Heart Stoppers and Hail Marys chronicles over three decades of astounding, improbable, heart wrenching, college football finishes in 116 vividly detailed chapters. From east coast to west coast, Division I-A to Division III, all your favorite schools are covered. But it's not enough to just read about the games. Listen to 80 minutes of the most spine tingling endings brought together on TWO CDs, included with the book. Replay the memories over and over. With a foreword by Doug Flutie.


Chapter

Visitor

Home

Date

CD Track

1

Yale

Harvard

November 23, 1968

Track 1-1

2

Oregon

UCLA

October 10, 1970
 

3

Kentucky

Vanderbilt

November 6, 1971

Track 1-2

4

Mississippi

Louisiana State

November 4, 1972

Track 1-3

5

Auburn

Alabama

December 2, 1972

Track 1-4

6

Nebraska

Missouri

October 13, 1973
 

7

Ohio State

Michigan State

November 9, 1974
 

8

Pittsburgh

West Virginia

November 8, 1975

Track 1-5

9

Oklahoma

Ohio State

September 24, 1977

Track 1-6

10

Clemson

South Carolina

November 19, 1977

Track 1-7

11

William & Mary

Virginia Tech

September 30, 1978
 

12

Duke

North Carolina

November 25, 1978

Track 1-8

13

Notre Dame

Houston

January 1, 1979
 

14

Indiana

Michigan

October 27, 1979

Track 1-9

15

Michigan

Notre Dame

September 20, 1980

Track 1-10

16

Kentucky

Tulane

November 1, 1980
 

17

Alabama

Mississippi State

November 1, 1980

Track 1-11

18

Georgia

Florida

November 8, 1980
Track 1-12

19

Brigham Young

Southern Methodist

December 19, 1980

Track 1-13

20

Boise State

Eastern Kentucky

December 20, 1980
 

21

Oklahoma

Southern California

September 26, 1981

Track 1-14

22

Notre Dame

Purdue

September 26, 1981
 

23

Pittsburgh

Georgia

January 1, 1982
 

24

Stanford

Arizona State

October 9, 1982
 

25

Southern Methodist

Texas Tech

November 13, 1982
 

26

Stanford

California

November 20, 1982

Track 1-15

27

Southern California

UCLA

November 20, 1982

Track 1-16

28

Nebraska

Miami

January 2, 1984

Track 1-17

29

Miami

Florida

September 1, 1984
 

30

William & Mary

Delaware

September 15, 1984
 

31

Clemson

Georgia

September 22, 1984
 

32

Bloomsburg (Pa)

West Chester

November 3, 1984

Track 1-18

33

Boston College

Miami

November 23, 1984

Track 1-19

34

Principia

Illinois College

September 14, 1985
 

35

Auburn

Alabama

November 30, 1985

Track 1-20

36

Georgia Southern

Furman

December 21, 1985
 

37

Lycoming

Susquehanna

September 20, 1986
 

38

Northern Iowa

Eastern Illinois

October 11, 1986

Track 1-21

39

South Carolina

North Carolina State

November 1, 1986
 

40

Auburn

Florida

November 1, 1986

Track 1-22

41

Penn State

Miami

January 2, 1987
 

42

Northeast Louisiana

Northwestern State

October 3, 1987

Track 1-23

43

Marshall

Louisville

October 10, 1987

Track 1-24

44

Texas

Arkansas

October 17, 1987
 

45

Iowa

Ohio State

November 14, 1987

Track 1-25

46

Florida State

Clemson

September 17, 1988
 

47

Holy Cross

Princeton

September 24, 1988

Track 1-26

48

Miami

Notre Dame

October 15, 1988

Track 1-27

49

Washington State

UCLA

October 29, 1988
 

50

Colorado State

New Mexico

November 12, 1988
 

51

North Texas

Kansas State

September 30, 1989

Track 1-28

52

Moravian

Juniata

October 7, 1989
 

53

Southern Mississippi

Louisville

October 14, 1989
 

54

Florida

Auburn

November 4, 1989

Track 1-29

55

Utah

Minnesota

September 8, 1990

Track 1-30

56

Mississippi

Arkansas

September 22, 1990

Track 1-31

57

Colorado

Missouri

October 6, 1990
 

58

Georgia Tech

Virginia

November 3, 1990
 

59

Ohio State

Iowa

November 10, 1990

Track 1-32

60

Stanford

California

November 17, 1990
 

61

Southern California

UCLA

November 17, 1990

Track 1-33

62

Colorado

Notre Dame

January 1, 1991

Track 1-34

63

Southwestern Louisiana

Central Michigan

September 7, 1991
 

64

Tennessee

Notre Dame

November 9, 1991

Track 1-35

65

Northeast Louisiana

Eastern Kentucky

September 19, 1992

Track 1-36

66

San Jose State

Wyoming

October 3, 1992

Track 1-37

67

Appalachian State

James Madison

October 10, 1992

Track 1-38

68

Maryland

Duke

October 24, 1992
 

69

Northwestern

Illinois

October 24, 1992

Track 1-39

70

Virginia Tech

Rutgers

October 31, 1992

Track 1-40

71

Penn State

Notre Dame

November 14, 1992

Track 2-1

72

Mississippi State

Mississippi

November 28, 1992

Track 2-2

73

South Carolina

Georgia

September 4, 1993

Track 2-3

74

Florida

Kentucky

September 11, 1993

Track 2-4

75

Illinois

Michigan

October 23, 1993

Track 2-5

76

Thomas More

Defiance

October 30, 1993

Track 2-6

77

Nevada

Arkansas State

November 20, 1993

Track 2-7

78

Boston College

Notre Dame

November 20, 1993

Track 2-8

79

Colorado

Michigan

September 24, 1994

Track 2-9

80

Virginia

Michigan

August 26, 1995

Track 2-10

81

Arkansas

Alabama

September 16, 1995

Track 2-11

82

Auburn

Louisiana State

September 16, 1995

Track 2-12

83

Cincinnati

Miami (OH)

September 23, 1995
 

84

Florida State

Virginia

November 2, 1995

Track 2-13

85

Penn State

Michigan State

November 25, 1995

Track 2-14

86

Army

Navy

December 5, 1995
 

87

Colorado State

Air Force

November 2, 1996

Track 2-15

88

Ohio State

Arizona State

January 1, 1997

Track 2-16

89

Wisconsin

Northwestern

October 4, 1997

Track 2-17

90

Carthage

Millikin

October 25, 1997
 

91

Amherst

Williams

November 8, 1997

Track 2-18

92

Nebraska

Missouri

November 8, 1997

Track 2-19

93

Washington

Arizona State

September 5, 1998

Track 2-20

94

Pennsylvania

Brown

October 24, 1998
 

95

Virginia Tech

Syracuse

November 14, 1998

Track 2-21

96

Kansas State

Texas A&M

December 5, 1998

Track 2-22

97

UNLV

Baylor

September 11, 1999

Track 2-23

98

Louisiana Tech

Alabama

September 18, 1999

Track 2-24

99

Arizona

Washington State

September 25, 1999

Track 2-25

100

Minnesota

Penn State

October 30, 1999
 
101
Florida State
Miami
October 9, 2000
102
Northwestern
Minnesota
October 28, 2000
Track 2-26
103
Central College IA
Linfield
November 25, 2000
Track 2-27
104
Akron
Miami (OH)
October 13, 2001
Track 2-28
105
Michigan
Michigan State
November 3, 2001
Track 2-29
106
Depauw
Wabash
November 10, 2001
107
Furman
Appalachian State
October 12, 2002
Track 2-30
108
LSU
Kentucky
November 9, 2002
Track 2-31
109
LSU
Arkansas
November 29, 2002
110
Ohio State
Miami
January 2, 2003
Track 2-32
111
Columbia
Princeton
October 4, 2003
Track 2-33
112
Iowa
LSU
January 1, 2005
Track 2-34
113
Texas Tech
Nebraska
October 8, 2005
Track 2-35
114
Penn State
Michigan
October 15, 2005
Track 2-36
115
USC
Notre Dame
October 15, 2005
Track 2-37
116
Texas
USC
January 4, 2006
Track 2-38


 

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