The 1993 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1993 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
On November 13, Notre Dame played Florida State in a matchup of unbeatens. The winner of this game, at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, was certain to play #3 Nebraska (which would then move up to #2) in the Orange Bowl for the National Championship.[2] <templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
The next week, they faced Boston College in one of the best games of the year, the Notre Dame offense piled up 427 yards of offense, scored 5 touchdowns, including 22 points in the last 11 minutes, but the game would forever be remembered on Boston College's last drive as their kicker David Gordon hit a 41-yard field goal as time expired to win it 41–39, ending Notre Dame's bid for a national title.
Rivalries
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 4 |
2:30 p.m. |
Northwestern* |
#6 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) |
NBC |
W 27–12 |
59,075 |
| September 11 |
12:00 PM |
at #2 Michigan* |
#10 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) |
ABC |
W 27–23 |
106,851 |
| September 18 |
2:30 p.m. |
Michigan State* |
#5 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy) |
NBC |
W 36–14 |
59,075 |
| September 25 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Purdue* |
#4 |
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) |
ABC |
W 17–0 |
67,861 |
| October 2 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Stanford* |
#4 |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy) |
ABC |
W 48–20 |
80,300 |
| October 9 |
2:30 p.m. |
Pittsburgh* |
#4 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 44–0 |
59,075 |
| October 16 |
7:30 p.m. |
at Brigham Young* |
#3 |
Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT |
ESPN |
W 45–20 |
66,247 |
| October 23 |
2:30 p.m. |
Southern California* |
#2 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) |
NBC |
W 31–13 |
59,075 |
| October 30 |
12:00 PM |
vs. Navy* |
#2 |
Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Rivalry) |
ABC |
W 58–27 |
61,813 |
| November 13 |
2:30 p.m. |
#1 Florida State* |
#2 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 31–24 |
59,075 |
| November 20 |
1:30 p.m. |
#12 Boston College* |
#1 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Holy War) |
NBC |
L 41–39 |
59,075 |
| January 1 |
4:30 p.m. |
vs. #6 Texas A&M* |
#4 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) |
NBC |
W 24–21 |
69,855 |
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game notes
Michigan State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Michigan St |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
| • Notre Dame |
0 |
16 |
13 |
7 |
36 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
|
MSU |
Thomas 1 yard run (Stoyanovich kick) |
MSU 7-0 |
|
| 2 |
|
ND |
Farmer 1 yard (kick failed) |
MSU 7-6 |
|
| 2 |
|
ND |
Pendergast 26 yard field goal |
ND 9-7 |
|
| 2 |
|
ND |
Zellers 4 yard pass from McDougal (Pendergast kick) |
ND 16-7 |
|
| 3 |
|
ND |
Pendergast 23 yard field goal |
ND 19-7 |
|
| 3 |
|
ND |
Pendergast 31 yard field goal |
ND 22-7 |
|
| 3 |
|
ND |
Edwards 1 yard run (Pendergast kick) |
ND 29-7 |
|
| 4 |
|
ND |
Becton 12 yard pass from McDougal (Pendergast kick) |
ND 36-7 |
|
| 4 |
|
MSU |
Coleman 5 yard pass from Miller (Stoyanovich kick) |
ND 36-14 |
|
USC
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| USC |
0 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
| • Notre Dame |
14 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
31 |
|
|
| Scoring summary |
|
| 1 |
|
ND |
Becton 70 yard run (Pendergast kick) |
ND 7-0 |
|
| 1 |
|
ND |
Edwards 2 yard run (Pendergast kick) |
ND 14-0 |
|
| 2 |
|
ND |
Burris 4 yard run (Pendergast kick) |
ND 21-0 |
|
| 2 |
|
USC |
Strother 13 yard pass from Johnson (Salmon kick) |
ND 21-7 |
|
| 2 |
|
ND |
Zellars 29 yard pass from Failla (Pendergast kick) |
ND 28-7 |
|
| 3 |
|
ND |
Pendergast 43 yard field goal |
ND 31-7 |
|
| 4 |
|
USC |
McWilliams 8 yard pass from Johnson (pass failed) |
ND 31-13 |
|
[3]
Navy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Notre Dame |
3 |
14 |
21 |
20 |
58 |
| Navy |
10 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
27 |
|
|
| Scoring summary |
|
| 1 |
|
NAVY |
Bucchianeri 38 yard field goal |
NAVY 3-0 |
|
| 1 |
|
ND |
Pendergast 32 yard field goal |
Tied 3-3 |
|
| 1 |
|
NAVY |
Dixon 31 yard pass from Kubiak (Bucchianeri kick) |
NAVY 10-3 |
|
| 2 |
|
ND |
Edwards 3 yard run (Pendergast kick) |
Tied 10-10 |
|
| 2 |
|
NAVY |
Stramanak 1 yard run (Bucchianeri kick) |
NAVY 17-10 |
|
| 2 |
|
ND |
Edwards 10 yard run (Pendergast kick) |
Tied 17-17 |
|
| 2 |
|
NAVY |
Screen 53 yard pass from Kubiak (Bucchianeri kick) |
NAVY 24-17 |
|
| 3 |
|
ND |
Dawson 44 hard pass from McDougal (Pendergast kick) |
Tied 24-24 |
|
| 3 |
|
ND |
Kinder 70 yard run (Pendergast kick) |
ND 31-24 |
|
| 3 |
|
ND |
Farmer 9 yard run (Pendergast kick) |
ND 38-24 |
|
| 3 |
|
NAVY |
Bucchianeri 34 yard field goal |
ND 38-27 |
|
| 4 |
|
ND |
Burns 3 yard run (Pendergast kick) |
ND 45-27 |
|
| 4 |
|
ND |
Edwards 1 yard run (kick failed) |
ND 51-27 |
|
| 4 |
|
ND |
Taylor 31 yard interception return (Pendergast kick) |
ND 58-27 |
|
[4]
Team players drafted into the NFL
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Awards and honors
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Fighting Irish Win Game of the Century The Tech (MIT newspaper) Mike Duffy and Andrew Heitner. Volume 113, Issue 59 : Friday, November 19, 1993
- ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 24.
- ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 31.
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