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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 <-- 1989 <- 1990 -> 1991 --> 2024

1990 Season Highlights

Lou Holtz enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.

1990 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Michigan	28	24	W
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Michigan State	20	19	W
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Purdue	37	11	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Stanford	31	36	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Air Force	57	27	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Miami	29	20	W
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Pittsburgh	31	22	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Navy	52	31	W	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Tennessee	34	29	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Penn State	21	24	L
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Southern California	10	6	W
Tue., Jan. 1	Colorado	9	10	L	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1990 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	359
Scoring Average	29.9
Points Allowed	259
Defense Average	21.6
Opponents Record	86-51
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	4-0

1990 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
6	9-3-0	AP
6	9-3-0	Coaches
6	9-3-0	UPI
6	9-3-0	USA Today/CNN

1990 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Southern	12-3	436	272					Tim Stowers
Central Florida	10-4	444	280					Gene McDowell
Florida State	10-2	459	206	Won 24-17				Bobby Bowden
Louisville	10-1-1	345	149	Won 34-7				Howard Schnellenberger
Notre Dame	9-3	359	259	Lost 9-10				Lou Holtz
Penn State	9-3	297	179	Lost 17-24				Joe Paterno
Louisiana Tech	8-3-1	365	219	Tied 34-34				Joe Peace
Southern Mississippi	8-4	220	172	Lost 27-31				Curley Hallman
Liberty	7-4	296	236					Sam Rutigliano
Syracuse	7-4-2	341	213	Won 28-0				Dick MacPherson
Temple	7-4	261	269					Jerry Berndt
Army	6-5	295	264					Jim Young
Northern Illinois	6-5	333	260					Jerry Pettibone
South Carolina	6-5	282	237					Sparky Woods
Virginia Tech	6-5	245	227					Frank Beamer
East Carolina	5-6	254	267					Bill Lewis
James Madison	5-6	228	191					Joe Purzycki
Louisiana	5-6	197	242					Nelson Stokley
Navy	5-6	209	294					George Chaump
Troy	5-5	228	209					Robert Maddox
Boston College	4-7	190	288					Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Memphis	4-6-1	212	233					Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Tulane	4-7	237	253					Greg Davis
West Virginia	4-7	217	238					Don Nehlen
Arkansas State	3-7-1	200	313					Al Kincaid
Pittsburgh	3-7-1	240	293					Paul Hackett
Rutgers	3-8	173	302					Doug Graber
Tulsa	3-8	183	281					Dave Rader
Buffalo	2-8	188	330					Sam Sanders
Western Kentucky	2-8	159	234					Jack Harbaugh
Cincinnati	1-10	172	460					Timothy Tim Murphy

1990 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1990 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.