Here is mine ! Watched it as a little kid with my Dad on black and white tv. Remember it forever !!
What is your favorite play in your Notre Dame football watching career ??
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Dorais to Rockne 25 yard TD pass that gave ND an early lead against unbeaten and heavily favored Army back in 1913. I told my grandson at the time that this passing thing the "Catholics" were using against the Cadets will be outlawed and never seen again by the end of the decade. He still gives me the business about that comment.
That was the game of the century ! I remember it well ! Including a long kickoff return from Al Hunter and a short Bob Thomas field goal that barely snuck in !
Becton run against USC to the house. Was my first time at ND after being a life long fan. 1993. I think it was just over 70 yards. Might have been the first play.
Mine is not so much a play but a sequence of events.
Underdog ND taking on heavily favored Florida in the 92 Sugar bowl. Dominated in the first half, NDs offensive line put on a run blocking clinic in the second half and punished the Florida defense. Culver, Brooks , Bettis gashed the Gators over and over.....for an entire half. Jumbo Jerome Bettis sprung for two long TDs to put the game out of reach.
Florida's defense was the SECS best against the run. Lean, quick, agile, and attacking.
ND used the precision of a sledgehammer to put on one the most dominant second halfs I've ever seen.
I'll never forget for as long as I live.
Underdog ND taking on heavily favored Florida in the 92 Sugar bowl. Dominated in the first half, NDs offensive line put on a run blocking clinic in the second half and punished the Florida defense. Culver, Brooks , Bettis gashed the Gators over and over.....for an entire half. Jumbo Jerome Bettis sprung for two long TDs to put the game out of reach.
Florida's defense was the SECS best against the run. Lean, quick, agile, and attacking.
ND used the precision of a sledgehammer to put on one the most dominant second halfs I've ever seen.
I'll never forget for as long as I live.
Lee Becton was a GREAT player for ND ! He ran a slow 40 in shorts but ran fast on the football field when everything was on the line !!
Golson to Koyack against Stanford 2014. Partly my favorite, because my dad and I were at that game together.
Favorite moment of my lifetime was being in the stands when ND got a penalty against them for the crowd being too loud against Michigan
Thanks for the memories. He seemed to be able to make a move or cut at full spee on a straight line. Rare talent.
irv smith carrying the pile against indiana and ray zellars bulldozing a defender against purdue.
Pat Terrell knocking down the two point conversion vs. Miami. Gibson went deep off Dennis Eckersley later that night. Magical day of sports.
It may have been because of the angle of the play from our seats in the south end zone, but I will never forget a long pass from Tony Rice to Ricky Watters in the 1988 Miami game. We just had an amazing view of the play developing, and from our vantage point .5 seconds into the play you could tell where the ball was going. And Rice, no prolific passer by any definition, dropped it perfectly into Watters' hands and he went out on the 2 or 3 yard line. We scored a play or two later. That one just sticks with me.
Man...too many...
Brady to Shark against UCLA.
The go ahead TD against MSU 2006
The Stanford goal line stop.
The goal line stand against SC to get into the national championship for the first time since 1988.
The last stop against FSU in 1993.
Forget it...too many.
Brady to Shark against UCLA.
The go ahead TD against MSU 2006
The Stanford goal line stop.
The goal line stand against SC to get into the national championship for the first time since 1988.
The last stop against FSU in 1993.
Forget it...too many.
Was turning the radio dial on the stereo system in our family living room in Reston, VA as an 11 year old boy on a Saturday afternoon in the fall of 1980 when I heard the legenday voice of Tony Roberts for the first time as he was calling the Notre Dame - Michigan game on 1260am (WWDC in Washington, DC). I found the broadcast midway through the fourth quarter. My dad came through the front door from doing some yard work as the minutes were winding down and, upon hearing the broadcast, took a seat next to the stereo. Here was the last play of the game as called by Roberts:
Body. That was the most beautiful thing I have seen in a long time. Thank you
Did he not return the opening kickoff for a TD? Maybe not that game, but I know he returned a kickoff in 1993, and HOltz quipped about it being the slowest kickoff return in history.
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Tim Brown's second punt return for a TD against Michigan State in 1987. Night game, I was in the student section, and the place went nuts. This was still early in Holtz' tenure, and you could tell the Irish were about to turn the corner to becoming an elite team. You could feel it in the whole stadium. Everyone also knew Brown was going to win the Heisman after that return. It was a magical vibe from a special moment in time that I'll never forget.
How could there not be a single mention of Rocket in this thread. I have many from the Holtz era and plenty more from recent years, however, I will always remember Rocket's two kickoff returns against Michigan. Can't remember the exact year.
I don't care what anyone says 2012 was a magical year. Notre Dame #1 after reg season !
My favorite play was when Bob Crable went up on the backs of another Irish defender to block a potential game winnning field goal. Don't know if it was against Michigan or Purdue.
Wow really so many I could say. But....... Gotta go with Eric Penninck 85 yard TD run against SC in 1973. That was the game where I understood why my father was a lifelong ND fan. In fact if it wasn't for SC , Ara may have won 5 or 6 championships. There are plenty I could use but that game in '73 against Southern Cal is where I knew what it was like to be an ND fan.
Didn't we do the exact same play in the late '80s at home against Michigan to win the game? I was pretty young then, like 9 or 10 but I remember someone (either Lyght or Burris maybe) doing that on the last play of the game on a chip shot field goal from like the 25 yard line. It was in the middle of the field too. We ended up winning by a point of two.
the second rocket kickoff return for a td against michigan st's little brother in annie arbor because prior to that nobody had ever had two tds from kickoffs in annie arbor before
Another favorite play of mine was when Kevin McDougall broke a quarterback option run for a TD against Michigan in a game I don't think the Irish were favored in. I think it was 1993. I think it was ND's first score in that game. I just remember feeling that Michigan played on their heels the rest of that game. My almost favorite play from that year was when Pete Bercich had a game-ending interception in his hands against BC. I hate to bring that play up, but I bet Pete can still feel that ball in his hands to this day. Oh what might have been...sorry guys.
That is on my list. UM was ranked 2nd, I believe, game at Michigan. ND had lost everybody to the NFL from '92 so didn't have high hopes for '93. That run & game set the tone for what was a title winning season, if not for crooked voters.
You can find so many games on the internet but for some reason that one isn't online. I've been looking for it for a while.
