1978 MICHIGAN AT NOTRE DAME PLAY-BY-PLAY LOG
SITE: Notre Dame Stadium
DATE: September 23rd, 1978
ATTENDANCE: 59,075
TEMP: 66 degrees
WIND: E 5mph
SKIES: Sunny & Clear
FIRST QUARTER
Michigan won the toss and elected to receiveHarlan Huckleby received Male's kick at the Michigan goal line and returned it 18 yards (tackled by Hartwig)
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on M18 - From the Wishbone, Rick Leach handed off to Russell Davis who fumbled the exchange and Zettek recovered for ND at M17
NOTRE DAME (14:45)
1st & 10 on M17 - Heavens pulled for 8 (Ron Simpkins & Mark Braman)
2nd & 2 on M9 - Heavens smashed for 3 (Mel Owens)
1st & Goal on M7 - Ferguson slanted for no gain (Simpkins & Jerry Meter)
2nd & Goal on M7 - Montana passed to Grindinger for the TOUCHDOWN
Restic held while Unis converted
SCORE: NOTRE DAME 7 - MICHIGAN 0
Male kicked off into the M end zone
PENALTY: PERSONAL FOUL - NOTRE DAME - 15 YARDS
MICHIGAN (13:07)
1st & 10 on M35 - Leach, on option, pitched to Huckleby for a gain of 3 (Leopold)
2nd & 7 on M38 - Huckleby over LG for 5 (Golic)
3rd & 2 on M43 - PENALTY: ILLEGAL PROCEDURE - NOTRE DAME - 5 YARDS
1st & 10 on M48 - Huckleby lost 1 (Calhoun)
2nd & 11 on M47 - Rick Leach passed to Davis for 2
PENALTY: PERSONAL FOUL - NOTRE DAME - 15 YARDS
1st & 10 on ND34 - Leach overthrew Rodney Feaster in the end zone
2nd & 10 on ND34 - Leach's pass to Huckleby was dropped
3rd & 10 on ND34 - Leach's pass intended for Doug Marsh was badly overthrown
4th & 10 on ND34 - Gregg Willner punted into the ND end zone (34 yard punt)
NOTRE DAME (10:26)
1st & 10 on ND20 - Heavens broke over RE for 23 yards (Simpkins)
1st & 10 on ND43 - Ferguson hit for 4 (Owens & Gene Bell)
2nd & 6 on ND47 - Ferguson hit for 3 (Chris Godfrey)
3rd & 3 on ND50 - Montana passed to Grindinger for 17 (Michael Harden)
1st & 10 on M33 - Heavens gained 3 (Godfrey)
2nd & 7 on M30 - PENALTY: ILLEGAL PROCEDURE - NOTRE DAME - 5 YARDS
2nd & 12 on M35 - Montana kept for 4 (Dale Keitz)
3rd & 8 on M31 - Montana was pressured and threw for Masztak incomplete
4th & 8 on M31 - Restic punted out of bounds at the M4 (27 yard punt)
MICHIGAN (7:49)
1st & 10 on M4 - From the wishbone, Huckleby hit for 1
PENALTY: Illegal Procedure - Notre Dame - 5 yards
1st & 5 on M9 - From the wishbone, Leach kept and was nailed for no gain (Weston)
2nd & 5 on M9 - Leach picked up 5 on an option keeper (Golic)
1st & 10 on M14 - From the wishbone, Huckleby was hit by Leopold, fumbled, and Leach recovered on the M5 for a loss of 9
2nd & 19 on M5 - Davis picked up 3 on a quick opener (Golic)
3rd & 16 on M8 - Davis on draw play picked up 5 (Heimkreiter)
4th & 11 on M13 - Waymer received Willner's punt on the ND45 and returned it 9 yards to M46 (42 yard punt)
NOTRE DAME (4:17)
1st & 10 on M46 - Heavens got 1 at LE (Mark DeSantis)
2nd & 9 on M45 - Courey gained 8 on an inside flanker reverse (Harden)
3rd & 1 on M37 - Ferguson hit center for 1 (Godfrey)
1st & 10 on M36 - Heavens gained 3 at center (Godfrey)
2nd & 7 on M33 - Montana passed to Masztak for 15 (Harden)
1st & 10 on M18 - Ferguson picked up 2 (Keitz)
2nd & 8 on M16 - Heavens gained 1 (DeSantis & Curtis Greer)
3rd & 7 on M15 - Montana's pass was dropped by Haines at the M4 (covered by Braman)
4th & 7 on M15 - Unis, with Restic holding, had the attempted field goal blocked by Michael Jolly. The ball rolled into the M end zone for a touchback
MICHIGAN (1:00)
1st & 10 on M20 - Huckleby took an option pitchout for 5 (Calhoun)
2nd & 5 on M25 - Leach badly overthrew Feaster at the ND44
3rd & 5 on M25 - Leach, back to pass, found no one open and was smothered by Zettek and Case for an 8 yard loss
END OF FIRST QUARTER
SCORE: NOTRE DAME 7 - MICHIGAN 0
SECOND QUARTER
MICHIGAN (15:00)
4th & 13 on M17 - Willner punted to Waymer who was downed immediately by Huckleby and Ben Needham on the ND33 (50 yard punt)
NOTRE DAME (14:50)
1st & 10 on ND33 - Ferguson hit for 3 (Jerry Meter & Harden)
2nd & 7 on ND36 - Heavens for no gain (Tom Seabron)
3rd & 7 on ND36 - Montana gave to Courey on an inside reverse. Courey rolled left and pitched behind Stone who fumbled and recovered for a 15 yard loss
4th & 22 on ND21 - Restic punted to the ND49 where it was downed (28 yard punt)
MICHIGAN (13:08)
1st & 10 on ND49 - Davis cracked for 8 on inside trap option (Leopold)
2nd & 2 on ND41 - Leach's pass to Feaster was low and dropped
3rd & 2 on ND41 - Leach gained 5 on wishbone keeper (Harrison)
1st & 10 on ND36 - Huckleby took option pitch around RE for 11 (Restic)
1st & 10 on ND25 - Huckleby hit center for 3 (Weston)
2nd & 7 on ND22 - Davis picked up 3 on inside trap option (Golic)
3rd & 4 on ND19 - Huckleby drove for 13 on option pitchout (Browner)
1st & Goal on ND6 - Davis on trap option gained 2
2nd & Goal on ND4 - Leach faked to Davis, rolled left and dove into the end zone for the TOUCHDOWN
B.J. Dickey held while Willner converted
SCORE: NOTRE DAME 7 - MICHIGAN 7
Stone returned Bryan Virgil's kick from the goal line to the ND25 (Virgil)
NOTRE DAME (9:39)
1st & 10 on ND25 - Heavens hit for 1 (Godfrey)
2nd & 9 on ND26 - Montana passed to Vehr for 23 yards (Braman)
1st & 10 on ND49 - Ferguson slanted for 11
1st & 10 on M41 - Heavens cracked for 7 (Meter)
2nd & 3 on M34 - PENALTY: Illegal Procedure - Notre Dame
2nd & 8 on M39 - Ferguson smashed center for 7 (Meter)
3rd & 1 on M32 - Ferguson bulled for 1 (Mike Trgovac)
1st & 10 on M31 - Montana passed to Heavens for 12 (DeSantis)
1st & 10 on M19 - Ferguson swept LE for 8 (DeSantis)
2nd & 2 on M11 - Ferguson plunged for 3 (Owens)
1st & Goal on M8 - Montana kept on broken play around RE (Braman & Trgovac)
PENALTY: PERSONAL FOUL - MICHIGAN (1/2 the distance to the goal)
1st & Goal on M4 - Ferguson plowed through the middle for 4 and the TOUCHDOWN
Restic held while Unis converted
SCORE: NOTRE DAME 14 - MICHIGAN 7
Roosevelt Smith took Male's kickoff on the M5 and returned it 8 yards
MICHIGAN (5:21)
1st & 10 on M13 - Huckleby, on option pitch, gained 9 around LE (Heimkreiter)
2nd & 1 on M22 - Davis hit for 2 (Golic)
1st & 10 on M24 - Leach overthrew Alan Mitchell down the sideline
2nd & 10 on M24 - Leach, back to pass, was hit by Weston and threw incomplete
3rd & 10 on M24 - Leach dropped back, got pressured and passed to Davis for a loss of 3 (Browner)
4th & 13 on M21 - Waymer received Willner's punt at the ND36 and returned it 4 yards to the ND40 (Needham & Huckleby) (43 yard punt)
NOTRE DAME (3:15)
1st & 10 on ND40 - Ferguson gained 2 (Greer)
TIMEOUT: NOTRE DAME
2nd & 8 on ND42 - Montana's pass to Condemi was broken up by Harden
3rd & 8 on ND42 - Montana passed to Ferguson for 7 (Simpkins & DeSantis)
4th & 1 on ND49 - Jolly received Restic's punt at the M13 and returned it 15 yards to the M28 (38 yard punt)
MICHIGAN (1:45)
1st & 10 on M28 - Davis hit center on inside draw play for 4 (Case)
2nd & 6 on M32 - Leach's pass intended for Doug Marsh was dropped
3rd & 6 on M32 - Leach passed to Ralph Clayton for 20 (Harrison)
TIMEOUT: MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on ND48 - Huckleby dropped Leach's swing pass
2nd & 10 on ND48 - Leach's pass to Huckleby was dropped as Browner poured in on Leach
3rd & 10 on ND48 - Leach's swing pass to Huckleby went incomplete
4th & 10 on ND48 - Willner punted into the Irish end zone for a touchback
NOTRE DAME (0:45)
1st & 10 on ND20 - Montana fell on the ball for -1
2nd & 11 on ND19 - Montana passed to Ferguson for 9 (Harden & DeSantis)
END OF FIRST HALF
SCORE: NOTRE DAME 14 - MICHIGAN 7
THIRD QUARTER
Stone received Virgil's kick at the ND3 and returned it 21 yards to the ND24
NOTRE DAME
1st & 10 on ND24 - Ferguson picked up 7 (Harden & Godfrey)
2nd & 3 on ND31 - Heavens bulled for 12 (Gene Bell)
1st & 10 on ND43 - Ferguson for no gain (Simpkins)
2nd & 10 on ND43 - Heavens gained 2 (Seabron)
3rd & 8 on ND45 - Montana passed to Condemi for 8
1st & 10 on M47 - Heavens for no gain (Greer)
2nd & 10 on M47 - Montana's pass to Condemi went incomplete
PENALTY: PASS INTERFERENCE - MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on M38 - Ferguson slashed for 3 (Meter)
2nd & 7 on M35 - Ferguson broke two tackles for 4 (Gerald Diggs)
3rd & 3 on M31 - Montana faked a pass and picked up 5 yards as he went out of bounds
TIMEOUT: NOTRE DAME
1st & 10 on M26 - Ferguson fumbled the handoff and Greer recovered for Michigan on the M28
MICHIGAN (10:35)
1st & 10 on M28 - Huckleby gained 5 up the middle (Heimkreiter)
2nd & 5 on M33 - Davis gained 2 on first option give (Golic)
3rd & 3 on M35 - Huckleby picked up 5 on an option pitchout (Golic)
1st & 10 on M40 - Davis for no gain
2nd & 10 on M40 - Leach kept on option and scrambled for 8 (Leopold)
3rd & 2 on M48 - From the wishbone, Leach kept and scrambled for 9 (Browner)
1st & 10 on ND43 - Huckleby smashed up the middle for 11 (Leopold)
1st & 10 on ND32 - Huckleby swept around RE for 3 (Golic)
2nd & 7 on ND29 - Huckleby lost 1 on option pitch (Whittington)
3rd & 8 on ND30 - PENALTY: ILLEGAL PROCEDURE - MICHIGAN
3rd & 13 on ND35 - Leach dropped back, got pressured, scrambled, rolled left and passed complete to Marsh for 14 (Restic)
1st & 10 on ND21 - Huckleby took an option pitchout for 7 (Golic)
2nd & 3 on ND14 - From the wishbone, Huckleby smashed up the middle for 11 (Heimkreiter)
1st & Goal on ND3 - Leach was spilled for a 2 yard loss on a wishbone keeper (Zettek)
2nd & Goal on ND5 - Huckleby took an option pitchout and was tackled for no gain by Leopold
3rd & Goal on ND5 - Leach passed to Marsh in the end zone for the TOUCHDOWN
Dickey held while Willner converted
SCORE: NOTRE DAME 14 - MICHIGAN 14
Stone received Virgil's kick at the ND2 and returned it 22 yards to the ND24 (Harden)
NOTRE DAME (3:29)
1st & 10 on ND24 - Ferguson plunged for 5 (Seabron & Simpkins)
2nd & 5 on ND29 - Heavens gained 3 (Meter)
3rd & 2 on ND32 - Ferguson slashed for 3 (DeSantis)
1st & 10 on ND35 - Ferguson for no gain (Simpkins)
2nd & 10 on ND35 - Montana's pass was dropped by Ferguson
3rd & 10 on ND35 - Montana's pass was intercepted by Meter and returned 14 yards to the ND34 (Montana)
MICHIGAN (1:06)
1st & 10 on ND34 - Huckleby took an option pitch for no gain (Leopold)
2nd & 10 on ND34 - Smith was dropped by Weston for no gain
3rd & 10 on ND34 - Leach passed to Marsh for 13
1st & 10 on ND21 - Smith swept RE for 3 (Leopold)
END OF THIRD QUARTER
SCORE: NOTRE DAME 14 - MICHIGAN 14
FOURTH QUARTER
MICHIGAN (15:00)
2nd & 7 on ND18 - Leach faked to Davis, rolled left and passed to Marsh alone in the end zone for the TOUCHDOWN
Dickey held, but Willner's attempt was no good, wide left
SCORE: MICHIGAN 20 - NOTRE DAME 14
Waymer received Virgil's kick at the ND5 and returned it 5 yards to the ND10 (Seabron & Bell)
NOTRE DAME (14:48)
1st & 10 on ND10 - Heavens slashed for 5 (Meter)
2nd & 5 on ND15 - Heavens hit for 3 (Simpkins)
3rd & 2 on ND18 - Montana's screen pass to Ferguson went for no gain (Diggs & Trgovac)
4th & 2 on ND18 - Restic's punt rolled dead at the M31 (50 yard punt)
MICHIGAN (13:07)
1st & 10 on M31 - Davis hit for 9 on trap option (Harrison)
2nd & 1 on M40 - Davis cracked for 3 over LG on first option (Calhoun)
1st & 10 on M43 - Leach was stopped by Case and Leopold for no gain on option keeper
2nd & 10 on M43 - Smith took option pitch around LE for 7 (Restic)
3rd & 3 on M50 - Clayton lost 3 on wishbone option pitchout (Zettek)
4th & 6 on M47 - Willner punted to Gibbons who signaled for a fair catch at the ND22 (31 yard punt)
NOTRE DAME (11:20)
1st & 10 on ND22 - Montana, pressured, rolled right and threw incomplete for Heavens who was covered by Simpkins
2nd & 10 on ND22 - Heavens took a screen pass for 4 (Jolly)
3rd & 6 on ND26 - Montana passed complete to Haines for 18 (Diggs)
PENALTY: PERSONAL FOUL - NOTRE DAME
1st & 25 on ND27 - Montana looked deep and overthrew Holohan
2nd & 25 on ND27 - Montana, pressured by Greer, rolled right and was intercepted by Harden at the ND41 where he stepped out of bounds
MICHIGAN (10:03)
1st & 10 on ND41 - Davis hit center for 1 (Golic)
2nd & 9 on ND40 - Leach faked to Davis, rolled left and passed to Clayton at the ND2 and went in for the TOUCHDOWN
Leach dropped back and was smothered by Browner for a loss of 15 on an attempted two-point conversion
SCORE: MICHIGAN 26 - NOTRE DAME 14
Stone received Virgil's kick at the ND5 and returned it 16 yards to the ND21 (Needham & Trgovac)
NOTRE DAME (9:14)
1st & 10 on ND21 - Ferguson gained 2 (Meter)
2nd & 8 on ND23 - Montana's pass intended for Heavens went incomplete
3rd & 8 on ND23 - Montana's pass intended for Vehr was tipped by Seabron and went incomplete
4th & 8 on ND23 - Harden received Restic's punt at the M41 and returned it 1 yard to the M42 (Heimkreiter) (36 yard punt)
MICHIGAN (8:16)
1st & 10 on M42 - Huckleby gained 1 up the middle (Weston)
2nd & 9 on M43 - Huckleby picked up 4 on an option pitch (Browner)
3rd & 5 on M47 - From the wishbone Leach threw for Huckleby and was almost intercepted by Leopold
4th & 5 on M47 - Willner punted to Waymer who was downed without a return (34 yard punt)
NOTRE DAME (6:39)
1st & 10 on ND19 - Ferguson gained 2 (Simpkins)
2nd & 8 on ND21 - Montana passed complete to Haines, who fumbled after being hit by Jolly. Diggs recovered for Michigan at the ND45
MICHIGAN
1st & 10 on ND45 - Lawrence Reid gained 1 (Golic)
2nd & 9 on ND44 - From the wishbone Clayton picked up 2 over LE (Case)
3rd & 7 on ND42 - Reid gained 4 on first option give (Golic)
4th & 3 on ND38 - Willner punted into the ND end zone for a touchback
NOTRE DAME (3:48)
1st & 10 on ND20 - Montana passed to Mitchell for 11 (Meter)
1st & 10 on ND31 - Montana's pass to Haines was caught out of bounds at the M44
2nd & 10 on ND31 - Montana passed to Condini for 17 and was nailed by Meter
PENALTY: PERSONAL FOUL - NOTRE DAME
1st & 25 on ND33 - Montana passed to Stone for 15 (Seabron & Meter)
2nd & 10 on ND48 - Montana passed complete to Masztak, who fumbled and Godfrey recovered for Michigan on the M43
MICHIGAN (2:27)
1ST & 10 on M43 - Huckleby gained 2 up the middle (Calhoun)
2nd & 8 on M45 - Huckleby slashed for 5 up the middle (Heimkreiter)
TIMEOUT: NOTRE DAME
3rd & 3 on M50 - Huckleby gained 2 on an option pitch (Whittington)
4th & 1 on ND48 - Willner's punt rolled dead at the ND5 (43 yard punt)
NOTRE DAME (1:24)
1st & 10 on ND5 - Montana's pass intended for Masztak went incomplete
2nd & 10 on ND5 - Montana's pass was dropped by Masztak
3rd & 10 on ND5 - Montana was sacked by Greer in the end zone for a SAFETY
SCORE: MICHIGAN 28 - NOTRE DAME 14
Clayton received Restic's free kick/punt at the M15 and he returned it 25 yards to the M40
MICHIGAN (1:01)
1st & 10 on M40 - (Dickey in at QB for M) Reid on option give for 4 (Johnson)
TIMEOUT: NOTRE DAME
2nd & 6 on M44 - Reid picked up 3 (Golic)
3rd & 3 on M47 - Reid on option give for 5
END OF GAME
FINAL SCORE: MICHIGAN 28 - NOTRE DAME 14