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|Date=[[January 1]], [[1979]] |
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|Year=1979 |
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|Visitor School=University of Notre Dame |
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|Visitor Name Short=Notre Dame |
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|Visitor Nickname=Fighting Irish |
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|Visitor Record= |
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|Visitor Coaches= |
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|Visitor Coach=[[Dan Devine]] |
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|Visitor1=12 |
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|Visitor2=0 |
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|Visitor3=0 |
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|Visitor4=23 |
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|Visitor Total=35 |
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|Home School=University of Houston |
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|Home Name Short=Houston |
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|Home Nickname=Cougars |
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|Home Record= |
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|Home Coaches= |
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|Home Coach=[[Bill Yeoman]] |
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|Home1=7 |
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|Home2=13 |
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|Home3=14 |
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|Home4=0 |
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|Home Total=34 |
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|Type=Bowl Game |
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|Stadium=[[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] |
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The '''Chicken Soup Game''' was the name given to the [[1979 in sports|1979]] [[Cotton Bowl (game)|Cotton Bowl]]. The [[college]] [[American football]] [[bowl game]] featured the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish American football|University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] and the [[Houston Cougars American football|University of Houston Cougars]]. Notre Dame scored in the last moments of the game and defeated Houston by a score of 35-34. Held in [[Dallas, Texas]] on [[January 1]], 1979, the game took place during an ice storm.<ref name=montanaflashback>{{cite web|title=Born to be a quarterback |work=cnnsi.com |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/centurys_best/news/1999/08/13/flashback_montana2/ |accessdate=2007-07-22}}</ref> It was the final college game for [[Joe Montana]], the starting [[quarterback]] for Notre Dame (ND). |
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== The Game == |
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In the first quarter, Notre Dame took a scored the first 12 points of the game. The quarter ended with Notre Dame ahead 12-0. In the second quarter, aided by the direction of the wind, Houston responded with 20 consecutive. When the teams returned to the field to start the second half, Joe Montana remained in the locker room.<ref name=page2>{{cite web|title=Greatest Bowl Games |work=espn.com |url=http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/bestbowls.html |accessdate=2007-07-22}}</ref> |
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During the game, Montana's [[Thermoregulation|body temperature]] had dipped to 96 degrees and had to fight off [[hypothermia]]. Forced into the [[locker room]], the ND medical staff warmed Montana by feeding him chicken [[bouillon]] and by covering him with warm blankets.<ref name=montanaflashback /> |
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By the fourth quarter, Houston had built a 34-12 lead over Notre Dame. Montana returned to the field with 7:37 remaining on the [[game clock]] and was cheered actively by the Notre Dame [[Fan (person)|fans]].<ref name=montanaflashback /> In the last seconds of the game, Notre Dame was behind, but had possession of the ball. With six seconds left, Montana threw the ball out of bounds, which stopped the game clock and just two seconds remained.<ref name=montanaflashback /> |
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With six seconds left, the Irish were down by six points. "I told Joe to run a 91, a quick out," Devine says, "and if it wasn't there, to throw it away. Kris Haines, our wideout, slipped, and Joe threw it away. Now there were two seconds left. I turned my back on the field. That meant Joe could call his own play. He called the 91 again, the noseguard came through, Haines broke to the flag, and with the noseguard staring him in the face Joe threw a perfect pass, low and outside, a bullet -- under all that pressure, with terrible conditions. He was so calm. I swear to God he was no different than he would have been in practice." Final score, 35-34, and six months later Notre Dame was marketing a promotional film called Seven and a Half Minutes to Destiny, "which," Devine says, "was really a Joe Montana film." |
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== Aftermath == |
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The game is one of the most notable games in Montana's entire football career (both collegiate and professional).<ref name=montanaflashback /> It was his final game for Notre Dame and helped to reinforce his image with football fans as "The Comeback Kid." Six-months after the game, Notre Dame put out a promotional film called ''Seven and a Half Minutes to Destiny.'' [[Dan Devine]], Notre Dame's then [[head coach]], called the movie a "Joe Montana film."<ref name=montanaflashback /> |
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Years later, the game has been recognized as an important game bowl game history. As such, ESPN.com named the game the third greatest bowl game of all-time.<ref name=page2 /> |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.irishlegends.com/Pages/reflections/reflections4.html Irishlegends.com] - Review of the game |
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[[Category:American football competitions]] |
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[[Category:College football bowls]] |
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[[Category:Sports in Dallas]] |
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[[Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football]] |
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[[Category:Houston Cougars football]] |
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[[Category:College football games]] |
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[[Category:1979 in American football]] |
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