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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-

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1887 <-- 1993 <- 1994 -> 1995 --> 2024

1994 Season Highlights

Lou Holtz enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.

1994 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	@ Northwestern	42	15	W	@ Chicago, IL
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Michigan	24	26	L
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Michigan State	21	20	W
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Purdue	39	21	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Stanford	34	15	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Boston College	11	30	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Brigham Young	14	21	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Navy	58	21	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Florida State	16	23	L	@ Orlando, FL
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Air Force	42	30	W
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Southern California	17	17	T
Mon., Jan. 2	Colorado	24	41	L	@ Tempe, AZ	Fiesta Bowl

1994 Season Totals
Record	6-5 -1
Points Scored	342
Scoring Average	28.5
Points Allowed	280
Defense Average	23.3
Opponents Record	77-56
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-2 -1

1994 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1994 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	3-8	242	384					Ed Zaunbrecher
Troy	8-4	430	326					Larry Blakeney
Alabama Birmingham	7-4	301	258					Jim Hilyer
Central Florida	7-4	399	263					Gene McDowell
East Carolina	7-5	303	263	Lost 0-30				Steve Logan
Louisville	6-5	255	253					Howard Schnellenberger
Memphis	6-5	163	159					Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Notre Dame	6-5-1	342	280	Lost 24-41				Lou Holtz
Southern Mississippi	6-5	278	261					Jeff Bower
Liberty	5-6	353	290					Sam Rutigliano
Western Kentucky	5-6	255	291					Jack Harbaugh
Army	4-7	215	252					Bob Sutton
Jacksonville State	4-7	270	264					Bill Burgess
Buffalo	3-8	154	331					Jim Ward
Navy	3-8	188	399					George Chaump
Tulsa	3-8	244	304					Dave Rader
Cincinnati	2-8-1	159	301					Rick Minter
Tulane	1-10	135	358					Eugene Buddy Teevens

1994 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1994 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).