1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record10–1–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSkip Holtz (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Minter (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:30 p.m.vs. NorthwesternNo. 3
ABCW 42–764,877
September 121:30 p.m.No. 6 MichiganNo. 3
NBCT 17–1759,075
September 193:30 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 7
ABCW 52–3176,188
September 261:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 6
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
NBCW 48–059,075
October 31:30 p.m.No. 18 StanfordNo. 6
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
NBCL 16–3359,075
October 107:45 p.m.at PittsburghNo. 13
ESPNW 52–2152,155
October 241:30 p.m.BYUNo. 10
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
NBCW 42–1659,075
October 311:00 p.m.vs. NavyNo. 10
W 38–758,769
November 71:30 p.m.No. 9 Boston CollegeNo. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (Holy War)
NBCW 54–759,075
November 141:30 p.m.No. 22 Penn StateNo. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
NBCW 17–1659,075
November 288:00 p.m.at No. 19 USCNo. 5
ABCW 31–2390,063
January 1, 19931:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Texas A&MNo. 5
NBCW 28–371,615

Roster

1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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 25 Mike Lalli Sr
LB 89 Karmeeleyah McGill Sr
CB 21 Bobby Taylor Fr
DE 48 Renaldo Wynn So
DE 97 Bryant Young Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 28 Craig Hentrich Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

At Northwestern

1 234Total
• Fighting Irish 7 71414 42
Wildcats 7 000 7
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

See also: 1992 Northwestern Wildcats football team and Northwestern–Notre Dame football rivalry

[2]

Michigan

See also: 1992 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry

At Michigan State

See also: 1992 Michigan State Spartans football team, Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry, and Megaphone Trophy

Purdue

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Stanford

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At Pittsburgh

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BYU

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Navy

Notre Dame vs. Navy
1 234Total
• Fighting Irish 7 2407 38
Midshipmen 0 007 7
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

See also: 1992 Navy Midshipmen football team

[3]

Boston College

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

Penn State

1 234Total
Penn State 6 0010 16
• Notre Dame 3 338 17
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

See also: 1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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

See also: 1992 USC Trojans football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry

Cotton Bowl

1 234Total
• Fighting Irish 0 7147 28
Aggies 0 003 3

Main article: 1993 Cotton Bowl Classic

See also: 1992 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Team players drafted into the NFL

See also: 1993 NFL Draft
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

Awards and honors

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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