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1993 Notre Dame

11–⁠1, coached by Lou Holtz, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1993, game by game: won vs. Northwestern 27–12; won at No. 3 Michigan 27–23; won vs. Michigan State 36–14; won at Purdue 17–0; won at Stanford 48–20; won vs. Pittsburgh 44–0; won at BYU 45–20; won vs. USC 31–13; won vs. Navy 58–27; won vs. No. 1 Florida State 31–24; lost vs. No. 17 Boston College 39–41; won vs. No. 7 Texas A&M 24–21+44−2Won 27–12 vs. Northwestern+15NorthwesternWon 27–23 at No. 3 Michigan+4No. 3 MichiganWon 36–14 vs. Michigan State+22Michigan StateWon 17–0 at Purdue+17PurdueWon 48–20 at Stanford+28StanfordWon 44–0 vs. Pittsburgh+44PittsburghWon 45–20 at BYU+25BYUWon 31–13 vs. USC+18USCWon 58–27 vs. Navy+31NavyWon 31–24 vs. No. 1 Florida State+7No. 1 Florida StateLost 39–41 vs. No. 17 Boston College-2No. 17 Boston CollegeWon 24–21 vs. No. 7 Texas A&M+3No. 7 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsNorthwesternW 27–⁠1288%
Sep 11at3MichiganW 27–⁠2342%
Sep 18vsMichigan StateW 36–⁠1481%
Sep 25atPurdueW 17–⁠076%
Oct 2atStanfordW 48–⁠2059%
Oct 9vsPittsburghW 44–⁠093%
Oct 16atBYUW 45–⁠2066%
Oct 23vsUSCW 31–⁠1381%
Oct 30vsNavyW 58–⁠2792%
Nov 13vs1Florida StateW 31–⁠2453%
Nov 20vs17Boston CollegeL 39–⁠4180%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs7Texas A&MCotton BowlW 24–⁠2156%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 24–⁠21 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1993.

Lombardi AwardAaron Taylor, OT

2 consensus All-AmericansAaron Taylor, OT; Jeff Burris, DB

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 1
Points
427–⁠215
Coach
Lou Holtz
Elo
1818 +128 this season
SP+ rating
28.1 No. 5 of 105; offense No. 5, defense No. 16
SRS
22.3 No. 5 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Skip Holtz
Defensive coordinator
Rick Minter
Captains
Jeff Burris, Tim Ruddy, Aaron Taylor and Bryant Young
Most valuable player
Jeff Burris
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 1Bryant Young DTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 1Aaron Taylor OGGreen Bay Packers
Rd 1Jeff Burris DBBuffalo Bills
Rd 2Tim Ruddy CMiami Dolphins
Rd 3Jim Flanigan DTChicago Bears
Rd 3Willie Clark DBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 3Lake Dawson WRKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5John Covington DBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Anthony Peterson LBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Pete Bercich LBMinnesota Vikings