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Dan Devine

Daniel John Devine (December 23, 1924 – May 9, 2002) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Arizona State University from 1955 to 1957, the University of Missouri from 1958 to 1970, and the University of Notre Dame from 1975 to 1980, compiling a career college football mark of 173–56–9. Devine was also the head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s Green Bay Packers from 1971 to 1974, tallying a mark of 25–27–4. His 1977 Notre Dame team won a national championship after beating Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Devine was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1985.

Dan Devine
Devine from The Savitar, 1965
Biographical details
Born(1924-12-23)December 23, 1924
Augusta, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMay 9, 2002(2002-05-09) (aged 77)
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
1946–1948Minnesota–Duluth
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1954Michigan State (assistant)
1955–1957Arizona State
1958–1970Missouri
1971–1974Green Bay Packers
1975–1980Notre Dame
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1967–1970Missouri
1971–1974Green Bay Packers (GM)
1992–1994Missouri
Head coaching record
Overall173–56–9 (college)
25–27–4 (NFL)
Bowls7–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 National (1977)
1 Border (1957)
2 Big Eight (1960, 1969)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1985 (profile)

Early life and military service

Born in Augusta, Wisconsin, Devine later went to live with an aunt and uncle in Proctor, Minnesota. As a star at Proctor High School, Devine started at quarterback as a freshman and later became known as "The Proctor Flash," a name given to him by his friend Lute Olson. He also competed in three other sports during his four years at the school, and graduated in 1942.

Devine then enrolled at the Duluth State Teachers College (now the University of Minnesota Duluth), and was team captain of both the basketball and football teams, playing as a 170 lb. (77 kg) quarterback. His time at the school was interrupted after his enlistment in the Army Air Corps during World War II, where he became a B-29 flight officer. He graduated from college in 1948 with a bachelor's degree in history.

Early years as a coach at Michigan State

Devine earned his first coaching job as head coach at East Jordan High School in Michigan, reaching his interview by a combination of bus travel and hitch-hiking. Following two undefeated seasons at the school, he accepted an assistant position at Michigan State University in 1950 under head coach Clarence Munn. For the next five seasons, he helped the Spartans achieve success, including winning a national championship in 1952.

Arizona State

On February 5, 1955, Devine accepted the head coaching position at Arizona State College, now Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona. Joining him as an assistant was Frank Kush, who would have even greater success at the school after Devine's departure. During his three years with the Sun Devils, Devine compiled a record of 27–3–1 (.887), including a spotless 10–0 mark during his final campaign. In that last season, Devine's team led the nation in total offense and scoring, averaging just under 40 points per game in the latter category.

Missouri

His success at Arizona State resulted in an offer from the University of Missouri, which he accepted on December 18, 1957. At first, Devine was reluctant to accept the position; his flight to Missouri had developed engine trouble. In addition, Devine had hot chocolate spilled on him by a stewardess during the flight, which arrived six hours late.

Over the next 13 years, Devine would turn the once-dormant program into a consistently competitive school that finished with a Top 20 ranking nine times. His record of 93–37–7 (.704) included four bowl game victories, with his winning percentage passing that of his predecessor Don Faurot. He left Missouri with the second most number of wins as coach in school history, behind only Faurot. He is now third after Gary Pinkel passed him in 2013.

After finishing 5–4–1 in his first year in 1958, Devine (with two years left on his contract) gained some job security when a group of Missouri alumni funded a $150,000 life insurance policy that covered him as long as he remained as head coach of the Tigers. The investment paid off as Missouri never lost more than three games over the next decade.

In 1960, the Tigers began the year unranked, but after shutting out SMU 20–0, in the season opener, moved up to 16th and continued to head upward in the weekly rankings. Following that win with eight straight victories, Missouri became the top-ranked team in the country following a 41–19 victory over Oklahoma.

Needing only a victory over Kansas to clinch a national championship, the Tigers (favored by a touchdown) instead were stunned in a 23–7 upset loss. After an Orange Bowl victory over Navy on January 1, 1961, Missouri finished the year ranked fifth in a season which saw upwards of four teams claim a share of the national title. Kansas was later forced to forfeit 2 games in a vote by Big 8 schools (3–5) because the Jayhawks' Bert Coan had received a ticket to a college all-star game from a Kansas booster and was thus voted ineligible by the Conference. The Big 8 chose not to vote on the issue mid-season, though it was known prior to the game. Missouri claims the 1960 game as a win by forfeit—thus making 1960 the only undefeated and untied season in school history.

While never again reaching that level, Missouri maintained its strength throughout the 1960s, with Devine taking on the added duties of athletic director in 1967 after Faurot stepped down from that post. During his three years in the latter role, he made a key hire when he selected Norm Stewart to head the fortunes of the school's men's basketball squad.

After finishing 9–1 in 1969, a season capped off with a massive 69–21 win over Kansas that saw Jayhawk coach Pepper Rodgers showing the peace sign to Devine late in the game and Devine "return half of it", Missouri faced Penn State in the 1970 Orange Bowl. The Nittany Lions entered the game with a 28-game winning streak and extended the string by intercepting seven Tiger passes in a 10–3 defensive battle.

Green Bay Packers

After suffering his first losing season in 1970, Devine left Missouri on January 14, 1971, to become the head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers of the NFL, succeeding Phil Bengtson.

Devine acknowledged the pressure of the position but had the benefit of not immediately following legendary coach Vince Lombardi. Bengtson had endured three years of unrealistic expectations following Lombardi's brief retirement after Super Bowl II.

Devine's career in Green Bay got off to a painful start when he suffered a broken leg following a sideline collision in the season opener, a 42–40 loss to the New York Giants.

After finishing 4–8–2 in 1971, Devine headed a brief resurgence that "The Pack is Back" by dethroning the four-time division champion Minnesota Vikings in 1972 to reach the playoffs, the Packers' first post-season in five years. The Packers lost 16–3 in the first round to the Washington Redskins at RFK Stadium on Christmas Eve.

The Packers did not reach the postseason for another decade, during the expanded 16-team playoffs of the strike-shortened 1982 season. Green Bay would not return to the playoffs in a non-strike year until 1993 and would not win another divisional title until 1995. Unable to recapture the success of 1972, Devine's final two seasons at Green Bay were disappointing (5–7–2 in 1973 and 6–8 in 1974).

Midway through his last season as Packers head coach in 1974, Devine engineered a memorable trade in which Green Bay exchanged two 1st round picks, two 2nd round picks, and a 3rd round pick for 34-year-old quarterback John Hadl from the Los Angeles Rams. The Packers were 3–3 at the time with lackluster play from quarterback Jerry Tagge, and Devine apparently believed an experienced quarterback was the last piece of the puzzle.

Hadl, however, would play only two years as a Packer, winning just seven games while throwing 29 interceptions during that span. Meanwhile, the Rams used the picks acquired in the trade to draft players who would help them dominate the NFC West in the 1970s. To this day, many Packer fans have never forgiven Devine for the trade, which is widely reckoned as the worst trade for a starting quarterback in NFL history.[1]

Devine's wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis during the season.

As the Packers' performance declined, Devine's relationship with the fans deteriorated, and his family started to get verbally harassed during games. An incident occurred where one of his dogs was shot by a neighbor. Devine claimed that the shooter was an angry Packers fan, but the farmer who shot the dog said that he did so because it had been constantly straying onto his property, and he had warned Devine in the past that he would shoot Devine's dog if it came near his home again.

After a three-game losing streak knocked the Packers out of the playoffs, Devine resigned on December 16, 1974, to become the head coach at the University of Notre Dame. His departure was also controversial, as the Packers' board of directors were prepared to buy Devine out of his contract, but Devine told them that he was going to return to coach the team in 1975. Devine asked for his last season's paycheck to come in advance, and after it was given to him, he announced his resignation.

Notre Dame

Devine had been a leading candidate for the head coaching job at Notre Dame in 1964 when Ara Parseghian was hired. When approached for the job following Parseghian's resignation a decade later, Devine accepted immediately, joking that it was probably the shortest job interview in history.

In his six seasons at Notre Dame, Devine compiled a 53–16–1 mark (.764). His lasting achievement came midway through this run when the Fighting Irish won the 1977 national championship, led by junior quarterback Joe Montana. The regular season was highlighted by the Irish's 21–17 come-from-behind win over Clemson at Death Valley when Devine repeatedly gave the middle finger salute to the raucous home crowd.

The championship season was completed with a convincing 38–10 win in the 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic over previously top-ranked Texas, led by Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell. The win vaulted the Irish from fifth to first in the polls.

Earlier in the season, before the annual game against USC on October 22, Devine changed the team's home jerseys from navy blue & white to kelly green & gold, which would remain for the rest of his time at the school.

He also added names to the players' jerseys on a permanent basis when he took over at Notre Dame. Previously, names had been included on jerseys only during bowl games. (The traditional navy blue & white jerseys without names returned in the 1980s under Lou Holtz.)

Devine's teams won three bowl games, including consecutive Cotton Bowl Classics. In the 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic, the Irish trailed 34–12 with 7:27 remaining in the game. They rallied for 23 unanswered points behind ailing senior quarterback Joe Montana for a 35–34 victory over Houston. The game, played in an unseasonal storm of freezing sleet and rain, became part of college football folklore, referred to as the Chicken Soup Game.

Because he had the unenviable task of following a legend, Devine came under heavy scrutiny while at Notre Dame, and it was felt that he was never fully embraced by the Notre Dame community, despite winning a national championship. After a 5–2 start in his first season, rumors of incompetence were circulated and that Devine would be dismissed and replaced by Don Shula or even Ara Parseghian (who went so far as to say he would not return to coaching under any circumstances). Even on the day of the 1977 USC game, "Dump Devine" bumper stickers were being sold outside Notre Dame Stadium. He also lost to his old program, a shocking 3–0 defeat to Missouri at South Bend in 1978.

Devine was involved in a game while at Notre Dame whose ending resulted in a rule change still in effect today. On September 15, 1979, the Irish faced the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor in their season opener. With six seconds remaining, Michigan lined up for a game-winning field goal attempt. Notre Dame linebacker Bob Crable ran onto the backs of offensive lineman Tim Foley and defensive end Scott Zettek and was able to block the kick, preserving a 12–10 Irish victory.[2] A new rule was implemented the following season that prohibited this tactic.

On August 15, 1980, Devine announced that he would be leaving Notre Dame at the end of the 1980 season, saying he wanted to be able to spend more time with his wife. Notre Dame named Gerry Faust as Devine's successor on November 24, 1980.[3] At the time, Devine's Irish were enjoying a surprisingly successful season, with a 9–0–1 record and No. 2 ranking in the polls, behind only Georgia.[4] However, after Faust's hiring was announced, Notre Dame lost its regular season finale at rival USC, 20–3 and then lost the Sugar Bowl to Georgia, 17–10, giving the Bulldogs their first national championship and spoiling Devine's last game as a head football coach.

Later life and death

Devine moved back to Arizona and became a fundraiser for Arizona State's Sun Devil Foundation. In 1985, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, later returning to his old school at Missouri in 1992 as athletic director to help navigate the school through financial troubles. Devine was inducted into the inaugural class of the University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.[5]

In 2000, Devine's wife died. His own health began to deteriorate in February 2001, when after undergoing heart surgery, he suffered a ruptured aorta. Fifteen months later, he died at home.[6]

In popular culture

Devine was portrayed by actor Chelcie Ross in the film Rudy. In the film, Devine is portrayed in a somewhat unfavorable light, acting as a hindrance to Daniel Ruettiger's dream of dressing for Notre Dame or appearing in a game. Devine was reported to be incensed with how he was portrayed in the film, noting that he had planned to allow Rudy to play all along. He also maintained that none of the players laid down their jerseys on his desk as a form of protest and if anyone had, they would have been kicked off the squad.[7] Devine was asked by movie producers to allow his dramatized character to "play the heavy," to provide dramatic plot opportunities. While Devine agreed, he later wrote that he did not believe Ross's portrayal would be as antagonistic as it turned out in the finished film.[8]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Arizona State Sun Devils (Border Conference) (1955–1957)
1955 Arizona State 8–2–1 4–1 2nd
1956 Arizona State 9–1 3–1 2nd
1957 Arizona State 10–0 4–0 1st 12 12
Arizona State: 27–3–1 11–2
Missouri Tigers (Big Seven / Big Eight Conference) (1958–1970)
1958 Missouri 5–4–1 4–1–1 2nd
1959 Missouri 6–5 4–2 2nd L Orange 19 18
1960 Missouri 11–0 7–0 1st W Orange 4 5
1961 Missouri 7–2–1 5–2 T–2nd 11 11
1962 Missouri 8–1–2 5–1–1 2nd W Bluebonnet 12
1963 Missouri 7–3 5–2 3rd 16
1964 Missouri 6–3–1 4–2–1 4th 18
1965 Missouri 8–2–1 6–1 2nd W Sugar 6 6
1966 Missouri 6–3–1 4–2–1 T–3rd
1967 Missouri 7–3 4–3 4th
1968 Missouri 8–3 5–2 3rd W Gator 17 9
1969 Missouri 9–2 6–1 T–1st L Orange 6 6
1970 Missouri 5–6 3–4 T–4th
Missouri: 92–38–7 61–24–4
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (NCAA Division I / I-A independent) (1975–1980)
1975 Notre Dame 8–3 17
1976 Notre Dame 9–3 W Gator 12 12
1977 Notre Dame 11–1 W Cotton 1 1
1978 Notre Dame 9–3 W Cotton 6 7
1979 Notre Dame 7–4
1980 Notre Dame 9–2–1 L Sugar 10 9
Notre Dame: 53–16–1
Total: 172–57–9
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

NFL

Team Year Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Ties Win ratio Finish Won Lost Win percentage Result
GB 1971 4 8 2 .357 4th in NFC Central
GB 1972 10 4 0 .714 1st in NFC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to Washington Redskins in NFC Divisional Game
GB 1973 5 7 2 .429 3rd in NFC Central
GB 1974 6 8 0 .429 3rd in NFC Central
Total 25 27 4 .482 0 1 .000

References

  1. ^ Beacom, Mike (October 21, 2011). . Pro Football Weekly. Archived from the original on December 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "A 1979 blocked field goal remains one of the defining moments of Notre Dame-Michigan football rivalry".
  3. ^ "Chicago Tribune – Historical Newspapers".
  4. ^ "November 24, 1980 Football Polls – College Poll Archive – Historical College Football, Basketball, and Softball Polls and Rankings".
  5. ^ "Dan Devine (1991) – UMD Athletic Hall of Fame".
  6. ^ Litsky, Frank (May 10, 2002). "Dan Devine, Football Coach, Is Dead at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  7. ^ ESPN
  8. ^ "Real Rudy Ruettiger – Rudy Movie True Story".

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For other people with similar names see Daniel Devine disambiguation Daniel John Devine December 23 1924 May 9 2002 was an American football player and coach He served as the head football coach at Arizona State University from 1955 to 1957 the University of Missouri from 1958 to 1970 and the University of Notre Dame from 1975 to 1980 compiling a career college football mark of 173 56 9 Devine was also the head coach of the National Football League NFL s Green Bay Packers from 1971 to 1974 tallying a mark of 25 27 4 His 1977 Notre Dame team won a national championship after beating Texas in the Cotton Bowl Devine was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1985 Dan DevineDevine from The Savitar 1965Biographical detailsBorn 1924 12 23 December 23 1924Augusta Wisconsin U S DiedMay 9 2002 2002 05 09 aged 77 Tempe Arizona U S Playing career1946 1948Minnesota DuluthPosition s QuarterbackCoaching career HC unless noted 1950 1954Michigan State assistant 1955 1957Arizona State1958 1970Missouri1971 1974Green Bay Packers1975 1980Notre DameAdministrative career AD unless noted 1967 1970Missouri1971 1974Green Bay Packers GM 1992 1994MissouriHead coaching recordOverall173 56 9 college 25 27 4 NFL Bowls7 3Accomplishments and honorsChampionships1 National 1977 1 Border 1957 2 Big Eight 1960 1969 College Football Hall of FameInducted in 1985 profile Contents 1 Early life and military service 2 Early years as a coach at Michigan State 3 Arizona State 4 Missouri 5 Green Bay Packers 6 Notre Dame 7 Later life and death 8 In popular culture 9 Head coaching record 9 1 College 9 2 NFL 10 References 11 External linksEarly life and military service EditBorn in Augusta Wisconsin Devine later went to live with an aunt and uncle in Proctor Minnesota As a star at Proctor High School Devine started at quarterback as a freshman and later became known as The Proctor Flash a name given to him by his friend Lute Olson He also competed in three other sports during his four years at the school and graduated in 1942 Devine then enrolled at the Duluth State Teachers College now the University of Minnesota Duluth and was team captain of both the basketball and football teams playing as a 170 lb 77 kg quarterback His time at the school was interrupted after his enlistment in the Army Air Corps during World War II where he became a B 29 flight officer He graduated from college in 1948 with a bachelor s degree in history Early years as a coach at Michigan State EditDevine earned his first coaching job as head coach at East Jordan High School in Michigan reaching his interview by a combination of bus travel and hitch hiking Following two undefeated seasons at the school he accepted an assistant position at Michigan State University in 1950 under head coach Clarence Munn For the next five seasons he helped the Spartans achieve success including winning a national championship in 1952 Arizona State EditOn February 5 1955 Devine accepted the head coaching position at Arizona State College now Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona Joining him as an assistant was Frank Kush who would have even greater success at the school after Devine s departure During his three years with the Sun Devils Devine compiled a record of 27 3 1 887 including a spotless 10 0 mark during his final campaign In that last season Devine s team led the nation in total offense and scoring averaging just under 40 points per game in the latter category Missouri EditHis success at Arizona State resulted in an offer from the University of Missouri which he accepted on December 18 1957 At first Devine was reluctant to accept the position his flight to Missouri had developed engine trouble In addition Devine had hot chocolate spilled on him by a stewardess during the flight which arrived six hours late Over the next 13 years Devine would turn the once dormant program into a consistently competitive school that finished with a Top 20 ranking nine times His record of 93 37 7 704 included four bowl game victories with his winning percentage passing that of his predecessor Don Faurot He left Missouri with the second most number of wins as coach in school history behind only Faurot He is now third after Gary Pinkel passed him in 2013 After finishing 5 4 1 in his first year in 1958 Devine with two years left on his contract gained some job security when a group of Missouri alumni funded a 150 000 life insurance policy that covered him as long as he remained as head coach of the Tigers The investment paid off as Missouri never lost more than three games over the next decade In 1960 the Tigers began the year unranked but after shutting out SMU 20 0 in the season opener moved up to 16th and continued to head upward in the weekly rankings Following that win with eight straight victories Missouri became the top ranked team in the country following a 41 19 victory over Oklahoma Needing only a victory over Kansas to clinch a national championship the Tigers favored by a touchdown instead were stunned in a 23 7 upset loss After an Orange Bowl victory over Navy on January 1 1961 Missouri finished the year ranked fifth in a season which saw upwards of four teams claim a share of the national title Kansas was later forced to forfeit 2 games in a vote by Big 8 schools 3 5 because the Jayhawks Bert Coan had received a ticket to a college all star game from a Kansas booster and was thus voted ineligible by the Conference The Big 8 chose not to vote on the issue mid season though it was known prior to the game Missouri claims the 1960 game as a win by forfeit thus making 1960 the only undefeated and untied season in school history While never again reaching that level Missouri maintained its strength throughout the 1960s with Devine taking on the added duties of athletic director in 1967 after Faurot stepped down from that post During his three years in the latter role he made a key hire when he selected Norm Stewart to head the fortunes of the school s men s basketball squad After finishing 9 1 in 1969 a season capped off with a massive 69 21 win over Kansas that saw Jayhawk coach Pepper Rodgers showing the peace sign to Devine late in the game and Devine return half of it Missouri faced Penn State in the 1970 Orange Bowl The Nittany Lions entered the game with a 28 game winning streak and extended the string by intercepting seven Tiger passes in a 10 3 defensive battle Green Bay Packers EditAfter suffering his first losing season in 1970 Devine left Missouri on January 14 1971 to become the head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers of the NFL succeeding Phil Bengtson Devine acknowledged the pressure of the position but had the benefit of not immediately following legendary coach Vince Lombardi Bengtson had endured three years of unrealistic expectations following Lombardi s brief retirement after Super Bowl II Devine s career in Green Bay got off to a painful start when he suffered a broken leg following a sideline collision in the season opener a 42 40 loss to the New York Giants After finishing 4 8 2 in 1971 Devine headed a brief resurgence that The Pack is Back by dethroning the four time division champion Minnesota Vikings in 1972 to reach the playoffs the Packers first post season in five years The Packers lost 16 3 in the first round to the Washington Redskins at RFK Stadium on Christmas Eve The Packers did not reach the postseason for another decade during the expanded 16 team playoffs of the strike shortened 1982 season Green Bay would not return to the playoffs in a non strike year until 1993 and would not win another divisional title until 1995 Unable to recapture the success of 1972 Devine s final two seasons at Green Bay were disappointing 5 7 2 in 1973 and 6 8 in 1974 Midway through his last season as Packers head coach in 1974 Devine engineered a memorable trade in which Green Bay exchanged two 1st round picks two 2nd round picks and a 3rd round pick for 34 year old quarterback John Hadl from the Los Angeles Rams The Packers were 3 3 at the time with lackluster play from quarterback Jerry Tagge and Devine apparently believed an experienced quarterback was the last piece of the puzzle Hadl however would play only two years as a Packer winning just seven games while throwing 29 interceptions during that span Meanwhile the Rams used the picks acquired in the trade to draft players who would help them dominate the NFC West in the 1970s To this day many Packer fans have never forgiven Devine for the trade which is widely reckoned as the worst trade for a starting quarterback in NFL history 1 Devine s wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis during the season As the Packers performance declined Devine s relationship with the fans deteriorated and his family started to get verbally harassed during games An incident occurred where one of his dogs was shot by a neighbor Devine claimed that the shooter was an angry Packers fan but the farmer who shot the dog said that he did so because it had been constantly straying onto his property and he had warned Devine in the past that he would shoot Devine s dog if it came near his home again After a three game losing streak knocked the Packers out of the playoffs Devine resigned on December 16 1974 to become the head coach at the University of Notre Dame His departure was also controversial as the Packers board of directors were prepared to buy Devine out of his contract but Devine told them that he was going to return to coach the team in 1975 Devine asked for his last season s paycheck to come in advance and after it was given to him he announced his resignation Notre Dame EditDevine had been a leading candidate for the head coaching job at Notre Dame in 1964 when Ara Parseghian was hired When approached for the job following Parseghian s resignation a decade later Devine accepted immediately joking that it was probably the shortest job interview in history In his six seasons at Notre Dame Devine compiled a 53 16 1 mark 764 His lasting achievement came midway through this run when the Fighting Irish won the 1977 national championship led by junior quarterback Joe Montana The regular season was highlighted by the Irish s 21 17 come from behind win over Clemson at Death Valley when Devine repeatedly gave the middle finger salute to the raucous home crowd The championship season was completed with a convincing 38 10 win in the 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic over previously top ranked Texas led by Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell The win vaulted the Irish from fifth to first in the polls Earlier in the season before the annual game against USC on October 22 Devine changed the team s home jerseys from navy blue amp white to kelly green amp gold which would remain for the rest of his time at the school He also added names to the players jerseys on a permanent basis when he took over at Notre Dame Previously names had been included on jerseys only during bowl games The traditional navy blue amp white jerseys without names returned in the 1980s under Lou Holtz Devine s teams won three bowl games including consecutive Cotton Bowl Classics In the 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic the Irish trailed 34 12 with 7 27 remaining in the game They rallied for 23 unanswered points behind ailing senior quarterback Joe Montana for a 35 34 victory over Houston The game played in an unseasonal storm of freezing sleet and rain became part of college football folklore referred to as the Chicken Soup Game Because he had the unenviable task of following a legend Devine came under heavy scrutiny while at Notre Dame and it was felt that he was never fully embraced by the Notre Dame community despite winning a national championship After a 5 2 start in his first season rumors of incompetence were circulated and that Devine would be dismissed and replaced by Don Shula or even Ara Parseghian who went so far as to say he would not return to coaching under any circumstances Even on the day of the 1977 USC game Dump Devine bumper stickers were being sold outside Notre Dame Stadium He also lost to his old program a shocking 3 0 defeat to Missouri at South Bend in 1978 Devine was involved in a game while at Notre Dame whose ending resulted in a rule change still in effect today On September 15 1979 the Irish faced the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor in their season opener With six seconds remaining Michigan lined up for a game winning field goal attempt Notre Dame linebacker Bob Crable ran onto the backs of offensive lineman Tim Foley and defensive end Scott Zettek and was able to block the kick preserving a 12 10 Irish victory 2 A new rule was implemented the following season that prohibited this tactic On August 15 1980 Devine announced that he would be leaving Notre Dame at the end of the 1980 season saying he wanted to be able to spend more time with his wife Notre Dame named Gerry Faust as Devine s successor on November 24 1980 3 At the time Devine s Irish were enjoying a surprisingly successful season with a 9 0 1 record and No 2 ranking in the polls behind only Georgia 4 However after Faust s hiring was announced Notre Dame lost its regular season finale at rival USC 20 3 and then lost the Sugar Bowl to Georgia 17 10 giving the Bulldogs their first national championship and spoiling Devine s last game as a head football coach Later life and death EditDevine moved back to Arizona and became a fundraiser for Arizona State s Sun Devil Foundation In 1985 he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame later returning to his old school at Missouri in 1992 as athletic director to help navigate the school through financial troubles Devine was inducted into the inaugural class of the University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991 5 In 2000 Devine s wife died His own health began to deteriorate in February 2001 when after undergoing heart surgery he suffered a ruptured aorta Fifteen months later he died at home 6 In popular culture EditDevine was portrayed by actor Chelcie Ross in the film Rudy In the film Devine is portrayed in a somewhat unfavorable light acting as a hindrance to Daniel Ruettiger s dream of dressing for Notre Dame or appearing in a game Devine was reported to be incensed with how he was portrayed in the film noting that he had planned to allow Rudy to play all along He also maintained that none of the players laid down their jerseys on his desk as a form of protest and if anyone had they would have been kicked off the squad 7 Devine was asked by movie producers to allow his dramatized character to play the heavy to provide dramatic plot opportunities While Devine agreed he later wrote that he did not believe Ross s portrayal would be as antagonistic as it turned out in the finished film 8 Head coaching record EditCollege Edit Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl playoffs Coaches AP Arizona State Sun Devils Border Conference 1955 1957 1955 Arizona State 8 2 1 4 1 2nd1956 Arizona State 9 1 3 1 2nd1957 Arizona State 10 0 4 0 1st 12 12Arizona State 27 3 1 11 2Missouri Tigers Big Seven Big Eight Conference 1958 1970 1958 Missouri 5 4 1 4 1 1 2nd1959 Missouri 6 5 4 2 2nd L Orange 19 181960 Missouri 11 0 7 0 1st W Orange 4 51961 Missouri 7 2 1 5 2 T 2nd 11 111962 Missouri 8 1 2 5 1 1 2nd W Bluebonnet 121963 Missouri 7 3 5 2 3rd 161964 Missouri 6 3 1 4 2 1 4th 181965 Missouri 8 2 1 6 1 2nd W Sugar 6 61966 Missouri 6 3 1 4 2 1 T 3rd1967 Missouri 7 3 4 3 4th1968 Missouri 8 3 5 2 3rd W Gator 17 91969 Missouri 9 2 6 1 T 1st L Orange 6 61970 Missouri 5 6 3 4 T 4thMissouri 92 38 7 61 24 4Notre Dame Fighting Irish NCAA Division I I A independent 1975 1980 1975 Notre Dame 8 3 171976 Notre Dame 9 3 W Gator 12 121977 Notre Dame 11 1 W Cotton 1 11978 Notre Dame 9 3 W Cotton 6 71979 Notre Dame 7 41980 Notre Dame 9 2 1 L Sugar 10 9Notre Dame 53 16 1Total 172 57 9 National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth Rankings from final Coaches Poll Rankings from final AP Poll NFL Edit Team Year Regular season PostseasonWon Lost Ties Win ratio Finish Won Lost Win percentage ResultGB 1971 4 8 2 357 4th in NFC Central GB 1972 10 4 0 714 1st in NFC Central 0 1 000 Lost to Washington Redskins in NFC Divisional GameGB 1973 5 7 2 429 3rd in NFC Central GB 1974 6 8 0 429 3rd in NFC Central Total 25 27 4 482 0 1 000References Edit Beacom Mike October 21 2011 A look back at the Hadl trade Pro Football Weekly Archived from the original on December 24 2011 A 1979 blocked field goal remains one of the defining moments of Notre Dame Michigan football rivalry Chicago Tribune Historical Newspapers November 24 1980 Football Polls College Poll Archive Historical College Football Basketball and Softball Polls and Rankings Dan Devine 1991 UMD Athletic Hall of Fame Litsky Frank May 10 2002 Dan Devine Football Coach Is Dead at 77 The New York Times Retrieved February 9 2014 ESPN Real Rudy Ruettiger Rudy Movie True Story External links EditDan Devine at the College Football Hall of Fame Dan Devine at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dan Devine amp oldid 1148155540, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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