1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
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Gator Bowl, L 28–35 Georgia Tech
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 22 |
| AP | No. 22 |
| 1998 record | 9–3 |
| Head coach | Bob Davie (2nd year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Jim Colletto (2nd year) |
| Offensive scheme | Option |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Mattison (2nd year) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium (c. 80,012, grass) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #22 Notre Dame | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | – | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | – | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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9:37
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MICH | Kraig Baker 36-yard field goal | MICH 3-0 |
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7:30
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ND | Jim Sanson 32-yard field goal | Tied 3-3 |
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11:36
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MICH | Jay Feely 21-yard field goal | MICH 6-3 |
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3:08
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ND | Jim Sanson 27-yard field goal | Tied 6-6 |
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0:23
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MICH | Tom Brady 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick) | MICH 13-6 |
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11:34
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ND | Jim Sanson 32-yard field goal | MICH 13-9 |
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7:40
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ND | Dan O'Leary 4-yard pass from Jarious Jackson (Jim Sanson kick) | ND 16-13 |
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5:02
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ND | Raki Nelson 35-yard pass from Jarious Jackson (Jim Sanson kick) | ND 23-13 |
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13:23
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ND | Autry Denson 3-yard run (Jim Sanson kick) | ND 30-13 |
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4:09
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ND | Autry Denson 1-yard run (kick failed) | ND 36=13 |
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2:09
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MICH | Jerame Tuman 8-yard pass from Drew Henson (Jay Feely kick) | ND 36-20 |
The 1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bob Davie and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
With wins in their final five regular season games of 1997, the Irish started Davie's second season with confidence. Despite losing record-setting quarterback Ron Powlus, the Irish returned 14 starters, including tailback Autry Denson and three senior linebackers that were placed on the preliminary list for the Dick Butkus Award. Powlus was replaced by Jarious Jackson who had played sparingly in 1997 but had amassed almost 200 passing yards in the time. In Jackson's first start, against Michigan, he threw two touchdowns to lead the Irish, ranked 22nd, over the 5th ranked Wolverines. Denson added 162 yards and two touchdowns to give the Irish a 36–20 win. The Irish moved to tenth in the rankings, however didn't stay long, as Michigan State, who led by 39 points at halftime, beat the Irish for the second year in a row. Dropping back to 23rd in the nation, the Irish returned home to face Purdue. The Boilermakers handed the Irish their first loss in 1997 which dropped the Irish from the rankings, and the Irish looked for retribution in this game. With the Irish down two with less than two minutes remaining, Tony Driver, who was switched to cornerback in the offseason, intercepted a Drew Brees pass to set up the go-ahead field goal for the Irish. With the Boilermakers once again moving the ball, Driver had his second interception with less than a minute remaining to preserve the win for the Irish.
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