1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 28–3 vs. Texas A&M | |
Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 10–1–1 |
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Offensive coordinator | Skip Holtz (1st as OC, 3rd overall season) |
Defensive coordinator | Rick Minter (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass) |
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No. 4 Notre Dame | – | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | – | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. [1] The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Northwestern | No. 3 | ABC | W 42–7 | 64,877 | |
September 12 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 6 Michigan | No. 3 | NBC | T 17–17 | 59,075 | |
September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Michigan State | No. 7 | ABC | W 52–31 | 76,188 | |
September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Purdue | No. 6 |
| NBC | W 48–0 | 59,075 |
October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 18 Stanford | No. 6 |
| NBC | L 16–33 | 59,075 |
October 10 | 7:45 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 13 | ESPN | W 52–21 | 52,155 | |
October 24 | 1:30 p.m. | BYU | No. 10 |
| NBC | W 42–16 | 59,075 |
October 31 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Navy | No. 10 | W 38–7 | 58,769 | ||
November 7 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 9 Boston College | No. 8 |
| NBC | W 54–7 | 59,075 |
November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 22 Penn State | No. 8 |
| NBC | W 17–16 | 59,075 |
November 28 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 19 USC | No. 5 | ABC | W 31–23 | 90,063 | |
January 1, 1993 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Texas A&M | No. 5 | NBC | W 28–3 | 71,615 | |
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With snowfall starting early in the game, heavy during the first half, this game has been nicknamed the "Snow Bowl". [4] [5] [6]
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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Rick Mirer | Quarterback | 1 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks |
Jerome Bettis | Running back | 1 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams |
Tom Carter | Cornerback | 1 | 17 | Washington Redskins |
Irv Smith | Tight end | 1 | 20 | New Orleans Saints |
Demetrius DuBose | Linebacker | 2 | 34 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Reggie Brooks | Running Back | 2 | 45 | Washington Redskins |
Devon McDonald | Linebacker | 4 | 107 | Indianapolis Colts |
Lindsay Knapp | Guard | 5 | 130 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Craig Hentrich | Kicker | 8 | 200 | New York Jets |
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