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Notre Dame All-Time Bowl History

What is your favorite Notre Dame bowl memory?

Notre Dame has played in 41 bowl games all-time, a number that might seem low considering they’ve been playing football for over 130 years.  However, Notre Dame didn’t play in bowl games out of their belief in amateurism for over 40 years which means for a lot fewer bowl appearances than several other blue-blood programs.

There have been great triumphs and incredible heartbreakers both over those 41 games.

Legends were made, thrilling wins were had, and heartbreaking losses also occurred.

Check out the game-by-game history of Notre Dame in postseason bowl games below.

More Bowl Game History from the College Wire Network:

Alabama / Aub / Fla / LSU / Tenn. / UGA // Mich. / Mich St. / Ohio St. / Wisc. // Okla. / Texas // ND // USC

We just got a reason to want Notre Dame in the Pop-Tarts Bowl

Don’t say you don’t want to see this.

With Notre Dame waiting to see what bowl game it will be invited to, speculation about it is running wild. At this point, your guess is as good as mine. But what if I told you there now is something to look forward to should the Irish play in the renamed Pop-Tarts Bowl? College football insider Nicole Auerbach has the scoop:

Yes, you read that right. If the Irish are invited to the Pop-Tarts Bowl and win it, they will be helping themselves to a bite out of the giant Pop-Tart that is serving as the game’s mascot. Now isn’t that better than the thought of [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] having mayonnaise poured on him after a Duke’s Mayo Bowl victory?

To make things even more interesting, the Irish won this bowl in 2019 when it was the Camping World Bowl. So it’s not out of the question to see them in this game again. I personally am rooting for it because who doesn’t love Pop-Tarts?

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Legendary quarterback gives Coach Prime a ringing endorsement

This guy knows a thing or two about being an underdog quarterback…

If you’re looking for an underdog story in the NFL this year perhaps look no further than the San Francisco 49ers.  Sure, their already-loaded team acquired Christian McCaffrey earlier in the season to boost their Super Bowl dreams, but because of injuries, are now starting Brock Purdy at quarterback.

If that name sounds familiar to you Notre Dame fans, its because Purdy was the quarterback that received a ton of attention before the 2019 Camping World Bowl for Iowa State.  Purdy was “Mr. Irrelevant” this past NFL draft as his was the final name called on draft weekend.  Now he’s holding the keys to the 49ers and their championship dreams.

Another underdog quarterback that used to play for the 49ers recently discussed that. Joe Montana also spoke about Tom Brady at 45, Deion Sanders at Colorado, and a bunch else.  Here are some of the highlights.

Notre Dame’s all-time record against remaining Big 12 programs

How have the Irish done against the rest of the Big 12?

With Texas and Oklahoma on their way out of the Big 12, who knows what the future holds for one of the Power Five conferences? What we do know is that Notre Dame won’t be playing any of the current Big 12 members during the regular season anytime soon. The Irish’s deal to play five ACC schools a year, plus their usual rivalry games with the likes of Navy and so forth, only can mean there isn’t a lot of room for these schools on future schedules. There simply aren’t enough games over the course of a season to schedule everybody you would like to.

Still, with college football coming to a crossroads yet again, this is a time to look back. Even though the Big 12 and Notre Dame don’t have an existing relationship, it’s worth looking back on what the schools that will remain in the conference for now have done against the Irish:

Owusu-Koarmoah, White on Watch List for Bronco Nagurski Trophy

Hopes are high for Notre Dame’s defense in 2020, especially in the case of the linebacker corps.

Hopes are high for Notre Dame’s defense in 2020, especially in the case of the linebacker corps. Irish seniors Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Drew White have been named to this year’s Bronco Nagurski Trophy Watch List. The award goes to college football’s top defensive player.

Owusu-Koramoah and White tied for the team lead in tackles last season (80), and both played in every game. Owusu-Koramoah had three nine-tackle games and was named to the ESPN All-Bowl Team after recording three sacks in the Camping World Bowl. He led the Irish with 13.5 tackles for loss in 2019.

White’s 11 tackles against Michigan were a Notre Dame high for last season. He also recorded 10 tackles apiece vs. Boston College and Navy. He finished 2019 with eight tackles for loss.

The watch list for the award can change throughout the season. In the end, five finalists will compete for the right to be named the National Defensive Player of the Year. The winner will be voted on by the FWAA All-America Committee.

84 days until Notre Dame football returns!

We’re 12 weeks until Notre Dame football returns as they’ll face Navy in Annapolis. Continue the countdown today!

Just 12 weeks from now we’re slated for Notre Dame football to return as the Irish will take on Navy in Annapolis.  There is a chance that game is played on the Sunday instead so it could be 12 weeks or it might be 12 weeks and a day.

Whatever the case, we’re a day closer to Notre Dame football returning to action.

As we continue the countdown today we revisit a moment from the last football Notre Dame played.

84: Tony Jones, Jr.’s record run in the Camping World Bowl vs. Iowa State.

In the 37 previous bowl games Notre Dame had played in there had never been a longer run by an Irish player than what you just watched above.

Jones is onto the NFL as he signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent while Notre Dame looks for someone to jump out in their 2020 backfield.

84 days.  Or maybe 85. Either way…

Let’s go!

Related:  Way too early game-by-game predictions for 2020 Notre Dame football

Notre Dame’s Most Recent Bowl Game Gets Name Change

When Notre Dame and Iowa State met in December it was the Camping World Bowl. Well, it is no longer as the Cheez-It Bowl is headed east.

When Notre Dame and Iowa State squared off back on December 28 they played in what was then called the Camping World Bowl.

It was one of several names the game has had over the years: The Blockbuster Bowl, Carquest Bowl, MicronPC Bowl, MicronPC.com Bowl, Tangerine Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl, Russell Athletic Bowl and since 2017, the Camping World Bowl.

Well, that is no more as the annual post-season game played in Orlando now has a different sponsor.

The Cheez-It Bowl.

So the annual game played each December in Phoenix makes the trip east now.

So do with it what you like, just know that if Notre Dame ends the year in Orlando this year, and not in the Citrus Bowl, that they’ll be playing for all of the Cheez-Its.  And if they do, let’s just hope it’s half as entertaining as the 2018 thriller between TCU and California in the Cheez-Its Bowl.

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NFL Draft: Tony Jones, Jr. Goes Undrafted, Signs with Saints

Jones finished his Notre Dame career with 1481 rushing yards (28th in school history) and 12 scores.  He added another 273 yards receiving, 51 of which came on the play that sealed a 12-0 regular season in 2018.  Why not watch that again?

I didn’t think it was a longshot but I did think it’d be a bit of an upset if Notre Dame running back Tony Jones, Jr. was selected in this years NFL Draft.  Jones unfortunately did not hear his name called in the seven rounds this weekend but did find a new home, signing as an un-drafted free agent with the New Orleans Saints.

Matt Freeman of Irish Sports Daily had the news Saturday afternoon.

Jones finished his Notre Dame career with 1481 rushing yards (28th in school history) and 12 scores.  He added another 273 yards receiving, 51 of which came on the play that sealed a 12-0 regular season in 2018.  Why not watch that again?

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That Boykin block will always be one of my favorite moments in watching Notre Dame football.  Jones also finished his Fighting Irish campaign with a bang, setting a Camping World Bowl record for longest run in the history of the game.

All the best to Jones with a Saints team that is about to enter a very interesting time for the franchise.

Senior Bowl Update – Chase Claypool

To the surprise of absolutely nobody who has watched him the last two seasons, Chase Claypool measured out about as well as he could possibly hope.

Senior Bowl festivities got started Tuesday morning in Mobile, Alabama as participating players checked in with their official heights, weights and measurements.

To the surprise of absolutely nobody who has watched him the last two seasons, Chase Claypool measured out about as well as he could possibly hope.

Claypool’s height of 6-4.3″ was the second-tallest of any wide receiver at the Senior Bowl while coming in at 229 pounds makes him the heaviest receiver participating this week.

He also measured out to have the second longest arms, biggest hands and the second widest wingspan of any receiver in Mobile.

Meeting the media ahead of practice, Claypool spoke about his physical nature on the field, his love for special teams and how football isn’t the only sport he’s talented at.

To further the solid start to Senior Bowl week for Claypool, one of the NFL’s proudest franchises is also looking to learn more about him.

If you watched Chase Claypool from the second half of 2018 through his final game for Notre Dame in the 2019 Camping World Bowl you saw an elite talent who offers a rare combination of size and athleticism, even if the speed isn’t elite.

I’m becoming more curious by the day if Claypool’s future in the NFL wouldn’t be best served by putting on another 10-15 pounds and becoming a tight end.

His physicality certainly would fit that role.

 

Notre Dame Football: One Irish Player Named to ESPN’s “All-Bowl Team”

Claypool’s ridiculous day didn’t earn him a spot

Bowl season has come and gone and despite the Camping World Bowl not being the most exciting destination for Notre Dame fans, the Irish rolled Iowa State 33-9.

In that game Chase Claypool walked away with MVP honors after he pulled down seven receptions for 146 yards, one touchdown and another score that was ultimately overturned.  However, Claypool’s ridiculous day didn’t earn him a spot on ESPN’s All Bowl Team for 2019.

Notre Dame’s sole-representitive on the team went to Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah.

Quite frankly, JOK was a freak on the field against Iowa State as he recorded nine tackles, had three sacks, four tackles for loss, a forced fumble, fumble recovery and an additional hurry on Iowa State Brock Purdy to boot.

Owusu-Koramoah’s day got Irish fans excited for a 2020 where the sky appears to be the limit and the Camping World Bowl highlighted just that.

If you’re upset about Claypool not being named to the team, it’s at least for good reason – receivers were downright nasty this bowl season.  Tyler Johnson of Minnesota pulled down 204 yards and two scores against Auburn, Jerry Jeudy of Alabama also had 204 yards and a score in a win over Michigan and George Pickens of Georgia had 175 yards and a touchdown in their win over Baylor.