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UNDER THE DOME Nickname: "Guys just call me 'Tupo' for short." Dorm: "Dillon Hall." Major: "Anthropology." Favorite movie: "'300.'" Favorite TV show: "'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'" Song you're listening to right now: "Dej Loaf's 'Try Me.'" Role model: "Kobe Bryant." Best player you've faced: "The best player is [former Notre Dame offensive lineman] Zack Martin. The best combination block I ever got was Zack Martin and [Martin classmate and linemate] Chris Watt." Did you ever get past Martin? "He'll hate me if I say this, but I think I got him one time on a nice little pass-rush move." What would your last meal be: "I just love Chinese food, any kind of Chinese food." Biggest surprise when you first arrived at Notre Dame: "I'm not going to say the snow and the cold, but just how big of a family it is here." Getting To Know … FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN JUSTIN UTUPO ✦ GIMME FIVE The first time Notre Dame ever lost a game in which it scored at least 20 points was a 28-22 defeat versus Purdue on Nov. 14, 1896. Fifty-four years later, on Oct. 28, 1950, the Fighting Irish were defeated for the first time when they tallied at least 30 points, a 36-33 setback at home versus Michigan State. This year 's 43-40 loss to Northwestern Nov. 15 marked the first time Notre Dame scored at least 40 points in regulation time, but still ended up losing. The Irish had first pos- session in the extra session and failed to score, and the Wildcats followed with a field goal on their series. There were two other occasions when Notre Dame scored at least 40 points in defeat, but in both of those cases one or more overtimes were needed to reach 40. Here are the five highest-scoring games by Notre Dame in which it still lost. Opponent (Year) Score 1. Navy (2007) 46-44 (3OT) 2. Michigan State (2005) 44-41 (OT) 3. Northwestern (2014) 43-40 (OT) 4. Boston College (1993) 41-39 5t. Stanford (2009) 45-38 5t. Pitt (2004) 41-38 MOVING? Let our customer service department know your new address! CALL US 1-800-421-7751