-Game played January 1,1979 on an extremely cold day at the Cotton Bowl
-Joe Montana had the flu and ate a bowl of chicken soup at halftime to help finish the game
-Montana led the Irish to a 23 to 0 score in the fourth quarter against Houston
-Irish scored a touchdown pass as time expired to tie the game and won on the following extra point
-Montana's last Notre Dame game as Irish won 35 to 34