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Holtz was all smiles before, during and after the "gra found himself heading to the turf 10- yard line. After one rush for tifying" win over Michigan. he blindly hurled the ball down no gain, Andrysiak dropped_ back field, where Notre Dame line again to throw. This time, though, stomach. backer Cedric Figaro intercepted he spent a full eight seconds of "Turnovers," muttered the and rambled 11 yards to his own time waiting in the pocket for a famous Wolverine mentor, who 29-yard line. receiver to get open. Suddenly, seemed to opt for sour grapes as a From there Notre Dame quar the senior quarterback fired into post game snack. "We just had too terback Terry Andrysiak guided the eIidzone to Brown, who was Hail his troops on a 44-yard, II-play many turnovers. We kept taking sandwiched in between two Wol ourselves out of the game and march. Although the drive stalled verine defenders. But Brown really made it easy for Notre at the Michigan 27-yard line, and soared three feet in the air, caught Dame. They are probably not as the Irish had to settle for a 44-yard the ball amongst the crowd and toth good as they looked. I'm not tak Ted Gradel field goal, the Irish landed both feet in the end zone ing anything away from them. Not offensive line realized it could for a remarkable display of ath at all. But if you give us seven blow holes in the highly- touted letic ability and Notre Dame's first turnovers, we'll beat a lot of Wolverine defensive front. touchdown of 1987. teams." The Irish soon learned they "After I saw that second ictor Notre Dame posted a 10-0 lead could pass effectively as well, defender behind me, I couldn't in the first quarter by capitalizing after Michigan's Morris fumbled believe Terry threw it," said on Wolverine gene rosity. With the ball on the first play after the Brown, whose touchdown recep ~,~", Michigan threatening to break a kickoff and the Irish recovered. tion also closed out the scoring for scoreless tie on first down at the Andrysiak went to the air and the half. Irish Irish 24-yard line, Wolverine quar promptly found Notre Dame's Andrysiak, however, found it terback Demetrius Brown was Heisman Trophy candidate, Tim to be his day all along. The Allen Thanks to seven Michigan turnovers, Notre Dame managed to do what no team rocked by blitzing Irish corner Brown, for a 24-yard gain that Park, Michigan native, who back Stan Smagala. As Brown moved the sticks to the Wolverine spurned an offer to play for his had done before. .. beat Bo Schembechler in a season opener at Ann Arbor.

BY BOB GORDON openers, in fact, one could almost home opener under Schembechler, ANN ARBOR, Mich. say Schembechler wins his home and the first time a Notre Dame Michigan Wolverine football gen opener almost as frequently as he football team had been above .500 erally offers few suprises. They loses the Rose Bowl. since midway through the 1985 : play ball-control offense, tediously Not surprisingly then, the season. munching up minutes and yards I: 1987 Michigan-Notre Dame "It was a very gratifying win," I on their trail to the' endzone. On opener was supposed to be a said Irish }J.ead coach Lou Holtz. ",! defense they stop the run, and 'I clear-cut victory for Michigan. "I'm not suprised with how well !j 'I create third-and-Iong situations The Wolverines were favored by 'I we played because I really felt that ,I for the opponent. This generates four points, coming off a Rose defensively we were going to play 'f punts and sometimes even turn i Bowl year. Notre Dame was awfully, awfully well. It was just a ! overs. They repeat these tactics to attempting to rebound from a 5-6 complete win for us." the brink of boredom. season and the loss of 11 starters to Notre Dame's "No-Name" Even the Michigan fight song graduation. Quite simply, the defense stuffed Michigan's is repetitive. Wolverine fans repeat game was not going be a mystery. offense. Restraining elusive the word "hail" more often than There were no suprises then in Michigan tailback Jamie Morris Father Hesburgh might while Ann Arbor on September 12 when and harassing both of' uttering a decade of rosaries. But the two schools mixed it up, Schembechler's inexperienced the most frightening aspect of except that it was Notre Dame quarterbacks, the Irish defense "Michigan Repeats" would have who dominated. Behind a solid created more turnovers (seven) to be head coach Bo defensive effort and an oppor than any Ann Arbor bakery. Schembechler's uncanny knack for tunistic offense, the Irish cruised Those "Irish Delights" were sweet winning his home opener. With a to a 26- 7 victory. The win marked for Notre Dame but they didn't sit oerfect 12-0 mark in home the first time Michigan had lost a too comfortably in Schembechler's

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state university so that he could defense of Notre Dame. Then on With 2:30 left in the third quarter, bechler in a difficult situation. defenders George Streeter and attack, and the opportunistic play at Notre Dame, had a story a third-and-seven from the Notre fullback Braxston Banks carried it Michigan, never a good second Brandy Wells combined for a bunch generated the big turnovers book type of game. He completed Dame 40-yard line, Michigan's in two yards for the touchdown. half comeback team, now had to nearly flawless performance. They that Notre Dame always seemed to II-of-15 passes for l37 yards on Brown threw to flanker John Notre Dame was shocking Michi let its two run-oriented quarter- contained Michigan's passing lack in 1986. the day, including the Brown gan 17-0. About the only thing that went touchdown throw, and one mean But Michigan countered behind wrong for the Irish, in fact; ingless interception on a pass just the persistent Morris and Brown's occured late in the game, after before halftime. quick thinking to make one last Irish freshman tailback Ricky "I think Terry played very run. First Morris broke open for a Watters took an Andrysiak pitch, well," said Holtz, whose Irish team 16- yard scamper to midfield, then ran 16 yards, and vaulted over had to replace graduated quarter" the fleet-footed Brown broke a Wolverine safety Doug Mallory for back Steve Beuerlein in 1987. "I quarterback draw for 39 yards to the touchdown. Leading 26-7, didn't have any qualms about the Irish 12- yard line. With Andrysiak tried to pass for the Terry up until 13 days ago, when I 100,000-plus Wolverine faithful two-point conversion. The pass didn't think we were on the same suddenly reawakened, Brown missed,· though, and the Irish had page or even the same book." rolled out and lofted a beautiful to settle for only six points. By halftime of the game with strike to receiver Greg McMurtry The day still ended on a posi the Wolverines, though, Notre Kolesar. Apparently Brown never for the touchdown. For the first tive note, however, when quicker Dame led 10-0 and it was clear the saw Irish safety Corny Southall, time-ift-a long while, the Michigan than Bo Schembechler can say "I entire Irish squad was reading however, because the junior band broke into "Hail To The Vic miss Jim Harbaugh", Irish line from the same playbook. Early in defender stepped in front of the tors", and the Irish lead fell to backer Wes Pritchett intercepted a the third period· they proved it intended receiver and intercepted 17-7. Taylor pass to seal the victory. beyond any doubt, when the the ball, giving the Irish a first "When they scored to make it Harbaugh, the ex-Wolverine star defense once again came up with and-l0 at their own 45-yard line. 17-7, I felt it was critical," said quarterback, graduated with two the big play and the offense capi- Andrysiak then linked up with Holtz. "I called the offense victories over Notre Dame. talized for the score. . freshman tight end Frank Jacobs together and said, 'We've got to But on this day Harbaugh was With Michigan moving the ball for a 23-yard completion and with answer the challenge.' And the not around to sav~ Michigan, and effectively, mostly on dives by the Brown, on a third-and-eight, for a offense did the job." . as the clock wound down the quick Morris, it appeared the Wol 24-yard completion to move the 'The Irish did indeed respond, thousands of Irish fans who gutted verines had figured out the ball to the Wolverine 14-yard line. starting a scoring drive from their ...i out the road trip to Ann Arbor own 28- yard line. Andrysiak > stormed the field and then the found tailback Mark Green in the .. streets of the town. All along they .flat for 14 yards to move the ball ~ chanted, "We're Number One." On to midfield, then handed off to such a productive and promising fullback Anthony Johnson three The Irish offensive line blew through the heralded Wolverine Saturday afternoon, who could straight times for another first defense, allowing Notre Dame'to roll up 336 yards of total offense. argue with them? down. Testing Michigan's front four, Notre Dame then ran six more times up the gut of the Wol backs go· to the air. Although verine defense. Although the drive Schembechler had replaced Brown stalled, the Irish got three points with junior option specialist . off a 38-yard field goal by Gradel Michael Taylor in the third quar to pad their lead to·· 20-7. And ter, he wanted Brown's strong arm perhaps more importantly, they back in the game and so Brown took seven minutes off the score reentered the contest. Moments board clock. later, though, Brown left the field Facing a 13- point deficit with almost as quickly as he had only nine minutes left put S.chem- entered it after' Southall again intercepted a pass for McMurtry. Although .. Brown never The young, unproven secon found the open field, he did snare dary of .Notre Dame all day an acrobatic touchdown catch to showed signs of being a force. Led put the Irish ahead, 10- O. by Southall and Smagala, fellow

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~------~~~------~~------;- Michigan Michigan E state university so that he could defense of Notre Dame. Then on With 2:30 left in the third quarter, bechler in a difficult situation. defenders George Streeter and attack, and the opportunistic play at Notre Dame, had a story a third-and-seven from the Notre fullback Braxston Banks carried it Michigan, never a good second Brandy Wells combined for a bunch generated the big turnovers book type of game. He completed Dame 40-yard line, Michigan's in two yards for the touchdown. half comeback team, now had to nearly flawless performance. They that Notre Dame always seemed to II-of-15 passes for l37 yards on Brown threw to flanker John Notre Dame was shocking Michi let its two run-oriented quarter- contained Michigan's passing lack in 1986. the day, including the Brown gan 17-0. About the only thing that went touchdown throw, and one mean But Michigan countered behind wrong for the Irish, in fact; ingless interception on a pass just the persistent Morris and Brown's occured late in the game, after before halftime. quick thinking to make one last Irish freshman tailback Ricky "I think Terry played very run. First Morris broke open for a Watters took an Andrysiak pitch, well," said Holtz, whose Irish team 16- yard scamper to midfield, then ran 16 yards, and vaulted over had to replace graduated quarter" the fleet-footed Brown broke a Wolverine safety Doug Mallory for back Steve Beuerlein in 1987. "I quarterback draw for 39 yards to the touchdown. Leading 26-7, didn't have any qualms about the Irish 12- yard line. With Andrysiak tried to pass for the Terry up until 13 days ago, when I 100,000-plus Wolverine faithful two-point conversion. The pass didn't think we were on the same suddenly reawakened, Brown missed,· though, and the Irish had page or even the same book." rolled out and lofted a beautiful to settle for only six points. By halftime of the game with strike to receiver Greg McMurtry The day still ended on a posi the Wolverines, though, Notre Kolesar. Apparently Brown never for the touchdown. For the first tive note, however, when quicker Dame led 10-0 and it was clear the saw Irish safety Corny Southall, time-ift-a long while, the Michigan than Bo Schembechler can say "I entire Irish squad was reading however, because the junior band broke into "Hail To The Vic miss Jim Harbaugh", Irish line from the same playbook. Early in defender stepped in front of the tors", and the Irish lead fell to backer Wes Pritchett intercepted a the third period· they proved it intended receiver and intercepted 17-7. Taylor pass to seal the victory. beyond any doubt, when the the ball, giving the Irish a first "When they scored to make it Harbaugh, the ex-Wolverine star defense once again came up with and-l0 at their own 45-yard line. 17-7, I felt it was critical," said quarterback, graduated with two the big play and the offense capi- Andrysiak then linked up with Holtz. "I called the offense victories over Notre Dame. talized for the score. . freshman tight end Frank Jacobs together and said, 'We've got to But on this day Harbaugh was With Michigan moving the ball for a 23-yard completion and with answer the challenge.' And the not around to sav~ Michigan, and effectively, mostly on dives by the Brown, on a third-and-eight, for a offense did the job." . as the clock wound down the quick Morris, it appeared the Wol 24-yard completion to move the 'The Irish did indeed respond, thousands of Irish fans who gutted verines had figured out the ball to the Wolverine 14-yard line. starting a scoring drive from their ...i out the road trip to Ann Arbor own 28- yard line. Andrysiak > stormed the field and then the found tailback Mark Green in the .. streets of the town. All along they .flat for 14 yards to move the ball ~ chanted, "We're Number One." On to midfield, then handed off to such a productive and promising fullback Anthony Johnson three The Irish offensive line blew through the heralded Wolverine Saturday afternoon, who could straight times for another first defense, allowing Notre Dame'to roll up 336 yards of total offense. argue with them? down. Testing Michigan's front four, Notre Dame then ran six more times up the gut of the Wol backs go· to the air. Although verine defense. Although the drive Schembechler had replaced Brown stalled, the Irish got three points with junior option specialist . off a 38-yard field goal by Gradel Michael Taylor in the third quar to pad their lead to·· 20-7. And ter, he wanted Brown's strong arm perhaps more importantly, they back in the game and so Brown took seven minutes off the score reentered the contest. Moments board clock. later, though, Brown left the field Facing a 13- point deficit with almost as quickly as he had only nine minutes left put S.chem- entered it after' Southall again intercepted a pass for McMurtry. Although .. Brown never The young, unproven secon found the open field, he did snare dary of .Notre Dame all day an acrobatic touchdown catch to showed signs of being a force. Led put the Irish ahead, 10- O. by Southall and Smagala, fellow

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Heisman hopeful White '(34) had no place to go with the Irish defense surrounding him all even ing.

yard line, and dropped back into what he thought was a touchback, but which the officials correctly Two For the ruled a safety. So Notre Dame started off with a 2-0 lead before a second had ticked off the clock. BY KATHLEEN McKERNAN Perles took the freshman aside anonymous defense, to a solid per to a pair of Brown punt returns and said, "Blake, you made a mis NOTRE DAME, In -- After formance for senior quarterback that went for touchdowns within take, but don't feel that you just Notre Dame's 31-8 victory over Terry Andrysiak, the Irish showed 2:01 of each other. The first return got us off to a bad start or got us Michigan State in the season the capacity to win with special marked the first, time in 14 years behind," according to the opener of its 100th year of foot teams, fine defense and whatever that the Irish had run a punt diplomatic MSU chief. Things ball, Irish head coach and else it might take. And they,did it return all the way, and it was the were soon to get worse for the erstwhile quipster Lou Holtz was against a fine Michigan State team first time since 1926 that a Notre Spartans. After a Ted Gradel field simple in his praise: "This football which featured a Heisman candi- Dame player had returned two goal made the score 5- 0, Brown tackles and got blocking help. "What a move Timmy put on took over in helping the Irish run Then Spartan safety Todd Krumm that punter," Holtz gushed. "I away with the game. But for all his motioned, Brown said, for "me to don't know where a dance is being heroics, the senior from Da11as 'come on, come on, come on.' So I held tonight. That's the only place transferred the credit for the vic- ,. came to him." you might see another move like J. But for the second return, that. " The Irish offensive line of I. Brown "was supposed to ca11 for a The Irish opened the game, (left to right) Byron Spruell, Jeff I'. I fair catch," he admitted. "I think I meanwhile, with a couple of Pearson, Chuck Lanza, Tom Free j' would have been chewed out if I , I ~ . points courtesy of lady luc,k. MSU man and Tom Rehder, carried the hadn't returned it." But the Spar kick returner Blake Ezor snagged Irish once again. tans were having their own prob the opening kickoff close to the 2 lems. "If I had to do it over, maybe I wouldn't have emphasized our , ' punt coverage so much," Spartan coach George Perles said. "Our til senior guys were flying down :1: there; they were trying so hard, ~. ; some just ran by him. (For the second touchdown) they were a11 in one line with no second wave. And Brown is a great, great foot ball player." Brown found himself alone with that single line of Spartan defense, since Notre Dame was team has an awful lot of things date of its own in back Lorenzo punts for touchdowns. The first going for the punt block, and just going for it." White and a physical defense that return was almost planned, Brown ran r.ight by them. The only thing From Heisman Trophy candi would carry the Spartans to the explained. "We knew (MSU punter between Brown and a 66-yard date, Tim Brown's 275 all-purpose 1987 Big Ten title and a Rose Greg) Montgomery had a 53-yard yards, including two, yes two, Bowl win. touchdown run was punter Greg average. We figured he'd overkick Montgomery. And Brown said he punt returns for touchdowns, to At the end of the first quarter the coverage, and that's exactly was thinking; "I'm not going to let eight sacks for a formerly the Irish held a 19-0 lead, thanks what he did." Brown broke two myself be tackled by a punter."

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Heisman hopeful White '(34) had no place to go with the Irish defense surrounding him all even ing.

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tory: "The defense played better possibilities already had become a have a great group of guys," he than I did," he said. prime topic of conversation. But said. "We've played two football The Irish defense held White to Brown chiimed: "I don't think games, and some great things have only 51 yards on 19 carries, and about [the Heisman]. And Holtz happened to us. But great teams contained nimble Spartan quarter was even more adamant: "We are classified on Jan. 2." CONtenders back Bobby McAllister from breaking any long runs. White may "break parieta1s" as a sign on or being a stingy foe to bigger Keenan Hall proclaimed the week powers, especially to the Irish, end of the game, but he had a hard against whom it compiled more time breaking free from Notre wins (21) than any other school Dame's tough defense. McAllister, PREtenders? except USC and earned for itself meanwhile, was sacked eight the label, "Spoilermakers". times. "They blitzed more than But with Notre Dame (2-0 and we've seen in any game," Perles ranked No.8 in the AP poll) charg said. "The sacks really are a "Which one are you?" Irish head coach Lou Holtz ing into the game off of victories motivating factor for the other asked his team at halftime. The Irish responded over stiffer Big Ten rivals Michi team -- and it doesn't do a whole gan and Michigan State, and Pur lot for your team. They really with an awesome second half display that dashed a due (0-1-1) staggering in after a take away a lot." One of tackle . valiant upset bid by Purdue. tie with Louisville on the Boilers' Jeff Kunz's two sacks in the home turf, not many fans were second quarter in the endzone talking about any possible upsets BY BOB GORDON history 'on a sunny September day accounted for Notre Dame's this time. First-year Purdue head second safety of the afternoon. 1------______at Ross-Ade Stadium. Notre 1 . coach Fred Akers, in fact, went so In addition to the sacks, Notre 1 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Dame had spent its past century 1 far as to predict "one of the larg Dame forced four turnovers with 1 Purdue and Notre Dame, each becoming perhaps the most presti-. 1 ATTENTION N.D AND S.M. C STUDENTS... est spreads in the history of foot interceptions by junior linebacker 1 celebrating its hundredth year of . gious team -in the college game. 1 ball," a week before the game. Ned Bolcar and freshman safety 1 football, met for the 57th time in Purdue passed the time mainly 1 BRING1N THIS COUPON AND RECEIVE A 15% DISCOUNT ON Todd Lyght. Bolcar and junior 1 Akers was close -- bettors 1 tackle Tom Gorman also recovered 1 placed the Irish as 23-point favor 1 APPOINTMENTS WITH KIM, TAMMY, PAM, OR BETH!!! fumbles. And the Spartans only 1 ites, but that gaudy spread didn't I score, a 57-yard McAllister pass to I stop Purdue from scaring the wits wideout Andre Rison and a subse I out of Notre Dame with a 17-point quent two-point conversion throw, : ** BEAUT'( SUPPLIES second-quarter explosion that I came with only 1:06 left in the I knotted the score at 17-17 at the 1 game and against the Irish second 1 ** HAIR CARE AND MANICURES half. Ironically, however, the 1 teamers. I Boilermakers could not sustain 1 Perles also added praise for I ** WALK-INS OR BY APPOINTMENT their upset dream, and allowed the 1 . Irish quarterback Terry 1 1 Irish to dominate the second half Andrysiak. The Allen Park, Mich. I ** ACROSS FROM THE 700 CENTER and gain a 44- 20 victory that even 1 I : native threw for 109 yards and 1 1 covered the spread by one point. scampered for 22. "The way he 1 1 "I told the team at halftime played tonight was the way I fig 1 1 that there were two kinds of teams ured he would play when I tried to 1 1 Ken·s at this point of the season," Holtz recruit him," Perles said; "I'm glad I I we didn't have to face him the last I said, "CON-tenders and PRE I two years." I 703 LincolnwayWest tenders. Which one are you going I While Perles thought about the I to be?" I Den Mishawaka, IN 46544 past, too many others were talking I about the future. Before the : Your P ersonaZlmage Salon 255-8608 Q... Musco temporary lights surround-. I ! After a sluggish first- half, the I ing the stadium had been turned I ~.. "No- Names" got together and put I I ~ the clamp on Purdue's upset bid. off, Heisman odds and bowl bid ._------January 28, 1988 11 10 Scholastic 4? ····.1 11

Michigan State University tory: "The defense played better possibilities already had become a have a great group of guys," he than I did," he said. prime topic of conversation. But said. "We've played two football The Irish defense held White to Brown chiimed: "I don't think games, and some great things have only 51 yards on 19 carries, and about [the Heisman]. And Holtz happened to us. But great teams contained nimble Spartan quarter was even more adamant: "We are classified on Jan. 2." CONtenders back Bobby McAllister from breaking any long runs. White may "break parieta1s" as a sign on or being a stingy foe to bigger Keenan Hall proclaimed the week powers, especially to the Irish, end of the game, but he had a hard against whom it compiled more time breaking free from Notre wins (21) than any other school Dame's tough defense. McAllister, PREtenders? except USC and earned for itself meanwhile, was sacked eight the label, "Spoilermakers". times. "They blitzed more than But with Notre Dame (2-0 and we've seen in any game," Perles ranked No.8 in the AP poll) charg said. "The sacks really are a "Which one are you?" Irish head coach Lou Holtz ing into the game off of victories motivating factor for the other asked his team at halftime. The Irish responded over stiffer Big Ten rivals Michi team -- and it doesn't do a whole gan and Michigan State, and Pur lot for your team. They really with an awesome second half display that dashed a due (0-1-1) staggering in after a take away a lot." One of tackle . valiant upset bid by Purdue. tie with Louisville on the Boilers' Jeff Kunz's two sacks in the home turf, not many fans were second quarter in the endzone talking about any possible upsets BY BOB GORDON history 'on a sunny September day accounted for Notre Dame's this time. First-year Purdue head second safety of the afternoon. 1------______at Ross-Ade Stadium. Notre 1 . coach Fred Akers, in fact, went so In addition to the sacks, Notre 1 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Dame had spent its past century 1 far as to predict "one of the larg Dame forced four turnovers with 1 Purdue and Notre Dame, each becoming perhaps the most presti-. 1 ATTENTION N.D AND S.M. C STUDENTS... est spreads in the history of foot interceptions by junior linebacker 1 celebrating its hundredth year of . gious team -in the college game. 1 ball," a week before the game. Ned Bolcar and freshman safety 1 football, met for the 57th time in Purdue passed the time mainly 1 BRING1N THIS COUPON AND RECEIVE A 15% DISCOUNT ON Todd Lyght. Bolcar and junior 1 Akers was close -- bettors 1 tackle Tom Gorman also recovered 1 placed the Irish as 23-point favor 1 APPOINTMENTS WITH KIM, TAMMY, PAM, OR BETH!!! fumbles. And the Spartans only 1 ites, but that gaudy spread didn't I score, a 57-yard McAllister pass to I stop Purdue from scaring the wits wideout Andre Rison and a subse I out of Notre Dame with a 17-point quent two-point conversion throw, : ** BEAUT'( SUPPLIES second-quarter explosion that I came with only 1:06 left in the I knotted the score at 17-17 at the 1 game and against the Irish second 1 ** HAIR CARE AND MANICURES half. Ironically, however, the 1 teamers. I Boilermakers could not sustain 1 Perles also added praise for I ** WALK-INS OR BY APPOINTMENT their upset dream, and allowed the 1 . Irish quarterback Terry 1 1 Irish to dominate the second half Andrysiak. The Allen Park, Mich. I ** ACROSS FROM THE 700 CENTER and gain a 44- 20 victory that even 1 I : native threw for 109 yards and 1 1 covered the spread by one point. scampered for 22. "The way he 1 1 "I told the team at halftime played tonight was the way I fig 1 1 that there were two kinds of teams ured he would play when I tried to 1 1 Ken·s at this point of the season," Holtz recruit him," Perles said; "I'm glad I I we didn't have to face him the last I said, "CON-tenders and PRE I two years." I 703 LincolnwayWest tenders. Which one are you going I While Perles thought about the I to be?" I Den Mishawaka, IN 46544 past, too many others were talking I about the future. Before the : Your P ersonaZlmage Salon 255-8608 Q... Musco temporary lights surround-. I ! After a sluggish first- half, the I ing the stadium had been turned I ~.. "No- Names" got together and put I I ~ the clamp on Purdue's upset bid. off, Heisman odds and bowl bid ._------January 28, 1988 11 10 Scholastic ¥

Purdue Purdue - Holtz' team answered that another Purdue score and set up a really proud of our men. They had to wait, though, and use what question with their impressive late Irish touchdown that forged handled the pressure well. We they were giving us with that cov second half, but one can forgive the halftime deadlock. 'Notre grew as a team today." erage." Brown's patience paid off, the second-year mentor for his Dame's Johnson hauled in a 39- though, when he hooked up with The Irish "No-Name" doubts. After staking its way to a yard pass from Andrysiak on the an Andrysiak spiral for a 49-yard defense, meanwhile, found itself quick 10-0 lead, the Irish seemed drive, and then capped it off with touchdown grab that put the Irish to fall asleep while Boilermakers his second touchdown of the day, ;'}T~tViJ~i; up 31-20. quarterback Doug Downing (11- a six-yard fight, to the goal to Gradel added two fourth of-27, 106 yards) passed his squad make it 17- 17 at the half. period field goals, from 28 and 44 back into contention. Although Holtz' pep talk at yards out, for Notre Dame to make the hidf app,arently did the job, it the lead 37-20. Then, with Boiler Downing acquired his hot makers substitute quarterback hand just in time. Notre Dame took a few minutes of play for it to fully' sink in to his players. Shawn McCarthy attempting to scored on its first possession when ignite a late comeback, Irish safety placekicker Ted Gradel booted a Purdue inside' linebacker Fred Strickland recovered an Andrysiak Corny Southall rounded out the 25-yard field goal after quarter fii,~g~~¥;glh,~cwl~:~~i~m¥ scoring by intercepting a pass and back Terry Andrysiak had con fumble atinidfield, paving, the and began .dominating in the way for a 50-yard field goal by , returning it 57 yards for the final nected on a 51-yard pass to full bone-crushing manner it had touchdown. back Anthony Johnson. Then, Briggs that lifted the Boilermakers shown in: the team's earlier two while Holtz was still marveling at to a 20-17 lead early in the second games. Over Purdue's final five In the winner's locker room that drive ("We felt Purdue would half. possessions, the Irish yielded only after the game, Lou Holtz made double-team Tim Brown, and that Down by three points to 10 net yards. Notre Dame inside the rounds, shook hands, and we could get the fullback open"), linebacker Ned Bolcar led the congratulated his team of con Purdue in the third qmuter might the Irish struck again. This time assault with II tackles. tenders. Atone locker he stopped they went 81 yards, all on the have given Boltz an upset for a moment and interrupted a Notre Dame's "Mr. Touchdown," stomach,but after a personal foul Then, as if to prove that ground, for a Johnson touchdown flanker Calvin Williams for the mo b of reporters hanging on Tim fullback Anthony Johnson, found penalty stuck Notre Dame with a everything was indeed back to run that put the Irish up 10-0 and scoring pass. Notre Dame now Brown's every word to say, seemed to put Purdue in big trou his way to the endzone three times first-and-twenty at its own 9-yard ' normal for the Irish, Brown finally "Timmy, I'm proud of you." trailed for the first time in its against the Boilermakers. ble. line, the perfectionist Irish mentor broke free after a day of double entire season, 14-10, which must have felt the rumblings of an teaming by the Boilermaker Lou Holtz, Tim Brown and But Downing strung together brought most of the 68,526 sun ulcer. "We had our backs against defense. "I was being double pride, a trinity ascending Notre drenched fans to their feet. five straight pass completions in cornerback Stan Smagala. Even the wall," Holtz confess~d. covered all day, but I told Coach Dame back to college football's 'five attempts and directed a 12- Enthusiasm turned to absolute with the save, however, Myles "There was no place to hide." Holtz I could beat them deep. We promised land in 1987. II play, 80-yard touchdown drive gained 32 yards and placed Purdue mayhem a few minutes later when A screen pass to Irish tailback ' early in the second period to put Purdue's Williams picked up his at the Irish eight-yard line. his team back in the game. And Mark Green pi~ked up 21 yards, second turnover, landing on a Still, Smagala's tackle may though, and Notre Dame ran 11 after Boilermakers linebacker Jer Mark Green fumble at the Purdue indeed have saved four points as rol Williams intercepted Andrysiak straight times behind its veteran 28- yard line. The Irish had driven Purdue failed to push it in against offensive line to, go 70 more. The at the Irish 37-yard line seconds 74 yards before the turnover, the Notre Dame brawn. On fourth later, rambling down to the 22- line, consistin'g of tackles Tom thanks to the surprise entrance of down at the two, Akers settled for Rehder ahdByron Spruell, guards '. yard line, Notre Dame suddenly Notre Dame sophomore a 19-yard Jonathan Briggs' field ' .. found itself in a tight contest. Tom Freeman, and Jeff Pearson, " quarterback Tony Rice, who exer goal which padded the Boiler lead, and 'center Chuck Lanza, blew the cised a precise option that cut i j Whereas moments before, 17- 10. Oddly' enough against such Boilermakers off ,the ball, and Notre Dame had been bulldozing through the Boilermaker defense. a weak opponent, the Irish "No sprung a hole for Johnson to col ·~r "I told Tony that he would take i its way through a Purdue defense Names" had become "No-Shows", lect his third touchdown of the that appeared to be on skates, over on the fourth series," said allowing more points in the second game. For the day, the Irish gained Downing now found himself glid Holtz. "He did a fine job, but the quarter than they had all season. 268 net' yards, rushing to the fumble cost us." ing past the usually stingy Irish Not all of the "No-Names" Boilermakers' 87; "No-Name" defense with balance' The Boilermakers promptly had a 'long day, though. Smagala "I thought the (91-yard drive) and ease. The big senior, who had ran through the Irish to midfield. continued his spectacular play, spent two years at Purdue on the was critical,"said Holtz of, the Purdue tailback Darren Myles cutting in front of a Purdue' score which put Notre Dame ahead bench behind star quarterback Jim scampered around left end on one receiver and intercepting""a Down Everett and then one behind for good at, 24-2,0. "You never carry, nearly scoring if not for a ing pass moments later. "Super know how a team will react. I'm freshman phenom Jeff George, hit touchdown-saving tackle by Irish Stan"'s interception prevented January28, 1988 12 Scholastic 13 ¥

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Holtz looked worried when ball. Irish head coach Lou Holtz past a Pitt team that played as Andrysiak's injury turned out to termed Rice's 19 carries for 68 though it had something to prove. be a broken collarbone. yards, and his 5-of-12 passing for Led by powerful running back 125 yards, "admirable", pointing Craig "Ironhead" Heyward and a out the fact that Rice missed all of much-maligned senior Quarterback his freshman campaign as a Propo named Sal Genilla, Pitt established sition 48 casualty. "I thought Tony several lengthy drives early and gotten its winning ways and had . competed well," Holtz said, converted Irish turnovers into packed in its place only some lousy emphasizing the one bright spot in points; The result was a first half South Bend weather. Pitt managed an otherwise disastrous day. in which Notre Dame's offensive to build a 27-0 lead in a rain "Especially considering how diffi players spent more time dodging soaked first half, and then held on cult it was to come in down 27-0. raindrops on the sidelines than to upset the previously undefeated He's an excellent athlete, but he dodging tacklers on the field. Irish, 30-22. just doesn't have the experience "I'll remember (this win) when Although the Irish lost a big that Terry did. We'll just have to they are putting me in the casket," game and two of its star players in work with him as much as we can Genilla joked after he had silenced the fiasco at Pittsburgh -- Quarter to get him ready." his critics with an 8-of-13 passing back Terry Andrysiak and junior The Irish defense, meanwhile, performance for 109 yards. Right safety Corny Southall went down made a comeback of its own, hold up until game time, many Pitt fans with serious injuries -- Notre .ing the previously unstoppable Pitt had called for second-year Pitt Dame still managed to find some attack to a lone field goal in the head coach Mike Gottfried to go consolation. Sophomore quarter second half. That feat was rather with one of his two freshman back Tony Rice, a speedy option remarkable in itself considering signal-callers against the Irish, specialist ftom the hills of Woo that the Irish unit had been on the after Genilla's erratic passing had druff, S.C., led the Irish to 22 field for over 22 of the 30 minutes helped Temple and Boston College second-half points 'in relief of of the first half. In addition, the upset the Panthers. Gottfried, Andrysiak, and established him "No Names" had lost one of their however, stuck with his senior and self as the man who could perhaps more notable players in Southall, a Genilla responded well, throwing lead Notre Dame to its first New victim ofa severe ligament tear in for his club's first touchdown and Year's Day bowl appearance in his leg. running a two-yard bootleg for seven years. But a solid final 30 minutes of another. Rice executed the Irish offense football could not push the Irish Heyward, meanwhile, put on a BY MIKE FARNAN with surprising poise.in the second half, despite entering the game PITTSBURGH -- When the under difficult conditions. Facing 4th-ranked· Notre Dame football a 27-0 deficit and replacing the Breakdown team unpacked its belongings in veteran Andrysiak, who had suf the visitors' locker room at Pitt fered a broken collarbone on the stadium on October 10, the players last play of the· first half, didn't probably had a strange feeling that seem to scare Rice at all. At least at they had forgotten something. A not after· he got a few plays in. quick equipment check most likely "At first, I was a bit nervous," would have given them the false Rice admitted. "But once· I got impression that everything was iti going, it felt great." order. A role call .would also have Indeed, Rice got over his jitters seemed to reveal that. they were in and racked . up some pretty fair Pittsburgh fact the same team that had beaten numbers for only one half of foot- Michigan, Michigan State, and Purdue the three previous weeks. By halftime of its game with Despite one costly fumble, . Things couldn;t have fared much worse for Brown had another super day, the unrank~d and 3-2 Panthers, . i i Notre Dame when it lost two star players to injury dancing through the Pitt defense however, Notre Dame probably j ( and a football game to Pitt, 30-22. realized that somehow it had for- for 217 all- purpose yards.

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'i 1 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh show of his own, banging out 132 down strike. Earlier on the drive, tunately for Brown, however, he yards on a whopping 42 carries. which covered 77 yards in seven coughed up the wet football along ': The stocky Heisman Trophy can plays, Genilla had set up behind the way and Pitt's Quintin Jones didate, who stands 6-0, 260- protection and passed to Heyward fell on it. Genilla engineered a pounds, had been averaging 129 for 23 yards. Although kicker Jeff 74-yard drive in 16 plays, includ yards per game going into the con Van Horne missed the conversion ing a 20-yard scramble for first I' test, and no team had been able to attempt and the score stood at only down and a two-yard bootleg for hold him to less than 100 yards. 6-0, it appeared Genilla had the the score, to put the Panthers on His effort, which vaulted him into "No-Names" number. top, 21-0 .. fourth-place on the all-time Pitt Genilla left no doubt moments Pitt's final touchdown of the rushing list (2,075 yards total), later after Pitt defensive back half occurred with seven minutes overshadowed even Genilla's and Gary Richard intercepted an remammg, after Irish punter enabled the Panthers to, pull off Andrysjak pass and carried it to Vince Phelan'S kick carried only their big upset. the Notre Dame 38-yard line. 34 yards in the driving rain. Pitt Observers might have guessed Genilla drove the Panthers to the return specialist Teryl Austin the Irish were not exactly in the goal line, where Heyward plunged returned the kick for 11 yards, best frame of mind as early as the in for the score. Then, after and once again the Panthers had coin flip. After winning the toss Genilla hit a wide-open Reggie the ball deep in Irish territory. In and electing to defer, Irish co Williams for the two-point conver what was becoming an all-too captains Chuck Lanza and Byron sion, Pitt led 14-0 and could sense familiar sight to the Irish defense, Spruell had a difficult time decid a victory. "Everything was work Heyward barrelled .in from the ing which goal to defend. Upon ing, " Genilla said. "That first one-yard line for the touchdown. setting up on the wrong side of the touchdown really did it. It gave me Despite Van Horne's second field, each team had to turn a lot of confidence." conversion miss, of the game, around and ex," ~lange sides across Things could have turned in Notre Dame found itself down the . midfield stripe.· Eventually, Notre Dame's favor a few 27-0 at the half and without its I the Panthers remedied the confu ,moments later, however, had not starting quarterback. I sion and then proceeded to show the Irish committed their second "That first half was a real the Irish four times in the half that crucial turnover of the day. Notre nightmare, but I still felt we had a they indeed were supposed to be Dame's Heisman Trophy candidate chance to win," said Holtz, who that made -the score 27-7 in favor thinking of what might have been. Ironhead Heyward vaulted his defending the north goal. Tim Brown hauled in an began at that point preparing Rice of Pitt. On the :scoring drive, Rice "Tony Rice did a great job," he 6- 0, 260- pound frame through The first of these scores took Andrysiak pass at midfield and for his second-half assault. With repeatedly scrambled out of the said softly. "But this loss really the Irish defense for two touch place midway through the first headed down the sidelines for the Irish game plan effectively pocket for big gains, connected on hurts. We should have beaten downs. quarter when Genilla hit flanker what should have been a nice run scrapped, and a quarterback who one lengthy pass to wide out Pat them. We just played lousy, and Billy Osborn for a 31-yard touch- to the Pitt 26-yard line. Unfor- Holtz had stated could throw the Terrell, and scored the touchdown we beat ourselves." ball 80 yards but not necessarily to himself when he carried it iri from the right team, the second-year 16 yards out. The Scoring Notre Dame mentor certainly had ;1;" 'Not enough, time remained, . ,. his work cut out for him. though, for Rice and the. Irish to !Notre Dame 0 0 7 15: - 22 (illegal procedure penalty - i', Rice, however, surprised Holtz , I' catch the Panthers. Two fourth VanHorne kick ruled no , I' Pittsburgh 14 13 0 3 - 30 "f, and most everyone by linking up period scores,a one-yard plunge good) , r: with Brown on a 25-yard pass play ':t' by BraxSton Banks and a 17-yard 1st Quarter ,f; on the first series of the second dash by tailback Mark Green, P - Bill Osborn 31 pass from 3rd Quarter half. Although Notre Dame enabled Notre Dame to make it Sal Genilla at 6:02 (Jeff punted on the drive, Rice returned ND - Tony Rice 16 run at closer, but that was all. VanHorne kick no good) 4:33 (Ted Gradel kick) on the second drive to direct an After the game, with spirits P - Craig Heyward 1 run at 80- yard march for a touchdown buoyed by a strong second-half 2:04 (Genilla pass to showing and by the emergence of Reggie Williams) 4th Quarter Facing a 27- 0 defeat, ND's ND - Braxston Banks 1 run Rice as a capable competitor, 2nd Quarter Tom Gorman (87) tried to get Brown remained sullen. Although at 14:21 (Gradel kick) something going on this John. he personally had given another P - Genilla 2 run at 8:47 P - VanHorne 20 FG at 5:34 Rasp punt. Like' the Irish effort, fine performance (217 total yards, (VanHorne kick) . ND - Mark Green 17 run at however, it was too little, too late. including 156· receiving), the P - Heyward 1 run at 3:49 1:29 (Tim Brown run) senior superstar couldn't stop

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go with option specialist Tony Rice against a defense which allowed a mere 133 yards pcr game on the ground. Couple the problem of an inex perienced quarterback with Notre Dame's historic lack of success defending the wishbone, and you may have had the makings of a classic battle. But the classic lasted " Back In the only until 1:47 had elapsed on the scoreboard clock. By that point, the Irish defense had already stopped Air Force on a fourth and-one at the Notre Dame 39- yard line. Notre Dame took pos High Life session and did not relinquish the ball until l3 plays and 61 yards With substitute quarterback Tony Rice at the controls for the first tinle, later, scoring on a one-yard Rice run. the Irish soared to an easy 35-14 victory over Air Force. ------"I feel that we have to get out BY LAWRENCE PRAVECEK Rice shook off Steed (81) and an early case of the jitters to lead COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. his team toa win in his first start -- Flying high in the rarified air of the season. of Falcon Stadium, Air Force was i. ready. The Falcons were on a i five- game winning streak. ' The j" I· Irish had lost their last game to i i Pittsburgh, and with it their No.4 l ranking. The Academy held noth ing back for this non-conference foe. Everyone's preparations were done, and it was game time. The grass was long enough to graze cattle, or to slow down an opponent's not-sa-secret weapon. The F-16, KC-l35, and B-52 fly overs had the crowd roaring. Four of the five sky divers landed on the falcon at the 50 yard line. To top it' all off, the Falcons wanted revenge for the 31-3 drubbing the Irish handed them in South Bend j. ~ last season, ending their four-year 1 :,.1 I':," ',' winning streak over Notre Dame. 'I • ~ I Notre Dame head coach Lou to be concerned bringing his 3-1 :'1: . Falcon noseguard John Steed' ~ Holtz' first trip to Colorado team into any gamc' with a ': ; (81) had to stay on his toes to t'" Springs would not be easy. second-string quarterback making Although he later said, "I really keep track of the many weapons his first college start. With regular in the Irish backfield. like to make the trip out here. It's starter Terry Andrysiak out for really beautiful country," he had the season, the Irish would have to ,}

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Although Brown later took an coach Fisher DeBerry took his Leading 28-7 in the fourth less than four minutes left and his Air Force punt 14 yards for a squad into the locker room for a quarter, Holtz decided it was time team on its own 20-yard line. touchdown, he managed only this pep talk. If his team could hold to turn loose his triple-threat Heis Brown, who had fair-caught two 10- yard reception against the Notre Dame on its first possession man candidate, and go deep. On a earlier Falcon punts and had Falcons ... and then score, he told his players, watched three others sail out of the Falcons had a good chance to bounds, dropped back to watch win the game. !/.. another at his own 25-yard line. ~tii!~tta]~;n§jwr~~:~ This time, though, DeBerry had get the ball back into the capable Unfortunately, Holtz had prob hands of Dowis for one more try ably said something similar to the his punter kick the ball to Brown, before the half. Irish during their intermission, who promptly shook off several This time, Dowis got it right. because Notre Dame came out of tacklers and rambled 74 yards for Starting from their own 25-yard the tunnel to drive 80 yards on the day's final score. line, the Falcons began a 75-yard nine rushes for the touchdown. Despite losing convincingly to march through the high grass of Fullback Anthony Johnson picked becauseilhey,·.·be'af.:a·.pretty the Irish, 35-14, DeBerry said he Falcon Stadium. While Holtz up the score with a one- yard was pleased with his team's effort I~ ~~6a;f~§'fb~(i?:t;... .._ ....;.e.'.· '•. •. ··_•...•.·•.;a.' ••i.· •.•.• ~.~.· .. :.•. ;o.:.·.'u· •.].' •..•• ;.. ~.·..•. ·.··.·.·.·,·() ....•.··.:.;IJt.:.Z •• ~.· •.·.· .. ,.,.'.'· ... , against what he considered a !~ intimated that the Academy may plunge to make it 21-7. ····.,······· •• ••.. i;::.i· ••. ·.·.'./.•. ;:,{,!i. L n I' have used a landscaper to help The Irish then added to their championship-calibre football slow down the Irish, stating, "If margin on their next possession, third-down play from the Notre team. "I was tremendously proud my front lawn looked like that, my picking up 57 yards on nine more Dame'12-yard line, Rice let fly a of my team because they fought wife would kill me", the tall rushes. This time fullback Braxs bomb which flanker Tim Brown until the very end and they never gave up," he said. growth couldn't stop Dowis and ton Banks took the plunge for the corralled and sprinted 78 yards his option attack on this drive. A one-yard score, and suddenly the with for the touchdown. A holding While the Falcons never gave up, Notre Dame showed something 62-yard sprint by the quick Falcon Irish led 28-7. penalty, however, brought the as well. They had the power to quarterback brought the ball down Everything' seemed to be click play back and gave the Falcons a stop a talented team, a future to the Notre Dame nine- yard line, ing for the Irish offense. Then, on needed boost. Freedom Bowl team and the and tailback Albert Booker carried the team's. third possession of the Dowis then capitalized on' the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy on top early and first," Holtz had Cadet defense stopped both Rice it in moments later for the score. quarter, Rice dropped back and emotional swing, directing a 78- winner (given to the winner of the told his squad before the game. and substitute quarterback Kent No doubt satisfied with a 14-7 attempted a pass. Nineteen straight yard, 14-play drive that closed the I' round-robin competition between And the Irish obeyed again and Graham on consecutive drives to deficit at the half, Air Force head rushes, and on the 20th play, a gap on the scoreboard to 28-14. again. After gaining the ball back pass. And an interception. For Unfortunately for the spirited Air the three service academies), and at their own 43-yard line, Rice the day, Rice passed successfully Force players, though, Brown was to stop them convincingly. Every went to work again, directing an one time in five attempts for 10 not finished. time the Falcons began to fly, the .eight-rush, one-pass drive that yards. But the Irish offensive line After punting the ball back to Irish were there to bring them covered 57 yards and another " once again paved the way for a . the Falcons, the Irish defense shut back to earth. And that meant touchdown. Rice also scored this fine day by the Notre Dame back down Dowis and forced DeBerry, Notre Dame clearly was onto to send in his punting team with something special in 1987 .• touchdown, rolling over from the field, as the Irish outrushed the I' Falcons, 354 yards to 269 yards. f'; four-yard line to make the score f. 14-0 in favor of the Irish. The "No-Name" defense of "(!r: Air Force refused to buckle Notre Dame, meanwhile, had its .. completely, though, and began finest day since the Sept. 21 f' moving t,he ball effectively behind Michigan State contest, repeatedly i sophomore quarterback Dee shutting off Dowis' options in the r' ':t Dowis. Dowis, one of the leading second half. Late in the third i. rushers in the NCAA, moved his period, the Irish defense stopped r: Air Force again on a fourth-down I, squad into Irish territory on two :.', drives, one of which ended in a play, this time sealing the Notre 'L; punt and another which ended in a Dame victory. "I feel our defen ".< missed field goal. Undaunted, the sive down linemen did an excel ,!" lent job today," Holtz said. "They ".' ••• unless one wants to count ~ .. ' the 78- yard touchdown catch did exactly what we asked them to i Brown made in the fourth period do, and they should be very proud I. that was negated by an Irish because they beat a pretty good

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Notre Dame celebrated when did so and the Trojans had the ball reeled off two successive and Rice (9) outran USC's Mark Car back on their own 26- yard line. lengthy drives to paydirt. Keep rier (7) for a 26- yard touchdown Yet when USC got the ball ing the ball almost completely' on that put the Irish ahead, 10-7. back, the passing game broke the ground (the Irish rushed for down for the remainder of the 351 yards on the day), Rice led the half, leaving Peete and his team offense 88 yards for one score, for the Irish, when Southern Cal mates mildly perplexed. "We came taking it in himself on a dazzling took the opening kickoff and went out smoking on the first drive," 26- yard scamper. Then, again to work. said Peete, a swift-footed junior using the run, Rice added to the On the game's very first play, with a strong throwing arm. "We Irish margin by leading his unit 90 USC quarterback Rodney Peete had the big pass plays and we were yards on the second drive. Brown went to the air and hit tight end doing pretty good. But then we carried it in five yards for the Paul Green over the middle for a lost our intensity. It's hard to score this time, and Notre Dame 27-yard strike that put the Trojans in Irish territory. Then on the second play, Peete hit tailback Steven Webster for a gain that pushed the ball to the Irish 25- yard line. Two plays later, Peete found flanker John Jackson in the right corner of the endzone, and USC led by an easy 7-0 mark. Maybe it was too easy. The six-play, 70-yard drive took only 2:25, and was, the. first time all sea son' that Notre Dame's opposition had been able to score on its first possession. It appeared that the Irish secondary had a long day Notre Dame ran off with its fifth consecutive win over ahead of it, and Irish fans arch- rival Southern Cal, thanks to a big play defense that Allan Lim undoubtably began hearkening left the nlen of Troy sacked and burned. back to their team's debacle at I Pitt, which saw the Irish get BY TERRY LYNCH' 26-15 Irish win, did nothing to i' further than Irish linebacker Ned burned in the rain. . r ~ tarnish the reputation. And like J Bolcar, who picked up 13 tackles, "I told the team that I thought it ~ NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- The any Notre Dame-USC contest, USC-Notre Dame game has never one fumble and one interception. was critical that we set the ~ there were plenty of stories to tell. On offense, of course, there was momentum right off the bat," said been a contest in need of hype. Monster drives by the Irish offen There's always 'the rivalry, the Notre Dame quarterback Tony Irish head coach Lou Holtz. "That Irish back Mark Green had sive line, CBS commentator Brent Rice, whose' second, start as the shows you how much I know." explain. " , streaks or the revenge factor. A lot Musberger's deification of gifted another big day, picking up 73 Irish field general impressed the Holtz' worries proved After USC pun~ed a nice high of times a bowl bid is at stake for Irish flanker and Heisman hppeful yards and a touchdown in 13 car nation and cost him 14 stitches unfounded, of course, but kick, the kind that Brown has to the Irish, and coaches' jobs hang Tim Brown, and the replays ries. in the balance of who wins and thanks to USC linebacker Marcus nevertheless things didn't get fair catch, Notre Dame took over Musberger's network showed of Cotton. better for Notre Dame right away. and began executing for the first suddenly led, 17-7. who loses. And if the Trojans Brown's blocking ability on nearly aren't on probation, the game's But the stories one could tell After being unable to gain yardage time in the ballgame. Six straight The Brown touchdown run every running play come immedi could not by any stretch of the gave Holtz an easy feeling, USC always on national television. For ately to mind. against the Trojan defense on the rushing calls moved the ball to the imagination capture the flavor of ground, Rice dropped back on one Trojan four-yard line, and head coach Larry Smith a atmosphere, every couple of years In addition, the Notre Dame this particular battle. On such a play and lofted a deep pass although a penalty and an headache, and Musberger more {.' there's at least one Heisman candi defense provided a great story by cold, rainy day like the one which intended for Brown. Unfor overthrown pass stalled the Irish, fuel to throw on the Heisman fire. date playing on the field. Some dominating the USC offense the greeted the two teams when they tunately for Rice, however, Brown kicker Ted Gradel converted a Brown, though, was not finished. times, there's even a controversial entire game after allowing it an took the field, a Notre Dame fan was running a short pattern. Tro 26-yard field goal for three points He had run for one touchdown call or two that tips the game to easy touchdown on its first posses knows that God's in heaven and jan cornerback Chris Hale, the to trim the USC lead to 7-3. already, he had forced the Trojans one team's favor. sion. Or if one wants to find a This year's contest, a thrilling all's well with the world. But only player on the field near The Irish then broke Southern to kick away from him on punts, hero, he or she needs to look no things did not look that way early enough to catch the ball, promptly Cal's spirits completely when they thereby giving the Irish' better

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field position, and now he was chance, and made a prophet of his Notre Dame) was that the inside when Rice dropped back to pass ready to catch a key pass. "I've wise-cracking head coach. people weren't tackling the dives late in the game. Doctors sent never seen anybody like Tim "I was walking into the office (on the option)," said Smith. Rice to the locker room after that, Brown," Holtz said. "Just the building in the JACC yesterday, "Against an option team, you've where he received 14 stitches. mere presence of him on the foot and Ned was there too," said got to stop the dive, the quarter "I'm happy with Tony's play, ball field is enough. He gets Holtz. "Somebody in the hall back and the pitch. There were but I'm not happy with the 14 triple- teamed sometimes and stilI asked me, 'Are we going to win some plays when we didn't stop stitches in his chin," Holtz said. gets it." tomorrow, coach?' and I said that anyone of the three." "But he's such a good-looking guy, Sure enough, Brown got it. On it all depended on how well Ned Rice, meanwhile, ran the it won't faze him. But it seems the very next possession, he hauled Bolcar played. I was just joking option with poise and confidence that the only way I lose a quarter in a Kent Graham pass for 16 with him, but I guess I got his back is when we're throwing the yards, added another catch, then attention. " ball. " caught what should have been Bolcar, although he accepted USC finished the game's scor Notre Dame's third touchdown of his coach's challenge, never really ing with an 89-yard blitz down the half. A holding penalty nulli had to be told just what the game field against an Irish defense fied the scoring strike, though, meant. "It was a pretty intense loaded with substitutes. With less and Holtz settled for a Gradel week of practice," he said. "With than a minute left, Trojan back field goal to make it 20- 7 in favor the fall break, we had more time Scott Lockwood ran the ball in of the Irish. StilI, Brown had put with football, which gets on your from the five-yard line, and Peete on a show worthy of any Heisman nerves after a while. We got tired hit Tanner for the two-point candidate. of hitting ourselves and anxious to conversion. !i "The key to this game was that E start hitting USc." To the credit a With the win, the Irish managed ~ it, we couldn't stop them and get the Iii of the rest of the defense as well, ~ a number of things against USc. Their 360 yards rushing were the ball back," Smith snapped when ~ the entire unit played aggressively, ~ most against USC since Texas asked if poor field position caused Souther Cal's Carrier tripped up Green on this play, but Green holding top Trojan back Webster to 70 yards on 20 carries, or almost A&M rolled up 486 yards against by a fear of Tim Brown had hurt eventually got the touchdown that made it 26-7. USC receiver Ken Henry can't the Trojans in the 1977 Bluebon USC in the first half. "I'm no 50 yards less than his average. hold on as ND's Stan Smagala The Irish backfield, meanwhile, applies the stick. net Bowl. Also, it was the fifth dummy. I don't have a kicker who I, straight win against USC, the most can kick the ball 40- 45 yards. And had another fine day. Tailbacks ,I since Notre Dame' won five I'm not going to be kicking line Green and Ricky Watters, as well for most of the day. Besides the straight from 1957-61. drives to Tim Brown." In other early interception and the pitch words, the poor field position did that Green fumbled, the worst "It's always good to win," con indeed hurt Southern Cal. experience of the day for the cluded Holtz. "And it's particu But Southern Cal had shown a sophomore had to be the lick larly gratifying against Southern dangerous propensity for scoring USC's ferocious Cotton delivered Cal." II points in bunches in its first five games of the 1987 season, and the game seemed far from over when the two teams took the field for the second half. Perhaps the Tro jans would, in fact, have been able to turn the game around had they taken advantage of Irish tailback Mark Green's fumble at the Notre as fullback Braxston Banks and Dame 31- yard line on the first quarterback Rice, each gained play from scrimmage. over 50 yards rushing. Green, in The Trojans will never know fact, scored the final Irish touch for sure. Because two plays after down of the day when he capped Green's fumble, Peete rolled right off a drive in which he had one and threw a pass into the hands of run of 14 yards with another long Notre Dame's Bolcar for the key run. This one. went for' 11 yards play of the contest. Bolcar's inter and the touchdown. ception killed the USC scoring "My biggest concern (playing ..;;::

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*The Irish also scored touch from two defenders at the five how he caught it. The (Navy) downs on their first five posses yard line and lunged into the end defenders were playing back to sions of the game. zone to give the Irish an insur defend against that pass. All I can *And, despite the lopsided mountable 35-6 lead at the half. say is that he's Timmy Brown." . score, the Irish did all this while "Absolutely everybody knew Brown, meanwhile, was typi holding the ball for less total time cally nonchalant about the play than the Midshipmen. after the game. "It's a prettysim That's domination. It was evi pIe play," he said. "It's called a dent on Notre Dame's first posses ZCM, and all you do is go down BLUE..-- sion of the game when the Irish the field and cut behind the guys went 77 yards in 15 plays without in the secondary. I just went up, throwing a pass to score the game~s got it, and dove in." first touchdown. That score But perhaps the most exciting more marked the sixth time in Notre play of the day, and the best indi Dame's past three games that the cation of Brown's talent and In the season's biggest misnlatch, Notre Danle torpedoed Navy, 56-13, to keep Irish were able to -score a instinct, came after the Irish touchdown without benefit of a forced a Navy punt late in the alive a 24- year winning streak over the Middies. completed pass. third quarter with the game well BY PETE SKIKO "It's always nice to win the in hand. Brown fielded the punt at momentum heading into a grueling play. ballgame," said Irish head coach his own 16-yard line, circled hack NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- Domi November schedule which *Irish fullback Anthony John Lou Holtz after the thrashing. "We inside the three-yard line, nation would be a pretty good featured Boston College, Alabama, son scored four rushing touch were well prepared and, with a appeared to be entirely hemmed in word to describe the Notre Dame Penn State and Miami. downs -- all in the first half. few exceptions like too many by eight Midshipmen, somehow football team's 56-13 win over Some of the accomplishments *Irish Heisman Trophy candi penalties and some missed assign Linebacker Ned Bolcar (47) escaped, and darted up the right Navy. Sheer domination. the Irish posted against a winless date Tim Brown compiled 173 ments, the team played very well forced Grizzard to surrender the sideline before slipping and falling Because on this chilly Hal Navy team on this day were, to say yards of net offense. In his col overall." . ball on numerous occassions. all alone at the Navy 34-yard-line. loween day, Notre Dame scared the least, impressive. lege career against Navy, Brown Although the game already had The play was called back by a the life out of the Middies and *The Irish racked up 630 net averaged 25.5 yards (459 yards on the look of a rout, with the Irish clipping penalty back at the Irish maybe even scared itself a little yards of offense, including 224 18 carries) every time he touched leading 28-6 late in the first half, 10-yard line, but that was the play with an awesome display of power through the air against a passing the football. one particular score by Notre the ball was going to go to him," that had Irish fans and a television football. The win propelled the 6- defense that came into the game *The Irish managed to score Dame best exemplified the said Holtz regarding Brown's audience shaking their heads and 1 and NO.9-ranked Irish into its ranked second in the nation. In 35 points in the first half while mastery the home team possessed incredible catch. "I can't tell you thinking Heisman. first winning season since 1984, addition, the offense averaged a facing only one third-down situa over their opponents. With 12 and gave them some much-needed whopping 8 yards per offensive tion. seconds left in the half, the ball on Notre Dame's own 29-yard line and Navy expecting a pass, Holtz called a draw to tailback Mark Green which gained 20 up the middle. After a timeout and with only four seconds left, quarterback Kent Graham then took the next snap from midfield, faded back, and lofted a high, arching spiral in the direction of the streaking Brown. Brown, who had earlier ripped the fingernail completely off his ring finger while. executing a block,snatched the. ball away NJ)js Mark Sppence (25) leapt high and pitched off Alton Grizzard's second quarter pass to set up one of. many' Irish scores on. the day. Allsn Lim Allan Lim'

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"He's simply the most exciting player I've ever seen," said Holtz. "You saw what he did out there. I know I saw it and it was still hard to believe. He's just incredible." But, as easy as it would be to think so, it wasn't just The Tim Brown Show. The Irish defense completely shut off the Middies' attack, limiting them to a pair of first-half field goals while Notre Dame lit up its side of the score ,.> board, putting the game out of reach early. Linebackers Darrell "Flash" Gordon and Cedric Figaro were, as usual, among the more imposing members of the "No Name" defense. ". "We just went out and executed ~;. the game plan today, and you've got to give the coaches the credit for that," said Gordon. "We were a little off-balance in the first half, and we felt they got too much rushing yardage. But (Irish defensive coordinator Foge Fazio) made some great adjustments at halftime and we didn't have any more problems." Similarly effective was the Irish running game, which followed its veteran offensive line for another big day. Notre Dame picked up a season-high 406 yards on the ground, largely because of the mammoth holes fifth-year senior center Chuck Lanza and his team mates in the trenches were able to open. "Navy's defensive line was quite similar to Air Force's line," said Lanza, a co- captain along with linemate Byron Spruell. "They lacked size but tried to out-quick us. It took some time adjusting to that again, but I would have to say that we wore them down pretty quickly." The running backs themselves also excelled. Holtz got a good h~d a superb day (a combined 129 downs. Lincoln Coleman, another ning. presenting the nation with another Freshman· tailback Ricky look at two freshman backs who yards), as did junior sprinter freshman tailback and a neighbor All in all, the Navy game could glimpse of Tim Brown at his best, Watters' 6- yard run through the figure to be the future of the Green, who finished with over 100 of Brown's family in Dallas, also be shown asa NOtre Dame the Irish served notice that they Middie defense marked. the Notre Dame backfield -- Ricky yards, and of course the reliable . saw time and impressed Holtz with highlight film. By giving a clinic could be vying for the national seventh Irish touchdown of the Watters and Tony Brooks. Each Johnson, who bagged four touch- some strong fourth-quarter run- on executing the run, and by title in 1987 .• day,

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mainly because of its outstanding 284 second-half yards. "We 1,,- rushing attack, went to the air wanted to control the football and more often than usual in the first control the game. And we did." half of its game with Boston Col But it took some inspiration :.t" lege at Notre Dame Stadium. And from some of the Notre Dame it worked pretty well, mainly seniors to pull off the feat and because Irish star flanker Tim send a large Boston College con Brown was brilliant. But, tingent back to New England with somehow, Boston College still a loss. Irish players Tom Rehder, managed to grab a 17-6 lead head Alonzo Jefferson and co-captain ing into the lockerroom at half Chuck Lanza, each of whom was time. Quite clearly, it was time for playing in his final year of eligi some inspiration -- .and time to bility, were among those who took ~ run the ball. over the halftime conversation ... Running the football might with a few minutes to go before g seem like an unusual move for a the teams took the field for the team trailing by 11 points with final two quarters. only one half to play, but then "Coach (Holtz) told us not to who explained that the subsequent Be running back Jim Bell gained' again, this Notre Dame team was come out until we were ready," an unusual team. . speeches by the seniors were n,ot 83 yards, but took a shot from said junior tailback Mark Green, carved from the "Win one for the And that's exactly what head ND's Stan Smagala on this play. Gipper" mold. In fact, added coach Lou Holtz' fired-up Irish Green, the speeches might not - did in the second half, blowing Notre Dame drive to open· the have been even printable. "I can't Boston College off the line and second half. And although Irish say (what the seniors said)," he running the ball expertly en route quarterback Tony Rice, who added. "There are ladies in the to a 32-25 come- from- behind vic shared the day's signal-calling tory over the Golden Eagles in a room." duties with freshman Kent Gra "We told them, 'Let's let Boston game many had dubbed, "The ham,: failed to convert the two College know it's for real when Vatican Bowl". point conversion, the Irish found they play in Notre Dame Sta "I thought it gave us the best if themselves within five points of dium, '" Lanza explained. "In the ~ their opponent at 17-12. ~I' first half, it seemed like we were playing in Boston. They were But Eagle receiver Darren Flu controlling the game, and our fans tie, whose brother Doug won the Control. to were out of it. In the second half, 1984 Heisman Trophy as a' quar Ground the crowd was in our favor. You terback at Boston College, so.on could feel it, and the momentum showed why he too is highly showed." regarded by many pro scouts. Flu The momentum ·showed faster tie, who caught six passes for 119 ••• ajorBowl than one could say, "Pope John yards in all of the contest, hauled Paul II." Green danced through in a 31-yarder from quarterback Notre Dame shot down the Eagles air attack and attempted tackles and scored from Mike Power for a third-quarter 33 yards out to cap a 61-yard touchdown. Power ran for the rushed from fJehind to win a 32-25 thriller. Greg Kohs

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two Power passes. The Irish also found a much-needed pass rush in the second half, as Gordon, out side linebacker Cedric Figaro and the defensive line found their way into the offensive backfield to pressure Power. "In the second half, we blitzed and rushed a lot of people," Holtz said. "I thought our defense did some good things in the first half,

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conversion, and the Notre Dame crucial error on the very next play. momentum had been momentarily Running back Jim Bell, finding thwarted with the score 25-12 in a hole in the line, bolted through favor of the Eagles. for seven yards, where he was The next few plays from promptly laced by Irish strong 102 on nine carries against Navy But in the end, it was a potent Gordon explained. "We were. scrimmage, however,might haunt safety George Streeter. The ball the week before. running attack and the inspiration really pumped up, more psyched. the Eagles until the next time they came loose and Notre Dame line except they were terrible on third . Brown, meanwhile, recorded of a few seniors that put Notre get a shot at their Catholic rivals. backer Wes Pritchett fell on it at We started to get after it because down. We had greater intensity in the most productive day of his Dame over the top in this one. we realized that everything was on That's when the Irish won the the Irish 45- yard line. "". the second half." career in the all-purpose yardage "What it came down to. in the the line - the game, and the bowl momentum back and eventually "That was big," noted Holtz of The Irish. scored the tying department, picking up 294 on 16 second half was more .emotion," bid.".' . turned a sure loss into a gratifying the fumble, which Notre Dame touchdown when fullb.ack Braxs touches of the ball. The very first triumph, a 7-1 .record, and a cer capitalized on when fullback ton Banks ran behind the right Irish play from scrimmage set. the tain bid to a major bowl game. Anthony Johnson crossed the goal side of the line from one yard tone. Freshman quarterback Kent . Standing on his own 33-yard line from one yard out to make the away with 12:40 to go in the game. Graham .started his first game in a line, Notre Dame's Rice dropped score 25-18. "It was big because it Green then finished off. a 52-yard Notre Dame uniform, and con back, pump-faked OIice, and then came after the interception, and it Irish drive and a dream-like indi nected with the senior flanker on a overthrew Brown on a crossing was big because we took it in for a vidual performance when he went 57-yard completion down the left pattern. The pass was tipped by touchdown. " in from the two-yard line with sideline. Notre Dame, though, .BC cornerback Gerrick McPhear The Irish defense, which had 5:25 to play. That put Notre Dame could only manage a field goal on son,' picked off by safety Ed been susceptible to the medium ahead for good, 32-25. the drive - one of two 21-yarders Duran and returned eight yards to range pass in the first half,' Green finished the day with a by Ted Gradel in the contest. the Eagle 48-yard line. But Boston tightened up for the remainder of career-high 152 yards on 23' car Brown's performance prompted College, with a 13-point lead and the game. Inside linebacker Ned ries and two touchdowns. That praise from Boston College head the chance to run some time off Bolcar recorded nine tackles on marked the second time in as coach Jack Bicknell. "That Brown the clock and perhaps put the the day and outside linebacker many weeks that the junior broke kid's as good as they say I he is," game out of reach, made the day's Darrell "Flash" Gordon broke up the 100-yard barrier, as he gained Bicknell noted. "He frightens you every time he touches the ball." ~', .

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When ND's Streeter laced Bell and forced the fumble, the Irish responded by cutting the Eagle lead to 25-18. two Power passes. The Irish also found a much-needed pass rush in the second half, as Gordon, out side linebacker Cedric Figaro and the defensive line found their way into the offensive backfield to pressure Power. "In the second half, we blitzed and rushed a lot of people," Holtz said. "I thought our defense did some good things in the first half,

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.:',1 conversion, and the Notre Dame crucial error on the very next play. momentum had been momentarily Running back Jim Bell, finding thwarted with the score 25-12 in a hole in the line, bolted through favor of the Eagles. for seven yards, where he was The next few plays from promptly laced by Irish strong 102 on nine carries against Navy But in the end, it was a potent Gordon explained. "We were. scrimmage, however,might haunt safety George Streeter. The ball the week before. running attack and the inspiration really pumped up, more psyched. the Eagles until the next time they came loose and Notre Dame line except they were terrible on third . Brown, meanwhile, recorded of a few seniors that put Notre get a shot at their Catholic rivals. backer Wes Pritchett fell on it at We started to get after it because down. We had greater intensity in the most productive day of his Dame over the top in this one. we realized that everything was on That's when the Irish won the the Irish 45- yard line. "". the second half." career in the all-purpose yardage "What it came down to. in the the line - the game, and the bowl momentum back and eventually "That was big," noted Holtz of The Irish. scored the tying department, picking up 294 on 16 second half was more .emotion," bid.".' . turned a sure loss into a gratifying the fumble, which Notre Dame touchdown when fullb.ack Braxs touches of the ball. The very first triumph, a 7-1 .record, and a cer capitalized on when fullback ton Banks ran behind the right Irish play from scrimmage set. the tain bid to a major bowl game. Anthony Johnson crossed the goal side of the line from one yard tone. Freshman quarterback Kent . Standing on his own 33-yard line from one yard out to make the away with 12:40 to go in the game. Graham .started his first game in a line, Notre Dame's Rice dropped score 25-18. "It was big because it Green then finished off. a 52-yard Notre Dame uniform, and con back, pump-faked OIice, and then came after the interception, and it Irish drive and a dream-like indi nected with the senior flanker on a overthrew Brown on a crossing was big because we took it in for a vidual performance when he went 57-yard completion down the left pattern. The pass was tipped by touchdown. " in from the two-yard line with sideline. Notre Dame, though, .BC cornerback Gerrick McPhear The Irish defense, which had 5:25 to play. That put Notre Dame could only manage a field goal on son,' picked off by safety Ed been susceptible to the medium ahead for good, 32-25. the drive - one of two 21-yarders Duran and returned eight yards to range pass in the first half,' Green finished the day with a by Ted Gradel in the contest. the Eagle 48-yard line. But Boston tightened up for the remainder of career-high 152 yards on 23' car Brown's performance prompted College, with a 13-point lead and the game. Inside linebacker Ned ries and two touchdowns. That praise from Boston College head the chance to run some time off Bolcar recorded nine tackles on marked the second time in as coach Jack Bicknell. "That Brown the clock and perhaps put the the day and outside linebacker many weeks that the junior broke kid's as good as they say I he is," game out of reach, made the day's Darrell "Flash" Gordon broke up the 100-yard barrier, as he gained Bicknell noted. "He frightens you every time he touches the ball." ~', .

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With the versatile Rice at the controls, the Notre Dame offense rolled to 368 yards on the ground -1, a and to 465 yards total. and- lang, Dunn flipped a pass aver the blitzing Natre Dame defense in the directian Of tight end Haward Crass. Only a quick ~till reacting Balcar saved a sure 'Barna On the tauchdawn, as the inside line backer drapped back fram the blitz and barely reached up to. slap away the faatball and farce a 33- BY BRIAN O'GARA yard Tide field gaal. That defen sive stand by the Irish built NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- In Lau mamentum that wauld increase a Holtz' inaugural season as Notre few minutes later when seniar Dame's head football caach, only kicker Ted Gradel's 49-yard field one team beat the Irish by more gaal, the longest of his career, just than five points. That team was barely cleared the crossbar to tie Alabama, which embarrassed the score at 3- 3. Notre Dame, 28-10, in Birming From then on, it wasn't even ham. This year, the inspired Irish close. Early in the second quarter made the Tide turn, as in turn Notre Dame drove methodIcally over and play dead. down the field and took a 10- 3 Seventh- ranked Notre Dame obviously seeking to keep their phrey, who matched Notre Dame's lead on a 12-yard keeper by Rice, used another punishing running national championship hopes alive. Tim Brown in the day's mQst who showed some hardnosed foot attack and a tenacious second-half And though there would be no interesting sideshow. ball by plowing over Crimson Tide defense to cru·sh Alabama, 37-6, !n nation~l championShip for the The two gifted athletes staged cornerback Gene Jelks at the goal Crimson Tide in 1987, Alabama an all-purpose yardage war in the line. Rice, fullback Anthony came to Notre Dame sporting a 7-2 game, running, catching and Johnson and tailback Mark Green ·record and fresh off a 22-10 upset returning kicks for a combined each contributed over 20 yards of LSU in Baton Rouge. .Both 439 yards or two-thirds the day's rushing on the scoring drive. Mike Griffin (right) and the teams started rookie quarterbacks, total offense for both teams. The Irish were both victims and Brown had his fourth 200-plus beneficiaries of penalties on their Bend.' It was an emotional game. Irish defense ran 'Barna rookie Tony Rice for the Irish and Jeff ·,i. :.1.'.:1' quarterback Jeff Dunn out of Dunn for the Tide, replacing all-purpose yards performance of third scoring drive. Notre Dame " Our seniors really· w~nted to walk .1· town figuratively and into a sta injured signal-callers. Ironically, the season, picking up 225 while was called for delay of game on "i' out of that tunnel for the last time ,::'1: as winners, and they did." Notre dium wl:lllliteraIly, both of the school's regular start becoming the all- time Irish leader the 'Bama four-yard line on third Dame inside linebacker Ned Bol team. For the eleventh-ranked ing quarterbacks, Terry Andrysiak in career reception yards with down, but moments later a Tide car, though only a junior, agreed Crimson Tide, meanwhile, the of Notre Dame and Alabama 2,371, surpassing Tom Gatewood offsides penalty on the line up for with Holtz' assessment. "Coach defeat was their worst since a 40-0 counterpart David Smith, broke (2,283 yards from 1969-71). Hum a Gradel field goal moved the Irish Holtz told us before the game, 'We whitewash at the hands of Auburn their collarbones during losses in phrey, meanwhile, was the only to fourth-and-two at the three its final home game of the season. own this building.' And there was . in 1957. the fourth game of the season . offense the Tide could generate. yard line. The win improved the Irish record no way we were gaing to let them "We were beaten by a vastly But the similarities ended there. He gained 214 all-purpase yards "All thase penalties (eight far to. 8-1, its best since the 1980 cam came in here and beat us." superiar faatball team taday," For with saphamare aption spe far the day, including a thrilling the Tide, seven for the Irish), paign, and kept alive hopes for a In additian to impraving the canceded Curry. "(The Irish) are cialist Tany Rice directing the 65-yard kickaff return which 'he probably balanced aut in yards," national championship in 1987. Irish recard, the win also marked by far the best team we've played. Irish offense, Natre Dame ralled nearly brake for a tauchdawn a la said Curry, who was entirely "I told (first-year Tide head Natre Dame's fifth cansecutive Had we respanded at aur very past the Tide far 465 yards of tatal Brawn. carrect since each team gained 70 caach) Bill Curry after the game," victory and its fifth home win in best, I doubt seriously that we'd offense, and 368 an the graund. In On Alabama's first passession; yards on opponent's infractions. said Irish head coach Lou Holtz, as many games. Thase feats also have beaten this Notre Dame team fact, the only bright spat for the the Crimsan Tide marched quickly "But Notre Dame was able to '''Bill, you just picked the wrong had nat been accamplished since taday. We just gat whipped." Crimsan Tide came in the stellar dawn the field to the Natre Dame overcame their penalties and capi 18-yard line befare the Irish talize an ours. If Notre Dame had time· to. play us here in Sauth Dan Devine's 1981 Sugar Bawl The Irish ~ntered the cantest performance of running back and Reisman langshot Bobby Hum- defense tightened. Facing third- a first-and-20, they'd get the first

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Alabama Alabama Brown matched Heisman rival down. We'd have a first-and-20 he was replaced by junior Vince of the third quarter. This was truly HU.mphrey by leaping over Tide and not do anything." Sutton. Sutton, however, fared no a team victory." defender John Magnum for a few With everything going their better as Irish freshman safety Both teams could generate little of his 225 all- purpose yards. way, the Irish called a timeout to Todd Lyght broke up two passes production from their offenses in assess the situation, eventually and 'Barna was forced to settle for the third period. Finally, on The crowd had tossed the citrus deciding to go for the touchdown. a field goal. Lyght's play on the third-and-ll from the 'Barna 40- projectiles earlier in the game as a Holtz' clever shotput-type pass drive reflected well the solid yard-line, on Notre Dame's third not-so~subtle hint to Orange Bowl over the line of scrimmage worked effort he showed throughout the possession of the half, Rice representatives that Notre Dame beautifully as Rice hit junior tight game at free safety. For the day he unloaded a 54-yard bomb down wanted to be in Miami on New end Andy Heck in the endzone for broke up several more Tide pass the middle into single-coverage on Year's Day for a national cham Rice's first career touchdown pass ing attempts, made key hits, and Brown. Brown leapt high in the air pionship matchup. The last at Notre Dame. even caused a late Alabama fum and fell to the ground clutching display drew a I5-yard penalty for "We thought about going for ble. the ball for' a good catch, even unsportsmanlike conduct. three," said Holtz; "We've had a Because of the performance of though replays showed the ball hit "The penalties early in the lot of problems with checkoffs on Lyght, as well as the rest of Notre the ground. Still, it was Notre game hurt us," said Holtz. "But I'll the line. That South Carolina " Dame's "No-Names" defense, the Dame's day and the Irish added tell you, I've never before seen a Crimson Tide offense was never three points on a Gradel 22-yard penalty called on a student body." able to get on track. Alabama field goal after failing to get the After the blowout, Irish seniors managed only six points on the ball into the endzone. "When you beat a playing in their last home game at day, despite averaging a healthy Alabama would get a shot to Notre Dame Stadium agreed that team like Alabama 37-6, 26.4 points per game before the rally back after Brown coughed up they had just played the best game you know you've done a contest. In the end, that Tide the football at the Notre Dame of the 1987 season in the home offense became the only Irish real good job." 39-yard-line on a punt return. finale. opponent not to score a touchdown Two plays later, however, Gordon Tim Brown: "It's a special feel "I believed that I could outrun 1982. against the "No-Names" this sea flashed in from his outside line ing to dominate in your last home --Brandy Wells most of' their offensive linemen That distinction for Green son. backer slot to sack Sutton for a game. I'm sure we'll appreciate it and running backs," said Gordon. lasted only about five minutes, "Our defense was critical in the ten-yard loss. Out of field goal even more when we're gone." second half," said Holtz, "because range and out of luck, the Tide "And I knew I had to put a lot of though, until freshman tailback pressure on their quarterbacks. We Ricky Watters slipped through the Flash Gordon: "Everybody accent (Rice hails from Woodruff our offense couldn't get it going was forced to punt the ball away carried out their responsibilities. until we hit Tim Brown at the end again. all knew that we had to improve left side of the line, c:ut back right S.C.) can be a real problem. Th~ getting off the ball, we practiced it and won a 75-yard footrace to the When we work together we're guys don't always understand what all week and it showed today." end zone. Mercifully, the Irish unstoppable. " he is saying. But when they Backed up to their own two closed out the scoring at that point Brandy Wells: "When you beat a team like Alabama 37-6, you know jumped offsides we still felt that if yard line, the Irish worked their as Holtz cleared his bench. you've done a real good job." we didn't make it, Alabama would way out to the 26-yard line as the Green's touchdown run, Byron Spruell: "We had the be backed up in their own terri third quarter ended. Then, under interestingly enough, ignited . right scheme and the right inten tory. And then we might good 'the Musco lights, the Irish another orange-throwing jubilee sity. It's the greatest way to go field position." delivered the knockout blow. by the Notre Dame student body. Another Gradel field goal gave Green, who finished with 149 out.". the Irish a 20- 3 edge before the yards rushing on the day, dashed Tide got on the scoreboanj for the 74 yards down the left sideline to The Scoring second and last time of the dash any Alabama comeback ball game. Humphrey broke his hopes. Even the side referee must Alabama 3 3 0 0 - 6 at 5:41 (Gradel kick) 65- yard kickoff return and Curry ND - Gradel 21 FG at 2:26 have been hypnotized by Green's Notre Dame 3 17 3 14 - 37 used some trickery of his own dazzling scamper, as once again, 'i:A - Doyle 28 FG at 0:14 with a fake field goal to drive to replays showed the Irish got a the Notre Dame II-yard line. 1st Quarter .' . •3rdQuarter break when Green's foot stepped A·- Phillip Doyle 34 FGat 12:03 ..... ND;'Grade122 FG at 3:46 They would get no further. out of bounds on the I5-yard line. ND- Ted Gradel 49 FG at 8:55. Irish linebacker Darrell "Flash" The touchdown run stood, at any . 4th Quarter Gordon ran Dunn out of bounds, rate, making it the longest run by 2nd Quarter . ND -Mark Green 74 run aU2:ll through the Irish band, and into a Notre Dame back since Allan ND - Tony Rice 12 tun at 12:04 (Gradel kick) . : the stadium's retaining wall. Pinkett's 76-yard touchdown (Gradel kick) ND - Ricky Watters751"Ullat4:01 "ii Dunn, a red-shirt freshman, came ND- Andy Heck 3 pass from Rice (Gradel kick) .::1 . 'Barna's Humphrey (26) was the story for Alabama. collecting 214 sprint against No. 1 Pittsburgh in '.,.:, : 1 out of the scary incident OK, but 1 . all- purpose yards and dazzling the crowd with' a 65- yard return "J. 37 I January 28, 1988 I:: '1 36 ..: ~ .. Scholastic i :::' ...'\ .:/\ ...:.... ______~======~::L •

as if Notre Dame's first invitation game, but the only thing on my yards on 35 carries and gave the to a January 1 bowl game in seven mind is to get over this and ... " Irish defense fits. Combined with years had never even happened. Holtz paused, then shifted gears fullback John Greene (13 rushes But Holtz, anyway, was bent on rapidly. "Will w,e be able' to for 53 yards), the Penn State start savoring the moment. Or at least bounce back against Miami? I ing backfield accounted for 267 not discrediting it. A question don't know. We're banged up, yards of their team's 312 total 1'1 about Irish player Brandy Wells' yards of offense. i we're bruised. All chances of the fumble on a punt return in the dreams and the goals we had ... I "I think our offensive line did a first quarter started to raise Holtz' don't know what's going to happen great job," said Penn State head O! ire ("I didn't think it was a factor to our football team." coach Joe Paterno. "Of course Even a Gotton Bowl invitation couldn't lessen the pain for Notre Dame until we fumbled the sucker;" he It was not your typical after it lost a heartbreaker to Penn State, 21-20, shot back), and then another announcement for a January 1 reporter started talking. bowl game. But then again, it ~';:'!0WiQ},~'r~i!~~~i~~~ On a botched two-point conversion attempt. "So what you said right now is wasn't a typical day. Winds gusted .:.: .;.;:~).(;~.~.: .. :; '. that the Cotton Bowl's not a lot of into Beaver Stadium on an 18- BY TERRY LYNCH Dan Petty, here, and... I'll let Dan Braukhorst then chimed in. consolation ... ," one reporter asked degree day, causing the wind-chiH UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. tell you what we did to Coach "We appreciate it very much. We In the end, Lou Hqltz sat slumped Holtz' football team just minutes think it's been one of the best iri .the postgame press room, thaw ago in the dressing room. Dan coaching jobs in the country this ing out after watching his team Petty, our president." year and we're getting at;!. out lose a football game and a shot at "Thank you, Jim," said Petty. standing team. We're proud to the national title, 21-20, to Penn "The Cotton Bowl Athletic Asso have them, and I hope all you fel State when a two-point conversion ciation authorized me today by a las can come down and join us in failed with 31 seconds left. After unanimous vote of our team selec Dallas. We will have a great game. Blair Thomas was... well, he was the post-mortem on a patented tion committee to invite the Coach, we're very pleased you're just Blair Thomas." Holtz attri Notre Dame heartbreaker, two University of Notre Dame to the gonna join us." buted Thomas' incredible day to Southern gentlemen accompanied Cotton Bowl for the 52nd Annual Holtz, still half-slumped in his another factor. "I said before that Blair Thomas is the best back University Vice President Father Cotton Bowl Classic on January 1, chair and in no mood to deal with William Beauchamp into the room. 1988.' Coach Holtz and the univer a promotional announcement, we've played against all year, but I One of them began to speak. sity officials and the team gen obliged anyway, and turned his did not expect them to block us as "Fellas, I'm Jim Braukhorst, erously accepted and we're looking head to the two men standing on well as they did up front." the guy who's paid to run the Cot forward to an exciting game on his left. While Blair Thomas was being ton Bowl. We've got our president, Jan uary 1." "We're disappointed over the e Blair Thomas, Heisman Trophy outcome of the game," Holtz ~ hopeful Tim Brown was definitely began mechanically. "We've got ~ not himself. Brown, who had another one ahead of us, but I'll ...... established a Notre Dame career record in receiving yards the pre assure you that due to the fact that The Irish had reason to celebrate when they marched 62 yards in 4:02 h vious week against Alabama, had (the bowl)'s in the Southwest to get within one point at 21- 20. But the party was over w I only four catches for 80 yards and Conference. I have the utmost Rice's conversion run fell short. only nine yards on four rushing respect for the coaching. I know attempts. Those two totals, com the enthusiasm they have down boldly. Holtz looked up from the factor to hover below zero all there, and we look forward to bined with the 23 return yards on table, and for the first time on that game. Passing clouds brought the day, put him well below the playing your conference cham frigid afternoon blood rushed to periodical snow showers. It was so pion." average of 182 all-purpose yards his face . cold that even the hardy Penn .. After some thank-yolls flew per game that he had coming into . "I .' think we're proud" and State student sections, whoseoccu the game. around the room, the postgame honored to be in the Cotton pants were undoubtably influ wrap-up resumed as automatically "They were tough, " said Bowl," he retorted angrily. "I enced by the fact that the game Brown, who had played' some of . want to tell you something, man. 1 was nationally televised, were the best games of his career With strong winds forcing played in the Southwest. Confer half-deserted by game's end. both teams to stay on the ground, ag ... Jnst Penn State. "Everybody ence. That's a privilege to go to But Penn State had all it needed always gets up for us, though. the offensive lines had to put in . the Cotton Bowl. 1 haven't thought an extra effort. with Blair Thomas on the field. They were up and we were about it until after the football The junior tailback ran for 214 Allan Lim expecting them to be with their

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Penn State Penn State &6i!m! E* 5'M£ Wfi,hSS k & seniors playing their last home right back. On first down from the punt by Penn State, Notre Dame Flash Gordon (38) and the game." But it wasn't as much a Notre Dame 38-yard line, quarter got the ball at the Lions 28-yard rest of the Irish never could stop matter of Brown being hounded back Tony Rice lofted the ball to line with just over one minute Penn State'ss Thomas (32). by Penn State defenders ("They Brown on a screen, and Brown remaining. A crucial third-and just played basic coverage, even rambled for 29 yards down to the eight pass from Rice to Brown Rice rolled right on the first one-on-one.") as it was the freez Pelin State 33-yard line. One play moved the Irish to the three-yard down, and finding no one open, ing winds that prevented the pass later, Rice took the ball over the line, and Penn State quickly sent ran the ball just short of the goal ing game from getting in gear. left side of the Irish offensive line inits goal-line defense. line. Johnson scored on the next "The wind played a big factor and sprinted 32 yards to tie the After Braxston Banks was play, and Holtz took a timeout to since we couldn't throw the ball as game. stopped for no gain on first down, mull over Notre Dame's options. It often as we wanted to," Brown Two critical penalties aided the Holtz made the day's boldest was either kick for show or play said. "They weren't going to kick next Penn State scoring drive. coaching move, taking Rice out for dough. The national cham to me anyway, regardless of the With 1:54 left in the first quarter, and replacing him with freshman pionship was too big to ignore. wind." the Lions got the ball at midfield quarterback KeI?t Graham on "We never thought of going for I.'.' ~ I . After Notre Dame took the when Coates signalled for a fair second down. Graham dropped a tie at all," said Holtz. "We ii opening kickoff and went catch. But freshman Donn Grimm back to pass, and with plenty of wanted to win all the way." q. nowhere, Vince Phelan's punt into tackled Coates, and the roughing time left, unloaded into the end When the Irish lined up for a \,1 the wind set up Penn State on its penalty took the ball to the Notre zone and into the arms of Penn two-point conversion, Paterno own 35. On the Lions' first play Dame 33-yard line. Seven plays State's Chizmar. Notre Dame went Ii took a time-out of his own. "We :1: ~ ".( from scrimmage, quarterback Matt later, on third-and-goal from the into the lockerroom empty had a lot of trouble with check Knizner threw the ball deep into five-yard line, the Irish were handed. where you can go back and look at and we never got a chance tc util offs, particularly down in that end !'l ize the wind." .l Irish territory for wide receiver called for pass interference when "You can't do that against good a million different things." (of the field)," said Holtz. "Tony .i Jim Coates sprinting down the Knizner's pass fell incomplete in In the third quarter, the Lions After the kickoff, the teams (Rice's) voice doesn't carry very ;[ football teams," said Holtz. "You sideline. But Irish cornerback the end zone. Three plays later, can't have a chance to get on the were driving on their first posses exchanged possessions before the well, and we practiced the two ii Irish set up on their own 38-yard ,I Mary Spence, who had Coatys Thomas went over the right side to board and not get on the board. sion when Thomas fumbled on the point conversion, an 'eitherlor- i one-on-one, made an acrobatic line with 4:33 remaining in the before' (play), but when we went \ ' put Penn State ahead, 14-7. But it was one of those games Irish 23- yard line. Freshman line i interception that gave Notre Dame backer Andre Jones recovered for game. A 16- yard pass to Brown for it and called it initially, Tony the ball on its 21-yard line. Notre Dame, and the offense sud from Rice took the Irish into Penn just didn't feel real comfortable But the Notre Dame offense denly found itself back in gear. State territory, and another 12- with it, so we called something could not run into the wind With Rice back at the controls, the yard pass to Anthony Johnson else. " against a tough Penn State defense, offense reeled off an 8-play, 77- moved the Irish to the 30-yard Rice took the snap from center and punted again. On Penn State's yard scoring play into the teeth of line. Two more runs by Green and Chuck Lanza and rolled right. But, next series, Brandy Wells sacked the wind. Rice scored again, this Johnson put the ball on the 17- Lion outside linebacker Keith Knizner ori a safety blitz for an time from II yards out, and yard line. The Irish moved to the Karpinsky was there to force Rice 11-yard loss on second down. Gradel's conversion tied the game 8-yard line, where they ran into a . inside, and left tackle Pete Curk Paterno then called for a quick at 14. wall and, ultimately, a fourth endall threw Rice down at the kick on third down, and punter Once again, the Lions came and-one. Johnson smashed up the five-yard line. Chris Clauss' punt bounced in back at the start oC the fourth middle for four yards, and it was Good-bye, national champion frorit of Wells, who was deep to quarter, answering the Irish scor first-and-goal for the Irish. ship. Hello, Dallas .• return. Wells smothered the ball, ing drive with a 76-yard, 15-play but it popped out from under his monster drive that took 7: 17 and chest and was recovered by Penn also went into the wind. John State's Brian Chizmar on the Notre Greene scored the go-ahead touch Dame 19- yard line. down for Penn State on a 3-yard The Lions made short work of run. the Irish. Blair Thomas went over e "I really felt we had an edge the left side on the first play to ~ when we drove 77 yards in the put the ball on the 10 yard-line, ~ third quarter against the wind to and one play later. fullback John ""I; tie it," said Holtz. "Then they Greene cut over the left side and Shortly after, however, the Rice aired it out started the fourth quarter on their into the endzone for the game's Irish moved back into scoring five time!; for 92 yards, but the 24 yard line. I felt we had an edge first touchdown. position and nearly tied the game Irish ground game accounted' for at that time, but Penn State drove The Irish, however, stormed before the half. Thanks to a shank the bulk of the offense. 78 yards, used up 7:17 on the clock

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had to surprise most viewers. throw the ball late in the game the Miami uniform, "but we really After all, Notre Dame supposedly after he had moved the 'Canes didn't have to do anything speci::ll had the edge in incentive. First of close to another score. "Don't to stop him." all, Miami head coach Jimmy want any trouble," Johnson "We've been sluggish lately, Johnson had tried to strike an remarked. giving up a lot of points," early deal with the Orange Bowl Perhaps Johnson had mel explained Miami all- America selection committee for an uncon lowed. But there was no chance tackle Daniel Stubbs, referring to ditional bid to the New Year's Day that his players, especially his the 'Cane's lackluster showings battle, leaving what was then an defense, were going to let go of against Toledo and Virginia Tech. 8-1 Irish team without a crack at the Irish once they had them "But today, everyone wanted to ugged the No. I Sooners. And if that between their jaws. Instead, they make the tackle. And if Tim wasn't enough to get a team's Irish just bit down all the harder and Brown had the ball, everyone up, there was always the revenge shook. Take, for example, the wanted to get him." motive for the 58-7 humiliation number they pulled on the flashy Brown, meanwhile, had few Johnson's 'Canes pasted on Notre Brown. Brown let two deep throws comments in return for his from Quarterback Tony Rice slip opponents. "I don't get frustrated through his hands, and was gang by what they say," said the tackled repeatedly when returning triple-threat whose numbers In kicks, much to the delight of super showed only 95 all-purpose yards 'Cane safety Bennie Blades and· and one fumble on a late kickoff teammates Bubba McDowell and The Hurricane offense swept Darrell Fullington. past linebacker Darrell Gordon "Brown's a bJod player... ," (38) and the rest of the Irish said Blades, adjusting the chip on defense all afternoon, registering Miami his shoulder that's a trademark of 417 total yards :1

Dame in Irish head coach Gerry As "bad" as the Hurricanes nzay be, they sure looked good Faust's last game back in 1985. dismantling the Irish in Notre Danze's regular- season finale. But if what .goes around does come back around, Notre Dame BY MARTY BURNS or Irish star Tim Brown in the any given day they are probably will have to wait. For on this day, turf, the bad boys from the land of the best team in the country. They the Hurricanes just had too many MIAMI -- "In your face, Miami Vice proved once again were just very impressive." weapons. Behind fullback Melvin punk." That's what the Miami that "bad" could be good on a For Miami, the win was Bratton's two touchdown runs and Hurricanes told Notre Dame, its football field. And when it was indeed impressive. It was the quarterback Steve Walsh's skillful gentlemanly Heisman Trophy can over, there was no more talk of Hurricanes' tenth without a loss on passing, the Miami offense had its didate, and the rest of the college revenge for Notre Dame's humilia the 1987 season, and their 31st way the entire afternoon. In fact, football world, November 28, tion at Miami in 1985 or of the consecutive in ·regular season play. if not for four Hurricane turn when they pillaged the Irish, 24-0, lost Orange Bowl bid in 1987, just In its performance against the overs, two of which occured in the in broad daylight and in front of a great deal about the fine play of IrIsh, moreover, Miami showed shadow of the Notre Dame goal 76,640 patrons at the Orange Bowl. the Hurricanes that day. clearly that no one else but the posts, the score might have been The Hurricanes, ranked No. 2 in "After watching Miami today Hurricanes belonged on the much worse. the land, wagged fingers, shouted I can say that they are an out Orange Bowl field New Year's "When I look at this game I insults, and generally made life standing football team that plays Day against top- rated Oklahoma. see three phases: offense, defense unbearable for an 8-2 Notre Dame very, very well," admitted Irish Nevertheless, the ease with and the kicking game," gushed team that was simply a much head coach Lou Holtz, after which the Hurricanes carved up Johnson. "And. we won all weaker football team. watching the Hurricane defense the Irish defense, stymied the phases." It should be noted as well Whether it was planting a hel hold his team to its lowest yardage potent Irish rushing game, and so that Johnson instructed backup met in a chest, a finger in a face, total (169) all season. "I think on deftly put the clamps on Brown Quarterback Craig Erickson not to 43 42 Scholastic January 28, 1988 i!r' iii '\ Miami

job." Walsh, meanwhile, was quietly terrific. A third-year sophomore who spent the past two years as an , , apprentice to Bernie Kosar and I· I ' Vinny Testaverde, Walsh wasn't even recruited by Holtz despite the fact that he prepped at a Min The real highlight of the day on their heels and opened up the Three of Notre Dame's "No neapolis high school while Holtz for Notre Dame, in fact, came as a Hurricane defense to begin the Names," safety George Streeter minded the store at Minnesota. But result of Walsh's only mistake. On celebrating. For the rest of the (27), linebackers Ned Bolcar (47) he gained Holtz' attention this the Hurricanes' first drive of the day, Notre Dame had to just swal and Wes Pritchett (34), look on as time with a 13-of-22 passing per game, Walsh misread a blitz and low defeat and follow it with some one of their teammates hauls formance for 196 yards despite threw a pass for wideout Michael humble pie while the 'Canes strut down the slippery Bratton. disguised blitzes and, one time, Irvin that was picked off by Notre ted around in front of them, index even a gimmick defense of six i Dame's George Streeter. Walsh I, linebackers and five defensive made a mental note, though, and " "I: . backs. wasn't fooled again. He drove his "Walsh really found his team 80 yards on the next drive receivers when he needed to (no score .because of a Bratton i today," marveled Irish linebacker fumble at the goal line), 65 yards i I, for a Bratton touchdown on the third, and then 58 more for a Greg Bratton fumbled twice in' Notre Cox field goal and a 10- 0 lead Dame territory,' otherwise· the before the halftime break pro score could have been much vided Notre Dame with a breather. worse. In the second half, Walsh once again let the Irish off the hook

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·iI return. "They played a great game. the Miami endzone, the 'Canes ;f I just don't think they play with defense frightened Rice into turn Wes Pritchett. "We blitzed him early, fumbling the ball away at fingers pointed skyward. any class. They taunt you, talk overs. The swift Irish sophomore, some to create some pressure ... but the Notre Dame ll-yard line. But Come in peace, the Miami about your momma, and all that. never comfortable in obvious pass as a result he hit his receivers two more touchdown scores, one Hurricanes told the Irish and all who witnessed their 24-0 thrash 1\. What do they say? Well, it's not ing situations, forced one attempt underneath. That was a real prob each by Bratton and. freshman ing, and you'll leave in pieces .• If printable. " over the middle on a second-and lem." back Leonard Conley, put the Irish I Not of all of it, by any stretch twelve at the Miami 31-yard line, of the imagination, was Brown's allowing Blades to intercept. Then, f fault. The Irish offense, led by the in the third quarter, Rice pitched inexperienced Rice, seemed on the option to Banks when he paralyzed in the face of the should have pitched to trailing Hurricane's veteran 4-3 defense. back Tony Brooks. The ball Notre Dame's talented backfield carommed off Banks' back and of tailbacks Mark Green and . Mira recovered at his own 31- yard Ricky Watters, along with full line to preserve the shutout, Notre backs Anthony Johnson and Dame's first since a 20-0 loss to Braxston Banks, found some suc Miami in 1983. cess early, but none after the first "What we couldn't do is get half. Miami line backer George any continuity where we could Mira Jr. took care early on to see stay with them," Holtz said. "They no Irish player got through, changed their defenses, they garnering 17 tackles and pressur blended things around and that ing Rice from across the line. presented some problems. They're On the two occasions the Irish awfully strong up inside as well. did get the ball close enough to see And their secondary does a fine job." Walsh, meanwhile, was quietly terrific. A third-year sophomore who spent the past two years as an , , apprentice to Bernie Kosar and I· I ' Vinny Testaverde, Walsh wasn't even recruited by Holtz despite the fact that he prepped at a Min The real highlight of the day on their heels and opened up the Three of Notre Dame's "No neapolis high school while Holtz for Notre Dame, in fact, came as a Hurricane defense to begin the Names," safety George Streeter minded the store at Minnesota. But result of Walsh's only mistake. On celebrating. For the rest of the (27), linebackers Ned Bolcar (47) he gained Holtz' attention this the Hurricanes' first drive of the day, Notre Dame had to just swal and Wes Pritchett (34), look on as time with a 13-of-22 passing per game, Walsh misread a blitz and low defeat and follow it with some one of their teammates hauls formance for 196 yards despite threw a pass for wideout Michael humble pie while the 'Canes strut down the slippery Bratton. disguised blitzes and, one time, Irvin that was picked off by Notre ted around in front of them, index even a gimmick defense of six i Dame's George Streeter. Walsh I, linebackers and five defensive made a mental note, though, and " "I: . backs. wasn't fooled again. He drove his "Walsh really found his team 80 yards on the next drive receivers when he needed to (no score .because of a Bratton i today," marveled Irish linebacker fumble at the goal line), 65 yards i I, for a Bratton touchdown on the third, and then 58 more for a Greg Bratton fumbled twice in' Notre Cox field goal and a 10- 0 lead Dame territory,' otherwise· the before the halftime break pro score could have been much vided Notre Dame with a breather. worse. In the second half, Walsh once again let the Irish off the hook

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Brown 1987 * Angelo Bertelli, 1943 Jim Seymour's 138 from 1963-65. finished with 5,024 (2,943 receiv * John Lujack, 1947 * Brown's 13.2 career average for ing, 442 rushing, 1,613 kickoff * Leon Hart, 1949. punt returns (36 for 476) ranks returns, 476 punt returns) to finish * John Lattner, 1953 second on Notre Dame's all-time behind only Allen Pinkett's 5,259 * Paul Hornung, 1956 - list behind only Nick Rassas' 15.7 total (4,131 rushing, 774 receiving, Heisman Winner * John Huarte, 1964 (39 for 612) from 1963-65. 354 kickoff returns) from 1982- * Tim Brown, 1987 85. * Brown's success running kicks Tim Brown's Touchdown Plays 1987 prompted most opponents to kick * Brown put together his impres sive credentials despite the fact II-yard reception vs; Michigan the ball away from him -- so much so that only 14 of the last 38 punts that Notre Dame completed only 66-yard punt return vs. Michigan State by Irish opponents travelled 40 two touchdown passes over the last 71-yard punt return vs. Michigan State seven games combined (one to 49- yard reception vs. Purdue yards or more. The Irish opponents' net punting average Brown vs. Navy from Kent Gra 74-yard punt return vs. Air Force (punting yards minus punt return ham and one to tight end Andy 5- yard run vs. USC Heck vs. Alabama from Tony 51-yard reception 'is. Navy yards) stood at 31. 6 per kick. Over the last six games (with most foes Rice). squibbing the ball or kicking ...______IIIIIII ______- _____IIIIlIII ___• Career Records at Notre Dame short), Notre Dame received 25 EASTERN STYLE kickoffs and only four times * Most Pass Reception Yards: 2,493 (340 in '84, 271-0SUB 397 in '85, 910 in '86, and 846 in '87) . started inside its own 29-yard line. FREE DELIVERY!!! SUBS A verage field position on those 25 Whol. Wheal or While * Most Kickoff Return Yards: 1,613 (121 in '84, kickoffs for the Irish was the HALF, I~NOLE SUPER 338 in '85; 698 in '86, and 456 in '87) 7"' 14" 18" Notre Dame 35. TNE MATEO ••• _•••••••••••• $2.4.9, 3.0~ 4.99 TURKEy •••••••••••••••••• $2.~9 J'.02 4.99 * Most Kickoff Returns: 69 (7 in '84, 14 in '85, * Brown's two punt returns for TURKEY BREAST-.; ••••••••• $2.09 4.23 4.99 25 in '86, 23 in '87) . HAlf •••••••••••• ' ••••••••• $2.72 J.9~ 4.99 touchdowns vs. Michigan State TUnA ...... $2.72 J.99 4.99 REAL ROAST BEEF ••••••••• $2.09 4.2J 4.99 tied an NCAA single-game record GENDA SALAIfI •••••••••••• $2.72 3. 9~1 4.99 * Most Kickoff Returns for Touchdowns: 3 (1 in CHEESE ...... , ••••••••• $2.29 3.7') 4.99 '85, 2 in '86) held by many players (most REAL ITALIAN •••••••••••• $2.09 4.23 4.99 'cap1cola. proc1utto. recently Garcia Lane of Ohio State genoa sal ••1 Most Punt Returns for Touchdowns: 3 (all in '87) COIfBINATION ••••••••••••• $2.09 ".2~' * who returned punts 63 and 71 ham,turkey, roast beef * Most Combined Kick Return Yards (Punt and yards vs. Purdue on October 8, HOMEMADE If~ATDALL ••••••• $2.'12 3.Q'· PIZZA SUB ...... $2.72 3. ~',' Kickoff Returns): 2,089 (121 in '84, 338 in 1983). Both Lane's and Brown's peperonl •• alaml, provolone,onlon, '85, 773 in '86, 857 in '87) returns came on consecutive punts. mushroom,red sluca and ap1caa(HEATED) OaT SUB...... $2.72 J.9·) 4.99 * Most Combined Kick Returns: 105 (7 in '84, 14in * Brown ranks sixth nationally in low C81.,(1. mayonalse,tuna or '85, 27 in '86, 57 in '87) 'all-purpose yardage at 167.9 per turkey wIno oil game after ranking third in that * Most Combined Kick Returns for Touchdowns: 6 category as a junior (176.1). X.. TRAS (I in '85, 2 in '86, 3 in '87) MUSHROOMS...... ,.47 .00 - 1.27 * Brown established personal highs X-HEAT ...... ,.47 .80 1.27 for all-purpose yards and attempts X-CHEESE •••••••••••••••• ,.28 ,47 .80 X-VEGETABLES...... $.28 ,47 .BO 1987 HEISMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY BALLOTING with 16 for 294 vs. Boston College X-IfAYO.~ ...... $.05 _.10 .15 COSMO (HEATED) ...... $.10 .10 -- including a 57-yard reception .10 Total Name School Total Votes on Notre Dame's first play from SIDBS 1st 2nd 3rd Points scrimmage. 1. Tim Brown Univ. of Notre Dame 324 173 124 1,442 POTATO SALAD ...... " .... , , , ..... $ ;89 Small 1.10 I.!",. COLE' SLAW; •••• '...... , •••••••••••••• 8912 oz. 1.10 160•. 2. Don McPherson Syracuse University 167 135 60 831 * Brown comes from Woodrow POTATO CHIPS ...... , , , , ••• ,-, , ••• '. .50 1.39 SOUP (Mateo's special blond) .... " ...... l.JS (only one size) 3. Gordon Lockbaum Holy Cross College 108 103 127 657 Wilson High School in Dallas - TastyJcake CupkaJces (imported front PhUa.) .••• ,. .70 (only one size) 4. Lorenzo White Michigan State Univ. 89 121 123 632 the same high school that pro 5. Craig Heyward Univ. of Pittsburgh 17 44 31 170 duced 1938 Heisman Trophy PEPSI. DIET piRllRM,~~~. ORANGE DRINK' LE.IfONADE winner Davey O'Brien who played SII.ll $.49 medium ,.59 In'l'' ! ,n~ Farm Fresh H11k $ .65 6 Fr, P,'RTY SUB AtsO AVAlLABUl 46 quarterback for TCU. 1636 N. IRONWOOD DR: Scholastic fREE DEUVERV!!! 271·0SUB - Brown's 137 career receptions UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME * * Brown became only the second rank him third on Notre Dame's player in Notre Dame history to all-time list behind only Tom HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS record more than 5,000 all Gatewood's 157 from 1969-71 and purpose yards in his career. Brown 1987 * Angelo Bertelli, 1943 Jim Seymour's 138 from 1963-65. finished with 5,024 (2,943 receiv * John Lujack, 1947 * Brown's 13.2 career average for ing, 442 rushing, 1,613 kickoff * Leon Hart, 1949. punt returns (36 for 476) ranks returns, 476 punt returns) to finish * John Lattner, 1953 second on Notre Dame's all-time behind only Allen Pinkett's 5,259 * Paul Hornung, 1956 - list behind only Nick Rassas' 15.7 total (4,131 rushing, 774 receiving, Heisman Winner * John Huarte, 1964 (39 for 612) from 1963-65. 354 kickoff returns) from 1982- * Tim Brown, 1987 85. * Brown's success running kicks Tim Brown's Touchdown Plays 1987 prompted most opponents to kick * Brown put together his impres sive credentials despite the fact II-yard reception vs; Michigan the ball away from him -- so much so that only 14 of the last 38 punts that Notre Dame completed only 66-yard punt return vs. Michigan State by Irish opponents travelled 40 two touchdown passes over the last 71-yard punt return vs. Michigan State seven games combined (one to 49- yard reception vs. Purdue yards or more. The Irish opponents' net punting average Brown vs. Navy from Kent Gra 74-yard punt return vs. Air Force (punting yards minus punt return ham and one to tight end Andy 5- yard run vs. USC Heck vs. Alabama from Tony 51-yard reception 'is. Navy yards) stood at 31. 6 per kick. Over the last six games (with most foes Rice). squibbing the ball or kicking ...______IIIIIII ______- _____IIIIlIII ___• Career Records at Notre Dame short), Notre Dame received 25 EASTERN STYLE kickoffs and only four times * Most Pass Reception Yards: 2,493 (340 in '84, 271-0SUB 397 in '85, 910 in '86, and 846 in '87) . started inside its own 29-yard line. FREE DELIVERY!!! SUBS A verage field position on those 25 Whol. Wheal or While * Most Kickoff Return Yards: 1,613 (121 in '84, kickoffs for the Irish was the HALF, I~NOLE SUPER 338 in '85; 698 in '86, and 456 in '87) 7"' 14" 18" Notre Dame 35. TNE MATEO ••• _•••••••••••• $2.4.9, 3.0~ 4.99 TURKEy •••••••••••••••••• $2.~9 J'.02 4.99 * Most Kickoff Returns: 69 (7 in '84, 14 in '85, * Brown's two punt returns for TURKEY BREAST-.; ••••••••• $2.09 4.23 4.99 25 in '86, 23 in '87) . HAlf •••••••••••• ' ••••••••• $2.72 J.9~ 4.99 touchdowns vs. Michigan State TUnA ...... $2.72 J.99 4.99 REAL ROAST BEEF ••••••••• $2.09 4.2J 4.99 tied an NCAA single-game record GENDA SALAIfI •••••••••••• $2.72 3. 9~1 4.99 * Most Kickoff Returns for Touchdowns: 3 (1 in CHEESE ...... , ••••••••• $2.29 3.7') 4.99 '85, 2 in '86) held by many players (most REAL ITALIAN •••••••••••• $2.09 4.23 4.99 'cap1cola. proc1utto. recently Garcia Lane of Ohio State genoa sal ••1 Most Punt Returns for Touchdowns: 3 (all in '87) COIfBINATION ••••••••••••• $2.09 ".2~' * who returned punts 63 and 71 ham,turkey, roast beef * Most Combined Kick Return Yards (Punt and yards vs. Purdue on October 8, HOMEMADE If~ATDALL ••••••• $2.'12 3.Q'· PIZZA SUB ...... $2.72 3. ~',' Kickoff Returns): 2,089 (121 in '84, 338 in 1983). Both Lane's and Brown's peperonl •• alaml, provolone,onlon, '85, 773 in '86, 857 in '87) returns came on consecutive punts. mushroom,red sluca and ap1caa(HEATED) OaT SUB...... $2.72 J.9·) 4.99 * Most Combined Kick Returns: 105 (7 in '84, 14in * Brown ranks sixth nationally in low C81.,(1. mayonalse,tuna or '85, 27 in '86, 57 in '87) 'all-purpose yardage at 167.9 per turkey wIno oil game after ranking third in that * Most Combined Kick Returns for Touchdowns: 6 category as a junior (176.1). X.. TRAS (I in '85, 2 in '86, 3 in '87) MUSHROOMS...... ,.47 .00 - 1.27 * Brown established personal highs X-HEAT ...... ,.47 .80 1.27 for all-purpose yards and attempts X-CHEESE •••••••••••••••• ,.28 ,47 .80 X-VEGETABLES...... $.28 ,47 .BO 1987 HEISMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY BALLOTING with 16 for 294 vs. Boston College X-IfAYO.~ ...... $.05 _.10 .15 COSMO (HEATED) ...... $.10 .10 -- including a 57-yard reception .10 Total Name School Total Votes on Notre Dame's first play from SIDBS 1st 2nd 3rd Points scrimmage. 1. Tim Brown Univ. of Notre Dame 324 173 124 1,442 POTATO SALAD ...... " .... , , , ..... $ ;89 Small 1.10 I.!",. COLE' SLAW; •••• '...... , •••••••••••••• 8912 oz. 1.10 160•. 2. Don McPherson Syracuse University 167 135 60 831 * Brown comes from Woodrow POTATO CHIPS ...... , , , , ••• ,-, , ••• '. .50 1.39 SOUP (Mateo's special blond) .... " ...... l.JS (only one size) 3. Gordon Lockbaum Holy Cross College 108 103 127 657 Wilson High School in Dallas - TastyJcake CupkaJces (imported front PhUa.) .••• ,. .70 (only one size) 4. Lorenzo White Michigan State Univ. 89 121 123 632 the same high school that pro 5. Craig Heyward Univ. of Pittsburgh 17 44 31 170 duced 1938 Heisman Trophy PEPSI. DIET piRllRM,~~~. ORANGE DRINK' LE.IfONADE winner Davey O'Brien who played SII.ll $.49 medium ,.59 In'l'' ! ,n~ Farm Fresh H11k $ .65 6 Fr, P,'RTY SUB AtsO AVAlLABUl 46 quarterback for TCU. 1636 N. IRONWOOD DR: Scholastic fREE DEUVERV!!! 271·0SUB - o ,.! II.·

I, Cotton Bowl I • Brown, who began his career with a fumble at Purdue, ended it with the con troversial towel scuffle. Classic was tackled one guy held me day's critical error when he Classic down and the other took the unwisely threw a pass into the Our guys just did a great job of towel and ran off. The towel end zone on a broken play with controlling their emotions and was a gift from a friend. I didn't his team leading 10- 3 and reacting to the mismatch in the mean to tackle him, but I don't threatening again at the A&M media." think he had any right to take 18-yard line. Aggie cornerback But while Texas A&M's it." Alex Morris stepped in front of Hung refusal to throw in the towel Irish tight end Andy Heck and The incident, sadly enough, made the difference in the ball overshadowed a fine perfor held on to the ball while falling game, an Aggie player's refusal mance by Brown, who dazzled out of bounds for the intercep to give back a towel created the the hometown crowd early with tion. "Bad leadership on my most memorable scene of the six first-half catches for 105 part," admitted Andrysiak, who contest. Late in the affair, and yards. One of those catches, nonetheless played pretty well Iii with the Irish trailing 28- 10, moreover, went for the game's (15-of-25 for 203 yards), consid ut ering he had not seen action :1 f' Notre Dame's Brown set off a first touchdown as Brown took a [I bench-clearing skirmish after he pass in from the A&M 17-yard since suffering a broken collar chased down a member of the line to set up a quick 7-0 Notre bone in the team's October 10 Ii game against Pittsburgh. Aggies' famed all-walk-on Dame lead. Yet the frustration "Twelfth Man" kickoff return which would later take startling That interception might not I team and tackled him from shape in the towel incident at the have proved so crucial, however, I to behind as the player was trotting end, began for Brown and the had not Sherrill made a bold stra- 1 off the field. "I wanted to get my 1 towel back," Brown explained : I after the melee, in reference to a : I monogrammed towel. the Aggie I I ! I player had swiped off Brown's i i DALLAS, Tex. -- All week first New Year's Day bowl uniform. I I long the Texas A&M football appearance since 1981, and angry I I Dry team felt like an orphan in a after two bitter defeats to close I· With his heist of Brown's i grade school play. While crowds the season. Most experts figured ornament, the thief, Warren ! I gathered and flashbulbs popped the 8- 3 Irish would not only win, Barhorst, joined the legendary in front of the Notre Dame foot-· but would ride rodeo-style over Tommy Lewis of Alabama as ball team and hometown the champion of the probation perpetrators of famous Cotton New Year's day at the Heisman-winner Tim Brown as ravaged SWC. Bowl capers. Lewis gained fame they invaded Dallas for the 52nd . Instead, 73,006 fans and .in the 1954 classic when he Cotton Bowl turned annual Cotton Bowl Classic, the a national television audience scooted off the bench to tackle Aggies looked on from afar. into doomsday at Dallas witnessed a solid 35-10 thrashing Rice's Dicky Maegle as Maegle i Texas A&M, sporting a 9-2 by Texas A&M which left Notre sprinted down the 'Barna side 1· for Notre Dame after : . record and a third straight Dame humiliated and the experts line. Lewis' tackle cost his team .. Southwestern Conference title, : ! at a loss for words. "Our players seven points after the referees Texas A & M stripped had not the reputation nor the got tired of reading in the papers awarded Maegle a touchdown. national exposure which their the Irish mystique all week about Notre Dame and Brown's tackle, however, cost the opponent from the Golden Dome how great they are," Aggie head Irish only 15 yards in the form of with a 35-]0 boasted. coach Jackie Sherrill stated after a penalty. thrashing The Aggies, in fact, looked the game. "It's not like our "The way I went about it Irish soon after. like an easy target for a Notre players laren't also good students Andrysiak returned after missing probably wasn't the right way," the team's final seven games, but Dame squad ranked No. 12 in the or good citizens or don't go to BY MARTY BURNS Brown added. "But I think they First, Notre Dame quarter he couldn't push the Irish past the nation, peaked emotionally by its class. And they can play, too. had something planned. After I back Terry Andrysiak made the Aggie defense.

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Despite the bad bounces for he pointed out, "we only had six effort to bolster the sagging Notre Dame, though, Texas (healthy players) that could play. defense, slumped on his stool, his A&M showed itself to be the But they just wanted this one hair matted, and his weary legs better team with a thorough badly." stretched out before him. "I did second-half showing. Paced by a After the game, the Notre my best," he said. "I'm never relentless Adam Bob inside and Dame locker room showed a team going to ever be embarnissed Aaron Wallace outside (each with weary and disillusioned by three again in my life like that. I'm' 11 tackles), the Aggie lineback straight losses. Still, a current of upset.' I'm mad. But like I said, ers completely shut down the hope managed to penetrate the next year we'll be back." II vaunted running game of the . Irish inside and put tremendous pressure on Andrysiak after he was forced by the score to pass. "All day it seemed like we'd have a hole there for a second, but then (Texas A&M) would close' it," Andrysiak noted. "We just couldn't get it done." Notre Dame finished the day with only 277 total yards of offense to the Aggies' 410, and could muster i only 74 yards on the ground. i II • ii Joe Vitacco Even Irish sophomore quar II The "No-Name" defense had its moments, like when it shut down A&M at the goal line, II terback Tony Rice failed to gain but they were few and far between. yards when he entered the con Ii,I 'I test with just over eight minutes ! ' tegy move on the next play. high 96 yards rushing, including caught by Banks, and then fum Noting starting quarterback his team's final two touchdowns bled. Texas A&M, which had to go in the game. Rice, who led Bucky Richardson's woeful pass and the game's Offensive MVP recovered the loose ball, then Notre Dame to a 5-2 mark after ing on the team's first three pos award. took it in 21 yards for another Andrysiak went down with his sessions, the veteran mentor touchdown. "I saw the ball hit injury, tried to ignite a come inserted a big freshman signal The entrance of the passing the ground and thought it was ,back but instead committed his Led by its swarming linebackers, caller named Lance Pavlas to Pavlas, furthermore, set up incomplete," Holtz mused. "But I team's fourth and final turnover setting. Irish defensive lineman the Aggie defense smothered the take over the A&M offense. Pav nicely Sherrill's next trick -- a always worry when I see those of the day. Aggie cornerback John Foley, switched by Holtz Irish ground game. las had not taken a snap in the halfback option toss from Darren suckers' get together and start Kip Corrington's interception of and Fazio late in the season from team's last three games. Yet he Lewis to a wide, wide-open Tony discussing a call like that." The 'a Rice pass at the Notre Dame his normal linebacker slot in an connected immediately for 11 Thompson for a 24-yard touch famed Aggie "Swinging Gate" 30-yard line enabled Texas A&M yards on the first play, and for down pass that tied the score at play added insult to injury, when to salt the game away five plays 33 yards to flanker Gary Oliver 10 apiece. Then as if the quick on the conversion attempt after later and forge the 35-10 final. on the third play, to set up the turn of events there' was not the score, Aggie center Scott enough to make Irish eyes swell As Notre Dame thrashed Aggies tying score. Lark pitched'the ball sideways to with tears, further calamities about on offense, meanwhile, the teammate Wally Hartley for a "We needed a spark," Sher surfaced on the team's first play Aggies sailed along easily behind three-yard plunge into the end rill said matter~of-fact1y about after the kickoff. Andrysiak an overachieving offensive line zone for the two-point conver ,the surprise move, which flipped a screen pass out in the that was really the star of the exposed the weak pass defense of left flat to fullback Braxston sion. day's show. "They manhandled the Irish that Holtz and defensive Banks, who juggled the ball and "I don't know what hap us," Holtz stated flatly. "They coordinator Foge Fazio had hid dropped it for an incomplete pened," Holtz said. "It looked whipped us up front, dominated den rather effectively most of pass. Or, at least, 'everyone like we were about to be up 17-3, the line of scrimmage, and that the season. For the day, Pavlas thought it was an incomplete but boom, boom, boom, we make was the difference. "Tremen completed five of seven passes pass. three mistakes in a row. And in a dous" echoed Sherrill, when for 77 yards, while Richardson Officials conferred, though, two-minute span, (Texas A&M) asked for his description of his later returned to amass a game- and decided the ball had been goes ahead 18-10." line's play. "And don't forget",

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T John Elliott senior, Michigan

TE Paul Green junior, Texas A&M .... PK Greg Cox senior, Miami

G Mark Stepnoski junior. Miami junior, Pitt

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I. I I I' : I' ' senior, Texas T Dave Cadigan junior, USC

senior, USC

QB Rodney Peete junior, USC

WR Darren Flutie senior, Boston College RB Lorenzo White junior, MSU RB Craig Heyward junior, Pitt

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T John Elliott senior, Michigan

TE Paul Green junior, Texas A&M .... PK Greg Cox senior, Miami

G Mark Stepnoski junior. Miami junior, Pitt

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senior, USC

QB Rodney Peete junior, USC

WR Darren Flutie senior, Boston College RB Lorenzo White junior, MSU RB Craig Heyward junior, Pitt

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*d M MARK GREEN. tailback

'. Football News All-America BYRON SPRUELL. offensive tackle (honorable mention) . CBS/Chevrolet MVP vs. Alabama Japan Bowl participant 1987 Football Honors Captain-Elect for 1988

TIM BROWN. flanker

Heisman Trophy Winner Walter Camp Trophy Winner ANDY HECK. tight end The Sporting News Player of the Year Football News Player of the Year BRANDY WELLS. cornerback/safety Football News All-America Associated Press, United Press International, Kodak (American Football (honorable mention) Coaches Football News), Football Writers Association of America, The Captain-Elect for 1988 Sporting News, Football News, Walter Camp Foundation All-America (all first team) Hula Bowl participant Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP (by vote of teammates) Associated Press Midwest Offensive Player of the Week vs. Michigan State Sports Illustrated Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Michigan State Hula Bowl and Japan Bowl participant CHUCK LANZA. center VINCE PHELAN. punter

Football N~ws All-America (first team) GTE/CoSIDAAcademic All-America Associated Press All-America (second team) TERRY ANDRYSIAK. quarterback (first team) United Press International All-America (second team) I' CBS/Chevrolet MVP vs. Miami Ii Notre Dame Lineman of the Year, Moose Kraus Chapter of National Football ABC/Chevrolet MVP vs. Michigan Foundation Hall of Fame h" I' Hula Bowl and Japan Bowl participant i I'.. I', I" , i' I', TOM FREEMAN. offensive guard I:i! . I,j NED BOLCAR. inside linebacker p Football News All-Americ'l I ~ TOM REHDER. offensive tackle i,i (honorable mention) [' ",:1 CBS/Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Year I" ;';;! Associated Press All-America (second team) I'i: , Football News All- America I' ' }::1 Football News All-America (third team) I:: (h~norable mention) 'jCBS/Chevrolet MVP vs. Penn State East- West Shrine Game participant . '.::Sports Illustrated Defensive Player of the Week vs. USC > Captain-Elect for 1988

TED GRADEL. kicker

'j'. CEDRIC FIGARO. outside linebacker GTE/CoSIDA Academic All- America ~ Ii DARRELL "FLASH" GORDON. linebacker Football News All-America (third team) (first team) Japan Bowl participant United Press International All-America (honorable mention) Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Associate4 Press Midwest Defensive Player of the Week vs. Boston College Scholar-Athlete A ward

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'. Football News All-America BYRON SPRUELL. offensive tackle (honorable mention) . CBS/Chevrolet MVP vs. Alabama Japan Bowl participant 1987 Football Honors Captain-Elect for 1988

TIM BROWN. flanker

TED GRADEL. kicker

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RESULTS AND ATTENDANCE RUSHING .. . NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD S 12 at Michigan W 26-7 IOS,098(c) Green ...... , 146 861 5.9 74 6 Southall ...... 3 80 26.7 57 I S 19 MICHIGANST. W 31-8 59,075(c) Watters ... , .. 69 373 5.4 75 3 Spence ...... , .. . 3 18 6.0 18 o S 26 at Purdue W 44-20 68,526(c) Johnson .... . 78 366 4.7 31 I I Bolcar ...... 2 25 12.5 17 o o 10 at Pittsburgh L 22-30 56,400(c) Rice ...... 89 337 3.8 32 7 Figaro ...... I 11 11.0 11 o o 17 at Air Force W 35-14 5I,112(c) Brooks. , ... . 54 262 4.9 27 1 Pritchett...... 1 11 11.0 11 o o 24 USC W 26-15 59,075(c) Banks ...... 54 212 3.9 18 4 Smagala ...... I 10 10.0 10 o o 31 NAVY W 56-13 59,075(c) T. Brown ... . 34 144 4.2 31 1 Streeter ...... 1 4 4.0 4 o N 7 BOSlDN COL W 32-25 59,075(c) Taylor ...... 16 46 2.9 13 0 Lyght ...... 1 0 0.0 0 o N 14 ALABAMA W 37-6 59,075(c) Belles ...... 11 49 4.5 12 0 Notre Dame...... 13 159 12.2 57 1 N 21 at Penn State L 20-21 84,OOO(c) Andrysiak .. . 27 40 1.5 12 0 N 28 at Miami (Fla,) L 0-24 76,640(c) Jefferson .... . 11 39 3.6 12 0 Opponents...... 11 53 4.8 21 0 Avg.67,105 Jarosz ...... 8 37 4.6 13 0 Coleman .... . 6 20 3.3 II 0 Robb ..... , .. 1 11 11.0 II 0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg TBIN-20 LGBU Satterfield ... . 2 8 4.0 6 0 Phelan. . . . . 502044 40.9 6 8 6S TEAM STATISTICS ND OPP K. Graham .. . 9 -II -1.2 6 0 Hackett, . . . 2 61 30.5 I I 35 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS...... 227 188 P. Graham .. . 3 -21 -7,0 -2 0 Notre Dame 52 2105 40.5 7 9 68 ( Rushing ...... 163 86 Notre Dame .. 618 2773 4.5 75 33 Passing...... 57 84 Opponents. . 602337 38.9 I 8 56 Opponents ... 456 1696 3.7 62 14 Penalty...... 7 18 3rd Down: Made/Att...... 671156 541146 FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TO! 4th Down: Made/ Att...... 811 I 7/ I 2 PASSING ... . Att Cmp Y

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