American college football season
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
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 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| NBC | W 48–0 | 59,075 |
October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 18 Stanford | No. 6 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| 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 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- South Bend, IN
| 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 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- South Bend, IN (Holy War)
| NBC | W 54–7 | 59,075 |
November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 22 Penn State | No. 8 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- South Bend, IN (rivalry)
| NBC | W 17–16 | 59,075 |
November 28 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 19 USC | No. 5 | | ABC | W 31–23 | 90,063 |
, 1993 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Texas A&M | No. 5 | | NBC | W 28–3 | 71,615 |
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Roster
1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Game summaries
At Northwestern
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Fighting Irish |
7 |
7 | 14 | 14 |
42 |
Wildcats |
7 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
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[2]
Michigan
At Michigan State
Purdue
Stanford
At Pittsburgh
BYU
Navy
Notre Dame vs. Navy
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Fighting Irish |
7 |
24 | 0 | 7 |
38 |
Midshipmen |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
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[3]
Boston College
Game footage from the final scene of the 1993 film Rudy was shot at halftime.
Penn State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Penn State |
6 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
16 |
• Notre Dame |
3 |
3 | 3 | 8 |
17 |
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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]
At USC
Cotton Bowl
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Fighting Irish |
0 |
7 | 14 | 7 |
28 |
Aggies |
0 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
3 |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Awards and honors
References
- ^ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "1992 Football Review" (PDF). Notre Dame University. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1992 Nov 1. Retrieved 2018-Dec-15.
- ^ "This Day in History: The Snow Bowl". ND.edu. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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