1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 28–3 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
1992 record	10–1–1
Head coach	Lou Holtz (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Skip Holtz (1st season)
Captain	Demetrius DuBose
Captain	Rick Mirer
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons

1992 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	1
Southern Miss			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Memphis			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Louisville			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulsa			–					4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati			–					3	–	8	–	0
Arkansas State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Rivalries

• In the Holy War match against Boston College, Notre Dame beat BC to claim the Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl.
• Notre Dame beat Michigan State to claim the Megaphone Trophy.
• Notre Dame beat Purdue to claim the Shillelagh Trophy.
• Notre Dame beat USC to claim the Jeweled Shillelagh.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 p.m.	at Northwestern	No. 3	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	ABC	W 42–7	64,877
September 12	1:30 p.m.	No. 6 Michigan	No. 3	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	NBC	T 17–17	59,075
September 19	3:30 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 7	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)	ABC	W 52–31	76,188
September 26	1:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 6	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	NBC	W 48–0	59,075
October 3	1:30 p.m.	No. 18 Stanford	No. 6	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (Legends Trophy)	NBC	L 16–33	59,075
October 10	7:45 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	No. 13	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 52–21	52,155
October 24	1:30 p.m.	BYU	No. 10	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	W 42–16	59,075
October 31	1:00 p.m.	vs. Navy	No. 10	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)		W 38–7	58,769
November 7	1:30 p.m.	No. 9 Boston College	No. 8	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (Holy War)	NBC	W 54–7	59,075
November 14	1:30 p.m.	No. 22 Penn State	No. 8	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	W 17–16	59,075
November 28	8:00 p.m.	at No. 19 USC	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	W 31–23	90,063
January 1, 1993	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Texas A&M	No. 5	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	NBC	W 28–3	71,615
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 6 Bettis, JeromeJerome Bettis 5.0 !Jr RB 40 Brooks, ReggieReggie Brooks 7.0 !Sr RB 37 Davis, TravisTravis Davis 3.0 !So WR 87 Dawson, LakeLake Dawson 5.0 !Jr T 65 Knapp, LindsayLindsay Knapp 7.0 !Sr TE 80 McBride, OscarOscar McBride 5.0 !Jr QB 15 McDougal, KevinKevin McDougal 5.0 !Jr QB 3 Mirer, RickRick Mirer 7.0 !Sr C 61 Ruddy, TimTim Ruddy 5.0 !Jr TE 84 Smith, IrvIrv Smith 7.0 !Sr T 75 Taylor, AaronAaron Taylor 5.0 !Jr RB 34 Zellars, RayRay Zellars 3.0 !So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 47 Bercich, PetePete Bercich 5.0 !Jr S 9 Burris, JeffJeff Burris 5.0 !Jr CB 13 Carter, TomTom Carter 5.0 !Jr CB 32 Clark, WillieWillie Clark 5.0 !Jr CB 29 Covington, JohnJohn Covington 5.0 !Jr LB 31 DuBose, DemetriusDemetrius DuBose 7.0 !Sr DT 44 Flanigan, JimJim Flanigan 5.0 !Jr DT 55 Gibson, OliverOliver Gibson 5.0 !Jr FS 25 Lalli, MikeMike Lalli 7.0 !Sr CB 21 Taylor, BobbyBobby Taylor 1.0 !Fr DE 48 Wynn, RenaldoRenaldo Wynn 3.0 !So DE 97 Young, BryantBryant Young 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 28 Hentrich, CraigCraig Hentrich 7.0 !Sr	Head coach Lou Holtz Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Northwestern

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Fighting Irish 7 7 14 14 42 Wildcats 7 0 0 0 7 Date: October 31 Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

Scoring summary Q1 6:12 ND McBride 5 yard pass from Mirer (PAT) ND 7–0 Q1 0:47 NW Gissendaner 14 yard run (PAT) NW 7–7 Q2 1:54 ND Becton 2 yard run (PAT) ND 14–7 Q3 5:47 ND Miller 70 yard pass from Mirer (PAT) ND 21—7 Q3 1:48 ND Bettis 24 yard run (PAT) ND 28–7 Q4 6:47 ND Brooks 72 yard run (PAT) ND 35–7 Q4 3:27 ND McBride 5 yard pass from McDougal (PAT) ND 42–7

See also: 1992 Northwestern Wildcats football team and Northwestern–Notre Dame football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–7–2	1976	W 48–0

Michigan

See also: 1992 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–14	1991	L 14–24

Navy

Notre Dame vs. Navy

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Fighting Irish 7 24 0 7 38 Midshipmen 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 31 Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ Game attendance: 58,769

Scoring summary Q1 ND Burns 5 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 7–0 Q2 ND Hentrich 32 yard field goal ND 10–0 Q2 ND Brooks 24 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) ND 17–0 Q2 ND Brooks 4 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 24—0 Q2 ND Smith 3 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) ND 31–0 Q4 NAVY Pritchard 22 yard pass from Van Matre (Rogers kick) ND 31–7 Q4 ND Becton 9 yard run (Pendergast kick) ND 38–7

See also: 1992 Navy Midshipmen football team

Penn State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Penn State 6 0 0 10 16 • Notre Dame 3 3 3 8 17 Date: November 14 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game attendance: 59,075 Source: [1] Scoring summary 1 ND Hentrich 26 yard field goal ND 3-0 1 PSU Anderson 1 yard run (kick failed) PSU 6-3 2 ND Hentrich 31 yard field goal Tied 6-6 3 ND Hentrich 37 yard field goal ND 9-6 4 PSU Muscillo 22 yard field goal Tied 9-9 4 PSU O'Neal 13 yard run (Muscillo kick) PSU 16-9 4 ND Bettis 3 yard pass from Mirer (Mirer to Brooks pass) ND 17-16

See also: 1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The Snow Bowl

USC

See also: 1992 USC Trojans football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry

Cotton Bowl

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Fighting Irish 0 7 14 7 28 Aggies 0 0 0 3 3 Date: January 1 Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX Game attendance: 71,615

Main article: 1993 Cotton Bowl Classic

See also: 1992 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Team players drafted into the NFL

See also: 1993 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Rick Mirer	Quarterback	1	2	Seattle Seahawks
Jerome Bettis	Running back	1	10	Los Angeles Rams
Tom Carter	Cornerback	1	17	Washington Redskins
Irv Smith	Tight end	1	20	New Orleans Saints
Demetrius DuBose	Linebacker	2	34	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Reggie Brooks	Running Back	2	45	Washington Redskins
Devon McDonald	Linebacker	4	107	Indianapolis Colts
Lindsay Knapp	Guard	5	130	Kansas City Chiefs
Craig Hentrich	Kicker	8	200	New York Jets

Awards and honors

• Reggie Brooks finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.
• Former Fighting Irish player Jim Lynch was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame