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Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
1993 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 24 Louisville   –   9 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulsa   –   4 – 6 – 1
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 9 – 0
Southern Miss   –   2 – 8 – 1
East Carolina   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1993 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

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 #3 Nebraska (which would then move up to #2) in the Orange Bowl for the National Championship.[2]

Main article: 1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame football game

The next week, they faced Boston College in one of the best games of the year, the Notre Dame offense piled up 427 yards of offense, scored 5 touchdowns, including 22 points in the last 11 minutes, but the game would forever be remembered on Boston College's last drive as their kicker David Gordon hit a 41-yard field goal as time expired to win it 41–39, ending Notre Dame's bid for a national title.

Rivalries

Schedule

September 42:30 p.m.Northwestern*No. 6

NBCW 27–12 59,075 September 1112:00 p.m.at No. 2 Michigan*No. 10

ABCW 27–23 106,851 September 182:30 p.m.Michigan State*No. 5

NBCW 36–14 59,075 September 253:30 p.m.at Purdue*No. 4

ABCW 17–0 67,861 October 23:30 p.m.at Stanford*No. 4

ABCW 48–20 80,300 October 92:30 p.m.Pittsburgh*No. 4

  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN

NBCW 44–0 59,075 October 167:30 p.m.at Brigham Young*No. 3

ESPNW 45–20 66,247 October 232:30 p.m.USC*No. 2

NBCW 31–13 59,075 October 3012:00 p.m.vs. Navy*No. 2

ABCW 58–27 61,813 November 132:30 p.m.No. 1 Florida State*No. 2

  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN

NBCW 31–24 59,075 November 201:30 p.m.No. 12 Boston College*No. 1

  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (Holy War)

NBCL 41–39 59,075 January 1, 19944:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 Texas A&M*No. 4

NBCW 24–21 69,855

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Game summaries

Michigan State

1 234Total
Michigan St 7 007 14
• Notre Dame 0 16137 36
Scoring summary
1MSUThomas 1 yard run (Stoyanovich kick)MSU 7-0
2NDFarmer 1 yard (kick failed)MSU 7-6
2NDPendergast 26 yard field goalND 9-7
2NDZellers 4 yard pass from McDougal (Pendergast kick)ND 16-7
3NDPendergast 23 yard field goalND 19-7
3NDPendergast 31 yard field goalND 22-7
3NDEdwards 1 yard run (Pendergast kick)ND 29-7
4NDBecton 12 yard pass from McDougal (Pendergast kick)ND 36-7
4MSUColeman 5 yard pass from Miller (Stoyanovich kick)ND 36-14

USC

1 234Total
USC 0 706 13
• Notre Dame 14 1430 31
Scoring summary
1NDBecton 70 yard run (Pendergast kick)ND 7-0
1NDEdwards 2 yard run (Pendergast kick)ND 14-0
2NDBurris 4 yard run (Pendergast kick)ND 21-0
2USCStrother 13 yard pass from Johnson (Salmon kick)ND 21-7
2NDZellars 29 yard pass from Failla (Pendergast kick)ND 28-7
3NDPendergast 43 yard field goalND 31-7
4USCMcWilliams 8 yard pass from Johnson (pass failed)ND 31-13

[3]

1 234Total
• Notre Dame 3 142120 58
Navy 10 1430 27
Scoring summary
1NAVYBucchianeri 38 yard field goalNAVY 3-0
1NDPendergast 32 yard field goalTied 3-3
1NAVYDixon 31 yard pass from Kubiak (Bucchianeri kick)NAVY 10-3
2NDEdwards 3 yard run (Pendergast kick)Tied 10-10
2NAVYStramanak 1 yard run (Bucchianeri kick)NAVY 17-10
2NDEdwards 10 yard run (Pendergast kick)Tied 17-17
2NAVYScreen 53 yard pass from Kubiak (Bucchianeri kick)NAVY 24-17
3NDDawson 44 hard pass from McDougal (Pendergast kick)Tied 24-24
3NDKinder 70 yard run (Pendergast kick)ND 31-24
3NDFarmer 9 yard run (Pendergast kick)ND 38-24
3NAVYBucchianeri 34 yard field goalND 38-27
4NDBurns 3 yard run (Pendergast kick)ND 45-27
4NDEdwards 1 yard run (kick failed)ND 51-27
4NDTaylor 31 yard interception return (Pendergast kick)ND 58-27

[4]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Fighting Irish Win Game of the Century The Tech (MIT newspaper) Mike Duffy and Andrew Heitner. Volume 113, Issue 59 : Friday, November 19, 1993
  3. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 24.
  4. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 31.
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