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Sports Information Office University of Notre Dame 112 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 www.und.com NOTRE DAME 574-631-7516 FOOTBALL 574-631-7941 FAX INSIGHT BOWL EDITION: DECEMBER 28, 2004 NOTRE DAME (6-5) 16th Annual INSIGHT BOWL Sept. 4 at BYU (ESPN) L, 17-20 Sept. 11 MICHIGAN (8/7) (NBC) W, 28-20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-5) Sept. 18 at Michigan State (ESPN) W, 31-24 vs. Oregon State Beavers (6-5) Sept. 25 WASHINGTON (NBC) W, 38-3 Oct. 2 PURDUE (15/15) (NBC) L, 16-41 The Date and Time: Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004 at 7:47 p.m. MST (9:47 p.m. EST in South Bend). Oct. 9 STANFORD (NBC) W, 23-15 Oct. 16 #vs. Navy (CBS) W, 27-9 Oct. 23 (24/25) BOSTON COLL. (NBC) L, 23-24 The Site: Bank One Ballpark (42,915/Natural Grass) in Phoenix, Arizona. Nov. 6 at Tennessee (9/11) (CBS) W, 17-13 Nov. 13 (24/--) PITTSBURGH (NBC) L, 38-41 The Tickets: It’s a complete sellout, the 172nd of Notre Dame’s last 197 games, and the 36th of its last 38 Nov. 27 at USC (1/1) (ABC) L, 10-41 games dating back to the end of the 2001 season (the ’03 game at Stanford and this year’s game vs. Navy at Dec. 28 %vs. Oregon State (ESPN) 7:47 MST the Meadowlands were not sellouts). Notre Dame received an allotment of 10,500 tickets for the game. Notre # - at Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ) Dame received an allotment of 10,500 tickets for the game. % - Insight Bowl at Bank One Ballpark (Phoenix, AZ) Numbers listed before and after opponent are Notre Dame/opponent rankings in AP and ESPN/USA Today polls. The TV Plans: ESPN national telecast with Ron Franklin (play-by-play), Mike Gottfried (analysis), Erin Andrews (sideline), Bill Bonnell (producer) and Scott Johnson (director). OREGON STATE (6-5) Sept. 4 at LSU (3/3) (ESPN) L, 21-22 (OT) The Radio Plans: For the 37th consecutive season, all Notre Dame football games are broadcast on more than Sept. 10 at Boise State (ESPN) L, 34-53 300 stations in all 50 states by Westwood One with Tony Roberts (play-by-play), former Irish running back Allen Sept. 18 New Mexico (ESPN) W, 17-7 Pinkett (analysis), Larry Michael (pregame/halftime) and Al Smith (producer). A live broadcast from the Notre Sept. 25 at Arizona State (22/--) L, 14-27 Dame student station, WVFI, also is available via the Notre Dame athletics web site at www.und.com. All Notre Oct. 2 California (10/10) L, 7-49 Dame football games may be heard in South Bend on U93-FM (92.9) with pre- and post-game analysis featuring Oct. 16 at Washington W, 29-14 Sean Stires, Shawn Lewallen, Jack Nolan, Mirko Jurkovic, Reggie Brooks and Vince DeDario. All Irish Oct. 23 Washington State W, 38-19 games also are carried live in the Chicago market on ESPN Radio 1000. Oct. 30 at Arizona W, 28-14 Nov. 6 USC (1/1) (FSN) L, 20-28 Websites: Notre Dame (www.und.com), Oregon State (www.osubeavers.com). Nov. 13 at Stanford W, 24-19 Nov. 20 Oregon (FSN) W, 50-21 Dec. 28 %vs. Notre Dame (ESPN) 7:47 MST NOTRE DAME AND OREGON STATE MEET IN THE 16TH ANNUAL INSIGHT BOWL % - Insight Bowl at Bank One Ballpark (Phoenix, AZ) The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame (6-5) and the Beavers of Oregon State (6-5) meet for only the second time Numbers listed before and after opponent are OSU/opponent rankings in AP and ESPN/USA Today polls. on the gridiron when they clash on Tuesday, Dec. 28, at 7:47 p.m. (MST) at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, AZ. The only previous meeting between OSU and Notre Dame also occurred in the Phoenix area and also occurred 2005 IRISH SCHEDULE in a bowl game, as the Beavers defeated the Irish (41-9) in the 2001 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, 2001, in Tempe. Sept. 3 at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Sept. 10 at Michigan Ann Arbor, MI Notre Dame enters the Insight Bowl attempting to snap a season-ending two-game losing streak and will do Sept. 17 MICHIGAN STATE Notre Dame Stadium so under the direction of interim head coach Kent Baer, the Irish’s defensive coordinator who assumed the reins Sept. 24 at Washington Seattle, WA of the football program on Nov. 30. The Irish are in a postseason bowl game for the 26th time in Notre Dame’s Oct. 1 at Purdue West Lafayette, IN football history. Notre Dame has a 13-12 record in bowl games entering the Insight Bowl. Oct. 15 USC Notre Dame Stadium The matchup with Oregon State matches the Irish with one of college football’s hottest teams as the Beavers Oct. 22 BYU Notre Dame Stadium overcame a 1-4 start to win five of their final six contests with the only loss coming at the hands of top-ranked Nov. 5 TENNESSEE Notre Dame Stadium USC in a 28-20 defeat at Corvallis. Over the span of their last six games, the Beavers have averaged 31.5 points Nov. 12 NAVY Notre Dame Stadium per game. Nov. 19 SYRACUSE Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame completed the regular season with the nation’s ninth-best defense against the rush, allowing an Nov. 26 at Stanford Palo Alto, CA average of 94.4 yards per game. The Irish also have been opportunistic, ranking 22nd nationally in turnover margin (+6 overall) at +0.55 per game. Notre Dame also has prevented big plays in the punting game, ranking eighth nationally in net punting (39.3 avg.). The Irish have done an excellent job of protecting the football, ending the regular season with an impressive streak of five consecutive games without losing a fumble. Since a fumble lost against Stanford on Oct. 9, the Irish have gone 20 quarters and 151 rushing attempts without losing a fumble. Over that span, Notre Dame has only fumbled twice, recovering both drops (vs. Navy and USC). The Notre Dame offense has produced an average of 218.2 yards per game via the pass this season. That average ranks as the third-best per-game average in Notre Dame history (via records kept since the 1946 season). Only two other Irish teams averaged more yards passing – the 1970 squad that averaged 252.7 yards per game and the 1999 unit that averaged 238.2 yards via the pass. That success in the air has contributed to Notre Dame’s total offense average of 357 yards per contest, the most by the Irish since 1999 (419.7 ypg). 2004 FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL DECEMBER 28, 2004 2004 INSIGHT BOWL: NOTRE DAME VS. OREGON STATE NOTRE DAME’S PROBABLE STARTING OFFENSE Pos. No. Player Notes WR 21 Maurice Stovall Big-play threat is 3rd on team with 21 catches for 313 yards Page 2 LT 68 Ryan Harris Freshman All-American in ’03 who has made 19 career starts LG 76 Bob Morton Slid over from center to guard in ’04; has started 22 games C 78 John Sullivan Aggressive force steps in at center; has 11 career starts MEDIA INFORMATION RG 74 Dan Stevenson Has played both guard and tackle for Irish, starting 22 games RT 73 Mark LeVoir Imposing figure (6-7, 310) who has started the last 22 games NOTRE DAME TEAM HEADQUARTERS TE 88 Anthony Fasano Second on the team with 26 catches for 354 yards and 3 TDs Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort WR 5 Rhema McKnight Leads the team with 38 catches and 520 yards (2 TDs) 5401 N. Scottsdale Road QB 10 Brady Quinn His 2,372 passing yards ranks 3rd on ND single-season list Scottsdale, AZ 85250-7090 FB 16 Rashon Powers-Neal Has 9 catches for 70 yards and 2 TDs, including 19-yard TD catch vs. Pitt RB 4 Ryan Grant Has rushed for 496 yards and five touchdowns; 94 yards vs. USC NOTRE DAME S.I.D. CONTACTS Notre Dame associate athletics director John NOTRE DAME’S PROBABLE STARTING DEFENSE Heisler and associate sports information director Pos. No. Player Notes Doug Walker will be accompanying the Irish in LE 44 Justin Tuck 2004 Team MVP (6 sacks, 14 TFLs); owns ND career sack mark (24.5) Phoenix. They may be reached at the team hotel. DT 77 Greg Pauly 2004 ND Lineman of the Year has 36 tackles, 4.5 TFLs ARRIVAL DT 66 Derek Landri Force in the middle has 39 tackles (7 TFLs) and 4 PBUs Notre Dame is scheduled to arrive in Phoenix at RE 92 Kyle Budinscak 5th-year man with 32 career starts; has 3 sacks and 3 PBUs approximately 3:30 p.m. (MST) on Wednesday, Dec. ILB 39 Brandon Hoyte 2nd on the team with 71 tackles; has forced 3 fumbles 22 at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. ILB 41 Mike Goolsby Team’s leading tackler (94); has led in tackles in 6 games Upon arrival, there will be a welcome reception at the OLB 49 Derek Curry 5th on team with 61 tackles; has 4.5 sacks, 8 TFL, 2 INTs airport with a press conference featuring Notre Dame LCB 24 Dwight Ellick 7th on team with 40 tackles; has 2 INTs and 5 PBUs interim head coach Kent Baer. Contact Insight Bowl FS 8 Quentin Burrell 3rd on the team with 70 total tackles; 39 stops last 5 games Director of Public Relations Gina Chappin at (480) SS 9 Tom Zbikowski 4th on team with 63 tackles; Nat’l def.