1989 Fiesta Bowl #1 Notre Dame vs #3 West Virginia No Huddle

and that time is now as you look at Don Nehlen about to bring his West Virginia Mountaineers on the [Applause] we talked about common denominators both teams have the same color code the university's traditional colors gold and blue West Virginia will be in white Notre Dame number one West Virginia number three only the eighth time in the last 50 years two unbeaten untied teams have met in the bowl game to decide the national championship and it's the second time in three years here comes little Holtz and the Irish of Notre Dame - University this football century [Applause] the 52 year old Lou Holtz trying to add still another national title to the winningest football program in the country Rockne Leahy Parseghian Devine all won championships in their third year this is Lou Holtz's third season in South Bend with the Irish of Notre Dame unbeaten untied West Virginia Hackett a sophomore from Sarasota gets it started [Music] Napoleon of West Virginia number 33 has it at the seven Jersey City New Jersey toppled across the 25 by Michael smalls number 48 a linebacker West Virginia's offense reads this way major Harris a sophomore maybe Brown their top runner Craig table the full-back Holtz thinks he's the best fullback Notre Dame's played this year watched 88 Reggie Rembert for three speed he's 6 feet 7 inches tall Calvin Phillips leaves the team in receptions 81 Keith when they don't go to that often five-year seniors in the offensive line Rick Phillips John story of Kevin Cogan Bob Kovac and Brian spider from the 26 yard line on the roll going deep turn to the tight end that when has 13 catches this year and they go long to win a senior from Dayton Ohio Todd's late on the coverage the Irish of the top defensive teams in the country at the ends Flash Gordon inside the biggest of the Notre Dame lineman George Williams he's around 280 Chris oryx the nose tackle Jeff home has three interceptions the tackle Frank stands watch him on the Blitz second and ten and a whistle from the officials tonight and I as a whole across the 30 to the 33 George Street or a senior from Chicago came up to meet him third down and three here's the rest of the Notre Dame defensive alignment linebackers and the strength of the team here Mike Stonebreaker West Pritchett those two men made several all-america teams top three smogula and light on the corners Streeter and Terrell the safety moment supporting major Harris as he looks for three in the first option of the day and Notre Dame reads it well and Harris's drop short of the first down came back to punt Lance carrion for West Virginia averaging 41 a punt and Ricky Watters number 12 is the deep man for Notre Dame returned two punts for touchdowns [Applause] freeze and as look at the Irish offensively Tony rice at quarterback he like major Harris likes to run the ball mark Greene Anthony Johnson shall share the running toy duties Ricky Watters and Rajib Ismail speedy wide receiver and Derek brown a brilliant freshman is the tight end [Music] two or three and a smothered charged spearheaded by number 49 the leading tackler for the Mountaineers Chris herring Andy heck made several all-america teams Mike Brennan moves from tackle to guard Tim Ryan a groin injury not in there at guard held Gruen hard and brown the offensive line [Applause] second down and six and the Taurus and trouble Tony Brooks has bounced out about fourth year Jim Gray and Mike Fox join him on the defensive line for the Mountaineers Reynaldo Turnbull has 12 sacks watch him in past situations for on Ellis Chris herring the leading tackler Robert back in spots seven in races first pass attempt he breaks away from Parker 4550 and races all the way 47 his feet 700 yards rushing led Notre Dame this year broke all the quarterback rushing record Willie Edwards avoid maze led the team in interceptions during the year with five Lawrence drum goal for the injured Darryl Whitmore Whitmore the Syracuse game maybe the best defensive back won't play in porn or a tough tackler in the 22news and stronger free safety second in law and that much therefore anthony johnson johnson from south india [Applause] inside of the Mountaineer 30 race on the option [Applause] so Billy Hackett who made three during the regular season gets Notre Dame on the board first 1025 remaining in the opening quarter a 45-yard field goal by Billy Hackett will now kick it off to eugene napoleon it comes to napoleon at the nine Hey good special teams the throne for the West Virginia 28 [Applause] did not register first now Brown picking up about five to favor the offense of the defense I think the defense initially for sure Brown short yardage and some biceps and he has four six eight speed major Harris gets away from Stonebraker has a man open but Kent Craig Taylor so Lance carrion will but it again who I snap low spiral Ricky Watters inside the 30 struggles out to the 39 cleanser beating oklahoma 13 to 6 in the defensive struggle in the Citrus Bowl here 3 nothing Notre Dame could give inside of the fourth back hop to about nine yards second down and one tailback Tony Brooks spinning at the 50 and he has the first down the option and now rice to throw and has a man wide open the tight end Derek down to the 27 yard line everybody game is going well lady 3-nothing the area there's green another Notre Dame first now okay clips on Derrick brown book in the line and the give goes straight ahead for short yardage and down seven for the [Applause] rice heaps Rice's to the 3-yard line and close to a first down [Applause] second and goal waters waters will is a tailback but was switched to flanker in the spring it's banks no rice keeps his in no it is mark Shia that all banks actually had he been given the ball would have had a touchdown the full-back or rice on the keeper Johnson touchdown Anthony Johnson has scored five times this year the junior from South Bend Indiana was married just before Christmas and that'll be when they'll be able to tell his bride about well I said we might not see more of Anthony Johnson today wear that ankle this is the kind of game that if you can hobble out there you're gonna play and obviously the kind of an ankle that must get better in a hurry because he'd right back in to score the touchdown so four shots from the three yard line in a bottle snap the Irish will not get the extra point so 9 nothing Notre Dame an impressive 61-yard marched for a touchdown in 10 plays and it's the pole Ian again returning the kickoff and getting out across the 25 at the 26 yard line West Virginia rolling through its best season in 97 years you see that third game Maryland down 14 nothing and then rallied to a 55 24 victory than Pittsburgh the two losses are the two wins Virginia Tech East Carolina were their two lowest scoring games and interest in the both on grass surface and it was Boston College Penn State Cincinnati games all over 50 points Rutgers a scare the Medellin and then they finished with that night again sir cool [Applause] [Music] underneath and Keith win thus far in the first quarter nine Brown is shy of the first time is 400 pounds up West Virginia looking for its first first down and they don't stop a bull car fill the hole carryin had a busy first quarter and he gets away another beautiful spiral that will clear waters head he doesn't pick it up and West Virginia down at the 7-yard would say let's tape charge offensively in this game rice gives on the slant to the full-back Brexton banks from whistle we may have had the Vallejo game maybe a defensive player into the neutral zone he pointing to the defensive side of the line we'll start on the bed controller don't worry about it you'll see it later on after the penalty second and 12 rice goes on to waters incomplete and complete the call [Applause] was the record book will tell you why [Applause] and he smothered out at the we'll have to pop for the first time his goal nine Brandis bail number one is at midfield discussion that was about a 20-yard roll to the 47 of West Virginia in the I midfield that changes a lot of play calling that's Calvin Phillips in motion and the gift of a bee it's only till day 47 coaches see other than the head man Joe Moore the offensive line coach talking to his troops yes trying to wiggle free gets out to the 50th short gain of three the defense of the Irish has been tough that's the early story Notre Dame the nation's number one team coming in leads nine nothing after the first 15 minutes major Harris 3rd and 7 at midfield trailing nine nothing we open the second quarter still no first downs and Harris hit from behind that ball up for grabs and incomplete rushing the Passover Ricky Watters is the deep man at the 10 as karien picks again fair catch called for by Watters at the 16 yard line talked about the importance of West Virginia getting off to a fast start that simply has not happened let's credit the very quick Irish defense a day we got to get something crackin here from the 16 the pitches to mark green and the senior from Riverside California is out near the 20-yard line [Applause] and down and six [Applause] Tony Brooks Brooks that last effort as he crossed the 25 may have picked up the first down it is a first down daughter Dame time to the full-back Braxton banks second and 8 rice with a toss Brooks to the 31 yard line 3rd down call for rice and the tots and a fumble and Notre Dame recovers the Aries position that they get the first time [Applause] they call them worse down the Irish they lead 9 nothing and they're piling up the yards on the ground that's the way Lou Holtz likes it a toss to water his speedy wide receiver at tail [Applause] right second and 11 Mountaineers looking for a pants the rice has the option he throws long yes mine no question that he made a hit blow in an arm for rice [Applause] it's terrifying nice basket more than nine nothing they've got a touchdown [Applause] Heath Graham who bobbled the snap last time is the holder and tried the extra point loss angle whole that's a throw Notre Dame Fighting Irish there impressively lead 16 to nothing [Applause] zone celebration here hope says he wants his players to look like they've been there before he's fairly short Napoleon Attis 15 it's through the wedge and out across the 35 to the 37 yard line there's Barry Alvarez okay his troops can take some credit for that some fine defensive Notre Dame there's Harris for Ranbir that's why the password is not only short but offline the toss outside goes Oh first allowed three pick [Applause] their college careers with a national championship Harris drills the ball income the myths of AD Brown [Applause] goes to Anthony Brown psycho somebody watch [Applause] gambling throwing there has a first down at the 31 why trailing 16 to nothing eight minutes left second quarter Brown a big hole and a solid open field tackle by Stan's migaila second and three good second effort by Taylor who stopped at the line of scrimmage there go some flags you don't want to be the guy [Applause] was hammering and certainly it shows on the scoreboard that here's the Mountaineers best chance from the trailing 60 nothing and he's bounced out of bounds at the 10-yard line [Applause] presently the Mountaineers stay on the ground and [Music] yes and touchdown as he threw it from the Jaime Lama theme as the score [Applause] the line of scrimmage was the seven bags the question now but this is not the kind of situation where we get a review there goes the flag [Applause] field-goal and he knocks it straight through from 29 that's not what the Mountaineers wanted they for seven or eight they have to settle for three and it's still the Irish 16 to 3 Charlie Baumann kicks it off for West Virginia kicks to the side that a smile is there at the 14 stays on his team [Applause] he's got some legs with him 16 to 3 Notre Dame leads 6 minutes 9 seconds left third in the second quarter [Applause] [Music] teammates they're probably the most popular clothes on each of the squad inside handoff to Tony Brooks and he's shy of the first down at the 46 by a long yard and two the 45 [Music] and to give the Culver the freshman scored the touchdown he fumbled the ball and who's got it second time today the ball is on the ground and it looks like Notre Dame has recovered again when Steve brand number four forced the fumble first down Irish Bryce go down until he picks up three players on their side of the line as well fast moving first half 3:45 remaining now race down the middle has a wide open number 22 Anthony Johnson fumbles the lezzy down he lost the house he didn't yeah I reach down the moon for the 16 to 3 lead race again second down and [Applause] and a whistle on action months away so second down a short 14 [Applause] there's rice well read on the corner no pressing here [Applause] [Music] Ismail for a Texan both threaded through several West Virginia hands to the bucket and he shot into the end zone with a 29 yard score and the Irish are really celebrating the new year Tommy Rice who had seen so many articles written and had so often been asked about his passing ability has answered the critics today Reggie ho tries the point after and the Irish lead 23 to 3 going 63 yards in eight plays Tony rice with a clothesline throw to the rocket Ismail for the score Napoleon [Applause] at the 13th [Applause] and he returns just to the 30 and a flag is down 1:43 remaining in the half the penalty will push the Mountaineers even deeper back I expect the Mountaineers to put the ball in the air now and the Irish nation their deep defense instead it's a draw to tailor the full-back and he just gets a few defensive backs that means a lot of man-to-man coverage and it's been very effective Harris gets away from stam's then throws to the 30 in a first half here that stuff with Todd lights speed on speed with protection breaks down now the throw richard says he brought the ball but the official says i the ball at the grandpa first and I'm holding it tight to his shoulder we'll keep an eye on him there's a throw to the sidelines and an immediate hip not calling a timeout for some reason the middle to the forty at this point now the clock starts eres going deep for bail and complete he was out of violence anyway these guys can fly when the NFL teams can't go to that kind of defensive speed eres with a flick to hide and Keith [Music] down at the 50-yard line goes out-of-bounds stops the clock 13 seconds with that defense looking for the long ball as a trip back [Applause] and now stands on Adelaide wits Paris Iran flying forever [Applause] [Music] [Applause] they want some points on the board and this is this is a veteran team they've been around a long time with a lot of experience they believe in themselves 31-yard attempt by Bauman is right in the middle and that's the end of the first half a happen which Northern am sure that's fire the Irish flexed its muscles defensively stopping the nation's number two scoring team West Virginia's second only to Oklahoma State and allowing them just a pair of field goals twenty-three to three now twenty three to six at the intermission all right and there's the word that major Harris what a tough break for the Mountaineers was injured not seriously enough to take him out of the game but his feeling some pain and is not 100% hurt in the first play of the game the Notre Dame Irish 23 the Mountaineers of West Virginia 6 we'll be back after these messages from your local station certainly I've dominated in the first half assistant the statistics will bear that out and they have not needed the turnover which was the book big tool they used against Miami and SC here that would be welcomed by Halle West Virginia man there's the rocket Ismail he had a touchdown reception in the first half 20 Gelman's kick is to the side trying to keep it away from this mile and they just lateral it back to him and he's out to the 33 and that's all through the Tony rice both morning and especially throwing the rice gives the migraine first down is out to the 38 yard line yes mile and eyelids to the right they came off the Brooks and he's met solidly of the line of scrimmage the second half really sets the tempo for the next 30 minutes so for West Virginia's defense the challenge is there [Applause] rice peeps tosses the green the apps and the iris have the first down of the [Music] get some confirmation of the injury of what it is and its seriousness dawn she's been able to locate that yet Green Bay trip top dat'll Jackson my second down between six and seven little rice good job of pulling the ball away from this full-back and kind of stop [Applause] on the left side two wide receivers to the right he's Derek brown I was gonna keep it this time that's inside well planet [Applause] well does not bear attacks 11:12 yard return out across the 20-yard line so West Virginia desperately in need of a score a major Harris apparently will be the four [Applause] the average 23 near sex welcome back major Harris this is the first quarter the third play of this game and this apparently is where he injured the left shoulder watch yep knocked down by almond stamms he's driven down on that left shoulder you see him whit's and reach for that shoulder right there just moments ago you see them adjusting you may have helped to block the pain in that shoulder and the locker room and he comes out on the apps and something we didn't see much of in that first half and take him carefully you don't want to get him hurt but at the same time he's got to get points on the board he throws complete Keith women which is their challenge 1022 left third quarter Notre Dame has led the while Kraig Kahler the full-back met he is a character burning eros losing his footing and there's the difference between grass and the artificial turf and like the artificial turf third and eight mountaineers 42 [Applause] the pressure Paris Oh near ice at the controls wishbone rice suits again broke the initial gift from Mike Fox eight and a half third quarter rice looking for [Applause] perfect throw by rice pizza target first attempt 35 yard play now Tony book swings to the outside and to the 16-yard tougher than the others yet only going to lose six starters from today's game double time Dan Frank Jacobs and Eric Brown and it's the fullback 22 Anthony Johnson Oh hydrated to the Irish Campus flag down before the snap it's understandable Notre Dame fight song every day it was destiny Brooks zigzagging for maybe a yard to 83 [Applause] life keeps and he has to eat it as Chris Parker in awe least he's got a routine little magical touch with the fingers and now his kick is good from Oh getting for field goals in the opening season win against Michigan has his first today it's 26 to 6 brown jacket approaches the ball [Applause] [Music] they action baby bro and in the toss to the ride openly pull back pray Taylor the ability to scramble get that extra piece of tires second on three [Applause] play to the other side and Taylor Bulls his way to the 50 to get back into this one we have five minutes left in the third quarter eros keeps and then his part from behind time to make sure he met the requirements to get into Notre Dame that's where he wanted to go Harris grows that one over [Music] flag is down you may have roughing the passer on West Pritchett and that's exactly what we're going to have two dead ball fouls contributed to the first drive that got three points for West Virginia Richard say what did I do well we'll take a peek and see what put you did Paul is gone negan you're trailing by 20 points 26 to 6 as all player swings to the outside doesn't get much player look you can go much longer gets only four yards and then this quick pop by Taylor Zack to the left [Applause] there [Music] and shows us at the 16 with the first down got to believe there's a lot of pain in that body right now looks to the enzyme has a man open grave for a touchdown flag is down in a dead ball foul that looked like it was thrown after the pat was after the pass was fine he spiked the ball maybe that's what it is so Harris finds Ravis bell for the smaller [Applause] [Music] well personal foul apparently for a hit after the cuts down though for this fight we'll set yeah can't tell me was not that Baumann tries the extra point and it's 26 to 30 n-- major harris returns and the Mountaineers applaud for the eyes is Milo they have a chance see what we can do with the depot [Applause] rice baked that works at the 30 [Applause] 26 yard line [Applause] waiting from the 26 first turnover for [Applause] the 27 yard line Paris galaxies covered while now it goes long [Applause] reaching in and knocking a touchdown away third has scored a touchdown in the third quarter and now another forty-two George Williams sin by Edwards produces nothing and and now carrion try to drop it inside the 20 into the end zone trying to pull but then the defense of Notre Dame produces an equal result for the Irish fans and teammates the toss to mark Greene runs into his own man blocker Frank Jacobs is the man who stopped three pride they have on this team and second down it's green again we're sure they had the feeling after the interception that Lou Holtz he isn't going to throw unless it's a very safe pass a lot of time [Applause] minutes for the national championship man number 26 to 13 [Music] rice has the first down and more [Applause] they're doing a good job of sealing off on the strong side on parking now rise back to flow Ricki [Applause] waters 15 Kansas led the Irish during the regular season first and goal and a yard or two full of Pat Eilers saw about winning in the fourth quarter you look at the point production heavily oriented in the first half that might provide some hope for West Virginia fans but mostly they're concerned now get some ports on the board yourself fullback Braxton banks has stopped after about a half yard game waters to the right he's a man who caught the 57 yard pass the take declare the touchdown dove macragge jacobs they're caught only one has all year one for a touchdown in the Fiesta Bowl such a master when it comes to utilizing his player rarely throws in that kind of situation very conservative when he gets inside the 20 and I'm sure that West Virginia well aware of that was thinking run they did not get run they got play-action pass you can see Rice's basketball talent displayed from that angle that was like a perfect little jump shot he passed into Jacobs now they're gonna go for the two-point play as their lead has been at 20 points and what at least that try to put some added distance on the West Virginia Mountaineers rice cakes and does it get in yes [Applause] [Music] was the only endzone but that's what counts the two-pointer is good and it's now 34 13 [Applause] that makes up for that extra point that they lost after their first touchdown back in the opening quarter 21-point lead with that two-point conversion now Eugene Napoleon Jones and 7-yard bass from where ice the waters the town fans [Applause] backside really been a thorn in the side all day long [Applause] the 282 pounds [Applause] the pants again who cut off the opposite path in the backside drop lay and a beast she said the assistant trainers on this thing garyun this one not a perfect spiral a low line drive the waters got away from grant and finally bumped out of a mountain and Tony rice put some extra ribbon on that present for his mother's birthday mark Greene boy 11 yards in the first town all America led the Irish to two national championships in the mid 40s Brooks short yardage and back he said go back gets the ball banks this time and he's into West Virginia territory they follow speed because the honors have been lucky with their fast players today play action and rice throw incomplete to brown he won't drop many Derrick brown offense and defense the ability to stretch the defense offensively and to be there defensively Bell is the deep man let's it go into the end zone young all those coaches from the mid-american conference with bowling teams Paris looking long for Philips almost rabbis smuggle oh my god oh my this F Harris pulls it down this time and decides to tuck it away and run out of bounds [Applause] there's dumps it off the tailor to pull back all the way out to the 50-yard line thing that hey we made that two-point play at Notre Dame we'd be number one fallen on some deaf ears he still thinks he's the best team in the country and there's some support for that against Nebraska and Tom Osborne's Cornhuskers Harris gunning at Deep to remember and by Todd lights post intercepted by Tyrell the throw to the sidelines and the catch is allowed as Kenny what is really announced that yet but he said [Applause] darris on the caper skipping out of light tackle and then down to the 37 yard line works out so that he can be back next year [Applause] eris down the middle oh right off the chest Jamie Boal rhythm as a quarterback amazing to me that he can be as effective as he's been it make the option and now it's Pritchett and Williams throws no one there their way various programming on the corner by law sit down eight minutes left we'll talk to the winning coach after the game this game is so much important tensions with both of these men [Applause] closes [Music] Darien kicks the waters lets it bounce [Applause] but West Virginia can't get there here's the Notre Dame perfect slate Michigan Michigan State Purdue three big ten teams and Stanford Pittsburgh the big game Miami in South Bend 31 30 perhaps the game of the year Air Force Navy rice Penn State and then Southern California 27 to 10 in Los Angeles and the trojans were number one at the time Notre Dame 7 minutes and 42 seconds left leading 34 13 Rodney Culver the freshman he's a little bullet isn't a nine Bellus number eight plays special teams plays tailback is the backup quarterback and he's from Phoenix Arizona so this is a big moment for him he gets the call and straight ahead for the first time to the 34 yard line this was the team that was supposed to be a year away from the national championship colder call him little will at 60 tall in 212 pounds Bellus second down against the waters on the reverse and he is brought down just shy had the first time over 417 left who very close to blocking was Pickett and he might have gotten a piece of it as that ball slices right into the Irish sidelines a little bit make sure they love you as well a lot of love on that team and a lot of happiness on the other side of the line Arizona in his won the national championship this is Rico Tyler a bid for the 37-yard lines in his third year and we will talk to Lou Holtz if Greg Jones is the quarterback now this guy's got a major league on but he hands off the Eugene Napoleon and we're both sides using reserves its Napoleon out of bounds at the Notre Dame 28 yard look for young Phillips all graduating this year but Don Nehlen has alternated on every third down they'll go for it on fourth down rifles at the Tyler Tyler has a first down at the 21 he'd Most Valuable Player we may not need to vote too hard here today our most valuable player that seems quite apparent is Tyler up the middle inside the 20 Jones but as the saber Rembert falls down first down with the file it's down inside the ten first and goal for West Virginia and through the hands of grandis Bell Tony rice from Notre Dame Sunkist will donate $2,500 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Arizona in races name congratulations to Notre Dame and their underclassmen quarterback Tony rice he threw for over 200 yards he had some big runs it was a battle of quarterbacks and rice just saw with along with his teammates the announcement he is the most valuable player stop dwell on something down there in the Notre Dame side of the field and here comes Lou Holtz who wants to know what's going on saying take the guy out well let's not guess what he's saying [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Chris orach we'd have no idea they don't give you quite the information you get in the NFL as they protect the players name on penalties and he's just telling his whatever it is he is very upset and he is an eye-to-eye coach and believe me he he reverse to rember who scored several times on that play and gets one here the r is for their their tempers are still up 34:19 the score I wonder if some of those aren't talking calls that's what it sounded as if they were saying of course the minute you ain't it I think someone's been tossed in the game I think that was the signal error has been clearly won by Notre Dame [Music] rember there's at six seven leaping power revered who gets all eight points on the touchdown it's six on reverse and two on the conversion that makes it 3421 [Applause] the onside kick gonna go 10 yards West Virginia recovered but I only I think it was about nine and a half what are they going to say here it looked like it was short [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Kent gram 17 as the new quarterback he's a sophomore from Wheaton Illinois as we're down to the final minute and ten and they run it into the land with pellets the senior from here in Phoenix esta bold she's a student at Arizona State and the daughter of time and Melba Hanson league commissioner the pac-10 conference [Music] and so on there it is a final seconds tick away and Notre Dame well duly celebrate a national championship no doubt the Irish are number one [Applause] as real it's not with home the heart that every fan has for their team that we're number one no question it's now reality for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and their fans number one in the 1988 collegiate football season as a defeat West Virginian 3421 out of the Orange Bowl by frickin Bob Trumpy

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Length: 51min 38sec (3098 seconds)

Published: Sun Sep 10 2017