Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME on the NBC Sports Network were to be as follows: Oct. 3 (4:30 p.m.), Oct. 5 (4:30 p.m.), Oct. 10 (4:30 p.m.), Oct. 13 (11 p.m.), Oct. 16 (4 p.m.), Oct. 17 (4 p.m.), Oct. 18 (7:30 p.m.), Oct. 19 (7 p.m.), Oct. 21 (3 p.m.) and Oct. 26 (4:30 p.m.). ally in scoring defense. The Irish won the national title in six of those years (1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973 and 1988), and its worst finish was a No. 17 ranking with a 10-3 record in 2002 when it sur- rendered 16.7 points per game. During its 4-0 start this September, Notre Dame ranked third in scoring defense with an average of 9.0 points allowed per game. 11 30 sive end Ross Browner placing fifth for the 1977 national champions. In the first month of this season, senior linebacker Manti Te'o has put himself into the conversation to at least receive some votes. In addition to Browner, Notre Dame has had three other exclusively de- fensive players receive notice in the Heisman balloting: tackle Steve Niehaus in 1975 (12th), end Walt Patulski in 1971 (ninth) and tackle Mike McCoy in 1969 (sixth). Patulski was the No. 1 pick in the 1972 NFL Draft, while McCoy and Niehaus were No. 2 in 1970 and 1976, respectively. Browner was taken No. 8 in 1978. 35 finish. That happened in 1980, Dan Devine's final season as head coach. The Irish averaged only 21.6 points per game during the 9-1-1 regular season, and then lost to No. 1 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl (17-10) to finish No. 9. During Notre Dame's 4-0 start this season that moved it up to No. 9 in the AP poll, it ranked 76th in scoring offense with an average of 25.75 points per contest. 61 Years since Notre Dame has had a defensive player finish in the top 10 of the Heisman Trophy balloting. That was defen- Notre Dame's lowest ranking ever in scoring offense during a season that still resulted in an Associated Press top-10 Sept. 24 issue when senior linebacker Manti Te'o was on the regional cover that went to all of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Min- nesota, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Eastern Mis- souri and almost all of Ohio, as well parts of Canada. The first time the Notre Dame football was on the SI cover was Oct. 29, 1956, with quarterback Paul Hornung, the Heisman Trophy winner that season. Sports Illustrated covers Notre Dame has been on since the magazine's birth in 1954. The most recent came with the Times since 1946 — the first year NCAA team stats were officially kept — Notre Dame finished in the top 10 nation- ATTENTION IRISH FANS Packages are available for all Notre Dame home football games Sept. 08 Purdue Sept. 22 Michigan Oct. 13 Stanford Oct. 20 B.Y.U Nov. 03 Pittsburgh Nov. 17 Wake Forest All Package will include: * Game Ticket- Endzone to the 40 yard line * Two night hotel in either South Bend or Elkhart * Great Customer Service Please visit www.diamondtravel.com for complete details and price or call 1.602.870.9197 DIAMOND TRAVEL 24 YEARS IN BUSINESS GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE