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North Carolina State devours Irish, 28-6.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| January 01, 2003 | Saylor, Jack | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Jack Saylor

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ North Carolina State wrote a Grinch-like finish to Notre Dame's return-to-glory season, leaving the Irish in a 28-6 shambles before 73,491 fans Wednesday in the 58th Gator Bowl game in Alltel Stadium.

Thus Notre Dame's first season under coach Tyrone Willingham, which broke out in such grand style, wound up with losses in three of the last five games, and the stifling by the Wolfpack was the sixth straight bowl game the Irish have dropped. The late sag all but overshadowed a resurgent 10-victory campaign as Notre Dame concluded 10-3.

The Irish got caught in an ocean of Philip Rivers' passes as the Wolfpack registered their first-ever 11-win ...

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