Miami shuts out Irish to remain
By STEVEN WINE
AP Sports Writer
Eighth-ranked South Carolina is
the final hurdle in the University of Miami’s
bid to play in a national championship bowl
game for the second straight year.
The (Jamecocks, 8-2, play Saturday night at
Miami, which improved its record to 10-0 by
shutting out Notre Dame 24-0 last Saturday.
The Hurricanes, who lost the 1986 national
title to Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl, need
another win to retain their No. 2 ranking for
the Jan. 1 Orange Bowl game against top
rated Oklahoma.
Defensive tackle Greg Mark said it will be
tough to get ready for another big game so
quickly.
“There are only so many games a year you
can get up to top peak,” Mark said. “But it’s
just another hurdle we’re coming up to that
we know we have to get over to get to our
goals. That’s going to be the determining
factor, because we know we want to get to the
Orange Bowl 11-0.”
Mark and his fellow defensive linemen were
instrumental in the Hurricanes’ 31st straight
regular-season victory Saturday. Miami
made nine tackles behind the line of scrim
mage and held the lOth-ranked Fighting Irish
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“To do that to Notre Dame, and the powerhouse that they
are, is something I’ll remember the rest of my life.”
to 82 yards rushing. 187 yards below their
average.
Miami safety Bennie Blades wasn't sur
prised that the Hurricanes shut down Cotton
Bowl-bound Notre Dame.
“We said, ‘lf Greg Cox can kick a field goal,
we re going to win the game,”’ Blades said.
“That’s how confident we were.”
Miami has won four straight games from
the Irish, outscoring them 133-20. Saturday's
shutout was Notre Dame's first since a 20-0
loss to the Hurricanes in 1983.
“To do that to Notre Dame, and the power
house that they are, is something I’ll remem
ber the rest of my life." said linebacker
George Mira Jr., who made 17 tackles and
broke the school record for career stops.
“I told the defense all week long that for us
to win the game, the tackles were going to
have to control the line of scrimmage, and
they did it.”
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George Mira Jr.
Miami's run defense had been suspect in
unimpressive victories over Virginia Tech
and Toledo the previous two weeks.
“There had been a lot of questions about the
defensive line and whether we would be able
to stop the run." Mark said. “There was a lot
of proving going on out there. . . .
“We were 2 yards deep in their backfield,
and that destroyed the Irish’s rhythm. Their
game plan seemed shot after that. I think
their game plan was to just take it to us. They
tried to smash-ball us in the middle."
Miami's offense rolled up 417 yards: four
turnovers kept the Hurricanes from scoring
more. Fullback Melvin Bratton had two
touchdowns on short runs, halfback Leonard
Conley scored one and Cox kicked a 30-yard
field goal set up by a fake punt.
The deepest penetration by the Irish, 8-3,
was Miami’s 26-yard line. While Notre Dam
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unbeaten
phy finalist Tim Brown dropped three passes
and was held to 95 all-purpose vards. 80 under
his average.
“When I look at the game. I see three
phases: offense, defense and kicking," Miami
Coach Jimmy Johnson said. “And we won all
three phases."
Brown said Miami benefited from a weak
schedule leading up to the Notre Dame game.
“They had five or six weeks to prepare for
us. he said. “When you have that long,
you're going to come out and plav great."
Notre Dame Coach Lou Holtz said the
Hurricanes may find it difficult to plav two
good teams back to back.
They are an outstanding team." Holtz
said. “They're the quickest team, maybe. I've
ever seen. But I want to see them do it two
weeks in a row."
Miami wide receiver Michael Irvin said his
team will have no trouble getting ready for
the Gamecocks.
“I think South Carolina will be better than
Notre Dame," Irvin said. “And since they're
not national champions, they want to stop
somebody else from being. It s just the Ameri
can way. I guess. So we know we've got to
come in here and we've got to play football.
“With 80,00 people in the stands, we'll flying
way up there again next week. Believe that."
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