Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME ✦ GIMME FIVE In the 22 football seasons from 1994‑2015, Notre Dame has finished in the Associated Press poll's top 10 only twice: No. 9 in 2005 and No. 4 in 2012. Last year, the Irish came close before season‑ending defeats at Stanford (38‑36) and in the Fiesta Bowl to Ohio State (44‑28) dropped them to 10‑3 and No. 11 in the final rankings. To reach consistent "program" status, a team needs to finish in the top 10 about three times over a five‑year period, including back‑to‑back campaigns. Notre Dame has not had consecutive AP top‑10 finishes since 1992 (No. 4) and 1993 (No. 2, despite defeating No. 1 Florida State that November). Since the inception of the AP poll in 1936, here are the top five streaks at Notre Dame for con‑ secutive AP top‑10 placements: Rk. Number Years 1. 9 1941‑49 2. 7 1964‑70 3. 4 1952‑55 4t. 3 1988‑90 4t. 3 1936‑38 Note: The longest streaks of not finishing in the top 10 were 11 (1994‑2004), followed by seven (1981‑87), and six apiece in 1958‑63 and then 2006‑11. MOVING? Let our customer service department know your new address! CALL US 1-800-421-7751 TONY ROBERTS INDUCTED INTO RADIO HALL OF FAME Former University of Notre Dame football ra‑ dio play‑by‑play veteran Tony Roberts has been selected for induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Roberts is one of four individuals chosen for career contributions to the industry, and one of 12 overall who will be feted this year. The induc‑ tion ceremony will take place Nov. 17 at the home of the National Radio Hall of Fame since 1991 — the Museum of Broadcast Communica‑ tions in downtown Chicago. A Chicago native, Roberts handled play by play on Irish radio broadcasts on Westwood One from 1980‑2005. In 2005, he received the Chris Schenkel Award from the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame for his work on college football. During his career, Roberts also broadcasted National Football League games, Indiana foot‑ ball and basketball games, Navy football, and the Washington Senators and the Washington Bullets, and he worked six Summer Olympic Games. 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Time (ET) Sept. 4 at Texas (ABC) 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 Nevada (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Sept. 17 Michigan State (NBC) 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 Duke (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Oct. 1 vs. Syracuse* TBA Oct. 8 at NC State TBA Oct. 15 Stanford (NBC) 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 Miami (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 5 vs. Navy^ (CBS) 11:30 a.m. Nov. 12 vs. Army# (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 19 Virginia Tech (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at USC TBA * at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.; ^ at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.; # at Alamodome in San Antonio