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1995 Notre Dame

9–⁠3, coached by Lou Holtz, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1995, game by game: lost vs. Northwestern 15–17; won at Purdue 35–28; won vs. Vanderbilt 41–0; won vs. No. 13 Texas 55–27; lost at No. 7 Ohio State 26–45; won at No. 15 Washington 29–21; won vs. Army 28–27; won vs. No. 5 USC 38–10; won vs. Boston College 20–10; won vs. Navy 35–17; won at Air Force 44–14; lost vs. No. 8 Florida State 26–31+41−19Lost 15–17 vs. Northwestern-2NorthwesternWon 35–28 at Purdue+7PurdueWon 41–0 vs. Vanderbilt+41VanderbiltWon 55–27 vs. No. 13 Texas+28No. 13 TexasLost 26–45 at No. 7 Ohio State-19No. 7 Ohio StateWon 29–21 at No. 15 Washington+8No. 15 WashingtonWon 28–27 vs. Army+1ArmyWon 38–10 vs. No. 5 USC+28No. 5 USCWon 20–10 vs. Boston College+10Boston CollegeWon 35–17 vs. Navy+18NavyWon 44–14 at Air Force+30Air ForceLost 26–31 vs. No. 8 Florida State-5No. 8 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNorthwesternL 15–⁠1779%
Sep 9atPurdueW 35–⁠2856%
Sep 16vsVanderbiltW 41–⁠074%
Sep 23vs13TexasW 55–⁠2758%
Sep 30at7Ohio StateL 26–⁠4534%
Oct 7at15WashingtonW 29–⁠2147%
Oct 14vsArmyW 28–⁠2780%
Oct 21vs5USCW 38–⁠1049%
Oct 28vsBoston CollegeW 20–⁠1081%
Nov 4vsNavyW 35–⁠1788%
Nov 18atAir ForceW 44–⁠1457%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8Florida StateOrange BowlL 26–⁠3143%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 31–⁠26 in the Orange Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 25
  4. Wk 4: 24
  5. Wk 5: 21
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 7: 23
  8. Wk 8: 17
  9. Wk 9: 17
  10. Wk 10: 12
  11. Wk 11: 8
  12. Wk 12: 8
  13. Wk 13: 8
  14. Wk 14: 7
  15. Wk 15: 6
  16. Wk 16: 6
  17. Final: 11

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 1995.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 6
Points
392–⁠247
Coach
Lou Holtz
Elo
1707 +113 this season
SP+ rating
25.5 No. 6 of 107; offense No. 8, defense No. 9
SRS
21.5 No. 5 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dave Roberts
Defensive coordinator
Bob Davie
Captains
Paul Grasmanis, Derrick Mayes, Shawn Wooden and Dusty Zeigler
Most valuable player
Derrick Mayes
Offense
Multiple I formation
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 2Derrick Mayes WRGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4Paul Grasmanis DTChicago Bears
Rd 6Shawn Wooden DBMiami Dolphins
Rd 6Dusty Zeigler CBuffalo Bills