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

Turning it Aroun Irish play Orange Bowl minus Powlus, Kinder; Florida State too tough in final minutes by Jamie Bordas (continued from p. 86) selves leading Florida State late in the game at the Orange Bowl. Never mind the fact that the Seminoles would score seventeen unan- swered points in that final stretch of the fourth quarter. Never mind the fact that Marc Edwards, who had time and time again come through for the Irish all season long when a big play was needed, was hit by one of his own lineman and had the ball knocked out of his arms. Never mind that a questionable inten- tional grounding penalty was thrown on junior quarterback Thomas Krug in the endzone, resulting in a safety that ended hopes of an Irish victory. Why? Because, the Irish had overcome a great deal of adversity to even reach that point and those players were two of the major driving forces that made it all happen. When the season opened, the Irish were looking to make amends for the substandard 1994 season in which the team had struggled to a 6-5-1 record. A game against Northwestern at home seemed to be just what was needed to get off to a good start. However, the Wildcats had big plans of their own. The visitors got on the board first with a touch- down drive that began after a Kinder fumble on the opening drive. The Irish were able tcl score on a field goal anj a Robert Farmer touch] down in the second quarter, but the Wildcal also added a field goal and went into the half leading 10-9 due to a missed extra point kicl* In the second half, Northwestern sophomc tailback Darnell Autry began to establish him] self as one of the prer backs in the nation on (continued on p.! Junior middle linebacker Lyron Cobbins brings down Florida State tailback Warrick Dunn at the Orange Bowl. Cobbins led the team with eight tackles in the game after finsihing with a team-high 104 stops during the regular season. Robert Farmer totaled 93 yards on only 7 carries, including a 51 yard scamper, at the Orange Bowl to lead the squad in rushing. The junior tailback was forced to miss much of the season due to a knee injury that he suffered in the Vanderbilt game. 38 ' Sports