University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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ON GUARD. Chuck Lanza (top) allows Tony Rice time in the pocket to get a pass off. TANK. Andy Heck carries a Navy player as he plows forever forward.

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PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT (Continued from page 134) That the 1987 football season had good things in store for Notre Dame and its second- year mentor was evident right from the start. The Irish did something that had never been done before when they opened the season with a convincing 26-7 victory over Michigan in Ann Arbor. Wolverine Coach Bo Schembechler had not lost a home opener in 12 previous years. This time, though, Notre Dame ' s No Name defense shut down Wolverine tailback Jamie Morris, and Terry Andrysiak led the Irish offense mas terfully, completing 11 of 15 passes for 137 yaras and one touchdown, and that to Tim Brown in double coverage. After I saw that second defender, Brown said after the game, I couldn ' t believe he threw it. And that would not be the last time that Andrysiak would connect with Brown in double coverage, triple coverage, or whenever he could find him. Also that would not be the last time that the Irish defense would stop a Big Ten foe. Notre Dame ' s home opener, a 31-8 thrashing of eventual Big Ten champion Michigan State, provided more of the unbelievable. Brown re- turned two punts for scores in the first quarter, a 71-yarder with blockers and a 66-yarder mostly on his own. This was after the Spartan return man stepped two yards backwards into his own endzone and downed the opening kickoff for an excuse me Irish safety to start the game, set- ting the tone for Michigan State. The Irish were rolling. But Purdue was no pushover. Irish victories over two Big Ten powers did not mean the Big Ten laugher Boilermakers would roll out the red carpet for Mr. Brown and Notre Dame. The Boil- ers instead rolled up 17 points in the second quarter to enter the locker room tied 17-17. It took some regrouping, but the Irish came out and hammered Purdue in the second half to take a 44-20 triumph. Fullback Anthony Johnson rushed for three touchdowns and placekicker Ted Gradel booted three field goals for Notre Dame, which outrushed Purdue 268-87 in the contest. The Irish were 3-0, ranked fifth, and had the next weekend off. What could be better? Two weeks later, the Irish were wondering what could possibly be worse. A week off put them at fourth in the poll, but that wouldn ' t mat- ter after a trip to Pittsburgh on a wet Saturday evening. A first-half interception of Andrysiak, a fumble by Brown in the open field, poor Irish tackling and a rushing clinic by Craig Heyward put the Panthers on top 27-0 at halftime. Andrys- iak broke his collarbone on the last play of the half. Would they even show up for more? (Continued on page 139) WATCH OUT. Braxton Banks ' eyes check out the terrain as he makes a cut left. THE CHASE. Jeff Aim, Wesley Pritchett, and Flash Gor- HURDLING. Terry Andrysiak leaps over some Michigan de- don chase after a Navy ball carrier. fenders in the opening day victory. 136 Sports

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FOOTBALL. (Front row) Pernell Taylor, Matt Dingens, Pete Rokich, Jeff Kunz, Mike Griffin, Byron Spruell, Chuck Lanza, Dom Prinzivalli, Tom Freeman, Tom Render, Terry Andrysiak, Alonzo Jefferson, Tim Brown. (Second row) Walt Howard, Mark Gleason, James Sass, Tom Byrne, Ted Gra- del, Greg Harris, Darrell Gordon, Cedric Figaro, Frank Stams, Wesley Pritchett, Chris Kvochak, Reggie Ward, Marv Spence, Brandy Wells. (Third row) Steve Roddy, Tom Gorman, Steve Belles, Aaron Robb, Dan Quinn, Ned Bolcar, D ' Juan Francisco, George Streeter, Mark Green, Ray Du- mas, Corny Southall, Vince Phelan, Mike Visovatti, Mike Ta- felski, Mike Johnson, Tony Smith. (Fourth row) Brad Alge, Scott Bufton, Pat Fravel, Andy Heck, Chuck Killian, Joe Jar- osz, Steve Alaniz, Pat Eilers, Kurt Zackrison. Mark Nigro, Chris Johnson, Greg Hudson, Ted Fitzgerald, Rich Morrison, Marty Lippincott, Mike Brennan, Pete Graham. (Fifth row) Stan Smagala, Dave Jandric, Kevin McShane, Dave Prinziv- alli, Mike Crounse, Dean Brown, Doug DiOrio, Rod West, John Foley, Bryan Flannery, Ted Healy, Jeff Aim, Jeff Pear- son, Tim Grunhard, Anthony Johnson, Braxton Banks, Pat Terrell, Reggie Ho, Bob Satterfield, Tom Chapleau. (Sixth row) Jim Kinsherf, Mike Callan, Brian Dowler, David Rosen- berg, Mike Heldt, Pete Rausch, Darrel Wodecki, Todd Lyght, Pierre Martin, Andre Jones, Ricky Walters, Bob Car- penter, Tony Brooks, Don Grimm, Tony Rice, Mike Stone- breaker, Joe Farrell, Mickey Anderson, Steve Huffman, Mark Dobbins. (Seventh row) Kevin Murphy, John Kline, Dave Neidell, Jerry Bodine, Jim Sexton, Zach Landry, Brian Shannon, Norm Ballentine, Tim Ryan, Chris Zorich, Scott Kowalkowski, George Marshall, George Williams, Bob Dahl, Joe Allen, Frank Jacobs, Ryan Mihalko, Bill Hackett, Greg Davis, Kent Graham, Winston Sandri, Lincoln Coleman. (Eighth row) Scott Raridon, George Stewart, Foge Fazio, Vinny Cerrato, Joe Yonto, Tony Yelovich, Barry Alvarez, Fr. Riehle, Lou Holtz, George Kelly, Pete Cordelli, Bob Gla- dieux, Chris Stiles, Ray Carter, Jerry Schmidt, Gary Zingler, Tim Scannell, Jim Russ. (Back row) Joan Murphy, Andrea Lantz, Kim Keppler, Pete Abowd, Mark Salopek, Gene O ' Neill, John Whitmer, Br. John Campbell, Brian Moffitt, John Puetz, Ed Kirchmier. 1987 Football ND Opp. Michigan 26 7 Michigan State 31 8 Purdue 44 20 Pittsburgh 22 30 Air Force 35 14 use 26 15 Navy 56 13 Boston College 32 25 Alabama 37 6 Penn State 20 21 Miami (Florida) 24 Texas A M 10 35 Total 8-4 ESCAPE. Mark Green barely skirts by a defender. 138 Sports