1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 10–1–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Skip Holtz (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Rick Minter (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| MVP | Reggie Brooks |
| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||
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| 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 was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Lou Holtz, the Irish compiled a 10–1–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 178, and were ranked No. 4 in the final AP and UPI polls. During the regular season, they tied with No. 6 Michigan, lost to No. 18 Stanford, and defeated No. 9 Boston College, No. 22 Penn State, and No. 19 USC. They concluded the season with a victory over No. 4 Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl.[1][2]
Guard Aaron Taylor was a consensus first-team pick on the 1992 All-America college football team.[3] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Rick Mirer (1,876 passing yards), running back Reggie Brooks (1,343 rushing yards), Lake Dawson (25 receptions for 462 yards), and linebacker Demetrius DuBose (87 tackles).[4][5]
The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Northwestern | No. 3 | ABC | W 42–7 | 64,877 | [6] | |
| September 12 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 6 Michigan | No. 3 | NBC | T 17–17 | 59,075 | [7] | |
| September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Michigan State | No. 7 | ABC | W 52–31 | 76,188 | [8] | |
| September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Purdue | No. 6 |
| NBC | W 48–0 | 59,075 | [9] |
| October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 18 Stanford | No. 6 |
| NBC | L 16–33 | 59,075 | [10] |
| October 10 | 7:45 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 13 | ESPN | W 52–21 | 52,155 | [11] | |
| October 24 | 1:30 p.m. | BYU | No. 10 |
| NBC | W 42–16 | 59,075 | [12] |
| October 31 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Navy | No. 10 | W 38–7 | 58,769 | [13] | ||
| November 7 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 9 Boston College | No. 8 |
| NBC | W 54–7 | 59,075 | [14] |
| November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 22 Penn State | No. 8 |
| NBC | W 17–16 | 59,075 | [15] |
| November 28 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 19 USC | No. 5 | ABC | W 31–23 | 90,063 | [16] | |
| January 1, 1993 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Texas A&M | No. 5 | NBC | W 28–3 | 71,615 | [17] | |
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Game summaries
[edit]At Northwestern
[edit]| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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
| 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 |
Michigan
[edit]At Michigan State
[edit]Purdue
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Stanford
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At Pittsburgh
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BYU
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Navy
[edit]| Team | 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
| 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 |
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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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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
- TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color), and John Dockery (sideline)
| 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 |
With snowfall starting early in the game, heavy during the first half, this game has been nicknamed the "Snow Bowl".[21][22][23]
At USC
[edit]Cotton Bowl
[edit]| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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
Roster
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Awards and honors
[edit]Tailback Reggie Brooks, who led the team with 1,343 rushing yards, an average of 8.0 yards per carry, and 84 points scored,[4] was selected as the team's most valuable player.[24] He also finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.[25] He was also one of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award and received second-team honors on the 1992 All-America college football team.[24]
Linebacker Demetrius DuBose won the Nick Pietrosante Award by vote of his teammates.[24]
Quarterback Rick Mirer was selected as a second-team All-American by Football News. He was also a finalist for both the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the Davey O'Brien Award.[24]
Former Fighting Irish player Jim Lynch was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame 84 points scored,
1993 NFL draft
[edit]The following Notre Dame players were selected in the 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
[edit]- ↑ "1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
- ↑ "1992 Football Review" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic – via Notre Dame Archives.
- ↑ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 14. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- 1 2 "1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
- ↑ 1992 Football Review, p. 47.
- ↑ "Notre Dame declaws Wildcats". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 6, 1992. Retrieved July 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Irish rally for tie with Michigan". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 13, 1992. Retrieved July 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Notre Dame turns back Spartans". The Salisbury Post. September 20, 1992. Retrieved July 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brooks' 205 yards help Irish mash Purdue". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1992. Retrieved July 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Stanford stuns Notre Dame". The Advocate. October 4, 1992. Retrieved July 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "No. 13 Notre Dame rebounds from loss to rout Pitt, 52–21". The Times and Democrat. October 11, 1992. Retrieved July 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Running game helps Notre Dame finish off BYU". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 25, 1992. Retrieved July 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "ND win doesn't impress Holtz". The Record. November 1, 1992. Retrieved July 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Notre Dame welcomes Boston College to a new world". The Herald-Times. November 8, 1992. Retrieved July 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Irish rally to thwart Penn State". The State. November 15, 1992. Retrieved July 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Irish stop USC, 31–23". The Ann Arbor News. November 29, 1992. Retrieved July 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Notre Dame manhandles Texas A&M 28–3". Anchorage Daily News. January 2, 1993. Retrieved July 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
- ↑ "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". July 23, 2007. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2020 – via YouTube.
- 1 2 3 4 1992 Football Review, p. 48.
- ↑ "1992 Heisman Trophy Voting". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
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