The no. 7 Miami Hurricanes hosted the no. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on November 25, 1989. Miami had slipped up against the Florida State Seminoles while Craig Erickson was on the shelf and true freshman Gino Torretta was thrust into action. Torretta carved up San Jose State the week prior but the ‘Noles had been too much- forcing six Miami turnovers including two on the one yard line.
Miami could have been out of the title race but the ‘Canes rolled off three consecutive wins in Dennis Erickson’s first season as head coach.