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Clemson @ NDame could be only 2nd time in 50 yrs they’ve hosted 2 top-5 teams!
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Clemson @ NDame could be only 2nd time in 50 yrs they’ve hosted 2 top-5 teams!


Feb 22, 2020, 12:42 PM

Last time was in 1993 & hosting FSU.

PS: This info came from a sports site, so take it as a grain of slaw as they say.

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Re: Clemson @ Notre Dame could be only 2nd time in 50 yrs they’ve hosted 2 top 5 team game.


Feb 22, 2020, 12:48 PM

Say what?

ND also hosted #1 ranked USC in 2005. Remember the Bush push.

The Catholics also beat the #1 ranked Convicts 31-30 in 1988.

I could probably come up with a few more. ND has hosted a lot of top 5 teams through the years.

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Feb 22, 2020, 12:54 PM

What was ND ranked in those games ??? Read the post

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Re: Clemson @ Notre Dame could be only 2nd time in 50 yrs they’ve hosted 2 top 5 team game.


Feb 22, 2020, 1:07 PM

ND was top 5 vs Miami.

They were only #9 vs USC.

I'm sure there are others.

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Re: Clemson @ Notre Dame could be only 2nd time in 50 yrs they’ve hosted 2 top 5 team game.


Feb 22, 2020, 1:25 PM

per this site, ND was AP #4 when they played at home vs Miami in 1988...point to MoCity!

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1988-schedule.html

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Re: Clemson @ Notre Dame could be only 2nd time in 50 yrs they’ve hosted 2 top 5 team game.


Feb 22, 2020, 1:41 PM

OK, I did the leg work...

You got Fla St and Miami verified...

also, since 1970, two others: 1990, ND(1) vs Mich (4); and 1996, ND (5) vs Ohio St (4).

So 4 times in last 50 years...still not as many as you might suspect!

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Re: Clemson @ Notre Dame could be only 2nd time in 50 yrs they’ve hosted 2 top 5 team game.


Feb 22, 2020, 2:23 PM

Agreed it seems like more than just 4 times.

As much as I dislike ND, gotta admit they have played tough football schedules over the years.

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Re: Clemson @ Notre Dame could be only 2nd time in 50 yrs they’ve hosted 2 top 5 team game.


Feb 22, 2020, 1:07 PM [ in reply to Re: Clemson @ Notre Dame could be only 2nd time in 50 yrs they’ve hosted 2 top 5 team game. ]

I think his reference came from one of my posts...I also read that. Agree that they have hosted a lot of top five teams. The kicker is that the article said ND hosting a top 5 team, while ND is also ranked in the top five at the same time...

I can find how they did against the final rankings of the season, but have not been able to verify any games that were played when they were ranked. For example, in 1988, ND played Miami at home and won 31-30, Miami finished the season #2 by some accounts, but were both teams ranked top 5 when they played?

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