Notre Dame 47, Clemson 40: Dabo Swinney said “They dadgum earned it”
“I’d like to have Dabo’s problems with those two guys,” Brian Kelly said. “Nobody was handing out a trophy tonight,” Dabo Swinney said.
Published Nov 7, 2020.
Facts
- Final score, per Sports Illustrated
- Notre Dame 47, Clemson 40Sports Illustrated, Nov 7, 2020
- Played, per Sports Illustrated
- Saturday, November 7, 2020Sports Illustrated, Nov 7, 2020
What was said
Notre Dame’s side
Brian Kelly, Notre Dame head coach
I’d like to have Dabo’s problems with those two guys,
Portland Press Herald, Nov 7, 2020
Associated Press, via the Portland Press Herald
Ian Book, Notre Dame quarterback
No matter how old I am, I'll remember this one forever,
Associated Press, via News4JAX
Kyren Williams, Notre Dame running back
Our confidence the whole game never switched,
Clemson’s side
Dabo Swinney, Clemson head coach
Again, everybody is sad and we are all hurting. But what I saw tonight is special. We have all kinds of things we have to do better, but what I saw tonight is really special. We are not an easy out.
Dabo Swinney, Clemson head coach
We didn’t win the game, but you saw what this team is made of,
Portland Press Herald, Nov 7, 2020
Associated Press, via the Portland Press Herald
Dabo Swinney, Clemson head coach
In the end, we made too many mistakes and they made a couple of more plays than we did.
Dabo Swinney, Clemson head coach
Nobody was handing out a trophy tonight. Nobody was rolling a stage out there tonight.
Dabo Swinney, Clemson head coach
They dadgum earned it,
Associated Press, via News4JAX
Reports
No. 1 Clemson rallied from a 13-point deficit on the road without star quarterback Trevor Lawrence, but it wasn't enough as No. 4 Notre Dame won an overtime thriller 47-40 on Saturday in South Bend, Indiana.
Associated Press
Who knows where this victory should rank in Notre Dame lore, but considering the setting and this weird pandemic-altered season, the win is probably its most bizarre.
Sources
- News4JAX, Nov 7, 2020
“No. 4 Notre Dame sacks No. 1 Clemson 47-40 in double OT”
Associated Press, via News4JAX
- Sports Illustrated, Nov 7, 2020
“No. 1 Clemson Loses Thriller at No. 4 Notre Dame in Double Overtime”
- Portland Press Herald, Nov 7, 2020
“Notre Dame knocks off No. 1 Clemson in double OT”
- Saturday Down South, Nov 7, 2020
“What Dabo Swinney said after Clemson lost to Notre Dame”
- Irish Sports Daily, Nov 7, 2020
“Notre Dame RB Kyren Williams: 'We had to punch them in the mouth first'”