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1992 Notre Dame

10–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Lou Holtz, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1992, game by game: won vs. Northwestern 42–7; tied vs. No. 6 Michigan 17–17; won at Michigan State 52–31; won vs. Purdue 48–0; lost vs. No. 18 Stanford 16–33; won at Pittsburgh 52–21; won vs. BYU 42–16; won vs. Navy 38–7; won vs. No. 9 Boston College 54–7; won vs. No. 22 Penn State 17–16; won at No. 19 USC 31–23; won vs. No. 4 Texas A&M 28–3+48−17Won 42–7 vs. Northwestern+35NorthwesternTied 17–17 vs. No. 6 Michigan0No. 6 MichiganWon 52–31 at Michigan State+21Michigan StateWon 48–0 vs. Purdue+48PurdueLost 16–33 vs. No. 18 Stanford-17No. 18 StanfordWon 52–21 at Pittsburgh+31PittsburghWon 42–16 vs. BYU+26BYUWon 38–7 vs. Navy+31NavyWon 54–7 vs. No. 9 Boston College+47No. 9 Boston CollegeWon 17–16 vs. No. 22 Penn State+1No. 22 Penn StateWon 31–23 at No. 19 USC+8No. 19 USCWon 28–3 vs. No. 4 Texas A&M+25No. 4 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsNorthwesternW 42–⁠784%
Sep 12vs6MichiganT 17–⁠1759%
Sep 19atMichigan StateW 52–⁠3172%
Sep 26vsPurdueW 48–⁠084%
Oct 3vs18StanfordL 16–⁠3368%
Oct 10atPittsburghW 52–⁠2172%
Oct 24vsBYUW 42–⁠1669%
Oct 31vsNavyW 38–⁠793%
Nov 7vs9Boston CollegeW 54–⁠772%
Nov 14vs22Penn StateW 17–⁠1665%
Nov 28at19USCW 31–⁠2359%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4Texas A&MCotton BowlW 28–⁠347%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 28–⁠3 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 12
  9. Wk 9: 10
  10. Wk 10: 10
  11. Wk 11: 8
  12. Wk 12: 8
  13. Wk 13: 7
  14. Wk 14: 5
  15. Wk 15: 5
  16. Wk 16: 5
  17. Final: 4

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1992.

Heisman voteReggie Brooks, fifth

Led the nationReggie Brooks: yards per carry (8.0)

Consensus All-AmericanAaron Taylor, OT

Record
10–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 3
Points
437–⁠181
Coach
Lou Holtz
Elo
1786 +113 this season
SP+ rating
27.9 No. 2 of 105; offense No. 4, defense No. 12
SRS
24.4 No. 2 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Skip Holtz
Defensive coordinator
Rick Minter
Captains
Demetrius DuBose and Rick Mirer
Most valuable player
Reggie Brooks
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 1Rick Mirer QBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 1Jerome Bettis RBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 1Tom Carter DBWashington Redskins
Rd 1Irv Smith TENew Orleans Saints
Rd 2Demetrius DuBose LBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 2Reggie Brooks RBWashington Redskins
Rd 4Devon McDonald LBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Lindsay Knapp OGKansas City Chiefs