1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Cotton Bowl Classic champion

Cotton Bowl Classic, W 28–3 vs. Texas A&M

Conference| Independent
Ranking
Coaches| No. 4
AP| No. 4
Record| 10–1–1
Head coach|

* Lou Holtz (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Skip Holtz (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Rick Minter (1st season)
Captains|

* Demetrius DuBose
* Rick Mirer

Home stadium| Notre Dame Stadium

Seasons

<- 1991

1993 ->

1992 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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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 as an independent during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Lou Holtz, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 10–1–1 with a win over Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl Classic. The tam played home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 5| 3:30 p.m.| vs. Northwestern| No. 3|

* Soldier Field
* Chicago, IL (rivalry)

| ABC| W 42–7| 64,877
September 12| 1:30 p.m.| No. 6 Michigan| No. 3|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| NBC| T 17–17| 59,075
September 19| 3:30 p.m.| at Michigan State| No. 7|

* Spartan Stadium
* East Lansing, MI (rivalry)

| 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|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| 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|

* Giants Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)

| | 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|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)

| ABC| W 31–23| 90,063
January 1, 1993| 1:00 p.m.| vs. No. 4 Texas A&M| No. 5|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)

| NBC| W 28–3| 71,615

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Game summaries

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### At Northwestern

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• Fighting Irish | 7 | 7| 14| 14 | 42
Wildcats | 7 | 0| 0| 0 | 7

* Date: October 31
* Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

| Scoring summary

Q1| 6:12| ND| McBride 5 yard pass from Mirer (PAT)| ND 7–0
Q1| 0:47| NW| Gissendaner 14 yard run (PAT)| NW 7–7
Q2| 1:54| ND| Becton 2 yard run (PAT)| ND 14–7
Q3| 5:47| ND| Miller 70 yard pass from Mirer (PAT)| ND 21—7
Q3| 1:48| ND| Bettis 24 yard run (PAT)| ND 28–7
Q4| 6:47| ND| Brooks 72 yard run (PAT)| ND 35–7
Q4| 3:27| ND| McBride 5 yard pass from McDougal (PAT)| ND 42–7

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

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### Michigan

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

### At Michigan State

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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

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Notre Dame vs. Navy  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Fighting Irish | 7 | 24| 0| 7 | 38
Midshipmen | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7

* Date: October 31
* Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
* Game attendance: 58,769

| Scoring summary

Q1| | ND| Burns 5 yard run (Hentrich kick)| ND 7–0
Q2| | ND| Hentrich 32 yard field goal| ND 10–0
Q2| | ND| Brooks 24 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick)| ND 17–0
Q2| | ND| Brooks 4 yard run (Hentrich kick)| ND 24—0
Q2| | ND| Smith 3 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick)| ND 31–0
Q4| | NAVY| Pritchard 22 yard pass from Van Matre (Rogers kick)| ND 31–7
Q4| | ND| Becton 9 yard run (Pendergast kick)| ND 38–7

See also: 1992 Navy Midshipmen football team

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### Boston College

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

### Penn State

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Penn State | 6 | 0| 0| 10 | 16
• Notre Dame | 3 | 3| 3| 8 | 17

* Date: November 14
* Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
* Game attendance: 59,075
* Television network: NBC

* Source: [1]

| Scoring summary

1| | ND| Hentrich 26 yard field goal| ND 3-0
1| | PSU| Anderson 1 yard run (kick failed)| PSU 6-3
2| | ND| Hentrich 31 yard field goal| Tied 6-6
3| | ND| Hentrich 37 yard field goal| ND 9-6
4| | PSU| Muscillo 22 yard field goal| Tied 9-9
4| | PSU| O'Neal 13 yard run (Muscillo kick)| PSU 16-9
4| | ND| Bettis 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".[3][4][5]

### At USC

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

### Cotton Bowl

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• Fighting Irish | 0 | 7| 14| 7 | 28
Aggies | 0 | 0| 0| 3 | 3

* Date: January 1
* Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
* Game attendance: 71,615
* TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Paul Maguire

Main article: 1993 Cotton Bowl Classic

See also: 1992 Texas A&M Aggies football team

## Roster

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1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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
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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
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P | `28` | Craig Hentrich | Sr

Head coach

* Lou Holtz

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Awards and honors

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* Reggie Brooks finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.
* Former Fighting Irish player Jim Lynch was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

## Team players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 1993 NFL draft

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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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

## References

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1. ^ "1992 Football Review" (PDF). Notre Dame University. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
2. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1992 Nov 1. Retrieved 2018-Dec-15.
3. ^ "This Day in History: The Snow Bowl". ND.edu. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "The Snow Bowl: Penn State vs. Notre Dame - 1992". July 23, 2007. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2020 - via YouTube.

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