Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME the second time Notre Dame climbed from un- ranked in the preseason AP poll, or the first poll, to No. 1 that same season. The first was in 1964 This year also marked — although back then the AP had only a pre- season top 10. Neverthe- less, it would be safe to assume that after a 2-7 campaign in 1963 and five straight years of not finishing above .500, Notre Dame would not have been ranked even in the AP preseason top 25 in 1964. Yet during Parseghi- an's "Resurrection" cam- leased since its inception in 1936, Notre Dame's 96th appearance at No. 1 the weekend of Nov. 18 was the second most (including bye weeks and after bowls). Here is the top 10 for most Of the 1,050 AP polls re- NO. 2 AT NO. 1 No. 1 appearances: 1. Oklahoma — 101 2. Notre Dame — 96 3. Ohio State — 94 4. USC — 91 5. Nebraska — 70 6. Miami — 68 7. Florida State — 60 8. Alabama — 56 9. Texas — 45 10. Florida — 41 paign, the Fighting Irish made it to No. 1 after improving to 6-0 with a 40-0 win over Navy — which featured quarter- back Roger Staubach, who led the Midship- men to the national title game the previous year. The Irish lost to USC in the season finale, 20-17. This year, the Irish did end's game at USC, the Fighting Irish had played 77 games as the No. 1 team and posted an impressive 62-12-3 record (.825 winning percentage) when it was atop the AP poll. Here is the record of Entering last week- came the first Football Bowl Subdivision pro- gram to climb from un- ranked to the No. 1 spot since the Missouri Tigers on Nov. 25, 2007. Head coach Gary Pinkel's team then lost to Okla- homa in the Big 12 title game. Notre Dame's first game at No. 1 was Nov. 19, 1938, a 9-7 vic- tory at No. 16 North- western. begin No. 24 in the USA Today coaches' poll, but weren't in the AP top 25. Notre Dame also be- each Notre Dame coach at No. 1: Elmer Layden (1934- 40) — 1-1 Frank Leahy (1941-43, 1946-53) — 29-2-1 Ed McKeever (1944) — 3-0 (his team dropped to No. 2 after barely beat- ing Illinois, 13-7) Terry Brennan (1954- 58) — 0-1 Ara Parseghian (1964- 74) — 11-3-1 Dan Devine (1975-80) — 0-0-1 Gerry Faust (1981-85) — 0-1 Lou Holtz (1986-96) — 18-4 Brian Kelly (2010-) — ? We Started This Magical Season With A Tour To Ireland. Now Let's Finish The Magic In Miami! Notre Dame BCS National Championship VIP Package Jan. 5-8 • Continuous shuttle Jan. 6th, to South Beach • 3 nights at the luxurious InterContinental Miami hotel (downtown Miami!) • Upper endzone ticket to BCS Championship Game • VIP Transfers to game, including police escort • Pregame hospitality event, Welcome reception, Official BCS Championship Game souvenir • Premier Sports Tour staff on-site, taxes & gratuities included $2699 per person double occupancy, $3345 single, $2575 triple Call Prime Tours to book: 877-289-5554 • www.GoPrimeTours.com