Notre Dame Falls to Pitt in Fourth Overtime

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish lost to Pittsburgh 33-36 this past Saturday in quadruple overtime. The Irish didn’t play badly, and lost to a very good team, but the game will still appearing the L column, and the Irish drop to an overall record of 5-3, and miss out on an opportunity to secure bowl game eligibility with a sixth win this year.

Notre Dame actually was winning the game by halftime, up by two touchdowns. However, they struggled to get any offense going in the second half, especially the third quarter, in which they only gained a total of seven yards. When the game went to overtime, the two teams traded field goals, but the Notre Dame kicker, Brandon Walker, missed on his last attempt of the night, leaving the door open for the usually dead-on Pitt kicker, Connor Lee, to win the game in the fourth overtime. A bummer of a loss, but at least it wasn’t a bad one, and the Irish proved they could play with a good team, if nothing else.

To get Notre Dame Fighting Irish football tickets, go to StubHub.com.

Permalink - Posted in General on November 3, 2008 - Post a comment