1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Schedule

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Game summaries

Michigan

First quarter

• ND – Rick Mirer 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 11:28. Notre Dame 7–0.
• MICH – J.D. Carlson 38-yard field goal, 7:01. Notre Dame 7–3.
• ND – Reggie Brooks 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 1:59. Notre Dame 14–3. Second quarter
• MICH – Desmond Howard 25-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (J.D. Carlson kick), 3:56. Notre Dame 14–10. Third quarter
• MICH – Allen Jefferson 1-yard run (J.D. Carlson), 7:49. Michigan 17–14.
• MICH – Desmond Howard 25-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (J.D. Carlson kick), 7:33. Michigan 24–14. Fourth quarter
• ND – Rodney Culver 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 12:59. Michigan 24–21.
• ND – Adrian Jarrell 18-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Craig Hentrich kick), 1:40. Notre Dame 28–24. ;Top passers
• MICH – Elvis Grbac – 17/30, 190 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
• ND – Rick Mirer – 14/23, 165 yards, TD ;Top rushers
• MICH – Jon Vaughn – 22 rushes, 201 yards
• ND – Rodney Culver – 19 rushes, 95 yards, TD ;Top receivers
• MICH – Desmond Howard – 6 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD
• ND – Raghib Ismail – 4 receptions, 42 yards

Michigan State

• Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=dBzKUGQurMsC&dat=19900923&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

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

• Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=dBzKUGQurMsC&dat=19900923&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Air Force

Miami (FL)

Pittsburgh

Navy

Tennessee

• Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=dBzKUGQurMsC&dat=19901111&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Irish traveled to Knoxville and pulled off a thrilling 34–29 victory over the 9th-ranked Tennessee Vols. The Irish built a 4th quarter lead and held off a furious late comeback by Tennessee.

Penn State

USC

Colorado (Orange Bowl)

Notre Dame lost a heartbreaker to top-ranked Colorado in the Orange Bowl, 10–9. The Irish were undone by three third-quarter turnovers and a controversial penalty flag that negated a late punt return touchdown by Ismail. Colorado would go on to win a share of the national championship.

Roster

• Gary Darnell (Defensive coordinator)
• Skip Holtz (Wide receivers)
• Robert McFarland (Graduate assistant)

Awards and honors

• Raghib Ismail finished second in voting for the Heisman Trophy.
• Raghib Ismail, Walter Camp Award
• Chris Zorich: Lombardi Award

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. The Ismail signing included four million dollars upfront.

References

References

1. (September 16, 1990). "Irish rally past U-M, hold onto No. 1 ranking". The Kalamazoo Gazette.
2. (September 23, 1990). "'Luck' gets Irish around Spartans". Troy Daily News.
3. (September 30, 1990). "Purdue no test for Irish". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
4. (October 7, 1990). "Stanford shocks No. 1 Notre Dame". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
5. (October 14, 1990). "Irish rebound and await Miami". The South Bend Tribune.
6. (October 21, 1990). "Notre Dame rolls past Miami 29–20". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
7. (October 28, 1990). "Third-ranked Notre Dame ho-hims past Pittsburgh, 31–22". The Indianapolis Star.
8. (November 4, 1990). "Irish outgun Navy, 52–31". The Star-Ledger.
9. (November 11, 1990). "Notre Dame, Watters in flow". Chicago Tribune.
10. (November 18, 1990). "Penn State shocks Irish". The State.
11. (November 25, 1990). "Defense reigns as Irish edge Trojans". The Indianapolis Star.
12. (January 2, 1991). "Colorado makes 1 strong case". The Palm Beach Post.
13. Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 21. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
14. Gainesville Sun. 1990 Nov 4. Retrieved 2018-Dec-15.
15. (January 2, 1991). "Top-Ranked Colorado Holds Off Notre Dame". [[The New York Times]].
16. (January 3, 1991). "FLAG WIPED THE EGG OFF MCCARTNEY". [[The Washington Post]].
17. "NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH - Football".
18. "Walter Camp Football Foundation Awards (Page 3)". The Walter Camp Foundation.
19. "Winners & Finalists". Rotary Club of Houston.
20. Drake, Stephen. (2009). "Weird Facts about Canadian Football: Strange, Wacky and Hilarious Stories". OverTime Books.
21. Drake, Stephen. (2009). "Weird Facts about Canadian Football: Strange, Wacky and Hilarious Stories". OverTime Books.