spartans on Nov. 19 helped maintain the Irish No. 1 ranking. 1957: OKLAHOMA (10-1) — 7-0, ending the Sooners' NCAA record 47-game winning streak. Note: Oklahoma's lone defeats in 1952 and 1953 also were against Notre Dame, but the Sooners had a tie each of those seasons as well. 1952: USC (10-1) — 9-0 on Nov. 29. 1946: ARMY (9-0-1) — Just like against Michigan State in 1966, the 0-0 verdict on Nov. 9 helped Notre Dame get the nod over No. 2 Army. 1943: IOWA-PRE FLIGHT (9-1), MICHIGAN (8-1) AND NAVY (8-1) — These three teams finished Nos. 2, 3 and 4 to Notre Dame in the final AP poll, with their lone losses coming to the Irish. Notre Dame defeated the World War II semi-pro Iowa Pre-Flight team (14-13) on Nov. 20 and routed the Wolverines (35-12) and Midshipmen (33-6) on Oct. 9 and Oct. 30, respec- tively. 1936: NORTHWESTERN (8-1) — 26-6 on Nov. 9, Notre Dame's first victory over the No. 1-ranked team in the AP poll. Prior to the AP poll in 1936 and back to 1909, there are nine other occasions we know of when Notre Dame administered the lone defeat on a major program: Ohio State (1935), Army (1933, 1917 and 1913), Pitt (1931), Northwestern (1930 and 1926), Nebraska (1921) and Michigan (1909). ATTENTION IRISH FANS Packages are available for all home football games Aug. 30 Rice Sept.6 Michigan Oct. 4 Stanford Oct. 11 North Carolina Nov. 15 Northwestern Nov. 22 Louisville Packages Include: * Game Tickets Endzone to the 45 yard line * Two night hotel Please visit www.diamondtravel.com for complete details 1-602-870-9197 26 years in business MOVING? Let our customer service department know your new address! Call us at 1-800-421-7751