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1-3 Record of Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl heading into this year's New Year's Day showdown versus Ohio State. That is tied with the Orange Bowl, where the Fighting Irish are 2-3, for the most defeats in any bowl. Notre Dame's initial game in the Fiesta resulted in a national title with a 34-21 victory versus West Virginia on Jan. 2, 1989. Since then the Irish have been thumped by Colorado (41-24), Oregon State (41-9) and Ohio State (34-20) in the 1995, 2001 and 2006 Fiesta Bowls, respectively. Notre Dame's most successful bowl is, far and away, the Cotton, where it is 5-2. 3-2 Record of Notre Dame in bowls under current head coach Brian Kelly. A victory against Ohio State Jan. 1 would put him behind only Lou Holtz's five for the most by a Fighting Irish head coach. Ara Parseghian was 3-2 and Dan Devine 3-1. However, Kelly is seeking his first "major" win. Parseghian's three bowl wins were against teams with a combined record of 32-0, while Holtz's five wins were against foes that were 52-2. 14 Ranking of Notre Dame by ESPN when it comes to easiest school to recruit in college football based on myriad factors such as location, in a hotbed recruiting area, academic restrictions, overall facilities, tradition, etc. Georgia was No. 1, with Ohio State, Texas, USC and LSU rounding out the top five. The next five were Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Michigan and Oklahoma. Auburn was 11th, Texas A&M 12th and Clemson 13th. 17-17 Notre Dame's all-time bowl record entering the Jan. 1 Fiesta Bowl versus 11-1 and No. 7 Ohio State. At the end of 1993, Notre Dame was 13-6 in bowls, making it No. 1 in all-time winning percentage (.684) for teams that had played at least 15 times in the postseason. After that it went on an NCAA- record nine-game losing streak in bowls from 1994-2006 before winning the Hawaii Bowl in 2008 against Hawaii, 49-21. 54.7 Percent of three-point attempts (29 of 53) converted by graduate student Madison Cable during No. 3 Notre Dame's 9-1 start. That easily led the nation among players who com- peted among Power Five conference members, with no else above 51.2 percent. Cable made 29 of Notre Dame's 72 treys (40.3 percent). 18,966,867 Dollars of buyout money, per ESPN, that 2005-09 Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis received in annual payments through this De- cember, the final month of his 10-year extension signed after seven games in 2005. Weis reportedly will still receive monthly payments on his $5.625 million Kansas buyout through December 2016. UNDER THE DOME BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED P.O. Box 2331 Durham, NC 27702 www.BlueGoldOnline.com 800-421-7751 Notre Dame Hitch Covers & Emblems CLEARANCE Item #6601 Leprechaun Logo Choice of Chrome or Black Background Item #6600 ND Logo on Brushed Chrome Background LAST ONE! ONLY A FEW REMAIN! Offer Good While Supply Lasts Makes a great holiday gift SHIPS FREE IN CONT. U.S. Please Add Sales Tax For Items Shipping To: NC 7.5%, IN 7%, MI 6% Item #6602 • Shamrock or Leprechaun Hitches $36.95 Emblems $15.95