1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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.

1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
1992 record10–1–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSkip Holtz (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
1992 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Rivalries

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:30 p.m.at 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
NBCW 48–059,075
October 31:30 p.m.No. 18 StanfordNo. 6
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
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.#NameClass
FB 6 Jerome Bettis Jr
RB 40 Reggie Brooks Sr
RB 37 Travis Davis So
WR 87 Lake Dawson Jr
T 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
T 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 25 Mike Lalli 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
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

at Northwestern
1 234Total
• Fighting Irish 7 71414 42
Wildcats 7 000 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
Notre Dame vs. Navy
1 234Total
• Fighting Irish 7 2407 38
Midshipmen 0 007 7
See also: 1992 Navy Midshipmen football team

[3]

Penn State

1 234Total
Penn State 6 0010 16
• Notre Dame 3 338 17
  • Source:
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
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Rick MirerQuarterback12Seattle Seahawks
Jerome BettisRunning back110Los Angeles Rams
Tom CarterCornerback117Washington Redskins
Irv SmithTight end120New Orleans Saints
Demetrius DuBoseLinebacker234Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Reggie BrooksRunning Back245Washington Redskins
Devon McDonaldLinebacker4107Indianapolis Colts
Lindsay KnappGuard5130Kansas City Chiefs
Craig HentrichKicker8200New York Jets

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. 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". Retrieved October 24, 2020 – via YouTube.


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