What is longest win streak ND has ever had? we must be pretty close.
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Aren't we only at 11? Didn't Book have a longer one?
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23 games. 1988-1989
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Also against one hell of a tough schedule
1989's team played Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Pitt, Miami, USC, and Colorado, along with a pretty tough Air Force team (#17 when we battled them).
That Michigan State team was much better than their 8-4 record advertised. Their first three losses were to us, Michigan, and Miami, all of which were within one score. Also, that loss to a very good Illinois team (finished #10) was by 4 points.
The most frustrating thing about that season, though, was that we had the ball in Miami's red zone three times, and came away with only 3 points. That game was very much winnable, despite the circumstances.
Ah...the halcyon days of ND football!
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All by Lou, he was gr8
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Aka, the best of times.
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Oh, oh! We're almost halfway therrrrrrr, Oh, oh!
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And…back in the days of ties…ND went 39 games without a loss. 1946 - 1950.
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Another factor is the # games player per season.
ND with the same roster playing 13-14 games rather than 9-10
probably would have had more contiguous unbeaten games
Not exactly apples and oranges but rather apple v. more apples.
Class o ‘50
Never saw the Irish lose while in SB?
I believe that’s correct. Unreal!
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22 of those wins were vs opponents w/ losing records.
Good thing there were no message boards , Inside College Football, ESPN, Big10 / SEC/ ACC Networks, College Football Live or playoff think tanks.