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1994 Notre Dame

6–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Lou Holtz.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1994, game by game: won vs. Northwestern 42–15; lost vs. No. 6 Michigan 24–26; won at Michigan State 21–20; won vs. Purdue 39–21; won vs. Stanford 34–15; lost at Boston College 11–30; lost vs. BYU 14–21; won vs. Navy 58–21; lost vs. No. 8 Florida State 16–23; won vs. Air Force 42–30; tied at No. 17 USC 17–17; lost vs. No. 4 Colorado 24–41+37−19Won 42–15 vs. Northwestern+27NorthwesternLost 24–26 vs. No. 6 Michigan-2No. 6 MichiganWon 21–20 at Michigan State+1Michigan StateWon 39–21 vs. Purdue+18PurdueWon 34–15 vs. Stanford+19StanfordLost 11–30 at Boston College-19Boston CollegeLost 14–21 vs. BYU-7BYUWon 58–21 vs. Navy+37NavyLost 16–23 vs. No. 8 Florida State-7No. 8 Florida StateWon 42–30 vs. Air Force+12Air ForceTied 17–17 at No. 17 USC0No. 17 USCLost 24–41 vs. No. 4 Colorado-17No. 4 Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNorthwesternW 42–⁠1586%
Sep 10vs6MichiganL 24–⁠2664%
Sep 17atMichigan StateW 21–⁠2071%
Sep 24vsPurdueW 39–⁠2185%
Oct 1vsStanfordW 34–⁠1583%
Oct 8atBoston CollegeL 11–⁠3061%
Oct 15vsBYUL 14–⁠2173%
Oct 29vsNavyW 58–⁠2192%
Nov 12vs8Florida StateL 16–⁠2334%
Nov 19vsAir ForceW 42–⁠3070%
Nov 26at17USCT 17–⁠1744%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs4ColoradoFiesta BowlL 24–⁠4139%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 41–⁠24 in the Fiesta Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 2
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 8
  8. Wk 8: 17

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 1994.

Consensus All-AmericanBobby Taylor, DB

Record
6–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked peak No. 2
Points
342–⁠280
Coach
Lou Holtz
Elo
1641 −71 this season
SP+ rating
16.1 No. 18 of 106; offense No. 14, defense No. 31
SRS
12.9 No. 17 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dave Roberts
Defensive coordinator
Bob Davie
Captains
Lee Becton, Justin Goheen, Brian Hamilton and Ryan Leahy
Most valuable player
Derrick Mayes
Offense
Multiple I formation
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 2Ray Zellars RBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 2Bobby Taylor DBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 4Oliver Gibson DEPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Mike Miller WRCleveland Browns
Rd 7Travis Davis DBNew Orleans Saints