1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville   –   10 – 1 – 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   8 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   8 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 2
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   4 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Akron   –   3 – 7 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 1
Rutgers   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1990 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. This would be the final season home games would air on ESPN, ABC, or CBS, as NBC took over beginning the following year. However, a home playoff game aired on ESPN and ABC in 2024.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 158:00 p.m.No. 4 MichiganNo. 1
CBSW 28–2459,075
September 222:30 p.m.at No. 24 Michigan StateNo. 1
ABCW 20–1980,401
September 2912:00 p.m.PurdueNo. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
SportsChannelW 37–1159,075
October 612:00 p.m.StanfordNo. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 31–3659,075
October 1312:00 p.m.Air ForceNo. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 57–2759,075
October 202:30 p.m.No. 2 Miami (FL)No. 6
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
CBSW 29–2059,075
October 276:45 p.m.at PittsburghNo. 3
ESPNW 31–2256,500
November 312:00 p.m.vs. NavyNo. 2
W 52–3170,382
November 102:30 p.m.at No. 9 TennesseeNo. 1
CBSW 34–2997,123
November 174:00 p.m.No. 18 Penn StateNo. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
ESPNL 21–2459,075
November 248:00 p.m.at No. 18 USCNo. 7
ABCW 10–691,639
January 1, 19918:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 ColoradoNo. 5
NBCL 9–1077,062

Roster

1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 6 Jerome Bettis Fr
RB 40 Tony Brooks Jr
TE 86 Derek Brown Jr
RB 5 Rodney Culver Jr
WR 87 Lake Dawson Fr
WR 25 Raghib Ismail Sr
WR 10 Adrian Jarrell So
OT 65 Lindsay Knapp Jr
RB 4 Dorsey Levens So
TE 80 Oscar McBride Fr
OT 76 Gene McGuire Jr
QB 3 Rick Mirer So
G 52 Tim Ryan Sr
WR 12 Ricky Watters Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 9 Jeff Burris Fr
CB 32 Willie Clark Fr
CB 29 John Covington Fr
DT 93 Bob Dahl Sr
LB 31 Demetrius DuBose So
LB 42 Michael Stonebreaker Jr
CB 1 Todd Lyght Sr
LB 89 Karmeeleyah McGill So
LB 46 Brian Ratigan So
CB 21 Rod Smith Jr
DT 97 Bryant Young Fr
DT 50 Chris Zorich Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 28 Craig Hentrich So
P 16 Jim Sexton Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Michigan

See also: Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry
#4 Michigan Wolverines (0–0) at #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Michigan 3 7 14024
Notre Dame 14 0 01428

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Box Score
Game information

Michigan State

#1 Notre Dame at #24 Michigan State
1 234Total
• Fighting Irish 7 0014 21
Spartans 0 1270 19
See also: 1990 Michigan State Spartans football team and Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry

The Immaculate Deflection - Rick Mirer's 24-yard completion to Adrian Jarrell, which bounced off hands of MSU LB Todd Murray up and into Jarrell's arms at MSU 2. Three plays later, Culver scored. "There's definitely somebody looking out for us. There's somebody on our side," said Mirer.

  • Notre Dame's 60th victory as No. 1 ranked team & 5-0-1 vs. MSU when ranked #1

Purdue

See also: 1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Notre Dame–Purdue football rivalry

Stanford

Stanford at #1 Notre Dame
1 234Total
• Cardinal 7 8147 36
Fighting Irish 7 1770 31
See also: 1990 Stanford Cardinal football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

Air Force

See also: 1990 Air Force Falcons football team

Miami (FL)

#2 Miami (FL) at #6 Notre Dame
1 234Total
Hurricanes 10 703 20
• Fighting Irish 10 667 29
       
See also: 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team

[2]

Pittsburgh

See also: 1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry

Navy

#2 Notre Dame vs. Navy
1 234Total
• Fighting Irish 7 32121 52
Midshipmen 0 10714 31
See also: 1990 Navy Midshipmen football team and Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry

[3]

Tennessee

#1 Notre Dame at #9 Tennessee
1 234Total
• Fighting Irish 7 3717 34
Volunteers 6 0149 29

The Irish traveled to Knoxville and pulled off a thrilling 34–29 victory over the 9th-ranked Tennessee Vols. The Irish built a 4th quarter lead and held off a furious late comeback by Tennessee.

See also: 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Penn State

See also: 1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

USC

See also: 1990 USC Trojans football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry

Colorado (Orange Bowl)

#5 Notre Dame vs. #1 Colorado
1 234Total
Fighting Irish 0 630 9
• Buffaloes 0 370 10
  

Notre Dame lost a heartbreaker to top-ranked Colorado in the Orange Bowl, 10–9. The Irish were undone by three third-quarter turnovers and a controversial penalty flag that negated a late punt return touchdown by Ismail. Colorado would go on to win a share of the national championship.

Main article: 1991 Orange Bowl
See also: 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team

[4] [5]

Team players drafted into the NFL

  • Despite being drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders, the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League signed Raghib Ismail to a four-year contract worth 18 million dollars in April 1991.[6] The Ismail signing included four million dollars upfront.[7]

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. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 21. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
  3. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Nov 4. Retrieved 2018-Dec-15.
  4. ^ "Top-Ranked Colorado Holds Off Notre Dame". The New York Times. January 2, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "FLAG WIPED THE EGG OFF MCCARTNEY". The Washington Post. January 3, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Drake, Stephen (2009). Weird Facts about Canadian Football: Strange, Wacky and Hilarious Stories. OverTime Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3.
  7. ^ Drake, Stephen (2009). Weird Facts about Canadian Football: Strange, Wacky and Hilarious Stories. OverTime Books. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3.
  8. ^ "NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH - Football". und.cstv.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation Awards (Page 3)". The Walter Camp Foundation. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
  10. ^ "Winners & Finalists". Rotary Club of Houston. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
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