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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. [3] 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 ...
The following year, Miami ended Notre Dame's record 23-game winning streak, 27–10. The rivalry ended after the Fighting Irish dashed No. 2 Miami's hopes for a repeat national championship with a 29–20 victory in South Bend in 1990. Notre Dame subsequently dropped Miami from its schedule due to the intensified rivalry.
Notre Dame, a loser to Pittsburgh three years in a row, narrowly avoided another such upset as the Irish improved to 5–0 on the season. [14] The 30–20 victory in the rain did little to inspire confidence that Notre Dame could beat No. 1 Miami the following week. [14]
Catholics vs. Convicts is a 2016 documentary film about the October 15, 1988 Notre Dame-Miami football game between the Miami Hurricanes of the University of Miami and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The documentary is the 87th in ESPN's 30 for 30 series and aired on ESPN following the December 10, 2016 Heisman Award.
The Hurricanes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish first met during the 1955 college football season. [424] They met three times during the 1960s (1960, 1965 and 1967), and proceeded to play each other annually from 1971 to 1990 (except in 1986). Notre Dame consistently dominated the series in the 1970s.
The history of Notre Dame football covers all that. ... Some say the days of “Catholics vs. Convicts,” the 1988 pseudo culture war between Miami and Notre Dame that is the subject of its own ...
2.11 Vs. Miami (FL) 3 Roster. ... The 1979 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre ... (first player in school history with 3,000 ...
Notre Dame 21, Miami (Ohio) 3. Score: Jeremiyah Love 15 run, 4:17 (Mitch Jeter kick) Drive: Seven plays, 60 yards, 3:00 after Christian Gray interception. Keys to the drive: Riley Leonard 12-yard ...