1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record10–1–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Skip Holtz (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinator Rick Minter (1st season)
Captains
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
←  1991
1993  →
1992 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:30 p.m.vs. Northwestern No. 3
 ABC W 42–764,877
September 121:30 p.m.No. 6 Michigan No. 3
 NBC T 17–1759,075
September 193:30 p.m.at Michigan State No. 7
ABCW 52–3176,188
September 261:30 p.m. Purdue No. 6
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
NBCW 48–059,075
October 31:30 p.m.No. 18 Stanford No. 6
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
NBCL 16–3359,075
October 107:45 p.m.at Pittsburgh No. 13
 ESPN W 52–2152,155
October 241:30 p.m. BYU No. 10
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
NBCW 42–1659,075
October 311:00 p.m.vs. Navy No. 10
W 38–758,769
November 71:30 p.m.No. 9 Boston College No. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (Holy War)
NBCW 54–759,075
November 141:30 p.m.No. 22 Penn State No. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
NBCW 17–1659,075
November 288:00 p.m.at No. 19 USC No. 5
ABCW 31–2390,063
January 1, 19931:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Texas A&M No. 5
NBCW 28–371,615

Roster

1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 6 Jerome Bettis Jr
RB 40 Reggie Brooks Sr
RB 37 Travis Davis So
WR 87 Lake Dawson Jr
OT 65 Lindsay Knapp Sr
TE 80 Oscar McBride Jr
QB 15 Kevin McDougal Jr
QB 3 Rick Mirer Sr
C 61 Tim Ruddy Jr
TE 84 Irv Smith Sr. Sr
OT 75 Aaron Taylor Jr
RB 34 Ray Zellars So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 47 Pete Bercich Jr
S 9 Jeff Burris Jr
CB 13 Tom Carter Jr
CB 32 Willie Clark Jr
CB 29 John Covington Jr
LB 31 Demetrius DuBose Sr
DT 44 Jim Flanigan Jr
DT 55 Oliver Gibson Jr
FS 25Mike LalliSr
LB 89 Karmeeleyah McGill Sr
CB 21 Bobby Taylor Fr
DE 48 Renaldo Wynn So
DE 97 Bryant Young Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 28 Craig Hentrich Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

At Northwestern

1234Total
•Fighting Irish77141442
Wildcats70007
Scoring summary
Q16:12NDMcBride 5 yard pass from Mirer (PAT)ND 7–0
Q10:47NWGissendaner 14 yard run (PAT)NW 7–7
Q21:54NDBecton 2 yard run (PAT)ND 14–7
Q35:47NDMiller 70 yard pass from Mirer (PAT)ND 21—7
Q31:48NDBettis 24 yard run (PAT)ND 28–7
Q46:47NDBrooks 72 yard run (PAT)ND 35–7
Q43:27NDMcBride 5 yard pass from McDougal (PAT)ND 42–7

[2]

Michigan

At Michigan State

Purdue

Stanford

At Pittsburgh

BYU

Notre Dame vs. Navy
1234Total
•Fighting Irish7240738
Midshipmen00077
Scoring summary
Q1NDBurns 5 yard run (Hentrich kick)ND 7–0
Q2NDHentrich 32 yard field goalND 10–0
Q2NDBrooks 24 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick)ND 17–0
Q2NDBrooks 4 yard run (Hentrich kick)ND 24—0
Q2NDSmith 3 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick)ND 31–0
Q4NAVYPritchard 22 yard pass from Van Matre (Rogers kick)ND 31–7
Q4NDBecton 9 yard run (Pendergast kick)ND 38–7

[3]

Boston College

Game footage from the final scene of the 1993 film Rudy was shot at halftime.

Penn State

1234Total
Penn State6001016
•Notre Dame333817
  • Source:
Scoring summary
1NDHentrich 26 yard field goalND 3-0
1PSUAnderson 1 yard run (kick failed)PSU 6-3
2NDHentrich 31 yard field goalTied 6-6
3NDHentrich 37 yard field goalND 9-6
4PSUMuscillo 22 yard field goalTied 9-9
4PSUO'Neal 13 yard run (Muscillo kick)PSU 16-9
4NDBettis 3 yard pass from Mirer (Mirer to Brooks pass)ND 17-16

With snowfall starting early in the game, heavy during the first half, this game has been nicknamed the "Snow Bowl". [4] [5] [6]

At USC

Cotton Bowl

1234Total
•Fighting Irish0714728
Aggies00033

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Rick Mirer Quarterback12 Seattle Seahawks
Jerome Bettis Running back110 Los Angeles Rams
Tom Carter Cornerback117 Washington Redskins
Irv Smith Tight end120 New Orleans Saints
Demetrius DuBose Linebacker234 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Reggie Brooks Running Back245Washington Redskins
Devon McDonald Linebacker4107 Indianapolis Colts
Lindsay Knapp Guard5130 Kansas City Chiefs
Craig Hentrich Kicker8200 New York Jets

Awards and honors

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References

  1. ↑ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1992 Football Review" (PDF). Notre Dame University. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1992 Nov 1. Retrieved 2018-Dec-15.
  4. ↑ "This Day in History: The Snow Bowl". ND.edu. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ Lowe, Steve (September 3, 2006). "'A really weird game' — Memories swirl of '92 'Snow Bowl'". South Bend Tribune . South Bend, Indiana. p. SS18. Retrieved October 24, 2020– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "The Snow Bowl: Penn State vs. Notre Dame - 1992". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2020– via YouTube.


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