The following Notre Dame football coaches BEAT USC in their third-year running the IRISH football program -- Ara Parseghian in 1966, Dan Devine in 1977 and Lou Holtz in 1988 -- and all three won the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP that season!
Note to the Notre Dame Family -- this is Coach Kelly's THIRD SEASON at the helm of the Fightin' Irish!
1966: ARA PARSEGHIAN'S IRISH ROLL USC
1977: DAN DEVINE'S IRISH ROLL USC
1988: LOU HOLTZ'S IRISH ROLL USC