1993 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1993 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1993 college football season. The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

1993 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
National champion (Matthews, NCF)
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record11–1
Head coach
  • Lou Holtz (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorSkip Holtz (2nd as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Minter (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
1993 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Notre Dame    11 1 0
No. 24 Louisville    9 3 0
Cincinnati    8 3 0
Army    6 5 0
Memphis State    6 5 0
Tulsa    4 6 1
Navy    4 7 0
Tulane    3 9 0
Southern Miss    2 8 1
East Carolina    2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

On November 13, Notre Dame played Florida State in a matchup of unbeatens, with the two ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the AP Poll. The winner of this game, at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, was certain to play No. 3 Nebraska (which would then move up to No. 2) in the Orange Bowl for the national championship.

The next week, the Fighting Irish faced No. 17 Boston College. Although the Notre Dame offense piled up 427 yards of offense, scored 5 touchdowns, including 22 points in the last 11 minutes, the game would forever be remembered by 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 an undefeated season. Despite beating No. 7 Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl Classic on New Year's Day, the national championship was awarded to Florida State.

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