1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team (original) (raw)

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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 as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Minter (1st season)
Captains	Demetrius DuBose Rick Mirer
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons← 1991 1993 →

1992 NCAA Division I-A independents football records | v t e | 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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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 StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 48–0	59,075
October 3	1:30 p.m.	No. 18 Stanford	No. 6	Notre Dame StadiumNotre 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 StadiumSouth 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 StadiumSouth Bend, IN (Holy War)	NBC	W 54–7	59,075
November 14	1:30 p.m.	No. 22 Penn State	No. 8	Notre Dame StadiumSouth 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 gameAll times are in Eastern time

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 Lou Holtz Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1 234Total • Fighting Irish 7 71414 42 Wildcats 7 000 7 Date: October 31Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
Scoring summaryQ16:12NDMcBride 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

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Notre Dame vs. Navy

1 234Total • Fighting Irish 7 2407 38 Midshipmen 0 007 7 Date: October 31Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJGame attendance: 58,769
Scoring summaryQ1NDBurns 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

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

1 234Total Penn State 6 0010 16 • Notre Dame 3 338 17 Date: November 14Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, INGame attendance: 59,075Television network: NBC Source: [1]
Scoring summary1NDHentrich 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

With snowfall starting early in the game, heavy during the first half, this game has been nicknamed the "Snow Bowl".[4][5][6]

1 234Total • Fighting Irish 0 7147 28 Aggies 0 003 3 Date: January 1Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TXGame attendance: 71,615TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Paul Maguire

Team players drafted into the NFL

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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

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

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^ "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.