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

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Contiii of Oi e£ttites Disappointment after season opener by Courtney Kirtley After the tremendous 48- 1 3 season-opening win over Kan- sas, Coach Davie told the team to savor the victory because you never want to take a win for granted. His words foreshad- owed the difficuhies that were realized in the following weeks as the hish faced the challenges of Michigan, Purdue, and Michi- gan State. On September 4 Notre Dame faced the Wolverines be- fore an NCAA-record crowd of 111,523 in Ann Arbor. Al- though the Irish held a 14-9 lead at the half and a 22- 1 9 lead with 4:08 remaining, penalties in the final minutes caused them to fall 26-22 to Michigan. A fifteen yard celebration penalty led to the ensuing plays, which allowed Michigan ' s Thomas to make the winning one-yard touchdown nan. Refusing to give in, Notre Dame fought their way to the Michigan 2 1 with under a minute on the clock. Three plays later, Jackson completed a 19- yarder to Raki Nelson, failing one-yard short of a first down. With no timeouts left and the ball on the 1 2-yard line, the clock ran out and Michiaan won the game. The next week ' s match against Purdue saw yet another loss to the clock. Again, the Irish en- tered the locker room at halftime with the lead. It was not until the fourth quaiter that Purdue gained its first lead of the game. Deter- mined to regain their position, Jackson drove the Irish to the two-yard line with time running out. After a fimeout to regroup, they executed the final play, the miscommunication of which forced Jackson backward nine yards. However, before another play could take place, time ex- pired and Purdue defeated the Irish 26-22. The Irish appeared to be ei tering another last-minute fina when they began the four quarter against Michigan Stat tied 7-7. With 5:44 remainin both teams were again poised 13-13. However, the Spartai broke the tie with an 80-ya| touchdown. Jackson led the Iri; in an attempted recovery effc to midtleld, but Davie ' s decisic to kick with only 3:16 left r turned the ball to the Spartan After a 42-yaid ain and tlieir thi field goal of the quarter, Micl gan State concluded the gar; with a disappointing 23- 1 3 vi tory over the Irish. Junior Ihiiikcr Joey Gclhciall ligliis piisi Kan- sas delcnsi; with a kick-otT rcUirn, Due to his outstanding speed, he is a leading reluiner for the Irish. I sports I ' hoU.hv Job Til Sopliomorelailliaek Ibny Fisher scored his first two career touchdowns against Kansas. Con- trihuling to his career-high 1 1 1 yards lor the game, one was on an impressive 46-yard run. F ' hiilohv: JoliTi-i

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ItxAii Louxicvj ulSpurLNlHluniuU ' .-!] 1999 Irish Football Team Final Record: 5-7 999 Football Team: (First Row ) Jim Sanson. Dan OLeary. A ' Jani Sanders. Antwon Jones. Jarious Jackson. John Merandi. Lance Legree. Deveron aiper. Joe Ferrer. ( Second Row ) Mark Rule. Johnathan Hebert. James Caputo. Brendan Farreil. Anthony Brannan. Brendan O ' Connor. Matt Brennan. B J. :ott. Rob Mowl. Mike Gandy. Ronnie Nicks. (Third Row ) Jim Jones. Jason Ching. Joe Recende . Jay Johnson. Deke Cooper. Joey Goodspeed. Mike nbe. Noah Van Hook-Drucker. Mike Grady. Chris Leek. Bobb Brow n. ( Fourth Row ) Joe Getherail. JW Jordan. Casey Robin. John Teasdale. Andy isne. Kurt Vollers. Brian Oleniczak. Jascint Vukehch. Andrew Dempsey. Brad Williams. Lamoni Bn,anl. (Fifth Row ) Da id Shenk. Javin Hunter. .•Xmaz aitle. David Givens. Shane Walton. Grant Irons. Anthony Denman. Luigi Rao. Jeremy Juarez. Mike Zelenka. Mark Mitchell. Ron Israel. Dan Carey. (Sixth ow ) Tom Lopienski. Mike McNair. John Crow ther. Tim O Neill. Ryan Scarola. Rix.ky Boiman. Ryan Roberts. David Miller. Jordan Black. Sean Mahan. erald Morgan. Jabari Holloway. Justin Smith. (Seventh Row ) Jamaar Taylor. Nick Setta. Josh Geniiie. Bernard .Akatu. R an Krueger. Chad DcBolt. Matt arb. Adam Tibbie. Anthony Weaver. John Ow ens. Carlos Pierre-.Antoine. Tyreo Harrison. Donald Dykes. Dw ay ne Francis. ( Eighth Row ) Tony Driver, aki Nelson. Terrance Howard. Sean Milligan. Jeff Faine. Ryan Gillis. Neil .Ambron. Brennan Curtin. Julius Jones. Gary Godsey. Jim Molinato. Cedric illiard. Courtney Watson. Jtx;y Hildbold. Clifford Jefferson. ( Ninth Row ) Dan Novako . Pat Ryan. Jason Bcckstrom. Glenn Earl. Chris Yura. Gerome Sapp. istin Thomas. .Albert Poree. Darrell Campbell. Tony Fisher. Jason Murray. (Tenth Row ) Urban Meyer. Dan Mullen. Ke in Rogers. Kirk Doll. Bob Davie, ev. James Riehle. Greg Mattison. Jerry Rosburg. Desmond Robinson. Steve Adda io. Bob Chmiel. Taver Johnson. Lou West. Dave Borbely. (Eleventh OW) Chris Matlock. Aaron Hillmann. Mickey Marotti. Jim Russ. Mike Bean. Carole Banda. Dan Cooley. Brendan Walsh, Brian Belden. Henry Scroope. )hn Whitmer. Kristen Spellacy. .Mlison McDonnell. Erin Corbeit. Not pictured: Mike Hogan. liKilh.illl

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Charging past Konsiis dclenK. soplwmon: quar- k ' rh.iik AriKi B;illlc conipiclcd u 74yarcl loiKlidimn run. Il was his firsl career touch- lioun. as ucll as ihc loni:csi run of his career Senior split end Bobby Brown and sophomore flanker Ja in Hunter celehraled Bro« n ' s suc- cessful 1 4-yard reception, the i)nl. Irish louch- iloun in ihc nialch-up ai:au)si Michiiian Slate. fholohi J,.b Turner This Century Fighting Irish was officially adopted by the University President, Rev. Matthew Walsh, C.S.C. in 1927 after the press had used this phrase to describe the never-say-die fighting spirit and the Irish quali- ties of grit, determina- tion, and tenacity that characterized Notre Dame athletic teams. I iddiiion to successfully throwing to junior Jahari Hollow ay for one touchdown against Michigan, senior quarterback Jarious kson ran I Z yards for a touchdow n in the second quarter. gi ing the Irish the lead at the half. loQlhalll