Notre Dame fought its way out of one of the worst slumps in school history.

Jimmy Clausen scored on a sneak and Maurice Crum returned a fumble 34 yards for another touchdown during a 50-second span of the third quarter and the Fighting Irish won for the first time this season, 20-6 over UCLA on Saturday.

“When you’re 0-5, everyone in the country is laughing at you,” Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said. “The only thing you can do is do something about it on the field.”

The Irish did.