Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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letics director Jesse Hill referred to this as the greatest Notre Dame team he'd ever seen and said its lone deficiency was that its "kickoffs are a little short." USC wide receiver Rod Sherman's touchdown with 1:33 remain- ing gave the Trojans a 20-17 upset of a 9-0 Irish team in 1964, Ara Parseghian's first year as head coach at Notre Dame. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELATIONS 1-yard line to wipe out a touchdown that would have made it 23-7. Epilogue: The Irish were still awarded a share of the national ti- tle when they were pre- sented the MacArthur Bowl. From 1964-79, Notre Dame and USC would each be awarded four national titles apiece. tion: The Irish remained No. 1 despite a 10-10 NOV. 26, 1966 Notre Dame's Situa- verdict at No. 2 Michi- gan State a week earlier in that year's "Game of the Century." Parseghian reasoned that a victory the following week at Pac-8 champ and No. 10 USC would seal the ver- dict. Outcome: With backup Coley O'Brien replacing the injured Terry Han- ratty at quarterback, and top running backs Nick Eddy and Bob Gla- dieux sidelined with injuries, the Irish still scored "style points" in ation: The week before the contest, the 9-0 and No. 4 Irish accepted a bid to play No. 1 Texas in the Cotton Bowl for the na- tional title after squeak- ing by SEC champ LSU. Meanwhile, USC fell to 5-4-1 with a 45-20 loss to UCLA. Outcome: In a mon- NOV. 28, 1970 Notre Dame's Situ- a virtually flawless 51-0 conquest, the largest vic- tory margin in the series. Wideout Jim Seymour caught 11 of O'Brien's passes for 150 yards and two scores. Epilogue: USC ath- soon, Notre Dame quar- terback Joe Theismann passed for a school re- cord 526 yards — but the Irish committed eight turnovers to USC's zero and fell behind by 24 points and lost 38-28. Epilogue: Notre Dame ended Texas' 30-game winning streak with a 24-11 upset in the Cotton Bowl, but finished No.