The Miami-Notre Dame series, while largely dominated by Notre Dame, was full of excitement in the late 1980s.
Whether it was the unforgivable 58-7 humiliation that was Gerry Faust’s last game or the near riot prior to the 1988 thriller, the games were hard-hitting, emotion-fueled, big-play dramas. While games in both 1988 and 1989 largely decided the national championship, the 1990 game was actually ranked #3 by fans for the best games in Notre Dame Stadium in a 2005 poll.
It also played a huge role in propelling the Irish to a #1 ranking that they would hold on two different occasions during the 1990 season.