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Return to Grace Professor reflects on lighting No. 1 sign atop former residence hall during 1988 season

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In the midst of a surprising undefeated football season and Notre Dame’s rise to the No. 1 spot atop the national college football polls this weekend, hopeful Irish fans continue to draw parallels between 2012 and 1988, the last time the team won a national championship. But when it comes to lighting the No. 1 sign atop Grace Hall, that parallel is not merely speculative.