Notre Dame Football: Remembering the Chicken Soup Game
Notre Dame Football: Remembering the Chicken Soup Game
Montana Legend Grows
Luckily, the play left time on the clock. Montana looked to the sideline for a play, now with only two seconds left, but Dan Devine and the Notre Dame coaches waved him off. It was Montana’s play to call. So, he drew it in the sand, or in this case on the Astroturf. The ball was going to Haines again, trusting he could beat his man.
Haines did, making a diving catch in the right corner of the endzone. Reporters and photographers lined the end zone, making it almost impossible to tell if Haines was actually in bounds or not, and you have to imagine in the modern era it would have been replayed for an hour or two. Still, it was called a touchdown.
The game was tied at 34, and now it all came down to an extra point to either win or tie. Notre Dame was offsides on their first attempt, so they made Joe Unis kick the game-winning extra point twice. Almost no one saw the 22 point comeback live, as it was too cold for more than a few thousand fans to stay.
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Montana would be named offensive MVP of the game, despite throwing four interceptions and dealing with the flu and near hypothermia. The lasting image, doctors warming him with blankets and feeding him Chicken Soup.