UNDER THE DOME
85 Years Ago: Dec. 6, 1930
Forty-two-year-old Knute Rockne caps his 13th season at Notre Dame with a 27-0 demolition of power-
ful USC at the Los Angeles Coliseum to extend the program's winning streak to 19, finish 10-0 and capture
his third consensus national title (and second straight).
USC, which would capture the national title the next two seasons, had outscored its foes 376-32 before
running into Notre Dame, which Stanford's coaching icon Pop Warner classifies as "the greatest team I
have ever seen."
Rockne's career record improves to 105-12-5 for a .881 winning percentage, still No. 1 in major college
football today.
45 Years Ago: Dec. 5, 1970
Notre Dame's "Theismann for Heisman" campaign falls short when Fighting Irish starting quarterback
Joe Theismann finishes as runner-up to Jim Plunkett, who leads Stanford to the Pac-8 championship.
Plunkett totals 2,229 points and 510 first-place votes, while Theismann finishes with 1,410 points and
242 first-place ballots. The Irish signal-caller passed for a school-record 2,429 yards and 16 touchdowns,
while adding 384 rushing yards.
Third in the voting is Mississippi quarterback Archie Manning.
25 Years Ago: Dec. 1, 1990
Three days after receiving the Walter Camp Player of the Year Trophy as the nation's top player,
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