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Irish into the Associated Press top 10 at least once within their first three years on the job. There have been 12 Fight- ing Irish head coaches since the start of the AP poll in 1936, and current boss Brian Kelly was the first to require at least the third year to crack the top 10. 0 Coaches in Notre Dame his- tory who failed to lead the 9.39 Dame's defense during its 7-0 start, second fewest in the coun- try. The last time the Fighting Irish defense allowed fewer than double digits after seven games was 1983 with a 9.86 av- erage. The last season in which it actually surrendered less than 10 points per game was dur- ing the national title campaign in 1973 with 6.6. That didn't include the 24-23 Sugar Bowl win over No. 1 Alabama, which would have raised it to 8.1. Points per game allowed by Notre 12 the Butkus Award in the high school ranks — three of whom are verbally committed to Notre Dame: Alex Anzalone (Wyomiss- ing, Pa.), Michael Deeb (Plan- tation, Fla.) and Jaylon Smith (Fort Wayne, Ind.). A fourth, Isaac Savaiinaea, who attends Linebackers nationally who made the cut for UNDER THE DOME BY THE NUMBERS the high school of current Notre Dame senior linebacker Manti Te'o (Punahou School in Hono- lulu), and made an official visit to Notre Dame for the Oct. 13 Stanford game, is also among the dozen candidates. Finalists will be announced Nov. 20, and the winner Dec. 4. 14 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings to qualify for the five BCS-level postseason games. A No. 8 ranking in the final BCS regular-season listing guaran- tees a spot. Since the start of the BCS format in 1998, the Irish have received an invitation three times in 14 years: 2000, 2005 and 2006. Ranking needed by Notre Dame in the 15 National Scholar-Athlete by the National Football Foundation Oct. 24, with Notre Dame senior linebacker Manti Te'o among them. The list was pared down from the original 147, including NAIA schools. Set to graduate this December with a degree in graphic design, the Laie, Hawaii, native owns a 3.32 cumulative grade-point average and was named the 2011 Notre Dame Football Student-Athlete of the Year. College football play- ers selected as a 2012 MOVING? CALL US 1-800-421-7751 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