Notre Dame Fighting Irish football (1990–1999)
1990
Rivalries
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 15 |
9:00 p.m. |
Michigan* |
#2 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
CBS |
W 28–24 |
59,075 |
| September 22 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Michigan State* |
#1 |
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
ABC |
W 20–19 |
80,401 |
| September 29 |
12:00 p.m. |
Purdue* |
#1 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
|
W 37–11 |
59,075 |
| October 6 |
12:00 p.m. |
Stanford* |
#1 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
|
L 31–36 |
59,075 |
| October 13 |
12:00 p.m. |
Air Force* |
#7 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
|
W 57–27 |
59,075 |
| October 20 |
3:30 p.m. |
Miami (FL)* |
#6 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
CBS |
W 29–20 |
59,075 |
| October 27 |
7:45 p.m. |
at Pittsburgh* |
#3 |
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA |
ESPN |
W 31–22 |
56,500 |
| November 3 |
12:00 p.m. |
vs. Navy* |
#2 |
Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ |
|
W 52–31 |
70,382 |
| November 10 |
2:30 p.m. |
at Tennessee* |
#1 |
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN |
CBS |
W 34–29 |
97,123 |
| November 17 |
4:00 p.m. |
Penn State* |
#1 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
ESPN |
L 21–24 |
59,075 |
| November 24 |
8:00 p.m. |
at Southern California* |
#7 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
ABC |
W 10–6 |
91,639 |
| January 1 |
8:00 p.m. |
vs. #1 Colorado* |
#6 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) |
NBC |
L 9–10 |
77,062 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
[1]
Team players drafted into the NFL
- Despite being drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders, the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League signed Raghib Ismail to a four year contract worth 18 million dollars in April 1991.[2] The Ismail signing included four million dollars upfront.[3]
Awards and honors
1991
Starting in 1991, the National Broadcasting Company started televising Notre Dame Home football games.[7] Notre Dame is the only Division 1-A football team to have all of its home games televised exclusively by one television network.
Rivalries
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 7 |
1:30 p.m. |
Indiana* |
#7 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 49–27 |
59,075 |
| September 14 |
3:30 p.m. |
at #4 Michigan* |
#6 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
ABC |
L 14–24 |
106,138 |
| September 21 |
1:30 p.m. |
Michigan State* |
#11 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 49–10 |
59,075 |
| September 28 |
12:00 PM |
at Purdue* |
#9 |
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN |
ABC |
W 45–20 |
67,861 |
| October 5 |
11:00 p.m. |
at Stanford* |
#8 |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
ESPN |
W 42–26 |
70,798 |
| October 12 |
1:30 p.m. |
#12 Pittsburgh* |
#8 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 42–7 |
59,075 |
| October 19 |
8:30 p.m. |
at Air Force* |
#5 |
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO |
ESPN |
W 28–15 |
52,024 |
| October 26 |
1:30 p.m. |
Southern California* |
#5 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 24–20 |
59,075 |
| November 2 |
4:00 p.m. |
Navy* |
#5 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 38–0 |
59,075 |
| November 9 |
1:30 p.m. |
#13 Tennessee* |
#5 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
L 34–35 |
59,075 |
| November 16 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Penn State* |
#13 |
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA |
ABC |
L 13–35 |
96,672 |
| November 30 |
11:00 p.m. |
at Hawaii* |
#19 |
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI |
ESPN |
W 48–42 |
50,000 |
| January 1 |
8:00 p.m. |
vs. #3 Florida* |
#18 |
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) |
ABC |
W 39–28 |
76,447 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
[8]
Team players drafted into the NFL
1992
Rivalries
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 5 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Northwestern* |
#3 |
Soldier Field • Chicago, IL |
ABC |
W 42–7 |
64,877 |
| September 12 |
1:30 p.m. |
#5 Michigan* |
#3 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
T 17–17 |
59,075 |
| September 19 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Michigan State* |
#7 |
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
ABC |
W 52–31 |
76,188 |
| September 26 |
1:30 p.m. |
Purdue* |
#6 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 48–0 |
59,075 |
| October 3 |
1:30 p.m. |
#19 Stanford* |
#7 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
L 16–33 |
59,075 |
| October 10 |
7:45 p.m. |
at Pittsburgh* |
#14 |
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA |
ESPN |
W 52–21 |
52,155 |
| October 24 |
1:30 p.m. |
Brigham Young* |
#10 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 42–16 |
59,075 |
| October 31 |
1:00 p.m. |
vs. Navy* |
#10 |
Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ |
|
W 38–7 |
58,769 |
| November 7 |
1:30 p.m. |
#9 Boston College* |
#8 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 54–7 |
59,075 |
| November 14 |
1:30 p.m. |
#21 Penn State* |
#8 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 17–16 |
59,075 |
| November 28 |
8:00 p.m. |
at #23 Southern California* |
#5 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
ABC |
W 31–23 |
90,063 |
| January 1 |
1:00 p.m. |
vs. #3 Texas A&M* |
#5 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) |
NBC |
W 28–3 |
71,615 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
[9]
Team players drafted into the NFL
Awards and honors
1993
On November 13, Notre Dame played Florida State in a matchup of unbeatens. The winner of this game, at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, was certain to play Number 3 Nebraska (which would then move up to Number 2) in the Orange Bowl for the National Championship.[10]
The next week, they faced Boston College in one of the best games of the year, the Notre Dame offense plie up 427 yards of offense, scored 5 Tds, including 22 points in the last 11 minutes, but the game would forever be remembered on Boston College's last drive as their place kicker David Gordon kicked a 41-yard field goal with no time left in the game, ending Notre Dame's bid for a National Championship.
Rivalries
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 4 |
2:30 p.m. |
Northwestern* |
#6 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 27–12 |
59,075 |
| September 11 |
12:00 PM |
at #2 Michigan* |
#10 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
ABC |
W 27–23 |
106,851 |
| September 18 |
2:30 p.m. |
Michigan State* |
#5 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 36–14 |
59,075 |
| September 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Purdue* |
#4 |
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN |
ABC |
W 17–0 |
67,861 |
| October 2 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Stanford* |
#4 |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
ABC |
W 48–20 |
80,300 |
| October 9 |
2:30 p.m. |
Pittsburgh* |
#4 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 44–0 |
59,075 |
| October 16 |
7:30 p.m. |
at Brigham Young* |
#3 |
Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT |
ESPN |
W 45–20 |
66,247 |
| October 23 |
2:30 p.m. |
Southern California* |
#2 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 31–13 |
59,075 |
| October 30 |
12:00 PM |
vs. Navy (Philadelphia)* |
#2 |
Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA |
ABC |
W 58–27 |
61,813 |
| November 13 |
2:30 p.m. |
#1 Florida State* |
#2 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 31–24 |
59,075 |
| November 20 |
1:30 p.m. |
#12 Boston College* |
#1 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
L 39–41 |
59,075 |
| January 1 |
4:30 p.m. |
vs. #6 Texas A&M* |
#4 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) |
NBC |
W 24–21 |
69,855 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
[11]
Team players drafted into the NFL
Awards and honors
1994
Rivalries
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 3 |
8:00 p.m. |
at Northwestern (Chicago)* |
#4 |
Soldier Field • Chicago, IL |
ABC |
W 42–15 |
66,946 |
| September 10 |
2:30 p.m. |
#5 Michigan* |
#4 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
L 24–26 |
59,075 |
| September 17 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Michigan State* |
#9 |
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
ABC |
W 21–20 |
74,183 |
| September 24 |
2:30 p.m. |
Purdue* |
#9 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 39–21 |
59,075 |
| October 1 |
2:30 p.m. |
Stanford* |
#7 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 33–15 |
59,075 |
| October 8 |
12:00 PM |
at Boston College* |
#7 |
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA |
ABC |
L 11–30 |
44,500 |
| October 15 |
2:30 p.m. |
#25 Brigham Young* |
#16 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
L 14–21 |
59,075 |
| October 29 |
2:30 p.m. |
Navy* |
|
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 58–21 |
59,075 |
| November 12 |
12:00 PM |
vs. #6 Florida State* |
|
Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL |
ABC |
L 16–23 |
72,868 |
| November 19 |
1:30 p.m. |
Air Force* |
|
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 42–30 |
59,075 |
| November 26 |
8:00 p.m. |
at #17 Southern California* |
|
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
ABC |
T 17–17 |
90,217 |
| January 2 |
4:30 p.m. |
vs. #5 Colorado* |
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) |
NBC |
L 24–41 |
73,968 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
[12]
Team players drafted into the NFL
Awards and honors
1995
Rivalries
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 2 |
2:30 p.m. |
Northwestern* |
#8 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
L 15–17 |
59,075 |
| September 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Purdue* |
|
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN |
ABC |
W 35–28 |
70,569 |
| September 16 |
2:30 p.m. |
Vanderbilt* |
#24 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 41–0 |
59,075 |
| September 23 |
12:30 p.m. |
#10 Texas* |
#21 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 55–27 |
59,075 |
| September 30 |
3:30 p.m. |
at #6 Ohio State* |
#14 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
ABC |
L 26–45 |
95,537 |
| October 7 |
3:30 p.m. |
at #15 Washington* |
#23 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
ABC |
W 29–21 |
74,023 |
| October 14 |
12:00 PM |
at Army* |
#21 |
Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ |
ABC |
W 28–27 |
74,218 |
| October 21 |
2:30 p.m. |
#5 Southern California* |
#22 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 38–10 |
59,075 |
| October 28 |
4:00 p.m. |
Boston College* |
#15 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 20–10 |
59,075 |
| November 4 |
1:30 p.m. |
Navy* |
#10 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 35–17 |
59,075 |
| November 18 |
7:45 p.m. |
at Air Force* |
#10 |
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO |
ESPN |
W 44–14 |
54,482 |
| January 1 |
8:00 p.m. |
vs. #8 Florida State* |
#9 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) |
CBS |
L 26–31 |
72,198 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
[13]
Team players drafted into the NFL
Awards and honors
1996
Notre Dame participated in the Emerald Isle Classic. The game was played on November 2 and Notre Dame beat Navy by a score of 54-27.
Rivalries
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 5 |
8:00 p.m. |
at Vanderbilt* |
#7 |
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN |
ESPN |
W 14–7 |
41,523 |
| September 14 |
2:30 p.m. |
Purdue* |
#10 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 35–0 |
59,075 |
| September 21 |
12:00 p.m. |
at #8 Texas* |
#9 |
Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
ABC |
W 27–24 |
83,312 |
| September 28 |
2:30 p.m. |
#4 Ohio State |
#5 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
L 16–29 |
59,075 |
| October 12 |
2:30 p.m. |
#16 Washington* |
#12 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 54–20 |
59,075 |
| October 19 |
2:30 p.m. |
Air Force* |
#9 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
L 17–20 OT |
59,075 |
| November 2 |
8:00 a.m. |
at Navy* |
#21 |
Croke Park • Dublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic) |
CBS |
W 54–27 |
38,651 |
| November 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Boston College* |
#19 |
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA |
CBS |
W 48–21 |
44,500 |
| November 16 |
1:30 p.m. |
Pittsburgh* |
#15 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 60–6 |
59,075 |
| November 23 |
1:30 p.m. |
Rutgers* |
#13 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 62–0 |
59,075 |
| November 30 |
8:00 p.m. |
at Southern California* |
#13 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
ABC |
L 20–27 OT |
90,296 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
[13]
Team players drafted into the NFL
1997
Please see: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football under Bob Davie for schedule and scores
Rivalries
Team players drafted into the NFL
Awards and honors
1998
Please see: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football under Bob Davie for schedule and scores
Rivalries
Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
[14]
1999
Please see: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football under Bob Davie for schedule and scores
Rivalries
Team players drafted into the NFL
References
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1990
- ^ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.59, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
- ^ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.114, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
- ^ a b http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/nd-m-footbl-archive.html/
- ^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation Awards (Page 3)". The Walter Camp Foundation. http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/awards/P200/. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ a b "Winners & Finalists". Rotary Club of Houston. http://www.rotarylombardiaward.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=25&Itemid=59. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (1991-08-25). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Notre Dame Scored a $38 Million Touchdown on Its TV Deal". New York Times (nyyimes.com). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0D91038F936A1575BC0A967958260. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1991
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1992
- ^ Fighting Irish Win Game of the Century The Tech (MIT newspaper) Mike Duffy and Andrew Heitner. Volume 113, Issue 59 : Friday, November 19, 1993
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1993
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1994
- ^ a b http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1996
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1999.htm
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