by Autry Denson (17 carries for 92
yards and one touchdown) and Clem-
ent Stokes (15 carries for 92 yards and
two scores), and saw most of the sta-
dium empty by the start of the fourth
quarter when it was 24-0.
Of the 1,233 games played in Notre
Dame history entering this year 's
bowl game, this remains the only one
in which the Irish had neither a turn-
over nor a penalty.
4. NOV. 21, 1998: NOTRE DAME 39, LSU 36
This wacky shootout saw three de-
fensive touchdowns scored (includ-
ing an 89-yard interception return
for a score by Irish linebacker Bobbie
Howard), four blocked kicks and the
Irish rallying from a 34-20 deficit to
improve to 9-1 and remain in the hunt
for a Bowl Championship Series bid in
its first year of existence.
The craziness in this game extended
to the end when Irish quarterback Ja-
rious Jackson injured his knee while
taking a safety in his own end zone
in an effort to run out the clock. Jack-
son finished the game passing for 276
yards and rushing for an additional
80, but his absence proved costly in
the following week's 10-0 loss at USC.
5. SEPT. 12, 1981: NOTRE DAME 27, LSU 9
Faust's debut as a college head coach
Quarterback Jarious Jackson accounted for 356 yards of total offense in the 1998 victory versus LSU, but
injured his knee while "taking a knee."
PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA REALTIONS
