This could be the worst loss in Notre Dame history

The Wolverines were no slouches either and they proved it with a devastating defeat of the Irish.Brady Quinn was harassed all day long and threw three interceptions and Michigan easily took advantage of the turnovers and put points on the board. In a wild west shootout for the ages, the Notre Dame defense could not hold on as the Spartans handed Charlie Weis his first loss at Notre Dame only one week after defeating Michigan in the Big House.Notre Dame would rebound from the loss and go on to have a strong season, but the Spartans limped to a 5-6 record making this loss even more painful in retrospect.. In a late-season display for NFL scouts, Trojan quarterback Mark Sanchez led his team to an obliteration of Notre Dame in the Coliseum. One facet of many losses under Weis is how bad the team plays late in the season when they should be improving.During this game there was nothing to be proud of as USC outgained the Irish 449 to 91 and blew Notre Dame right off the field. The one stat everyone remembers: Notre Dame didn't gain a first down until the last play of the third quarter.This was the third-straight blowout the Men of Troy inflicted upon Charlie Weis.

This was the loss that ended the longest continuous winning streak against an opponent in college football history. By the time this game was played the Irish were so beat up by seven defeats that many were looking forward to a win against the Middies.It didn't happen as once again Notre Dame never punted. They played a strong game offensively, but came away on the losing end once again to an inferior opponent. At this point, it didn't seem that the 2007 season could get any worse, but it did.. One week after losing to Navy for the first time since 1963, Notre Dame was flat out embarrassed by Air Force inside Notre Dame Stadium giving them a school record nine losses on the 2007 season.The Navy defeat may have been more shocking because of the record winning streak, but this loss proved just how low the Irish program and season had fallen as it was the worst loss to a service program in over 40 years.To be fair, Air Force was a solid team that would go on to win nine games in 2007. But the way in which they beat Notre Dame cannot be excused. This could be the worst loss in Notre Dame history. It was supposed to be a gimme game against an opponent that had suffered so many defeats that they had limped into Notre Dame Stadium with a coach who was already fired.No one could have believed the Irish would lose this game.

Heading into the fourth quarter they had the game in hand leading 23-10 and setting the controls to cruise.The only problem is, no one told Syracuse the game was over. The Orange rallied for two touchdowns and Irish kicker Brandon Walker missed three field goals to hand Charlie Weis his ugliest defeat as coach at Notre Dame.. ? ? ? ? Ohio State has finally given some proof that they are an offensive threat and the Hawkeyes have finally lost. Terrelle Pryor showed us he can win a big game in a tough environment. "Boom" is finally back to full health, or at least he was until he hurt his foot again.

Bottom line: the Ohio State offense is something you can actually be proud of!? ? ? ? As for Iowa, their risky playing has finally caught up to them. Not only that, Rikki Stanzi is hurt and is out for this game. Although Stanzi gave up a lot of turn overs, he was Iowa's major offensive threat. With back up QB Vandenberg not playing very well, this brings up a lot more concerns for this Iowa offense.