UNDER THE DOME
the ball 15 more minutes, but it is held to three field goals and just one touchdown. The victory elevates the 6-1-1 Irish to No. 13 in the country — their highest November ranking during head coach Gerry Faust's five-year term from 1981-85.
and 25-12 in the third quarter against Boston College, Notre Dame sophomore quarterback Tony Rice comes off the bench to rally Notre Dame to a 32-25 victory. Freshman Kent Graham starts
25 Years Ago: Nov. 7, 1987 Trailing 17-6 at halftime
the game and throws for 111 yards, but the bread-and-butter ground attack is needed in the second half with Rice. All 25 plays on Notre Dame's 69- and 52-yard touchdown drives in the fourth quarter are kept on the ground. Junior tailback Mark Green (23 carries for 152 yards) ties a school record with eight straight carries on the game- winning drive, with the final two resulting in a touchdown with 5:25 remaining.
touchdown runs, including a 76-yard burst. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELATIONS
Freshman running back Allen Pinkett helped seal Notre Dame's 31-16 upset of No. 1 Pitt in 1982 with a pair of fourth-quarter
year football history, Notre Dame loses nine games in a sea- son after a 41-24 loss at home to Air Force. The setback drops the Irish to 1-9, eclipsing the nadir reached during the 1956 and 1960 campaigns with a final 2-8 record.
5 Years Ago: Nov. 10, 2007 For the first time in its 120-
— Lou Somogyi
