1990_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team

1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season


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.

Quick Facts Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Orange Bowl, L 9–10 vs. Colorado ...
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Schedule

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Roster

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Game summaries

Michigan

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#4 Michigan Wolverines (0–0) at #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0)

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 59,075
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Michigan State

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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

Stanford

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Air Force

Miami (FL)

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Pittsburgh

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Tennessee

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Penn State

USC

Colorado (Orange Bowl)

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Team players drafted into the NFL

  • 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


References

  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 January 6, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  9. "Walter Camp Football Foundation Awards (Page 3)". The Walter Camp Foundation. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
  10. "Winners & Finalists". Rotary Club of Houston. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2008.

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