NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Malik Zaire held and Kyle Brindza kicked the winning field goal as time expired to secure the Music City Bowl for Notre Dame over LSU 31-28 on Tuesday.
Zaire passed and rushed both for 96 yards in his first collegiate start as the Irish defeat an SEC team after being outscored 83-28 in their last two chances, against LSU, and Alabama in the 2012 national championship game.
Notre Dame and LSU last met in the 2007 Sugar Bowl, a 41-14 Tiger victory.
Former Irish starter Everett Golson completed 6-of-11 passes for 90 yards as Brian Kelly announced before the game that his team would field two quarterbacks.
It was a back-and-forth contest defined by long-gaining plays and touchdown strikes as Notre Dame secured the upset and put the axe to a four-game losing skid.
Tigers running back Leonard Fournette rushed for two touchdowns and added a 100 yard kickoff return score in the second quarter, finishing with 143 yards on eleven rushes.
LSU (8-5) would strike for 14 straight points in the third frame. Anthony Jennings connected with John Diarse for a 75 yard bomb and Fournette would pound through for an 85 yard touchdown to give the Tigers a seven-point advantage.
But golden-domer C.J. Prosise would strike pay dirt from 50 yards with four minutes left in the third, and after a quiet fourth quarter that found LSU possess the ball once on a 20 yard drive, Notre Dame would chip 71 yards in almost six minutes to produce the game-winning kick.
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