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Notre Dame Football Team History


Notre Dame Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
 South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity: 80,225
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Lou Holtz
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1991 <- 1992 -> 1993 --> 2024
1992 Season Highlights
 Lou Holtz enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1992 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  @ Northwestern  42   7   W    @ Chicago, IL   
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Michigan  17   17   T       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Michigan State  52   31   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Purdue  48   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Stanford  16   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Pittsburgh  52   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Brigham Young  42   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Navy  38   7   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Boston College  54   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Penn State  17   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ Southern California  31   23   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Texas A&M  28   3   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1992 Season Totals
  Record10-1 -1
  Points Scored437
  Scoring Average36.4
  Points Allowed181
  Defense Average15.1
  Opponents Record76-62
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1 -1
  Away Record4-0
1992 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 10-1-1 AP
4 10-1-1 Coaches
4 10-1-1 UPI/NFF
4 10-1-1 USA Today/CNN
  
1992 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Notre Dame 10-1-1437181Won  28-3  Lou Holtz
Troy 10-1295122   Larry Blakeney
Alabama Birmingham 7-3271163   Jim Hilyer
Central Florida 7-4416249   Gene McDowell
Liberty 7-4306277   Sam Rutigliano
Penn State 7-5391234Lost  3-24  Joe Paterno
Southern Mississippi 7-4219195   Jeff Bower
Memphis 6-5312181   Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Army 5-6225251   Bob Sutton
East Carolina 5-6289367   Steve Logan
Louisiana Tech 5-6199167   Joe Peace
Louisville 5-6214243   Howard Schnellenberger
Northern Illinois 5-6203193   Charlie Sadler
Buffalo 4-6319395   Jim Ward
James Madison 4-7333355   Rip Scherer
Tulsa 4-7240303   Dave Rader
Western Kentucky 4-6243258   Jack Harbaugh
Cincinnati 3-8199276   Timothy Tim Murphy
Arkansas State 2-9118402   Ray Perkins
Louisiana 2-9143306   Nelson Stokley
Tulane 2-9146349   Eugene Buddy Teevens
Navy 1-10131338   George Chaump

1992 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1992 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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