Alabama vs. Notre Dame

Monday, December 31, 1973, Sugar Bowl Share

No. 3 Notre Dame beat No. 1 Alabama 24–⁠23. It was their first meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 1–⁠0.

Neutral site1Alabama11–⁠1 in 1973

Neutral site3Notre Dame11–⁠0 in 1973

FinalTV: ABCAttendance 85,161Referee: Gene Calhoun (Big Ten) (split crew: Big Ten, SEC)

MVP Tom Clements (Notre Dame QB)Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Alabama 62% to win. Notre Dame pulled the upset.

Notre Dame leads 5–⁠3 in eight meetings, counting the seven since this game.