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Tony Rice had a spectacular day, including a 65-yard touchdown run on the Irish's first drive. The Irish won the game 27-10, and their win propelled them into the National Championship game. Rice finished with 13 rushes for 86 yards and completing 5 of 9 passes for 91 yards against the Trojans. [7]
The Irish came into the game as underdogs, but spectacular play of defensive end Frank Stams and cornerback Stan Smagala aided the Irish offense, led by Tony Rice, to an Irish victory. [25] Notre Dame started out fast with Tony Rice surprising the crowd by throwing deep to Raghib Ismail on Notre Dame’s first play of scrimmage.
The 1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Tony Rice became the starting quarterback for Notre Dame following an injury to Terry Andrysiak. The Irish would finish the season 8–4 and earn a berth to the Cotton Bowl Classic.
Tony Rice: Sr. 13 12–1 AA, Unitas: 1988 Tony Rice: Jr. 12 12–0 1987 Kent Graham: Fr. November 7 1 1–0 Tony Rice: So. October 17 6 4–2 Terry Andrysiak: Sr. 5 3–2 1986 Terry Andrysiak: Jr. 1 0–1 Steve Beuerlein: Sr. 10 5–5 1985 Terry Andrysiak: So. November 9 1 1–0 Steve Beuerlein: Jr. 10 4–6 1984 Scott Grooms Sr. October 13 1 0 ...
Notre Dame went on to win the game, and the press reported the game as a victory for the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame was originally referred to as the Catholics during the 1800s, before being ...
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is a college football team representing the University of Notre Dame in ... Tony Rice, 4th, Raghib Ismail, tie 10th; ...
“The years passed swiftly and the school began to take a place in the sports world …’Fighting Irish’ took on a new meaning. The unknown of a few years past has boldly taken a place among ...
ND – Tony Rice 3-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 5:11. Notre Dame 33–0. Third quarter. No scoring; Fourth quarter. UVA – Derek Dooley 6-yard pass from Shawn Moore (Jake McInerney kick), 12:41. Notre Dame 33–7. UVA – Bruce McGonnigal 2-yard pass from Shawn Moore. Notre Dame 33–13. ND – Craig Hentrich 32-yard field goal, 1:46. Notre ...