Rockne's Roundtable

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You're the greatest Lou!!

Risksorter,

That game ended a school-record five-game losing streak and led the student body to carry Hornung off the field on its collective shoulder in his final home game. He scored all three TDs and kicked all three PATs, but I would say he had a more impressive game the previous year in a 17-14 Irish victory in which he passed, ran, tackled, intercepted and finally kicked the winning field goal with 2:15 left.

I don't think there have been any other games where an ND player scored all the points in a win on TDs and PATs.

Would you count Chuck Male kicking all four field goals for all the points in a 12-10 victory at Michigan in 1979?

ND vs MSU 1966. Coley O'Brien - back up quarterback - playing in "game of the century" against one of the all time great defenses - Michigan State. O'Brien's play brought home the National Championship.

Hanratty is knocked out in the first quarter. Coley comes off the bench - plays almost flawless - and ultimately helps tie the game with a perfectly placed 34 yard TD pass.

All the while - he is receiving orange juice on the sideline to keep him out of diabetic shock.

samart,

We have Johnny Lujack's 1946 tackle against Doc Blanchard as the fourth most famous/timeless moment play in Notre Dame football history. He also made a very key fumble recovery deep in his territory in that game. Offensively, though, he threw three interceptions, and I think Arnold Tucker grabbed all three.

He jokes now that when Frank Leahy chided him for why he's repeatedly throwing to Tucker his response was, "He's the only one open."

I would count Chuck Male, but only technically. He did, after all, score every point.

The real uniqueness here was Hornung the player. He, Lujack and Lattner were the real class acts of that era. Brilliant two way players with a variety of skills.

Where does Lou say that about if you play great and lose who cares? I havent seen him say that and those dont sound like his words especially given the fact that he(Lou) spoke so highly about how McDougal and Young handled themselves after that loss.

Lou, Arnold Tucker went to my high school, Miami Senior.

Man, I feel like a terrible ND fan. Being born in 1987, I wasnt born for or don't remember any of these..

Good post:He was Notre Dame's best weapon that day.

Tim Brown's 71- and 66-yard punt returns in the first quarter were spectacular, but the most spectacular quarter of football I witnessed was Joe Montana's fourth quarter against USC when ND trailed 24-6 against a team that would share the national title and had people like Ronnie Lott and Dennis Smith in the secondary.

Montana was 11 of 15 for 196 yards, two TDs, and also scrambled for a 15-yard gain on a crucial play, when USC knew he had to pass every play. Notre Dame took a brief 25-24 lead, but the controversial incomplete pass call on Paul McDonald when replays showed a fumble helped set up USC's game-winning field goal with just two seconds left.

Lou, who was Irish offensive lineman (Ernie Hughes?) that manhandled Texas' heralded All-American DT (forgot his name) in the 38-10 romp in the 1978 Cotton Bowl? That was a thing of beauty and often goes forgotten in that big win.

sandtrap,

That would be Ernie Hughes from Boise, Idaho, and he went against Outland Trophy winner Brad Shearer of Texas. The other DT I believe was Steve McMichael, who had a great pro career with the Chicago Bears.

Really, though, the left side of the line with guard Ted Horansky and sophomore tackle Tim Foley was outstanding as well. Both of Terry Eurick's TD runs of 10 and 6 yards in the second quarter came over the left side. Foley played so well that he was third in the balloting for Offensive MVP, very unusual for a lineman. Vagas Ferguson won it with 100 yards rushing on 21 carries and two TDs, plus a great 17-yard TD catch that made it 24-3.