Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com DECEMBER 2016 45 The Dynasty Miami's 36-game regular-season winning streak was the second lon- gest in college football history since 1914, surpassed only by Oklahoma from 1953-57 (also ended by Notre Dame). Under Johnson, Miami had won 20 straight road games in the regular season. In six straight seasons from 1983- 88, the Hurricanes defeated the pre- season No. 1, including a 31-0 dis- mantling of Florida State to open the '88 campaign. The defending na- tional champs also played for No. 1 in four of their previous five bowls. The Shirts Catholics vs. Convicts T-shirts be- came the iconic best-selling item, but many others became popular, in par- ticular, "You can't spell scum without UM." The loathing was palpable. A huge part of the documentary is about the genesis of this shirt. Facing No. 1 Notre Dame had lost four straight games at home to No. 1 teams by a count of 113-32 and hadn't knocked off No. 1 at home since 1936, the first year of the Associated Press poll. This also was the first time since 1968 that two AP top-five teams played in Notre Dame Stadium. The Pregame Fight The pregame brawl in the tun- nel between the two teams was the day when, in their best Charles At- las form, Notre Dame no longer ac- cepted getting sand kicked in its col- lective face by the beach muscleman. "It got everybody over the pre- game jitters," recalled Irish line- backer Wes Pritchett, the team's top tackler that year. "Guys were seeing blood. I've never seen the kind of emotional display like I saw in the locker room before that game." THE ONCE AND FUTURE EMPIRE RESTORED With the 31-30 victory, the once and future kings of college football had been officially restored. Sports Illustrated ran Rice's photo on the front cover with the headline "Notre Dame Is Back!" 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