Houston vs. Notre Dame

Monday, January 1, 1979, Cotton Bowl Share

No. 10 Notre Dame beat No. 9 Houston 35–⁠34. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral site9Houston9–⁠3 in 1978

Neutral site10Notre Dame9–⁠3 in 1978

FinalTV: CBSAttendance 32,500Referee: Pete Williams (SEC)

MVPs Joe Montana (Notre Dame QB); David Hodge (Houston LB)Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Notre Dame 57% to win. Notre Dame pulled the upset. Elo’s favorite won.

Notre Dame leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.