[cctop]

I was at the game right after the earthquake against Utah.  To make things worse, it was raining hard early.  If I recall, announced attendance was 12K which was supposedly the smallest since they built the stadium.

I was there as well, watching while holding an umbrella, at least early in the game.

Me too!  I recall a distinct blend of masochism and pride about staying to the end of that one, kind of like from the old Croix de Candlestick pins that got handed out to Giants fans who stayed til the end of extra-inning night games.

My faulty memory had us playing Oregon State that day.  It makes more sense that it was a (then) non-conference foe. I had also forgotten that in addition to the rainstorm we were 1-5 at that point, and the loss knocked us out of bowl eligibility.

Per Wikipedia the announced attendance was 15,000 but I recall thinking it was about 9,000 actual butts in seats, a far cry from 86,000 people for No. 1 Notre Dame two weeks earlier.

[cctop]

I was at the game right after the earthquake against Utah.  To make things worse, it was raining hard early.  If I recall, announced attendance was 12K which was supposedly the smallest since they built the stadium.

I was there as well, watching while holding an umbrella, at least early in the game.

Me too!  I recall a distinct blend of masochism and pride about staying to the end of that one, kind of like from the old Croix de Candlestick pins that got handed out to Giants fans who stayed til the end of extra-inning night games.

My faulty memory had us playing Oregon State that day.  It makes more sense that it was a (then) non-conference foe. I had also forgotten that in addition to the rainstorm we were 1-5 at that point, and the loss knocked us out of bowl eligibility.

Per Wikipedia the announced attendance was 15,000 but I recall thinking it was about 9,000 actual butts in seats, a far cry from 86,000 people for No. 1 Notre Dame two weeks earlier.