ND has won 6 games vs top 5 on the road since 1977
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.
Replies to: ND has won 6 games vs top 5 on the road since 1977
Holtz...such an amazing big game coach.
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Fisher DeBerry and Air Force concur
So does the 1994 BYU squad. Cognitive dissonance is rampant on this board.
He was clutch in the big games, so well prepared but he had the best or 2nd best talent too, for
5 to 6 years.
Bingo
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Especially on the road
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I would be more impressed if the last three wins since ‘89 weren’t against Michigan
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I'd be more impressed if ND won more than 6 in the last 42 years
0 in the last 14. You can say "we're relevant" shit all you want. The only reason "we're relevant" is because of the size of our fan-base, Not due to recent on field achievement. Truth hurts.
PBHC, do you really mean you'd be less unimpressed?
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