Will Notre Dame-Clemson Rematch Favor Defenses This Time?

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This year’s ACC Championship versus Clemson (Dec. 19) will mark only the second time since 1902 that Notre Dame will face the same team twice in one season. The other was in 1997 versus LSU, a 24-6 victory at Baton Rouge in November, and then a 27-9 defeat at the Independence Bowl a little more than a month later. According to research by Wikipedia, rematches that occur in conference championship games (begun by the SEC in 1992) have seen the regular season winner — as Notre Dame was on Nov. 7 with a 47-40 double-overtime victory versus then No. 1-ranked Clemson — also post a 29-16 record in the league title game against the same foe.

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