1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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The 1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Rivalries[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
September 15 8:00 p.m. No. 4 Michigan No. 1 CBS W 28–24 59,075
September 22 2:30 p.m. at No. 24 Michigan State No. 1 ABC W 20–19 80,401
September 29 12:00 p.m. Purdue No. 1 SportsChannel W 37–11 59,075
October 6 12:00 p.m. Stanford No. 1 L 31–36 59,075
October 13 12:00 p.m. Air Force No. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
 W 57–27 59,075
October 20 2:30 p.m. No. 2 Miami (FL) No. 6 CBS W 29–20 59,075
October 27 6:45 p.m. at Pittsburgh No. 3 ESPN W 31–22 56,500
November 3 12:00 p.m. vs. Navy No. 2 W 52–31 70,382
November 10 2:30 p.m. at No. 9 Tennessee No. 1 CBS W 34–29 97,123
November 17 4:00 p.m. No. 18 Penn State No. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
 ESPN L 21–24 59,075
November 24 8:00 p.m. at No. 18 USC No. 7 ABC W 10–6 91,639
8:00 p.m. vs. No. 1 Colorado No. 5 NBC L 9–10 77,062
1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Defense Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries[edit]

Michigan[edit]

Game information

Michigan State[edit]

#1 Notre Dame at #24 Michigan State
1 2 3 4 Total
• Fighting Irish 7 0 0 14 21
Spartans 0 12 7 0 19
Scoring summary
1 ND Watters 5 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 7-0
2 MSU Langeloh 42 yard field goal ND 7-3
2 MSU Safety, blocked punt out of end zone ND 7-5
2 MSU Hickson 1 yard run (Langeloh kick) MSU 12-7
3 MSU Duckett 1 yard run (Langeloh kick) MSU 19-7
4 13:13 ND Watters 2 yard run (Hentrich kick) MSU 19-14
4 0:34 ND Culver 1 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 21-19

The Immaculate Deflection – Rick Mirer’s 24-yard completion to Adrian Jarrell, which bounced off hands of MSU LB Todd Murray up and into Jarrell’s arms at MSU 2. Three plays later, Culver scored. “There’s definitely somebody looking out for us. There’s somebody on our side,” said Mirer.

  • Notre Dame’s 60th victory as No. 1 ranked team & 5-0-1 vs. MSU when ranked #1

Purdue[edit]

Stanford[edit]

Stanford at #1 Notre Dame
1 2 3 4 Total
• Cardinal 7 8 14 7 36
Fighting Irish 7 17 7 0 31
Scoring summary
1 ND Mirer 1 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 7-0
1 Sta Milburn 9 run (Hopkins kick) Tied 7-7
2 ND Hentrich 29 yard field goal ND 10-7
2 ND T. Smith 11 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) ND 17-7
2 ND T. Smith 15 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) ND 24-7
2 Sta Vardell 1 yard run (Palumbis to McCafferty pass) ND 24-15
3 Sta Vardell 1 yard run (Hopkins kick) ND 24-22
3 ND Culver 1 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 31-22
3 Sta Vardell 1 yard run (Hopkins kick) ND 31-29
4 Sta Vardell 1 yard run (Hopkins kick) Sta 36-31

Air Force[edit]

Miami (FL)[edit]

#2 Miami (FL) at #6 Notre Dame
1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 10 7 0 3 20
• Fighting Irish 10 6 6 7 29
       

Scoring summary
Q1 12:17 MIA McGuire 1-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 7–0
6:51 ND Hentrich-25 yard field goal MIA 7–3
1:43 MIA Huerta 23-yard field goal MIA 10–3
ND Ismail 94-yard kickoff return (Hentrich kick) Tie 10–10
Q2 11:48 ND Hentrich-44 yard field goal ND 13–10
8:10 MIA Erickson-1 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 17–13
4:16 ND Hentrich-34 yard field goal MIA 17–16
Q3 5:24 ND Hentrich-36 yard field goal ND 19–17
1:45 ND Hentrich 35-yard field goal ND 22–17
Q4 14:01 MIA Huerta 25-yard field goal ND 22–20
6:16 ND Culver 21-yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) ND 29–20

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Pittsburgh[edit]

Navy[edit]

#2 Notre Dame vs. Navy
1 2 3 4 Total
• Fighting Irish 7 3 21 21 52
Midshipmen 0 10 7 14 31
Scoring summary
Q1 ND Bettis 1 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 7–0
Q2 NAVY Pace 1 yard run (Schenk kick) Tie 7–7
Q2 ND Hentrich 31 yard field goal ND 10–7
Q2 NAVY Schenk 27 yard field goal Tie 10–10
Q3 ND Culver 7 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 17–10
Q3 ND Watters 2 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 24–10
Q3 ND Mirer 30 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 31–10
Q3 NAVY Grizzard 6 yard run (Schenk kick) ND 31–17
Q4 ND Brooks 3 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 38–17
Q4 NAVY Berghutt 19 yard pass from Grizzard (Schenk kick) ND 38–24
Q4 ND Ismail 54 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) ND 45–24
Q4 NAVY Mason 7 yard pass from Grizzard (Schenk kick) ND 45–31
Q4 ND Lyght 53 yard kickoff return (Hentrich kick) ND 52–31

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Tennessee[edit]

#1 Notre Dame at #9 Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
• Fighting Irish 7 3 7 17 34
Volunteers 6 0 14 9 29
Scoring summary
1 TEN Burke 46 yard field goal TEN 3-0
1 ND Culver 59 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) ND 7-3
1 TEN Burke 22 yard field goal ND 7-6
2 ND Hentrich 26 yard field goal ND 10-6
3 TEN Thompson 10 yard run (Burke kick) TEN 13-10
3 ND Watters 68 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 17-13
3 TEN Harper 32 yard pass from Kelly (Burke kick) TEN 20-17
4 ND Hentrich 20 yard field goal Tied 20-20
4 TEN Burke 45 yard field goal TEN 23-20
4 ND Watters 10 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 27-23
4 ND Ismail 44 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 34-23
4 TEN Harper 23 yard pass from Kelly (pass failed) ND 34-29

Penn State[edit]

USC[edit]

Colorado (Orange Bowl)[edit]

#5 Notre Dame vs. #1 Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Irish 0 6 3 0 9
• Buffaloes 0 3 7 0 10
  

Scoring summary
Q2 CU Jim Harper 22-yard field goal CU 3–0
7:32 ND Ricky Watters 2-yard run (PAT blocked) ND 6–3
Q3 ND Craig Hentrich 24-yard field goal ND 9–3
CU Eric Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick) ‘CU 10–9

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Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

  • Despite being drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders, the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League signed Raghib Ismail to a four-year contract worth 18 million dollars in April 1991.[6] The Ismail signing included four million dollars upfront.[7]

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Notre Dame Yearly Results (1990-1994)”. College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 21. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
  3. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Nov 4. Retrieved 2018-Dec-15.
  4. ^ “Top-Ranked Colorado Holds Off Notre Dame”. The New York Times. January 2, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. ^ “FLAG WIPED THE EGG OFF MCCARTNEY”. The Washington Post. January 3, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Drake, Stephen (2009). Weird Facts about Canadian Football: Strange, Wacky and Hilarious Stories. OverTime Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3.
  7. ^ Drake, Stephen (2009). Weird Facts about Canadian Football: Strange, Wacky and Hilarious Stories. OverTime Books. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3.
  8. ^ “NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH – Football”. und.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. ^ “Walter Camp Football Foundation Awards (Page 3)”. The Walter Camp Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  10. ^ “Winners & Finalists”. Rotary Club of Houston. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2008-01-02.


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