Notre Dame completed their second perfect regular season in three years on Saturday with a 45-21 win over Syracuse. The Irish struggled for much of the first half before pulling away from the overmatched Orange on a unique Senior Day in Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame didn’t play their best, but they were good enough to have a 31 point fourth-quarter lead and good enough to cap off another perfect regular season. Still, the game was frustrating in that the Irish didn’t play to their potential and made some uncharacteristic mistakes.
The game as whole was almost equal parts annoying and frustrating.