notre dame fighting irish history
notre dame fighting irish history
Notre Dame tickets are back. After years of struggle the Fighting Irish have regained their position among the college football elite. Talk of a National Championship is swirling around the Irish and quarterback Brady Quinn is among the frontrunners for the Heisman Trophy. What else can you ask for? Get your Notre Dame Fighting Irish tickets now.
Any talk of Notre Dame has to begin with Quarterback Brady Quinn. Quinn is now in his fourth year at Notre Dame. When head coach Charlie Weis came to South Bend he elevated Quinn’s game dramatically. In his first year running Weis’s offense Quinn completed 294 of 450 passes for 3,919 yards and threw for 32 touchdowns and only seven interceptions. After finishing fourth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy Quinn has established himself as one of the best quarterbacks in college football and put himself squarely in the running to be both a Heisman Trophy winner and a first round pick in the NFL Draft.
The Fighting Irish had to earn their return to the top. Starting with a 42-21 drubbing of #23 Pittsburgh in the season opener, the Irish moved on to a convincing win over #3 Michigan in the second game of the season. Brought back down to earth by a narrow 44-41 loss to Michigan State, Notre Dame rebounded the following week with a 36-17 victory over Washington and followed it up by beating #22 Purdue 49-28. What followed the next week was one of the most exciting games in college football history. Fighting Irish football ticket holders in Notre Dame Stadium watched their team battle #1 ranked USC. After trailing 14-7 in the first quarter, Notre Dame battled back with 14 unanswered points in the second. Quinn’s 32 yard touchdown pass to Jeff Samardzija and a 60-yard punt return for a touchdown by Tom Zbikowski put Notre Dame up 21-14 at the half. But USC didn’t get a #1 ranking by mistake. Reggie Bush tied the score at 21 with a 45 yard touchdown run in the third quarter but Notre Dame regained the lead with a field goal early in the fourth. The Trojans went back on top with another Bush touchdown run to lead 28-24. Then Brady Quinn went back to work, driving Notre Dame 87 yards on eight plays, finally taking the ball in himself on a five-yard touchdown run. After pushing the #1 team in the country to the limit, the Irish lost when USC quarterback Matt Leinart crossed the goal line with only three seconds left on the clock.
Notre Dame football tickets ended up delivering a Fiesta Bowl berth to the Irish faithful in 2005 but the success of the season has only whetted their appetite for more wins. Now Notre Dame Stadium will be packed every week as more and more fans rediscover the excitement of Notre Dame football. Start early and work hard, but get your Notre Dame tickets as soon as you can. You won’t want to miss out on another season of the Fighting Irish.
