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Notre Dame Football Team History

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity: 80,225
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Lou Holtz
Conference: Independent-

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1887 <-- 1990 <- 1991 -> 1992 --> 2024

1991 Season Highlights

Lou Holtz enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.

1991 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Indiana	49	27	W
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Michigan	14	24	L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Michigan State	49	10	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Purdue	45	20	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Stanford	42	26	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Pittsburgh	42	7	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Air Force	28	15	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Southern California	24	20	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Navy	38	0	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Tennessee	34	35	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Penn State	13	35	L
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Hawaii	48	42	W
Wed., Jan. 1	Florida	39	28	W	@ New Orleans, LA	Sugar Bowl

1991 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Points Scored	465
Scoring Average	35.8
Points Allowed	289
Defense Average	22.2
Opponents Record	86-65
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-2

1991 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
13	10-3-0	AP
12	10-3-0	Coaches
12	10-3-0	UPI/NFF
12	10-3-0	USA Today/CNN

1991 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
East Carolina	11-1	409	277	Won 37-34				Bill Lewis
Florida State	11-2	449	188	Won 10-2				Bobby Bowden
Penn State	11-2	474	184	Won 42-17				Joe Paterno
Notre Dame	10-3	465	289	Won 39-28				Lou Holtz
Tulsa	10-2	333	225	Won 28-17				Dave Rader
James Madison	9-4	414	343					Rip Scherer
Louisiana Tech	8-1-2	280	194					Joe Peace
Georgia Southern	7-4	257	160					Tim Stowers
Central Florida	6-5	278	230					Gene McDowell
Memphis	5-6	228	229					Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Troy	5-6	230	200					Larry Blakeney
Alabama Birmingham	4-3-2	170	196					Jim Hilyer
Army	4-7	196	226					Bob Sutton
Cincinnati	4-7	201	323					Timothy Tim Murphy
Liberty	4-7	233	248					Sam Rutigliano
Southern Mississippi	4-7	212	225					Jeff Bower
Buffalo	3-7	231	304					Sam Sanders
South Carolina	3-6-2	250	268					Sparky Woods
Western Kentucky	3-8	235	301					Jack Harbaugh
Louisiana	2-8-1	148	269					Nelson Stokley
Louisville	2-9	135	335					Howard Schnellenberger
Northern Illinois	2-9	143	364					Charlie Sadler
Arkansas State	1-10	189	361					Al Kincaid
Navy	1-10	160	321					George Chaump
Tulane	1-10	146	384					Greg Davis

1991 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1991 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.