Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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1 Loss apiece by the Notre Dame men's and women's basketball teams when they entered full Atlantic Coast Conference play at the turn of the new year. The Fighting Irish joined Louisville, Baylor and St. John's as the lone high-major schools in the nation to achieve the distinction of one or fewer defeats in basketball by both teams heading into January. 3 Quarterbacks on Notre Dame's 2012 roster that finished the 2014 regular season among the nation's top 33 in passing yard- age: Everett Golson was 14th (3,355 yards), while Andrew Hendrix of Miami (Ohio) was 19th (3,2780) and Cincinnati's Gunner Kiel 33rd (3,010). The fourth scholarship QB on that team, Tommy Rees, was hired as a graduate assistant this December by Northwestern. 9 Games won by at least 20 points by the Irish men's basketball team entering the week of Dec. 29, prior to its game versus Hartford Dec. 30. That led the nation and was one more than No. 1 Kentucky, the overwhelming favorite to win the national title. The 12-1 Irish won four games by at least 20 points, three by a minimum of 30 and two by 40-plus. 9 Notre Dame football players in history named to the Pro Bowl as rookies — with Dallas Cowboys right guard Zack Martin the most recent this year. The 16th selection of last spring's NFL Draft is the first rookie from Notre Dame to achieve the feat since running back Jerome "The Bus" Bettis in 1991. Other Fighting Irish rookies selected to the Pro Bowl as rookies were running back/ defensive back John Lattner (1954), center Dick Szymanski (1955), tackle Frank Varrichione (1955), linebacker Myron Pottios (1961), offensive tackle George Kunz (1969), running back Greg Bell (1984) and receiver/return man Tim Brown (1988). 16 Ranking of Notre Dame by nationalchamp.net in its "way too early" prognostication of the 2015 football season. Noteworthy is that the only two Fighting Irish opponents ranked on the 2015 slate are USC (No. 10) and Georgia Tech (No. 22), both home games. 1,449 Days between the time former Notre Dame quar- terback Jimmy Clausen (2007-09) completed a touchdown pass in the NFL. The fifth-year veteran had a late scoring UNDER THE DOME BY THE NUMBERS BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED P.O. Box 2331 Durham, NC 27702 www.BlueGoldOnline.com 800-421-7751 Notre Dame Hitch Covers & Emblems Hitches $38.95 Choice of Chrome or Black Background FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S. Please Add Sales Tax For Items Shipping To: (NC 7.5%, IN 7%, MI 6%) Item #6602 • Choice of four styles! Emblems $16.95 Leprechaun ND-Logo ND-Color Logo ND-Shamrock ND Logo Item #6600 Leprechaun Logo Item #6601