1990 #4 Michigan @ #1 Notre Dame No Huddle

1990 #4 Michigan Wolverines @ #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

[@tmarsh0307]

I really miss football from this era. Two talented, well-coached programs with physical offenses and defenses going after each other. The play calling had evolved enough by this time that passing attacks were dangerous, but running the ball, controlling the line of scrimmage and field position were the best ways to win. And this - a 28-24 come from behind win - was the definition of a good game in the 1980's and 1990's. Plus, there's no apparel war, unless you consider whether or not your team wore Russell Athletic, like Michigan, or Champion, like Notre Dame. I miss these days, except I do love High Definition broadcasts of today.

[@ls2goat406]

These were the glory days of Notre Dame football. I truly understand why my dad is such a big fan after watching many of these late 80’s early 90’s games. This team has so much history.

[@bobbymccarthy2174]

Just one game of many why I fell in love with ND football 🏈 loved the backfield of culver,brooks and waters,favorite backfield of all time of any team in

[@timgreen2764]

What a game. I remember it like it was yesterday. Watched the whole thing on TV with my Dad through every excruciating minute. Both solid ground teams in a hard-fought battle, tons of running yards, grinding out short-yardage first-downs, huge tackles, key interceptions. Love hearing the names of my childhood again - Mirer, Watters, Ismail, Brooks, Zorich, Stonebreaker, Culver, other Brooks, Brown, DuBose, Jarrell, Hentrich. Rick Mirer was just so steady - a natural winner. Even after that killer 4th-Q interception he just hung in there and led one of the all-time great comeback wins for the Irish. Many thanks for the upload!

[@mikeroagreschen5350]

Thank you for editing and uploading.

[@vincentgirardi401]

one thing i loved about Holtz era ND is how guys played different positions - Watters and Ismail played RB and WR, Reggie Brooks and Jeff Burris played RB and DB, Andy Heck moved from TE to RT as a senior. Bob Dahl played OL and DL.

[@nawfsideslim]

Thank you so much bro... These early to mid 90s games bring back so many memories ✊🏿💯

[@schumi9xwdc]

Rest In Peace Mr an Mrs Rodney Culver!

[@walterlv01]

The 1990 Irish are still the best 3-loss team I have ever seen in 40 years of watching college football. Played a schedule with 7 of the top 15 teams and were 3 plays from going undefeated: Derek Brown dropped the winning TD pass on the final play against Stanford, Penn State beat them with a field goal at the buzzer and the BS clipping call versus Colorado in the Orange Bowl.

[@DonRamiro1]

I vividly remember watching this game. There was this girl I knew from my neighborhood in southwest Detroit who had moved to Ionia, Michigan. I was a junior at Michigan State and she came over for the weekend. I hadn't seen her in about 4 years or so. She was a Notre Dame fan and we watched the game together with a few of my roommates at the house we rented by Dooley's in downtown East Lansing.

[@dominictant]

Ricky Watters and the Rocket !!... Badass

[@leoderosia9279]

Nd and Michigan have had some real wars over the decades , nd fan. Holtz really brought back toughness and physical play which was missing in Faust years

[@vincentgirardi401]

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[@SeveredLegs]

This is back when well-timed draw plays were a thing of great beauty. ND would put anyone in that backfield and it usually worked.

[@TheSBleeder]

The game that made me a die-hard Domer for life.

[@vincentgirardi401]

Reggie Brooks with the game clinching INT - two years later he'd score the "unconscious touchdown" in the infamous UM-ND 17-17 tie.

[@stephaniegormley9982]

Video footage of this game was used in the 1997 action movie "Air Force One'

[@bobbyray9825]

Thanks for posting. Great memories.

[@uncklebuckle6859]

Mercy there were a lot of stars out that night!

[@patoconnor9600]

Oh yeah, '87, '88,' 89, '90 - the awesome streak!