This will be the first of a number of comparisons of the two teams slated to meet on January 7th, outside of Miami, for the BCS National Championship. Today we'll look at the teams they played this season...
NOTRE DAME REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE:
- OPPONENTS' WON/LOSS RECORD: 82 - 62
- HOW MANY BOWL ELIGIBLE TEAMS: 10
- BEAT HOW MANY RANKED OPPONENTS AT THE TIME THEY PLAYED: 4
- RECORD AGAINST RANKED TEAMS: 4 - 0
ALABAMA REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE:
- OPPONENTS' WON/LOSS RECORD: 57 - 63
- HOW MANY BOWL ELIGIBLE TEAMS: 5
- BEAT HOW MANY RANKED OPPONENTS AT THE TIME THEY PLAYED: 4
- RECORD AGAINST RANKED TEAMS: 3 - 1