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Title: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 1992 Notre Dame vs. 1996 Nebraska
Post by: ELA on July 22, 2022, 09:40:30 AM

The resumes:


1992 Notre Dame (10-1-1)

• Tied #3 Michigan, and lost at home to #18 Stanford
• Finished season by beating 4 straight ranked teams, including #4 Texas A&M 28-3 in the Cotton Bowl
• All-Americans: OG Aaron Taylor (consensus), RB Reggie Brooks, TE Irv Smith, CB Tom Carter

1996 Nebraska (11-2)

• Shut out in Week 2 by #17 Arizona State, to snap 26 game overall winning streak, and 37 game regular season, dating back to November 14, 1992
• Beat #16 Kansas State by 36, and #5 Colorado
• Upset by Texas in the inaugural Big XII Championship Game
• Beat #10 Virginia Tech 41-21 in the Orange Bowl
• #9 S&P+ team of the 90s
• All-Americans: OC Aaron Taylor (consensus), DE Grant Wistrom (consensus), OG Chris Dishman, DE Jared Tomich

Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 1992 Notre Dame vs. 1996 Nebraska
Post by: FearlessF on July 22, 2022, 09:44:21 AM

well, it's not the Domers

Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 1992 Notre Dame vs. 1996 Nebraska
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on July 22, 2022, 09:56:33 AM

I just don't think Nebraska could exploit ND's weakness (pass D).