Notre Dame 49, Hawaii 21

Crap. Here's a game summary from the AP.

Jimmy Clausen set Notre Dame bowl records with 406 yards passing and five touchdowns to lead the Irish to their first postseason victory in 15 years, 49-21 over Hawaii on Wednesday night in the Hawaii Bowl.

Golden Tate had six catches for 177 yards and three touchdowns, also Notre Dame bowl records, including a 69-yarder that sparked a 28-point outburst to help the Fighting Irish (7-6) ended their NCAA-record bowl losing steak at nine.

Here's a game summary from the Advertiser. UPDATE: The article has since been updated to include the AP article.

Greg Alexander completed 23 for 39 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns, but was sacked eight times.

There's also wrap-ups from The Sports Network and WNDU.

Notre Dame received the greatest Christmas gift of all Wednesday night--- a bowl victory for the first time in 15 years.

Maybe it was the Hawaiian weather, playing on Christmas Eve, Charlie Weis calling plays from the press box or the names on the backs of their jerseys.

Whatever it was, Notre Dame should nail it down and duplicate the pattern in 2009, because it worked to perfection.