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Notre Dame Football: 5 best bowl game of all-time for the Irish

By Andrew Miller

NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 30: Webster Austin #83 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrates after beating the LSU Tigers in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl at LP Field on December 30, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 30: Webster Austin #83 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrates after beating the LSU Tigers in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl at LP Field on December 30, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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The last bowl win for the Irish came against the team they’ll face again in the 2017 Citrus Bowl, LSU. Just two seasons prior to this win over LSU, Notre Dame was convincingly defeated by Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship Game.

Then sophomore Malik Zaire commanded the Notre Dame offense. Zaire tossed one touchdown pass to wide receiver Will Fuller and he also rushed for another. A deep backfield, featuring running backs like C.J. Prosise and Tarean Folston, also got the Irish in the end zone twice.

The hardest part of this game was stopping star LSU running back Leonard Fournette. As a team, LSU still managed 285 rushing yards and two scores. Fournette also returned a kickoff back for a 100-yard touchdown.

If Notre Dame can find the same type of magic they had in the 2014 Music City Bowl, a win over LSU could be on the horizon. Kelly does not have a bowl win with the Irish since the victory in this contest. The three-point win fits among the tightest margins of victory in bowl games for Notre Dame.

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