GAME PREVIEW: WAKE FOREST
since 1953, this team is attempting to
become the 12th to finish unblemished
— unbeaten and untied — at home.
Only two of the other 11 did not finish
in the top 10:
1955 (5-0) — No. 9 finish in the As-
sociated Press poll.
1964 (5-0) — No. 3 in the AP poll and
awarded MacArthur Bowl, emblem-
atic of a national title.
1966 (5-0) — Consensus national
champs.
1970 (5-0) — No. 2 in final polls.
1973 (5-0) — Consensus national
champs.
1980 (6-0) — Lost to No. 1 Georgia in
the Sugar Bowl to finish No. 9.
1987 (5-0) — First AP top-20 finish
(No. 17) in seven years.
1988 (7-0) — Consensus national
champs.
1989 (5-0) — No. 2 in the final AP
poll.
1998 (6-0) — After 9-1 start, placed
No. 22 in the final AP poll.
2012 (6-0) — No. 4 in the final AP
poll.
A victory against Wake Forest didn't
resonate nationally, but at Notre Dame
it was another benchmark achieve-
Notre Dame capped its 2012 home season by defeating Wake Forest 38-0, making it only the second year
since 1990 that the Irish had finished unbeaten at home.
PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA
