CBS Sports: FBS 1977- Cotton Bowl- Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Texas Longhorns: Full Game

Source:CBS Sports with the 1977-78 Cotton Bowl.

“1978 Cotton Bowl Texas vs Notre Dame 1 2 1978”

From Virgil Moody

Great game that I have on DVD and also a big game from Joe Montana who was already starting to make a name for himself as a great fourth quarter and comeback QB.

Montana wasn’t a great college QB in the sense that he would have several great years at Notre Dame. When the San Francisco 49ers drafted him in 1979 they were taking a risk because he was somewhat slightly built at Notre Dame and got hurt a lot. Even though he had great footwork, mobility, good arm as far as touch, accuracy, and could even throw the ball long and hard.

Joe Montana’s college football numbers are nothing compared with the consistent career he had in San Francisco. It’s in the NFL with the 49ers where he starts to put great seasons together one after the other. At Notre Dame he was somewhat inconsistent and dealt with injuries.

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NBC Sports: FBS 1992- Pennsylvania Nittany Lions @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Full Game

Source:Notre Dame Fighting Irish– playing the Penn State Nittany Lions in 1992.

“On Nov. 14, 1992, the Fighting Irish met the Penn State Nittany Lions on a snowy Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Trailing 16-9 with 25 seconds remaining, Notre Dame quarterback Rick Mirer (‘93) threw a touchdown pass to Jerome Bettis to pull the Irish within one point. In the days before overtime, head coach Lou Holtz elected to go for the win. He drew up a two-point conversion play on the sidelines, and as they say, the rest is history. Mirer found Reggie Brooks (’93) in the back of the end zone, lifting Notre Dame to a 17-16 victory.”

From the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Penn State-Notre Dame, was one of the better college football rivalries in the 1980s and early 1990s. And it’s just a shame that they still aren’t playing. And I believe one of the weakness’ of Notre Dame not being part of a conference because a lot of their big rivalries wouldn’t have to end, because of where they are located, if they could’ve been in the Big Ten or Big East. And never have to stop playing Michigan or Purdue or Penn State or West Virginia, Syracuse, Boston, because they would likely be in the same conference as most if not all of these teams.

The Big East, would make a great comeback in football if Notre Dame was part of it. And they bring back Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Syracuse. Add Penn State and perhaps Buffalo and you would have a great conference with Notre Dame as perhaps the top program in it.

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CBS Sports: FBS 1977- Notre Dame Fighting Irish @ Clemson Tigers

Source:Sop Ibaga– with this 1977 Irish-Tigers game.

“Game played November 12, 1977. Notre Dame won the national championship that year. Thanks to MyBloodRunnethOrange for this video. The 1979 game: .

In a classic showdown in 1977 between two top 15 teams, Notre Dame’s Joe Montana leads the Fighting Irish back from a 10-point 4th quarter deficit against .

The Catch Game, played November 19, 1977. Thanks to MyBloodRunnethOrange for the video copy. The Catch at 2:14:56.”

From Sop Ibaga

A classic matchup between two great football programs. The Fighting Irish have been one of the premier college football programs in the entire history of NCAA football. The Tigers were just starting emerge as a national, college football, power, in the late 1970s.

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CBS Sports: FBS 1989- Notre Dame Fighting Irish @ Miami Florida Hurricanes: Full Game

Source:CBS Sports– with this 1989 Fighting Irish-Hurricanes game.

“Nov 25, 1989. Miami beats #1 Notre Dame 27-10 at the Orange Bowl. This Broadcast is from CBS.”

From CMB 7686

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ABC Sports: FBS 1991- Pennsylvania Nittany Lions @ Miami Florida Hurricanes: Full Game

Source:ABC Sports– with this 1991 Nittany Lions-Hurricanes game.

“Oct 12,1991. Miami beats Penn St 26-20. This broadcast was from ABC. The game was JIP in the 1st Quarter and was preempted in the third quarter because of the Senate Hearings on Clarence Thomas.”

From CMB 7686

Miami and Penn State played several classic games against each other in the 1980s and early 90s.

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CBS Sports: FBS 1988- Pennsylvania Nittany Lions @ Alabama Crimson Tide: Highlights

Source:Bama Rewind– with this 1988 Nittany Lions-Crimson Tide game.

“The 4-2 Penn State Nittany Lions traveled to Birmingham, AL to face the 4-1 Alabama Crimson Tide. Derrick Thomas had a game for the ages.”

From Bama Rewind

This was a great rivalry in the 1980s.

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