The 1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Lou Holtz, the Irish compiled a 10–1–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 178, and were ranked No. 4 in the final AP and UPI polls. During the regular season, they tied with No. 6 Michigan, lost to No. 18 Stanford, and defeated No. 9 Boston College, No. 22 Penn State, and No. 19 USC. They concluded the season with a victory over No. 4 Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl.

Guard Aaron Taylor was a consensus first-team pick on the 1992 All-America college football team. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Rick Mirer (1,876 passing yards), running back Reggie Brooks (1,343 rushing yards), Lake Dawson (25 receptions for 462 yards), and linebacker Demetrius DuBose (87 tackles).1992 Football Review, p. 47.

The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Schedule

Game summaries

At Northwestern

Michigan

At Michigan State

Purdue

Stanford

At Pittsburgh

BYU

Navy

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Boston College

Game footage from the final scene of the 1993 film Rudy was shot at halftime.

Penn State

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With snowfall starting early in the game, heavy during the first half, this game has been nicknamed the "Snow Bowl".

At USC

Cotton Bowl

Roster

Awards and honors Tailback Reggie Brooks, who led the team with 1,343 rushing yards, an average of 8.0 yards per carry, and 84 points scored, was selected as the team's most valuable player.1992 Football Review, p. 48. He also finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy. He was also one of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award and received second-team honors on the 1992 All-America college football team.

Linebacker Demetrius DuBose won the Nick Pietrosante Award by vote of his teammates.

Quarterback Rick Mirer was selected as a second-team All-American by Football News. He was also a finalist for both the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the Davey O'Brien Award.

Former Fighting Irish player Jim Lynch was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame 84 points scored,

1993 NFL draft

The following Notre Dame players were selected in the 1993 NFL draft.

Rick Mirer Quarterback 1 2 Seattle Seahawks Jerome Bettis Running back 1 10 Los Angeles Rams Tom Carter Cornerback 1 17 Washington Redskins Irv Smith Tight end 1 20 New Orleans Saints Demetrius DuBose Linebacker 2 34 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Reggie Brooks Running Back 2 45 Washington Redskins Devon McDonald Linebacker 4 107 Indianapolis Colts Lindsay Knapp Guard 5 130 Kansas City Chiefs Craig Hentrich Kicker 8 200 New York Jets

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