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[email protected] 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game #1/1 Notre Dame (12-0) vs. #2/2 Alabama (12-1) DATE IRISH BOWL HISTORY u The “Ice Bowl” or “Chicken Soup Bowl” was played in 1979 u Monday, January 7, 2013 u Notre Dame's appearance in the 2013 Discover Bowl when Notre Dame, led by future NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana, Championship Series National Championship Game will be the 32nd scored 23 points in the final 7:37 to shock Houston (temperature at TIME bowl appearance in school history. kickoff was 20 degrees with a wind chill of minus-six, hence the “Ice u 8:30 p.m. EST u Notre Dame will be making its fourth appearance in a BCS game. Bowl”; Joe Montana missed a portion of the game due to a lower The Irish played Oregon State in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl, Ohio State in than normal body temperature and sipped chicken soup to warm up, SITE (CAPACITY) the 2006 Fiesta Bowl and LSU in the 2007 Sugar Bowl. hence “The Chicken Soup Bowl”). u Sun Life Stadium (76,100); Miami, Fla. u Notre Dame previously played in Miami (Orange Bowl) after the u In the 1983 Liberty Bowl, Notre Dame prevented the Doug 1972 (lost 40-6 to No. 9 Nebraska), 1974 (defeated No. 2 Alabama, Flutie-led Eagles a chance at a 10-2 record and spot among the TICKETS 13-11), 1989 (upended No.