Huarte sat on the bench for most of his sophomore and junior seasons at Notre Dame before taking over at quarterback in his senior season. It's one thing to be the most successful quarterback at, say, Texas Tech or Kentucky. It was the seventh straight triumph for the unbeaten Irish and moved them closer to their first perfect record in 25 years, another posthowl berth, probably. The 1973 squad became the ninth Irish team to win the national title and the second under Parseghian. Although Notre Dame finished No. 1 in the AP Poll to claim the AP national title, they were not awarded the Coaches title, since Alabama was awarded the Coaches Poll title before the bowl season. Now they're 12 yards and a mass of humanity.". He's in both the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame. 28 Oct 1973. Michigan had won all of its games by at least 14 points with a defense so good that it once went 15 consecutive quarters without giving up a point. With their victory, the Associated Press awarded the Irish the national championship in ranking them first in their final poll. Some believed they voted against Michigan because Wolverines quarterback Dennis Franklin broke his collarbone in the fourth quarter. WebNotre Dame remained at No. The Huskers never made it past midfield. Walsh was a letterman in basketball, track and football at Notre Dame. The ensuing kickoff was returned 93-yards for a touchdown by Al Hunter. However, there was an equally impressive gap between Notre Dame and fourth ranked Michigan. On Thanksgiving Friday, the Sooners whitewashed No. Actually, you don't have to imagine it. He is one of the most dominant defenders in all of college football's history, not just Notre Dame's. 3 all time in the Notre Dame annals. Football is US: The College Player Read more about our data coverage. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. They have a very strong defense. Ocala Star-Banner. Huarte only threw 205 passes for 2,062 yards for an astounding 10.06 yards per attempt. 1 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 1973 Sugar Bowl by a score of a 2423. Clements' 13yearold sister died on the morning of the opening game against Northwestern after being struck by a car. He was the only one not named an All-American in 1924 despite leading the team in rushing. Eugene Register-Guard. Two-time consensus All-American. Notre Dame finished the regular season with a 100 record. Although Montana's college stats are never going to blow anyone away, he was up to his same "Joe Cool" tricks with the Fighting Irish that he later displayed with the San Franciso 49ers. Imagine the debate if we had more than three unbeaten teams. [11] After quarterback Richard Todd made a 25-yard touchdown reception from Mike Stock on a trick play, Davis missed the extra point to only put Alabama up 2321. That season was eight days long and consisted of exactly two games: Princeton at Rutgers (which Rutgers won), and Rutgers at Princeton (which Princeton won). Coached by College Football Hall of Famer Ara Parseghian, The coaches of those six teams -- Bear Bryant, Ara Parseghian, Barry Switzer, Joe Paterno, Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler -- combined to win 1,531 games over 185 seasons. 10 Nebraska 27-0. Notre Dame remained at No. The Irish reserves fumbled seven times in the second half and lost six of the bobbles.
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