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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  <-- 1992 <- 1993 -> 1994 --> 2024
1993 Season Highlights
 Lou Holtz enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1993 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Northwestern  27   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Michigan  27   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Michigan State  36   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Purdue  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Stanford  48   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Pittsburgh  44   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Brigham Young  45   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Southern California  31   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Navy  58   27   W    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Florida State  31   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Boston College  39   41   L       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Texas A&M  24   21   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1993 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored427
  Scoring Average35.6
  Points Allowed215
  Defense Average17.9
  Opponents Record73-68
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-0
1993 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 11-1-0 AP
2 11-1-0 Coaches
2 11-1-0 UPI
2 11-1-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1993 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Troy 12-1-1505227   Larry Blakeney
Notre Dame 11-1427215Won  24-21  Lou Holtz
Alabama Birmingham 9-2359219   Jim Hilyer
Central Florida 9-3413277   Gene McDowell
Louisville 9-3350243Won  18-7  Howard Schnellenberger
Cincinnati 8-3302197   Timothy Tim Murphy
Western Kentucky 8-3310228   Jack Harbaugh
Army 6-5289243   Bob Sutton
Liberty 6-5259286   Sam Rutigliano
Memphis 6-5268215   Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Navy 4-7203307   George Chaump
Tulane 4-8154355   Eugene Buddy Teevens
Tulsa 4-6-1262273   Dave Rader
Jacksonville State 3-7168244   Bill Burgess
East Carolina 2-9175329   Steve Logan
Southern Mississippi 2-8-1214311   Jeff Bower
Buffalo 1-10190359   Jim Ward

1993 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1993 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.