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The 2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game was a regular season game that took place on October 15, 2005 at Notre Dame Stadium. The game between perennial rivals USC and Notre Dame was played for the Jeweled Shillelagh. The game was preceded by much pre-game hype, including a visit by College GameDay. In what became known as the "Bush Push," the game ended when Reggie Bush illegally pushed quarterback Matt Leinart into the end zone for the winning touchdown. On June 10, 2010, the NCAA retroactively declared Bush ineligible for the entire 2005 season, and forced USC to vacate its victory. ==Background== USC came into the game with a 27-game winning streak, including three wins over Notre Dame by 31 points each. They were also defending national champions and were ranked first in the nation. Notre Dame came into the game ranked 9th in the nation, having won four road games, but on a three game losing streak at home. The game was much hyped prior to the start, including some expecting it to be a "Game of the Century". ESPN's College GameDay, which began in 1993 during the last Game of the Century, planned to be at the game.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Notre Dame welcomes ''GameDay'' )〕 Finally, the Notre Dame pep rally, with officials expecting large crowds, was moved to the stadium and was broadcast nationally on ESPNEWS.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Football Pep Rally For USC Game Moved To Notre Dame Stadium )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Notre Dame And Navy Set To Meet For The 79th Consecutive Time )〕 For the rally, Weis asked several Notre Dame legends to speak; including Tim Brown, Joe Montana and master of ceremonies Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger.〔(One for the ages: USC edges Notre Dame – Notre Dame Central – MSNBC.com )〕 In the pre-game warm-ups, the Irish wore their regular blue jerseys, however, despite Weis' statement that no one should "count on" the use of green jerseys for the game,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charlie Weis Press Conference Transcript (Oct. 6) )〕 the Irish came out for the game wearing green. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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