# 1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### At Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Fighting Irish | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Fighting Irish | 7 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Boston College

Game footage from the final scene of the 1993 film Rudy was shot at halftime.

### Penn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penn State | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| • Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
With snowfall starting early in the game, heavy during the first half, this game has been nicknamed the "Snow Bowl".

### Cotton Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Fighting Irish | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |

## Team players drafted into the NFL

| 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