Notre Dame Football
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame Fiesta Bowl ’05
QuarterbackBrady Quinn found it tough going against the Ohio State defense and failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time season ending his Notre Dame record streak of…
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Fiesta Bowl Shows Much Work Left to Be Done for Notre Dame
Tempe, AZ (UHND.com) — The same defensive deficiencies that haunted the Irish over the past few years reared their ugly head Monday night in the Fiesta Bowl letting Irish fans…
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Big Plays, 3rd Down Defense Doom Notre Dame in Fiesta Bowl
Tempe, AZ (UHND.com) — Touchdown plays of 60, 56, 68, and 85 yards coupled with a 75% conversion rate on 3rd down gave Ohio State a 34-20 victory over Notre…
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Charlie Weis Named 2005 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
Tempe, AZ (UHND.com) — Charlie Weis was named the Football Writers Association of America / Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Sunday at the final pre game press conference for…
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Brady Quinn Gets Heisman Snub; Wins Sammy Baugh Award
(UHND.com) — In past years the four or five finalists for the Heisman Trophy were invited to the Downtown Athletic club, this year however just three, USC’s Reggie Bush and…
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Fiesta Bowl Bid Caps Off Notre Dame’s Roller Coaster ’05 Season
(UHND.com) — A little over a year after Notre Dame fired Tyrone Willingham creating a media frenzy, the Irish accepted a bid to play in the Fiesta Bowl capping off…
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Darius Walker Named USA Today Player of the Week
(UHND.com) — On Saturday night Darius Walker ran for a career high 186 yards and a game winning touchdown. On Tuesday he was named USA Today’s College Football Player of…
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Maurice Stovall Goes Out in Style for Notre Dame
(UHND.com) — He limped off the field multiple times last, but managed to hobble back to the huddle each time and when the game was on the line, senior Maurice…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Stanford ’05
QuarterbackBrady Quinn had his first multiple interception game of the season with 2 first half picks. Quinn didn’t look comfortable in the first half and had his worst half of…
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Irish Survive Stanford Scare, Win 38-31
Palo Alto, CA (UHND.com) — An 80 yard touchdown on the second play from scrimmage by Notre Dame gave the impression of an oncoming blowout, but the Irish would need…
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Anthony Fasano Finalist for Mackey Award
(UHND.com) — Senior tight end Anthony Fasano was named as one of the three finalists for the John Mackey Award, given annually to the nation’s best tight end. The other…
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Brady Quinn Named Finalist for 2005 O’Brien Award
(UHND.com) — Earlier this week it was Jeff Samardzija who was named a finalist for a post season award, the Billetnikoff Award, but Tuesday it was junior Brady Quinn whose…
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Jeff Samardziija Named Biletnikoff Finalist
(UHND.com) Jeff Samardjiza wasn’t even on the Biletnikoff Watch List’s radar with just 24 career receptions during his first two years at Notre Dame, but Monday he was named one…
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Notre Dame ’05 Seniors Close Out Home Careers After Wild Ride
(UHND.com) — The eight 5th year seniors on the Notre Dame roster along with the other seniors who have exhausted eligibility or won’t be back next year played their last…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Syracuse ’05
QuarterbackJust how far has Brady Quinn come in just a years time? Well, on Saturday Quinn completed 57% of his passes (21 of 37) for 270 yards for 2 touchdowns…
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Irish Down ‘Cuse 34-10
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Notre Dame has won a lot of game this year with its high powered offense, but the defense led the way on Saturday in a…
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Third (Or Fourth) Time’s A Charm: Notre Dame v. Syracuse ’05 Preview
I have to admit something. I was very bored up until a few days ago. Like, sitting at the DMV bored. I had sat down several times to write this…
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Repost: Wait Until He Gets ‘His Players’
“Give him a few years to recruit and bring in the right players for his system.” How many times have we heard this garbage before? A coach, married to a…
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Playing Down: Defending Notre Dame’s 2005 Schedule
Pop quiz: name the mascot for the following universities: Nicholls State, Sam Houston State, Appalachian State, The Citadel, and Northwestern State? You know why you probably can’t? Because these Division…
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Tommy Zbikowski Finalist for Cingular Player of the Week
(UHND.com) — Two weeks ago against BYU Brady Quinn was nominated for the Cingular/ABC Sports Player of the Week and now this week Tommy Zbikowski is nominated for the same…
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Post Game Report Card: Tennessee
QuarterbackBrady Quinn had another impressive game, but impressive games have become the norm for the junior signal caller. Quinn completed 20 of 33 passes for 295 yards with 3 touchdowns…
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Notre Dame Runs Away From Tennessee, Win 41-21
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Notre Dame jumped out to an early lead, but needed a big 4th quarter to pull away from Tennessee and end the Vol’s upset bid…
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Notre Dame Faces Tennessee Squad Looking for Answers
(UHND.com) — Coming off a disappointing loss to South Carolina this past weekend, major changes have been made in the Tennessee coaching staff that will leave the Vols looking for…
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Notre Dame 14th in Latest BCS ’05 Rankings
(UHND.com) — Notre Dame moved up another spot in this week’s BCS rankings to 14th thanks to Boston College’s loss to Virginia Tech this past weekend. The Irish are still…
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Idle Notre Dame Moves Up in Polls
(UHND.com) — Despite being idle this past weekend, the Irish moved up in the three human polls — AP, Coaches, and Harris. The Irish entered the weekend #9 in the…
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