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The 1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season .[1] The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana .
Starting on September 7, 1991, the National Broadcasting Company started televising Notre Dame Home football games.[2] Notre Dame became the first Division 1-A football team to have all of its home games televised exclusively by one television network.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 7 1:30 p.m. Indiana No. 7 NBC W 49–2759,075
September 14 3:30 p.m. at No. 3 Michigan No. 7 ABC L 14–24106,138
September 21 1:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 11 NBC W 49–1059,075
September 28 12:00 p.m. at Purdue No. 8 ABC W 45–2067,861
October 5 11:00 p.m. at Stanford No. 8 ESPN W 42–2670,798
October 12 1:30 p.m. No. 12 Pittsburgh No. 7 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry ) NBC W 42–759,075
October 19 8:30 p.m. at Air Force No. 5 ESPN W 28–1552,024
October 26 1:30 p.m. USC No. 5 NBC W 24–2059,075
November 2 4:00 p.m. Navy No. 5 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry ) NBC W 38–059,075
November 9 1:30 p.m. No. 13 Tennessee No. 5 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN NBC L 34–3559,075
November 16 3:30 p.m. at No. 8 Penn State No. 12 ABC L 13–3596,672
November 30 11:00 p.m. at Hawaii No. 18 ESPN W 48–4250,000
January 1, 1992 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Florida No. 18 ABC W 39–2876,447
Roster [ ]
1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
FB
6
Bettis, Jerome Jerome Bettis
3.0 ! So
RB
40
Brooks, Tony Tony Brooks
5.0 ! Jr
TE
86
Brown, Derek Derek Brown
7.0 ! Sr
RB
5
Culver, Rodney Rodney Culver
7.0 ! Sr
WR
87
Dawson, Lake Lake Dawson
3.0 ! So
WR
10
Jarrell, Adrian Adrian Jarrell
5.0 ! Jr
T
65
Knapp, Lindsay Lindsay Knapp
5.0 ! Jr
TE
80
McBride, Oscar Oscar McBride
3.0 ! So
C
76
McGuire, Gene Gene McGuire
7.0 ! Sr
QB
3
Mirer, Rick Rick Mirer
5.0 ! Jr
FB
15
O'Neill, Mike Mike O'Neill
7.0 ! Sr
G
61
Ruddy, Tim Tim Ruddy
3.0 ! So
TE
84
Smith, Irv Irv Smith
5.0 ! Jr
G
75
Taylor, Aaron Aaron Taylor
3.0 ! So
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
47
Bercich, Pete Pete Bercich
3.0 ! So
S
9
Burris, Jeff Jeff Burris
3.0 ! So
CB
13
Carter, Tom Tom Carter
3.0 ! So
FS
32
Clark, Willie Willie Clark
3.0 ! So
CB
29
Covington, John John Covington
3.0 ! So
LB
31
DuBose, Demetrius Demetrius DuBose
5.0 ! Jr
LB
44
Flanigan, Jim Jim Flanigan
3.0 ! So
DT
55
Gibson, Oliver Oliver Gibson
3.0 ! So
FS
25
Lalli, Mike Mike Lalli
5.0 ! Jr
LB
46
Ratigan, Brian Brian Ratigan
5.0 ! Jr
CB
21
Smith, Rod Rod Smith
7.0 ! Sr
DT
97
Young, Bryant Bryant Young
3.0 ! So
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Season summary [ ]
Indiana [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Hoosiers
3
14
3
7
27
• Fighting Irish
7
21
14
7
49
Scoring summary
Q1
IND Bonnell 48 yard field goal IND 3–0
Q1
ND DuBose 49 yard interception return (Hentrich kick) ND 7–3
Q2
IND Green 5 yard run (Bonnell kick) IND 10–7
Q2
ND Culver 19 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 14–10
Q2
IND Green 1 yard run (Bonnell kick) IND 17–14
Q2
ND Mirer 46 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 21–17
Q2
ND T. Brooks 13 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 28–17
Q3
IND Bonnell 29 yard field goal ND 28–20
Q3
ND Mirer 6 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 35–20
Q3
ND I. Smith 58 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) ND 42–20
Q4
IND Walker 5 yard pass from Green (Bonnell kick) ND 42–27
Q4
ND Mirer 1 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 49–27
[3]
Michigan [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Irish
0
7
7
0
14
• Wolverines
3
14
0
7
24
Scoring summary
1
MICH Carlson 23 yard field goal MICH 3–0
2
MICH Howard 29 yard run (Carlson kick) MICH 10–0
2
MICH Powers 16 yard run (Carlson kick) MICH 17–0
2
ND Bettis 3 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) MICH 17–7
3
ND T. Smith 35 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) MICH 17–14
4
MICH Howard 25 yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick) MICH 24–14
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
9–13
1990
W 28–24
Tennessee [ ]
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–1
1990
W 34–29
Penn State [ ]
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
7–7–1
1990
L 21–24
Hawaii [ ]
See also: 1991 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Sugar Bowl [ ]
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
References [ ]