Fighting Irish brings strong team to season opener
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1 Oct 2004. The number 38 has been used by Notre Dame to motivate themselves in preparations for the 2004 football season, but BYU kicker Matt Payne shouldn&#39;t be too concerned.
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Itâs not surprising the Notre Dame players and coaches were using words like âdevastating,â âheartbreakingâ and âunbelievableâ following Saturdayâs 24-23 home loss to Boston College.
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With a close win over an unranked team, the Irish by no means justified their lofty ranking, but they will surely take a victory over a formidable opponent in a hostile environment after going 6-6 in 2005.
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Notre Dame freshman Jimmy Clausen will start at quarterback Saturday against Penn State, with the Irish looking to rebound from a season-opening 33-3 loss at home to Georgia Tech.
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It'll take more than last week's victory over a highly ranked opponent to restore Notre Dame's lost luster. That makes Saturday's game at Michigan State a big one for the Fighting Irish.
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Notre Dame had one of its best offensive games of the past two seasons. Coach Muffet McGraw still wasn&#39;t completely happy. She was pleased to see six players score in double figures for the 10th-ranked Irish
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The Irish defense will face a talented Washington offense on Saturday. The Huskies have a talented offensive line, some good running backs, a deep threat at receiver, and a balanced offense that
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Notre Dame is out to protect its turf against Boston College on Saturday.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Notre Dame&#39;s 28-20 victory over Michigan last Saturday set off a huge celebration as thousands of students joined the Irish players on field to form an impromptu mosh pit.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame will feel a little more at home today than the last time it returned from the road. Two weeks ago, the Irish were reeling as they entered the home opener after a season-opening loss at Brigham Young.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- For the Notre Dame players, simply winning Saturday&#39;s game against Washington wasn&#39;t enough. &#39;&#39;We wanted to come into the game, put our foot on somebody&#39;s neck and not let up, and I think
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Offensive-minded new head coach Sean Payton saw the New Orleans Saints' defense get the best of his team's first scrimmage of training camp.
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Notre Dame&#39;s &quot;win one for Ty&quot; vow was only a fantasy. Derek Anderson&#39;s arm and the leaky Irish secondary made sure of that.
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In retrospect, perhaps the Fighting Irish would prefer Boston College players help themselves to as much Notre Dame Stadium bluegrass as they want.
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It was a tale of two halves for the Irish on Saturday. The Irish dominated Boston College in the first half, including the 20-7 lead at the break, but the Eagles continued to be the thorn in Notre Dameâs
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Notre Dame used an unlikely hero to earn another surprising victory over Michigan. Freshman Darius Walker had two fourth-quarter touchdowns and the Fighting Irish renewed hope for a turnaround season by upsetting the eighth-ranked Wolverines 28-20 on Saturday.
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Brady Quinn threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns and Darius Walker ran for 146 yards as Notre Dame played its best offensive game of the season.