Renew rivalry between Norte Dame and Miami
Notre Dame and Miami Hurricanes have reached an agreement to renew a football rivalry. During the 1980s, the same helped to decide several national championships and define each program. In Chicago, at Soldier Field, the Fighting Irish and the Hurricanes will play Oct. 6, 2012 and then in 2016 at South Bend, Ind, starts the play a home-and-home. The next season they play in Miami.
Notre Dame leads the series 15-7-1 and the rivalry dates to the 1950s. The rivalry got interesting when Miami became a national power, although it was during the 1980s. In Jerry Faust’s last game as coach of the Fighting Irish, Miami embarrassed Notre Dame 58-7 in 1985.
Lou Holtz replaced Faust. The Miami-Notre Dame game was routinely one of the biggest of the season and soon after Notre Dame was a national title contender again.
In the 1980s, Miami won three national championships and during the regular season, each time beat Notre Dame. In 1988, Notre Dame beat Miami, when the Irish won their last national title, and in 1990.
By some Notre Dame supporters, Catholics vs. Convicts was dubbed as the tense and at times, a nasty series.
By a pregame shoving match, the 1988 game was marked and before the coin toss the teams nearly squared off at midfield, the next season.
In 1990, after the 29-20 victory by the Irish, Miami was knocked out of the national title hunt. With a chance to win another championship, the victory helped Notre Dame go the Orange Bowl.
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