Some historical perspective on this weekends game should the Irish prevail.
1980- #6 ND beat #5 Alabama 7-0
1982- unranked ND beat #1 Pitt 31-16
1988- #1 ND beat #2 USC 27-10
1989- #1 ND beat #2 Michigan 24-19
1993- #11 ND beat #3 Michigan 27-23
2005- #20 ND beat #3 Michigan 17-10.
These were the rankings at the time of kickoff.
I have to put an asterisk next to 2005. Michigan was #3 in September but finished 7-5 and unranked by season's end.
All information provided by John Heisler.
ND is 6-13 vs top 5 on the road since '77.
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