FULL GAME | THE GAME OF THE CENTURY | Notre Dame Football vs No. 1 Florida State (1993)

In 1993, No. 1 Florida State played No. 2 Notre Dame at Notre Dame Stadium. It was billed as the Game of the Century and most predicted this would be an elimination game for the National Championship. Few were giving the Irish a chance against the highly touted Seminoles who were lead by eventual Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward. With 3 seconds left, down a touchdown, the Seminoles were 14 yards away from possibly tying or winning the game. Ward scrambled out of the pocket and had his pass was broken up by Irish defensive back Shawn Wooden. The fans stormed the field after the Irish's 31-24 over the Seminoles.
The full game is available for a limited time only exclusively on The Fighting Irish KZbin channel. For more games check out the full "The Vault: ND on NBC" playlist.

[@Irish_For_Life1842]

In the 1980s and 1990s FSU, Miami (FL) and ND were not afraid to play anybody. Kudos to all three schools. This era may never be seen again.

[@ericpackers1700]

Before targeting

[@petesteuer6941]

True

[@petesteuer6941]

True

[@christopherhardy8343]

Yeah and in thr 80s guess what all three were.....Independents. not one of them were affiliated with a conference. The only one who was big enough to sustain it is the one everyone wants to try and say needs to join a conference. ND. Problem is that they're still big enough to stlustain it, and if they win a title then joining a conference is no longer even debatable.

[@dreadpirate.roberts]

@@christopherhardy8343 MASSIVE if but if there’s any era where ND stands a chance it’s the NIL era where rosters can be overhauled quickly. 2 years ago I would have completely disagreed with you because I don’t think ND can recruit against schools in major conferences well enough to compete on the biggest stage. But NIL may change that.

[@mikejohnson3713]

I am a noles fan and this is one of the greatest games in college football history. Despite us losing nothing but respect to notre dame.

[@DavyBaby3000]

+Mike Johnson, that's hard to say, I admire you for that. We never want to lose, I am with you. Take care.

[@catherinebenson3525]

Mike Johnson THX mate for respect for notre dame

[@tbates860]

Mike Johnson I’ve always respected the Noles !!! Go Irish ☘️

[@adedamolaodutayo2757]

I am noles fans also, i agree it was a great game, if ended well for us that year, FSU won their first national champion that year

[@mp6697]

I love my Noles but Notre Dame stuck it to us this game.. I remember like it was yesterday, even watching it brings back the same feelings.. At least that year ended good for us!

[@chrisworkman9390]

1990s was a very good era for college football

[@Knightmessenger]

absolutely. there was far more parity. It wasn't like now where Michigan would beat Rutgers 55-3 and then lose to Ohio State 47-14. There's too much of a gap between the top 5, the rest of the top 25 and certainly everyone else.

[@brandonmorris92]

@@Knightmessenger You had the Florida States of 93-94 and 1999, the Nebraskas of 94-95 and 1997, and Colorado 90, Miami and Washington 91, Alabama 92, Florida 96, Michigan 97, and Tennessee 98.

[@allengreene9954]

@@brandonmorris92 The Playoff and all these bloated conferences has made College Football boring.

[@brandonmorris92]

@@allengreene9954 Well, I would respectively agree and disagree with that. True College football now doesn't have the excitement it had back in the 2000s and the Kick Six was the last great moment. Now, everyone's focused on Alabama and Clemson (no disrespect to either one of those teams). The BCS was an absolute travesty and it was especially so in 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, and 2012, when teams like Miami, Colorado, Auburn, Michigan, and Oklahoma State respectively, all got screwed from playing in the championship. Now we do have the four team playoff and it's made College football exciting again, but the bias against teams like UCF, who clearly deserved to be in the playoff, is what irritates me. They have all the focus on the so-called "power five" Conferences and leave out the more deserving teams like, say, an undefeated Coastal Carolina team being left out because they're from the "group of five". This is why the playoff needs to expand to at least six teams (five conference champions and one undefeated team from any of the other Conferences).

[@ccth22]

That Bob Costas intro I remember sending chills. I remember sitting in my apartment in Atlanta and instantly being transported back to chilly fall North Jersey fall afternoons with leaves on the ground and hardcore football games. NBC hit the bullseye with that one...

[@breezecardenas3941]

Boy, I sure do miss these opening intros! I always thought NBC always had the best intros to their sporting events, than any other network. It set the tone for the game and the rest of the afternoon. Too bad nobody does this anymore.

[@Mrcharles.]

Is that Bob costas’s voice in the introduction I hear?

[@bestinthesmokersworld2422]

I absolutely despise NBC for getting rid of this theme after the 2005 season. "If it's not broke, don't fix it" doesn't apply to many these days.

[@Knightmessenger]

@@bestinthesmokersworld2422 the theme that replaced it was especially unmemorable too.

[@tuowl0564]

I was 11 years old and still remember this game like it was yesterday. The anticipation leading up with the bye week as a 5th grader was like waiting for Christmas on December 1st. I was just old enough to reasonably remember the Miami and WVU games in 1988/89 but in truth the FSU game in 1993 is still to this day the biggest ND game of my lifetime that has full context. The BC loss the following week still breaks my heart to this day. 27 years later and I'm not sure if the program has really overcome that missed opportunity. I got home just in time to see the final 5 minutes of the loss after attending college football's most played rivalry that day, Lehigh vs Lafayette. At least Lehigh won....

[@JT-vj6id]

I am so happy NBC posted this! I loved watching it in its entirety!

[@mikeyoung4130]

I could never forget this game. Saturday afternoon my parents were out of town or gone doing whatever. So I was able to watch the entire game on the big screen tv in the den lol. Man I was so hype. Huge! Huge! ND fan! This was a game for the ages.

[@Aaron-rv1si]

Yep. The first game I ever remember watching with my father, I was almost 7 years old. I remember the hype the entire week leading up to it, the trash talk from FSU, etc.

[@tmarsh0307]

I am not a Notre Dame fan (FSU and Bama fan), but I loved the style of play under Lou Holtz. Loved watching this power options offense, with the wishbone in short yardage. And Holtz's teams could play tremendous defense. Just a great era of Notre Dame football

[@capitanfuturo594]

Stop writing crap. No one with a healthy brain can be an Alabama and FSU fan at the same time. A true Alabama fan will never be a FSU fan and vice versa.

[@tmarsh0307]

@@capitanfuturo594 I was raised in Alabama but my father grew up with Coach Bowden. So, yes, I can be both.

[@1notredamefightingirishfan12]

You can be a fan of both teams. I'm a Colts and Cowboys fan

[@handyfix2952]

I am neither a FSU or Notre Dame fan. I can honestly tell you that this was one of the biggest games in college football history. The anticipation of this game for the college football fan exceeded any regular season game that I can ever remember.

[@americanpatriot2967]

You should watch USC vs NoterDame from 2005 also had a lot of hype. Also a great game. One of the best. Beats this one in my opinion.

[@youtubepro9201]

1988 Miami at Notre Dame was probably bigger

[@rhey81]

For me, it was USC vs Texas 2006 and this game..

[@allengreene9954]

@@americanpatriot2967 Oh that was a great game but this one had National Championship implications.

[@EmergencyTop5]

2005 USC vs ND was very similar to this game in terms of hype. Loved both the 1993 ND vs FSU and 2005 USC vs ND games

[@bestinthesmokersworld2422]

I remember this game. I was seven and going nuts when they won this. However, heartbroken the very next week when they lost to Boston College.

[@TheGhostofMrArthurs]

i was 12, im 39 now, I still remember the bullshit FG by David Gordon, and even though Tom Brady has usurped him on my "People Im going to beat the shit out of one day" Gordon is still on there for that FG..........

[@johndooley4991]

@@TheGhostofMrArthurs I was 11 . And I remember playing Bill Walsh college football on sega before watching this game .

[@EmergencyTop5]

I was 9 and in the third grade. I bet $5 that the noles would win this game with a friend of mine Kelly Howard. The rest is history. The next week I go out of town for Indian Guides campout and watch Notre Dame lose on our black and white mobile tv. It was crazy.

[@davidnelson2234]

Yes I'm a #Noles fan I was sad when we lost but the next week I was thanking Boston College for beating the Irish the next week 😆 🤣 😂

[@ericduggan3784]

Thanks for the upload. RIP Bobby Bowden.

[@jasonh.2656]

Simply the greatest introduction to a college football game that's ever been produced. 1993: Goosebumps. 2020: Goosebumps.

[@otaviofrn_adv]

Bob Costas really knows how to do them. If the video and soundtrack is great, we're in for a classic

[@chevisfleming6577]

Absolutely!!!!

[@mistersir418]

Charlie Jones...very much UNDERRATED Announcer...great doing football games AND Olympic Track and Field...

[@otaviofrn_adv]

He has many great NFL calls, I agree a lot

[@fsusarge]

You had to be there to fully appreciate it. I was. I count myself lucky to have been among the five to seven thousand proud Seminole fans in the house under that blue/grey autumn sky. Tickets at face? $25...I scalped a pair back in October for the then-unheard of price of $125 each. No regrets.

[@IamIUrU77]

The Bob Costas interview is not on the box set and no pre game so thanks for the upload.

[@rubenenrique3854]

Best college game ever...i was 14 years old and watch it on a 17 inch tv that my mom gat me 2 days before. Waoooo i scream my lungs out on that last play....

[@STMARTIN009]

Same here.

[@mrtruthhurts2307]

Arguably one of the greatest college football games ever.

[@etchosts8162]

That damn option running game is hard to stop.

[@Streetsmart1984]

One of the greatest games ever

[@brandonjohnson7376]

Back when OJ was known for football

[@patricklee4316]

@@brandonjohnson7376 6 months later though!

[@americanpatriot2967]

Still one of the best college football games ever played. So much fun watching this. I was still stressed at the end as if it were a live game lol. Even though I know the result. A Valiant effort by Florida State on a comeback that fell short. This is why I love Football. Hats off to both teams. Now I know why this game is talked about even today still. A all time classic.

[@goodvibes4459]

Brooks had a decent nfl career I would say after this lol. A superbowl MVP and Hall of Famer.

[@diauntefather]

I was a freshman in high school. I remember while most of the neighborhood kids was outside playing, I was sitting in my room glued to the television. Notre Dame was my Saturday and my favorite college team. It was my dream school. Ricky Waters was a close family friend and hung out with my brothers when he came home. I was ecstatic over this win. I couldn't contain myself. The following week I was the total opposite. Missed interceptions was our downfall. I can still remember that ball going through the uprights at Boston College, and ending with Fla St. Hoisting the National Championship.

[@aloysiuspaul11]

Please please bring back that old intro theme NBC

[@bestinthesmokersworld2422]

I was so angry when they went to their newer theme in 2007. "If it's not broke, don't fix it."

[@Knightmessenger]

It was probably composed by John Colby. He composed the NFL on NBC theme music for the 1992, 93 and 94 seasons. (Yes they were all different) He has a website too so shouldnt be hard for ND to contact if they need special clearance for including the theme music in these uploads.

[@frankluna8712]

I am watching this from Barcelona, Spain. I remember watching this game live on TV. Go Irish!

[@IamIUrU77]

I'm watching the last game of an 8 disc box set of the greatest Notre Dame games and it's this game. We have Charlie Ward, Warrick Dunn, Lou Holtz against Bobby Bowden with OJ Simpson as the sideline commentator and the ex Notre Dame coach's Leahy's grandson playing. A #1 against a #2.

[@BrentB1961]

GREATEST INTRO to any college game I ever saw. It really hit deep as to what so many in Indiana were feeling.

[@robbie192]

35:06 FSU scores 1st 37:55 ND gets the ground game going 42:45 ND ties on beautifully designed reverse... 47:30 Ward w great play 50:50 sacks takes FSU out of FG range 1:00:30 FSU defense stiffins 1:07:02 Bectin for tough y 1:08:20 td 1:12:03 Ward throws deep in the wind for an INT 1:15:35 new Goaline offense look..Burris goes in easy for TD 1:20:05 Bryant Young sacks forces another punt 1:24:50 William Floyd w big run 1:27:13 Kevin Knox gets stripped and ND recovers

[@robbie192]

1:51:30 2nd Half...Bectin for 14 1:57:38 ND field Goal 2:03:53 Ward scrambles for 14 2:06:10 Warrick Dunn finally enters the game 2:07:00 Ward to Dunn for a TD 2:09:00 FSU sack 2:12:52 ND stuffs Dunn 2:19:15 FSU stuffs on 3rd and short..3rd Q ends 2:23:45 Ward to McCorvey for 15 2:28:35 FSU FG...Irish up 7 2:30:22 Screen pass to Bectin for 15 2:33:30 huge 3rd down completion 2:35:00 Zellers with tough run 2:35:40 Same Goal line alignment as earlier...TD Irish 2:53:55 FSU with 4th and 20 TD off a tip!! 3:07:30 Final play

[@kevinwatkins9418]

puts on FSU Starter Jacket with the Old Logo

[@mitchconner2021]

Bobby Bowden sounds like the stereotypical college football coach lol

[@jeremycummings6702]

You gotta hand it to The Irish they always play one of the Toughest Schedules Even to this day its why when they have a Undefeated season it's really Special!!!!

[@jimsmerbeck4049]

I was at a chess tournament in 5th grade. In between matches we were all crowded around a 10" b&w portable TV with bad antenna reception. No one was missing this game. It was glorious.

[@markgilles5928]

Amazing to know that this was ESPN’s first GameDay show…what a way to start this “now” weekly tradition.

[@invictus3598]

An incredible football game! Thank you!

[@FightingIrish]

Welcome to our LIVE broadcast of the Game of the Century! Where are you tuning in from?

[@iirish2012]

Roswell NM

[@royboy7099]

Coldwater MI.

[@justinlowney4033]

Wisconsin

[@1notredamefightingirishfan12]

Elkhart, Indiana

[@joesanchez3676]

I was 17 years old when the game was on. This was a storied game that will last for quite some time.

[@rkid727]

Joe Sanchez me too. Turned 44 in February. Time flies but memories of that day never fade. Sat with my dad on the couch to watch the game after we’d had a fight earlier that week and didn’t talk for days. That game brought us back together.

[@cgh7337]

@@rkid727 I as well (I also turned 44 last February). Watched the game with my older bro. We were going insane after Shawn Wooden knocked down FSU's final pass attempt.

[@rkid727]

CGH February for me too!

[@STMARTIN009]

I was 13 and grew up in Massachusetts. The rest of the family are BC fans. The next week was not as fun for me.

[@georgednfl8408]

Sensational. What a showdown between two storied powerful programs, two legendary coaches. This is as good as it gets.

[@crfzxcvbnm]

This was one so-called "Game of the Century" that actually lived up to the billing...and then some.

[@briannilles1303]

The wrong team won, the game was meaningless. In the coaches poll Lou Holtz voted Fla St 2nd, Bobby Bowden voted ND 132 nd. To bring the average down

[@ericsigersmith2831]

@@briannilles1303 the only games of my lifetime that were on this level for regular season was ohio st michigan 2006 and the 2010 and 2013 iron bowls

[@Knightmessenger]

ND, you should just upload classic games rather than "stream" them with a countdown and keep them up permanently. It's history. EDIT: I didn't realize that if you missed the live stream, you could still watch it as a regular youtube upload later. That's good but I still don't like that the description says available for a limited time. Why not keep them up forever and post others too?

[@lisahardy9707]

1 year later game is still up

[@ojcolegrove8972]

Man I cannot bare to watch oj Simpson now knowing what a monster he is

[@allengreene9954]

He was innocent😆😆😆😆

[@ojcolegrove8972]

@@allengreene9954 not what the evidence says

[@allengreene9954]

@@ojcolegrove8972 The evidence was not that good tbh.

[@allengreene9954]

@@ojcolegrove8972 Plus the DA’s case sucked and putting Mark Furman’s sorry ass on the stand😆😆😆😆😆

[@opaulamorgan4265]

Simpson had a Jekle/Hyde personality.

[@Flashy1841]

I'm a graduate of both schools (FSU '05 ND '10). I grew up a Canes fan and didn't know who to root for or against in this game, but the hype around this game was unlike anything ever seen until USC-Texas in the Rose Bowl. That the setting was in South Bend kicked it up (just as it did for that Rose Bowl), that feel for the rest of the country regardless of the game being great. But the magnitude of hype was unreal. If I was FSU, I would have fired the equipment manager - I've never seen so many players slip in the open field.

[@1079noel]

Best football game I ever watched, I remember it like it was yesterday at 13, I’m 42 now dammmm good football back then

[@ciccone39]

Thanks for including all of the parts with OJ and not being PC. NBCsN edits them out for the rerun of this game.

[@briannilles1303]

just think, the O J cut 2 human beings heads off shortly after this but he has a nice smile

[@allengreene9954]

Brian Nilles I still think he was framed.

[@jupitercrash777]

I was a 19 year old college student at a cross country race this day. Wow, it's almost 30 years to the day.

[@paulvanaria1267]

I was there for this game. It was the loudest crowd I ever heard in South Bend. GO IRISH!!!

[@theleftuprightatsoldierfield]

Game starts at 20:21

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

this is 1 of maybe 4x where my birthday was on the day notre dame played and this win was 1 of my greatest birthday gifts i ever gotten

[@DustyBelew]

If Jeff Burris could hold on to the ball, this would have been a blowout. He had 4 balls hit him right in the hands and dropped all 4. Still a great game, but damn.

[@Dustin-im8vr]

Dude Lou Holtz and Bobby Bowden two of the greatest mentors EVER!!!

[@jacquesjames1729]

Lee becton my favorite all time college running back

[@williamelliott3035]

Man I can still remember watching this game in the mall as my mom and sister went from store to store. I went into Montgomery Ward Electric Avenue and watched it across like 20 screens. I remember all of the men celebrating that we had won. It was great!

[@peterconway1404]

I will be attending ND this year, and this happened 8+ years before I was born!

[@tommymaroon4189]

Even though we blew it to BC the next week, it’s still one of the biggest wins in this school’s proud history. I wish I was alive to watch it, but I’ve heard many people with great stories about this classic. As someone who goes to a D3 school, if we were #2 and played #1 (which is likely considering our rival), I don’t think it’d get half the hype of this game

[@adedamolaodutayo2757]

I am a Seminoles fan but it was a great game, we had two turnovers & we still had a chance to tie & or win.... It ended well for FSU that year, Notre Dame loss to Boston college & then FSU went to win national champion

[@briannilles1303]

this game was meaningless oh i forgot, FSU lost to Notre Dame, meaningless

[@ericsigersmith2831]

My Auburn tigers won every game that season also

[@ericsigersmith2831]

@@briannilles1303 in the big picture ur right

[@derrekforeal2829]

I was 15 or 16 watching this just made varsity on h.s team.... 1:25:20 is what sports are all about. Even tho you want to beat the other team you don't want to see nobody seriously hurt. Respect to the Notre Dame trainers for looking out for W. Floyd.... Go Irish

[@esta7763]

Agreed. As a football player, you want your opponents to get hurt, but only hurt in a way that they feel it the next day and remember you. You don't want to hurt someone to the point of serious injury. You want them to remember you, but you want them to live to play another day. As you said, no serious injury.

[@KT72273]

Exactly a week later against Boston College, everybody thought the national championship was a given! When they hit that field goal to end the perfect season, the hallway in our dorm was equal amounts cheers and groans!

[@davidashbaugh7366]

31-17. FSU 4th late. ND has a easy INT. Drops it and then gives up a TD. That play cost ND a national title. Would have been a decisive win. FSU saved themselves. Drop 1 spot and was gifted a title. ND dominated this game.

[@DavyBaby3000]

Also, the missed pick by Pete Bercich against BC.

[@akumawani]

ahh come on now- it was a great game. #1 vs #2. and they could have easily avoided each other. featuring two of the 3 best teams in the nation- head to head. as for the noles- having to go in and defeat a tommie frazier- led nebraska squad was hardly a "gift..." as the rest of the nation would be finding out- one year later- and then a year after that...

[@wolfpack2210]

I wouldn't say that the Irish Dominated. In the first half sure but not the second half.

[@briannilles1303]

Thankfully smarter heads prevailed( such as general Lee) and voted the loser of this game the winners. I think Bowden voted ND 143rd in the coaches poll after this meaningless scrimmage. I applaud the National Champion Nebraska team after their loss to Florida St. it really makes sense

[@seminole17910]

FSU actually out gained Notre Dame in total yardage but made some uncharacteristic mistakes especially in the 2nd quarter. Bobby Bowden had too aggressive of a game plan that day. I wanted the rematch in the Orange Bowl. I will give Notre Dame credit for playing an outstanding game, but if that game is played in Tallahassee or a neutral site it's a different story. I compare it to when FSU upset UF in Tallahassee (1996) and got destroyed in the rematch. The home field advantage was huge that day. It usually is in college football.

[@MrDuds1984]

Have to remember how big this game was, it was the first game the ESPN game day show traveled for a game. And for us ND fans it went for it losing to BC the following week

[@viking956]

Irish fan here. I remember watching this game from my Air Force unit in Iceland and being so grateful for the horrendous FSU play calling in the fourth quarter. I guess that part about "playing from behind" just wasn't a concept they had any experience with.

[@ladyjackettekristen]

I agree that this is one of the greatest games in college football history and I remember when this game was being played down in the area I grew up in Thomasville, Georgia (just north of Tallahassee); that's all the news crews could talk about for two weeks. Bobby Bowden was THE COACH! who went up against Lou Holtz another great coach. I have much respect for the Bowden Family; they're humble and gracious to others and Coach Bowden lives his faith and tried to instill values into his players. We can't forget Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward, Jr. was THE QB! who had a great performance in this game showing why he deserved the 1993 Heisman Trophy. I didn't know him but I knew his dad, Charlie, Sr. (who was my history teacher in High School), and also I graduated High School with Charlie, Jr.'s younger brother & sister. The Wards are another humble and gracious family.

[@mandymanning3678]

man how bless are we to have football the way it is today when i watch these games i have respect for these guy but compare to now day my god the difference u could line up anybody’s 2 team now days and probably win by 21 😮

[@TPositivevibes]

I cried the next week! Best game I’ve seen followed by the heartbreak against BC

[@kevinmacnally5096]

OJ was a slashing runner! He could knife through the line, just like everything else!

[@rodroller6634]

As an Indiana boy that spent his youth in South Bend, nothing gave me greater joy than watching ND (8000 students) go head to head with Florida schools (30000+ students) and take them to the woodshed.

[@robertmcreynolds3747]

This is one of the greatest sporting events of my lifetime.

[@syxx242]

when you watch the #1 and #2 teams play in college football you would expect to see many of them in the NFL after their college days. i only remeber maybe 4-5 that i saw on sundays playing. just goes to show you how hard it is to move to the pro level

[@greglyons9236]

I'm a noles fan as well to 1993 noles Irish game was classic one of the greatest college football game of all time

[@regice5650]

Charlie ward was way ahead of his time. Imagine him in the NFL back then. He’s the first cam newton, jalen hurts, Desuan Watson, Michael Vick, he could have been a great QB

[@lynnerose7891]

Not at 6’2”. He would’ve been far too small. He wasn’t anything like any of them.

[@eugenemendoza-oc2ro]

There are the best hits in notredames scareist hats irish slamm bring the word lord i'm ready!

[@chrisbridges655]

The hype was off the charts for this one.

[@TRockett55IRISH]

#IRISH4LIFE just a phenomenal Saturday Afternoon that was watching this game with my pops and the boys in Blue and Gold came out on top .

[@rkid727]

As high as I was after this win, I was equally low the following weekend. ND’s last great team. What a game. What a time.

[@edsalce3974]

I’m crying

[@appahoopjack2514]

OJ here.... 7 months before the Bronco Chase in LA

[@fsugrad03]

I was a senior in high school, living in the western burbs of Chicago. At the time, I was a ND fan, but this game switched my allegiance. Charlie Ward and his fellow Noles amazed me. Needless to say, I was happy to see them win the title that year. I later attended and graduated Florida State University and have been a diehard fan since. College football is a wonderful sport. Go Noles!

[@ciccone39]

It’s easy to see in hindsight, but at the moment Charlie Ward throws the ball, he has three guys open: Friar at the five, McCorvey beat his man inside between the hash marks, and Vanover was on his own island in the opposite corner of the end zone at the top of the screen.

[@mickfinn4215]

What a Classic Football game. N.D. up by 17, F.S.U., somehow, came back, and could have tied it easily, but fact is, N.D. played a better, more physical game. As a diehard Irish, and I also love FSU ( 2 family grads), loved Bowden and team too, but N.D. was and always will be, my team till I leave this place to my Irish Clan in Heaven.

[@owendrought5573]

I remember this game well. I am a true irish fan. I was about 16 or 17 at the time. I went nuts. Then a week later I was mad

[@Tony-rz4ks]

still remember this game like it was yesterday1!!

[@brandonmorris92]

If the CFP was around back then, Notre Dame and Florida State would have easily got in.

[@esta7763]

I remember I was a teenager when we watched this at my parents house. My dad had some people over. We were all FSU fans. After Notre Dame didn't score on their first drive and FSU did, we all felt like FSU was going to beat the crap out of Notre Dame the way FSU beat all other teams so far. We felt confident we were going to blow them out. Then Notre Dame scores and I clearly remember a fellow FSU fan saying "Good. I don't want to blow them out. I want this to be a good game." Then Notre Dame scores again... and again..... and we were down by a couple touchdowns. At halftime, we all were in shock. We couldn't believe this was even possible. How could FSU be LOSING?! In the second half, we were had hope FSU could come back. I remember my dad saying "It takes a true champion to come from behind like this and win." Right down to the last play, we believed it was possible. At the end, we were all upset. The great titans have been brought down. This undefeatable powerhouse of a team finally lost. Then Notre Dame lost to Boston College and FSU went on to win the national championship. Would have liked a rematch with Notre Dame for the title, because I think, if they played again, FSU could have beaten them. If you take out the second quarter of this game and put together quarters 1, 3, and 4, FSU wins this easily. FSU panicked too early and lost their confidence. In a neutral site, in a rematch, I truly believe FSU could have beaten them. My $0.02

[@peterstanghellini393]

awesome game

[@Knightmessenger]

2:31 NBC broadcast opening.

[@katrinagrant2466]

I am a noles fan and this is one of the greatest games in college football history. Despite us losing nothing but respect to notre dame.

[@johnkerry6312]

Back then, fewer than 31.5% lived in a state won by Bush in 1992. But the players, coaches and other staff of these teams did.

[@johnkerry6312]

(Florida and Indiana)

[@rollinjeudy7878]

I Remember this game like it was today, I was on the JV football team, we played that Saturday morning, which Won! Normally we would go watch the Varsity game Saturday afternoon, but instead l went home with my girlfriend at the time ordered pizza and wings and watched this great Game.... GO IRISH!

[@gregj831]

A great day for the Fighting Irish. The Ghost of Rockne strikes again.

[@brianbachmeier34]

Great game

[@2SloppyJoe]

I still can’t believe ND lost to BC the next game 😢

[@igorslocks]

This really was the "Game of the Century" in the 90s.

[@purplehazen1000]

Watching the Bobbie Bowden interview before the start of the game, when he was asked about the nat'l championship and Bobbie said something about needing it to fill out his portfolio he mentioned something about winning it that year and all i could think was "no you didn't". Of the pre-playoff format when the #1 and #2 teams at the end of the year rarely played each other in a bowl game due to conference requirements to play in their respective bowl games like the Rose Bowl which was the PAC 10 vs. the Big Ten every year for many decades. Therefore there wasn't a rematch even though they were tied in record with both finishing the season 11-1 and almost the entire country wanting a rematch. Normally I would think that the next tiebreaker you go to, if possible, is head to head. That didn't happen however because most sportswriters hated the Fighting Irish for having beat up most colleges for a hundred years or so. So the Sportswriters "GAVE" the Nat'l Championship to the Seminoles even though head to head Notre Dame thoroughly whooped Fla St. Only a prevent (dime) defense allowing 2 TD's at the end of the game for the 'Noles kept the score respectable in the 4th QTR. The coaches voted the way most experts thought would happen and Notre Dame was the UPI Nat'l Championship Winner even though the AP was more prestigious. How can sportswriters voting be considered more respectable than coaches who the majority of which know a ton more about football. Those that have thick glasses and 2 left feet become sportswriters and those that know the game better than anyone else coach. I don't read anything that the sportswriters write in their stupid newspapers anymore. Rather, their articles on the Internet. They all lie and manipulate you into believing them. The system still isn't perfect but football fans, players and their families deserved a rematch at the very least or Notre Dame winning the AP poll and UPI. It's worth noting that the dime defense made the score look closer than it really was it was employed very effectively against an extremely tough Texas A&M team in the Cotton Bowl which was one of the 5 biggest bowl games depending who played in it from season to season. This year it was a #2 vs. #4 ranked teams I believe. My good memory doesn't work as well as it used to.

[@tytratar2114]

The most enlightening thing about this game was The O.J. Simpson factor. I was looking at The dates, and this game was played like 2 weeks after that 911 call that Nicole Simpson made, where O.J. is going crazy in the background. No of us knew, but while oj was putting on his “happy face” for the cameras, he was really harboring a sick obsession about his ex-wife. Oj was one good actor!

[@opaulamorgan4265]

Simpson, for sure, had a "duel personality."

[@007ndc]

Easily one of the best college football games ever

[@kvos77r]

Don’t you think the announcers are pro-FSU? They are telling us ND fans how it is so incredible that we could actually be ahead 21-7

[@joshuawilliams2119]

MEMORIES 💜💜💜💜💜

[@markyeater158]

The funny thing about this game was that both teams seemed to be due for a national championship. Florida State with all the near misses and Notre Dame, we’ll because there Notre Dame and they seemed to win one every decade up to this point.

[@lindseysummers5351]

I think this is the game that made Florida State into national champions. They were rolling right through their schedule, and if they had gone into the Orange Bowl undefeated, they likely would have lost to a very tough Nebraska team. Their talent was never in question, but it was this game where they found their guts. There's a lot to learn from losing, that's for sure.

[@rogerbrodniak5644]

1:08:18 I've watched football for a long time and this is the best blocked college football play I've ever seen. EVER.

[@jrino1979]

Imagine if ND doesn’t lose the next week. It’s quite likely there’s a rematch in the Fiesta Bowl. And an undefeated NEBRASKA who was probably as good as ND and FSU doesn’t play for a title. Or - FSU doesn’t get a title as ND plays Nebraska. In either case, Holtz likely isn’t forced out in 96 and either Bowden or Osborne missed a prime chance

[@Dustin-im8vr]

Bowden had so much Swagger… I believe Notre Dame has not even had a coach even as close to great as Lou

[@jonathanalmaraz191]

Let's go fight Irish fan from Gainesville Texas!!!

[@akumawani]

one of notre dame football's finest hours. only to be upset the very next week by a tom coughlin coached bc. which he would go on to do again to an undefeated NFL team a few years later. coach bowden just about predicted it too. one great game- two great teams. all these years later and i still kinda wish coach bowden woulda started with warrick dunn... oh well- the irish deserved the win that day.

[@Castleheights20s]

What year was this 1993