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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 <-- 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
Record	10-1 -1
Points Scored	437
Scoring Average	36.4
Points Allowed	181
Defense Average	15.1
Opponents Record	76-62
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-1 -1
Away Record	4-0

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	10-1-1	437	181	Won 28-3				Lou Holtz
Troy	10-1	295	122					Larry Blakeney
Alabama Birmingham	7-3	271	163					Jim Hilyer
Central Florida	7-4	416	249					Gene McDowell
Liberty	7-4	306	277					Sam Rutigliano
Penn State	7-5	391	234	Lost 3-24				Joe Paterno
Southern Mississippi	7-4	219	195					Jeff Bower
Memphis	6-5	312	181					Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Army	5-6	225	251					Bob Sutton
East Carolina	5-6	289	367					Steve Logan
Louisiana Tech	5-6	199	167					Joe Peace
Louisville	5-6	214	243					Howard Schnellenberger
Northern Illinois	5-6	203	193					Charlie Sadler
Buffalo	4-6	319	395					Jim Ward
James Madison	4-7	333	355					Rip Scherer
Tulsa	4-7	240	303					Dave Rader
Western Kentucky	4-6	243	258					Jack Harbaugh
Cincinnati	3-8	199	276					Timothy Tim Murphy
Arkansas State	2-9	118	402					Ray Perkins
Louisiana	2-9	143	306					Nelson Stokley
Tulane	2-9	146	349					Eugene Buddy Teevens
Navy	1-10	131	338					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.

Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.