LSU vs. Notre Dame History INTRO NOTEBOOK COACHES TIGERS REVIEW THE SEASON LSU and Notre Dame renew its storied rivalry HISTORY on Jan. 3 when the teams meet in the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The contest will mark the 10th meeting between the teams, but the first since a 39-36 Notre Dame win in South Bend in 1998. Of the nine previous games between the teams, four have been decided by three points or less. At least one team has been ranked for all nine meetings between the Dalton Hilliard (21) runs against the Irish defense in 1985. schools and this year's Sugar Bowl contest will represent the first time since 1971 that both teams go into the contest ranked. LSU is ranked No. 4, while Notre Dame is No. 11. The Beginning The LSU-Notre Dame series started back in 1970 when the Irish squeaked out a 3-0 win over the Tigers. The Notre Dame win prompted a Chicago Tribune writer to pen, "If Notre Dame is number one, LSU has got to be one-A." And thus, the rivalry in a rarely played series of games was born. The Series: Notre Dame leads 5-4 LSU and Notre Dame play for the 10th time when the teams meet on Jan. 3 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans … Notre Dame leads the series 5-4 … The series dates back to 1970 when the fourth-ranked Irish posted a 3-0 win over sixth-ranked LSU in South Kevin Faulk had 26 carries for 105 in the first of two matchup during the 1997 season. Bend … A year later, the 14th-ranked Tigers evened the scored with a 28-8 victory over seventh-ranked Notre Dame in Baton Rouge in a game televised to a national audience by ABC … The Sugar Bowl The Series matchup will be the first meeting between the teams since 1998 DATE RESULTS SITE ATTENDANCE TV when the Irish held off the Tigers, 39-36, in South Bend … It will also Nov. 21, 1970 #4 Notre Dame def. #6 LSU, 3-0 South Bend, Ind. 59,075 None mark the second time the teams have played in a bowl game … The Nov. 20, 1971 #14 LSU def. #7 Notre Dame, 28-8 Baton Rouge, La. 66,996 ABC Sept. 12, 1981 #4 Notre Dame def. LSU, 27-9 South Bend, Ind. 59,075 USA first time the teams met in a bowl contest came in the 1997 Oct. 27, 1984 Notre Dame def. #7 LSU, 30-22 Baton Rouge, La. 78,033 ABC Independence Bowl when LSU beat Notre Dame, 27-9, in a re- Nov. 23, 1985 #17 LSU def. Notre Dame, 10-7 South Bend, Ind. 59,075 USA match from a game played a month earlier in Baton Rouge … LSU is Nov. 22, 1986 #8 LSU def. Notre Dame, 21-19 Baton Rouge, La. 78,197 ESPN 2-2 vs. Notre Dame in games played in Baton Rouge, 1-3 against the Nov. 15, 1997 Notre Dame def. #11 LSU, 24-6 Baton Rouge, La. 80,566 CBS Irish in games played in South Bend and 1-0 in games played at a Dec. 28, 1997 #15 LSU def. Notre Dame, 27-9 Shreveport, La. 50,459 ESPN neutral site. Nov. 21, 1998 #10 Notre Dame def. LSU, 39-36 South Bend, Ind. 80,012 NBC LSU coach Les Miles vs. Notre Dame LSU’s Single Game Leaders vs. Notre Dame While LSU coach Les Miles has never faced Notre Dame as a head RUSHING coach, the Sugar Bowl meeting against the Irish will mark his 13th YEAR PLAYER ATT. YARDS TD LG meeting against the school. Miles has a 3-8-1 mark against Notre 1997 * Rondell Mealey 34 222 2 78 Dame during his coaching career, all coming as an assistant coach. 1984 Dalton Hilliard 13 121 1 66 Miles was 3-6-1 against Notre Dame as a Michigan assistant coach 1998 Kevin Faulk 31 108 1 12 1997 Kevin Faulk 26 105 1 14 and he was 0-2 vs. the Irish as a Colorado assistant coach. Miles 1970 Art Cantrelle 23 94 0 -- never faced Notre Dame as a player at Michigan. * Independence Bowl contest LSU-Notre Dame ties PASSING There are several ties that bind together LSU and Notre Dame … YEAR PLAYER ATT. COMP. YARDS TDS 1985 Jeff Wickersham 42 31 294 0 Former LSU head coach Gerry DiNardo was a First-Team All- 1986 Tommy Hodson 28 20 248 3 America offensive lineman at Notre Dame in 1974 … DiNardo 1984 Jeff Wickersham 27 19 213 2 lettered three years with the Irish (1973-75), helping Notre Dame to 1998 Herb Tyler 21 14 186 2 the 1973 national title with an 11-0 mark … DiNardo served as LSU's 1997 Herb Tyler 30 17 167 0 head football coach for five years (1995-99) … Current Notre Dame offensive coordinator Michael Haywood spent eight years (1995- RECEIVING 2002) as an assistant at LSU under both DiNardo and Nick Saban … YEAR PLAYER REC. YARDS TD 1998 Abram Booty 8 153 2 Current LSU wide receiver coach Todd Monken was a graduate 1971 Andy Hamilton 7 153 3 assistant at Notre Dame for two years (1991-92) … First-year LSU 1986 Wendell Davis 7 121 1 baseball coach Paul Mainieri was the head coach baseball coach at 1985 Rogie Magee 7 78 0 Notre Dame for 12 years before coming to Baton Rouge last 1985 Eric Martin 8 75 0 summer. 84 2007 LSU FOOTBALL SUGAR BOWL GUIDE LSU vs. Notre Dame History INTRO 1970 1971 1981 NOTEBOOK COACHES Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Ind. Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, La. Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Ind. TIGERS Nov. 21, 1970 (59,075) Nov. 20, 1971 (66,996) Sept. 12, 1981 (59,075) REVIEW THE SEASON Notre Dame 3, LSU 0 LSU 28, Notre Dame 8 Notre Dame 27, LSU 9 HISTORY The score indicated a victory for fourth-ranked Notre A roaring crescendo of sound echoed through Death Fourth-ranked Notre Dame, playing its first home game Dame, a loss for sixth-ranked LSU. However, the 3-0 final Valley as the long-awaited clash between 14th-ranked under first-year head coach Gerry Faust, raced to a 14-0 didn't tell the whole story. The game was a monumental LSU and seventh-ranked Notre Dame unfolded. Some 30 first-quarter lead and posted a 27-9 victory over LSU. The defensive struggle which sent writers from all over the million fans also watched on national television (ABC) as Irish scored at the 12:01 mark of the first quarter when nation scurrying to their thesauruses for proper LSU amazed the football world with a sound thrashing of quarterback Blair Kiel hit Larry Moriarty with a seven-yard descriptions of the encounter. A 24-yard field goal with the Irish. The Tigers put together offense and defense in a scoring strike. Notre Dame added another TD with 7:43 2:54 to play by Notre Dame's Scott Hempel was the near-perfect example of college football to astound remaining in the opening period when Phil Carter scored difference in the contest, called by many as the finest ever observers as they stopped the Irish three times with the on a one-yard run to culminate a 72-yard drive. Notre played in Notre Dame Stadium. LSU's defense was superb goal line close at hand. Quarterback Bert Jones, starting Dame later drove 69 yards in 10 plays, hitting paydirt on as it held the undefeated Irish without a first down from his first game since the season opener versus Colorado, Tony Hunter's one-yard run to increase the lead to 20-0 the 2:00 mark of the second quarter until the midway threw two touchdown passes to Andy Hamilton as he with 8:37 left in the first half. Following a James Britt point of the final period. Notre Dame, in fact, gained only completed seven of nine attempts for 143 yards. Jones interception early in the third quarter, LSU got on the one net yard in the entire third quarter. A Notre Dame punt also scored on a five-yard run, and Paul Lyons passed to scoreboard when David Johnston booted a 23-yard field pinned LSU back on its one-yard line with 6:50 remaining Hamilton for the other Tiger score as LSU broke two Irish goal. Later in the period, Stacey Toran intercepted a pass in the game. The Tigers could not pick up a first down, and streaks: Notre Dame hadn't been scored in the second in LSU territory, and the Irish scored on a 10-play, 49-yard after a punt into a strong wind, the Irish took over at the half all season or in the fourth quarter in 20 straight drive. Backup quarterback Tim Koegel's six-yard pass to LSU 36-yard line. Notre Dame moved 29 yards to the LSU games. LSU on three occasions stopped Notre Dame deep Dave Condeni culminated the march, which gave Notre seven, where Joe Theismann's third-down pass to Tom in Tiger territory. The LSU defense was paced by Dame a 27-3 advantage. The Tigers scored their only TD Gatewood was nearly intercepted in the end zone by linebacker Warren Capone, who intercepted two passes, with 23 seconds remaining in the contest on Eric Martin's Tommy Casanova. Hempel then booted the game-winning and by cornerback Tommy Casanova, who picked off an 26-yard scamper.