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fensive line was shifting Casper, the No. 1 left tackle, to tight end, where the senior would earn first-team All- America recognition. In 1988, Holtz moved Heck, the TIGHT (END) MOVE, RIGHT TIME In 1973, a pivotal move for the of- No. 1 tight end, to left tackle, where the senior achieved first-team All- America notice. nary balance and depth. Including the bowl game, the top three rush- ers were fullback Wayne "The Train" The 1973 backfield had extraordi- RUN TO GLORY Bullock (831 yards), halfback Art Best (745) and halfback Eric Penick (614), who combined for 2,190 yards on the ground. The 1988 backfield was so deep, the staff moved sophomore Ricky Watters to flanker. The three leaders for the ground attack were quarterback Tony Rice (775), tailback Green (708) and tailback/fullback Tony Brooks (703). The trio amassed 2,186 yards rushing — only four yards fewer than the top three from 1973. In the sixth game of 1973, Notre HALFWAY HOME Chip Off The Ol' Rock have amazing similarities between them. Knute Rockne (1918-30) and his star pupil Frank Leahy (1941-43, 1946-53) Ara Parseghian and Lou Holtz weren't the only two Notre Dame coaches to also experienced careers that virtually mirrored each other, and they are still Nos. 1-2 in major college football history for best winning percentage after coaching a minimum of 10 seasons. Here is a comparison of "The Rock" and "The Master," including Leahy's two sea- sons as the Boston College head coach in 1939-40, where he was 20-2. 105-12-5 .881 3 5 19 The Rock 1914 13 10-0 (1930) 42 Seven Mules 5-4 (1928) 4-1 Unbeaten Seasons Longest Win Streak Most Famous Line Worst Season Record vs. USC Final Season National Titles* ND Graduate Years Coached Career Record Winning Pct. Age In Final Game * Consensus The Master 1931 13 107-13-9 .864 4 7 Seven Blocks of Granite 4-4-1 (1950) 8-1-1 21 9-0-1 (1953) 45