By the time the Irish and Buffs met in , their programs had trended in opposite directions. Colorado was still a powerhouse, going with its only loss coming against eventual national champion Nebraska. Meanwhile, Notre Dame went It was a total mismatch. The Buffs raced out to a lead; Stewart tallied total yards passing, rushing.
The final score obscures how lopsided this contest actually was. The Irish even led Florida State in the fourth quarter despite playing without starting quarterback Ron Powlus, who went down with an arm injury a few weeks earlier. Kanell led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives and the Irish lost their second big bowl game in a row. Yes, Oregon State. Not Oregon. They tore through the Pac, sharing the conference title with Washington, the only team to beat them.
Notre Dame, on the other hand, was merely OK. The Irish were ensured a top-tier bowl berth if they finished in the top 8 of the BCS rankings, which were set via a formula tied to both human polls and computer algorithms. If Notre Dame finished in the top 14, it was still allowed to be considered for an at-large selection by any BCS bowl. So in , Fiesta Bowl executives were asked to pick between pitting Oregon State against no. A school experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime season played against a school experiencing just another season.
Who do you think won? Johnson and Houshmandzadeh combined for receiving yards and three touchdowns; Notre Dame had only yards of total offense. The Beavers actually gave up more yards on penalties , including six personal foul calls for 90 yards than Notre Dame had total yards.
This was one of my favorite bowl games ever, a rowdy, riotous celebration of an improbable season that will never be repeated. Nothing remotely similar has happened to Oregon State since. Over the past 20 years, similar things have happened to Notre Dame time and again. Anyone who watched this game has the exact same memory of it. If the game broadcast lasted three hours, I promise you that at least two of them were dedicated to focusing on the future Mrs. Colorado entered the contest unbeaten at and one win away from a national championship but the Irish would play spoiler as after a scoreless first half, the Irish held Colorado to just one touchdown all day in the triumph.
Notre Dame had played a significantly more impressive schedule than the champion Miami that season, but a blowout loss in the regular season finale at Miami kept the Irish from repeating as champions. A year after upsetting No. The Irish instead did not end up scoring and no matter how many times you watch the video, one does not see an actual clip. Lou Holtz claimed that during their week in New Orleans that a waiter approached him and asked the difference between his Notre Dame team and Cheerios.
Notre Dame was and ranked fifth nationally before an epic collapse against Tennessee at home and a road loss to Penn State put the Irish at , before winning the regular season finale at Hawaii, Despite the regular season ending poorly, the Sugar Bowl upset of Florida gave Notre Dame faithful something sweet to enjoy that off-season.
Leading entering the second half, the Irish had to attempt just three passes over the final 30 minutes as the running attack took over. Never has a Notre Dame team deserved an appearance in a big-time bowl less than when the squad was invited to play Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl.
Playing without starting quarterback Ron Powlus and leading rusher Randy Kinder, Notre Dame still found themselves up on powerhouse Florida State with just 11 minutes to play thanks to a huge night from wide receiver Derrick Mayes. Danny Kanell led Florida State to 17 points in those final 11 minutes however as the Seminoles continued their streak of not losing a bowl game since The Irish played their best game of the year however in upsetting LSU, , as the two would rematch six weeks later in the Independence Bowl.
Notre Dame could only muster three field goals all evening in Shreveport however while Rondell Mealey ran for a pair of scores and yards in the LSU victory. Autry Denson led the way for Notre Dame as his final game for the Irish with three touchdowns, a two-point conversion, and rushing yards.
That is until the third quarter when Chad Johnson, T. You can unsubscribe anytime. For more details, review our Privacy Policy. The Los Angeles Lakers are in a bit of a bind as they look to improve their roster. They would li. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Over that same stretch of time, the Fighting Irish have made 21 bowl game appearances total, going overall.
Notre Dame is now in their Fiesta Bowl history, having lost their last five appearances straight. Their six appearances in the game ties them for third all-time, but they now stand alone at the top with five losses.
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