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2 Notre Dame football recruits from 2007 who were named at the Top of Their Profession by Pro Football Focus after the "first quarter" of the NFL season (four games): nose guard Ian Wil- liams of the San Francisco 49ers and safety Harrison Smith of the Minnesota Vikings. 13 Touchdown passes thrown by senior starting quarterback Everett Golson during Notre Dame's 5-0 start. That was already more than the 12 he completed in 2012 when he missed only one of the 13 games. To put into perspective how much the game has changed, 1987-89 Notre Dame starting quarterback and fellow South Carolina native Tony Rice totaled 13 touchdowns passes his entire career (including bowl games). The four other previous national title Irish quarterbacks — Terry Hanratty in 1966, Tom Clements in 1973 and Joe Montana in 1977 — never had more than 12 in a season. 18‑14 Score of Florida State's victory versus Notre Dame in the Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 29, 2011. Since then the Fighting Irish have won a school-record-tying seven straight games in which the outcome was determined by four or fewer points, including 17-14 versus Stanford Oct. 4. The first time was from 1937-39 before a 7-6 loss at Iowa, and the second such streak was from 1972-76 prior to a 17-13 loss at USC. 57 Consecutive games won by current Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly when his team held the opponent to less than 20 points — until that aforementioned loss to Florida State in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl. Since then, a new streak of 22 has been started. UNDER THE DOME BY THE NUMBERS Notre Dame BlaNkets *Please add sales tax in IN, MI, and NC Call for best shipping rates on multiple items! BLUE AND GOLD ILLUSTRATED PO BOx 2331 • Durham, NC 27702 800-421-7751 Visit our online store for more tailgating items! www.BlueGoldOnline.com Item #6388 Sweatshirt Blanket $34.95 + $5 S&h Item #6373 Sherpa Blanket $49.95 + $8 S&h Item #6371 Plush Fleece Throw $27.95 + $5 S&h Item #6377 Raschel Throw $27.95 + $5 S&h NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL TICKETS 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS Call today for Special Discount 1-800-925-2500 www.NotreDameTickets.com