1988 Notre Dame vs. Miami football game

College football game the October 15, 1988 college football game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish the ESPN documentary about this game Catholics vs. Convicts (film) March 2020 Catholics vs. Convicts Non-conference game 1988 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Notre Dame Fighting Irish University of Notre Dame 4–0 5–0 Jimmy Johnson Lou Holtz 1 1 4 5 0 21 0 9 7 14 10 0 October 15, 1988 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, Indiana Band of the Fighting Irish Band of the Fighting Irish 59,075http://static.hurricanesports.com/custompages/football/stats/1988/88-05-nd.pdf Archived copy December 19, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052542/http://static.hurricanesports.com/custompages/football/stats/1988/88-05-nd.pdf December 22, 2017 bot: unknown CBS Brent Musburger and Pat Haden The 1988 Notre Dame vs. Miami football game (known colloquially as Catholics vs. Convicts)https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2007-11-29-25-memorable-moments_N.htm 25 years of college football's memorable games December 1, 2007 USA Today October 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080209234115/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2007-11-29-25-memorable-moments_N.htm February 9, 2008 live was a college football game played between the Miami Hurricanes of the University of Miami and the Fighting Irish of the University of Notre Dame on October 15, 1988, at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Miami Hurricanes came into the game undefeated. Notre Dame won the closely contested game 31–30. Background The phrase "Catholics vs. Convicts", a T-shirt slogan created prior to the matchup by Notre Dame students and friends Joe Frederick, Michael Caponigro, and Pat Walsh, was reported by the press.https://www.si.com/vault/1988/10/24/118722/pluck-of-the-irish-spunky-notre-dame-laid-claim-to-the-top-spot-in-the-national-rankings-by-outlasting-no-1-miami-31-30 Pluck of the Irish – Spunky Notre Dame laid claim to the top spot in the national rankings by outlasting No. 1 Miami 31-30 Telander Rick October 24, 1988 Sports Illustrated November 17, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040626/https://www.si.com/vault/1988/10/24/118722/pluck-of-the-irish-spunky-notre-dame-laid-claim-to-the-top-spot-in-the-national-rankings-by-outlasting-no-1-miami-31-30 December 1, 2017 live The slogan was a play on Notre Dame's Catholic image and Miami's roster of flamboyant football players. Before the 1988 season, two players from the Miami team were arrested and their scholarships taken away. These arrests were highly publicized and added to the development of the moniker.http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1988-08-06/sports/0060080266_1_biggins-academic-problems-johnson https://web.archive.org/web/20180824173003/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1988-08-06/sports/0060080266_1_biggins-academic-problems-johnson dead August 24, 2018 DISMISSED. Two University of Miami players arrested in... tribunedigital-orlandosentinel November 29, 2017 enhttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/05/28/A-University-of-Miami-football-player-has-been-suspended/9680580795200/ A University of Miami football player has been suspended... UPI November 29, 2017 en https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033909/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/05/28/A-University-of-Miami-football-player-has-been-suspended/9680580795200/ December 1, 2017 live The game The two teams met on October 15, 1988, at Notre Dame Stadium north of South Bend, Indiana. Both teams were undefeated going into the game. Miami, the defending national champions, came in ranked No. 1 holding a 36-game regular season winning streak while the Irish were ranked No. 4. The game, which was preceded by a fight between the two teams in the entrance tunnel, was named by USA Today as one of the greatest college football games of the period 1982–2002.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2002-11-19-memorable-moments_x.htm College football's best of the last 20 years USA Today November 19, 2002 December 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20051201090031/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2002-11-19-memorable-moments_x.htm December 1, 2005 live With Miami trailing 31–24 and facing a critical fourth-and-7 from deep in Irish territory midway through the fourth quarter, Hurricanes quarterback Steve Walsh connected with Miami running back Cleveland Gary streaking across the middle of the field inside the Irish 5-yard line for the first down. He caught the football, turned, was tackled and fumbled the ball at the one-yard line. Notre Dame inside linebacker Michael Stonebreaker recovered the football. The referees ruled the play as a fumble and Notre Dame took possession at the 2-yard line where the ball was recovered. Near the end of a closely contested game, Miami scored a touchdown with 45 seconds remaining on a 4th down 10-yard pass from Walsh to receiver Andre Brown to pull within one point of the Fighting Irish, 31–30. Rather than kick the extra point and likely end the game in a tie, Miami head coach Jimmy Johnson decided to attempt a two-point conversion, later reasoning that "We always play to win."December 2016 However, Walsh's pass was batted down by Fighting Irish defender Pat Terrell, and Notre Dame won 31–30, resulting in Miami's first regular season loss since losing to Florida on September 7, 1985. In the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Catholics vs. Convicts, Notre Dame safety George Streeter claimed he knocked the ball loose from Gary's hand prior to Gary being down or across the goal line. In the same documentary, Gary disagrees with Streeter's account of events, claiming he was palming the ball with his right hand and the ball was across the goal line prior to his knee hitting the ground or the ball coming loose.December 10, 2016 Catholics vs. Convicts - Video https://www.espn.com/espnplus/catalog/eba995ea-f4f5-4964-b7ad-a16f01798186/catholics-vs-convicts live https://web.archive.org/web/20200520110540/https://www.espn.com/espnplus/catalog/eba995ea-f4f5-4964-b7ad-a16f01798186/catholics-vs-convicts May 20, 2020 The documentary also demonstrated that Andre Brown never had control of the ball on the touchdown catch that made the score 31–30. Walsh, former Miami offensive lineman Leon Searcy, and Dan Le Batard (who was a student at Miami at the time) all agreed that the ball was not caught.December 10, 2016 Catholics vs. Convicts - Video https://www.espn.com/espnplus/catalog/eba995ea-f4f5-4964-b7ad-a16f01798186/catholics-vs-convicts live https://web.archive.org/web/20200520110540/https://www.espn.com/espnplus/catalog/eba995ea-f4f5-4964-b7ad-a16f01798186/catholics-vs-convicts May 20, 2020 Aftermath Notre Dame would go on to win their remaining five games of the season, including defeating then #2 ranked USC in Los Angeles 27–10.http://www.espn.com/abcsports/bcs/s/flashback/notredameusc1988.html Bowl Championship Series - Flashback: Notre Dame-USC 1988 www.espn.com November 29, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170903074458/http://www.espn.com/abcsports/bcs/s/flashback/notredameusc1988.html September 3, 2017 live The Irish went on to beat the West Virginia Mountaineers 34–21 in the 1989 Fiesta Bowl and win their eleventh claimed National Championship. Miami would win their remaining six games of the season. They would be selected to play in the Orange Bowl against #6 Nebraska. Miami easily won the contest 23–3.https://www.huskermax.com/games/1988/orange_recap.html 1989 Orange Bowl recap -- HuskerMax www.huskermax.com November 29, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032634/https://www.huskermax.com/games/1988/orange_recap.html December 1, 2017 livehttp://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1980s/1989/ 1989 Orange Bowl game.orangebowl.org en November 29, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040813/http://game.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-history/the-history-of-the-orange-bowl/1980s/1989/ December 1, 2017 live Miami would finish ranked #2 in both the AP and Coaches polls behind Notre Dame.https://s3.amazonaws.com/fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/FBS.pdf FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION RECORDS NCAA December 11, 2025 In a 2005 poll conducted by the University of Notre Dame, the 31–30 win over Miami was voted the Greatest Victory in Notre Dame Stadium history.What was the greatest Fighting Irish football game in the history of Notre Dame Stadium? http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082905aaf.html Notre Dame Fighting Irish August 29, 2005 May 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170619224140/http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082905aaf.html June 19, 2017 dead Miami fans have adopted the "Convicts" title for their own use. At a 2017 Notre Dame-Miami game, a Hurricanes fan held up a sign stating "I'm Catholic but Today I'm a CONVICT".Cote Greg 2017-11-12 Hurricanes thinking national title, and rightly, after epic night in Miami sports history Miami Herald https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/greg-cote/article184194331.html 2021-10-04 This game was featured in the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary titled Catholics vs. Convicts, directed by Patrick Creadon.Creadon Patrick CATHOLICS VS. CONVICTS http://www.espn.com/30for30/film?page=catholicsvsconvicts ESPN December 8, 2016 May 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170623004116/http://www.espn.com/30for30/film?page=catholicsvsconvicts June 23, 2017 live Creadon was a senior at Notre Dame when the game took place. His roommate that year was one of the people behind the controversial t-shirt that gave the game its name. The film premiered on December 10, 2016, to over 2 million viewers and remains the most watched 30 for 30 film since its broadcast.https://sportstvratings.com/heisman-presentation-catholics-vs-convicts-north-dakota-st-south-dakota-st-top-cable-sports-tv-ratings-for-saturday-december-10-2016/7069/ Heisman Presentation, Catholics vs Convicts, North Dakota St-South Dakota St top cable sports TV ratings for Saturday December 10, 2016 December 13, 2016 Sports TV Ratings June 27, 2017 en-US The rivalry continues on in the present day. In 2020, this game contributed to the naming of the Mormons vs. Mullets game between BYU and Coastal Carolina.Blondin Alan December 5, 2020 Who wants a 'Mormons vs. Mullets' T-shirt? It's a thing heading into the BYU-CCU game The Sun News https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/sports/college/sun-belt/coastal-carolina-university/article247628385.html December 5, 2020 References Category:1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football season vs. Notre Dame 1988 vs. Miami 1988 Category:October 1988 sports events in the United States Category:1988 in sports in Indiana Category:Nicknamed sporting events