1993 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Schedule

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Rankings

Main article: 1993 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Season summary

The 1993 season opened with tempered expectations for the Irish following the loss of four first-round NFL draft picks, among them quarterback Rick Mirer and running back Jerome Bettis. Notre Dame entered the year ranked seventh in the AP preseason poll.

The team also suffered a major setback when Ron Powlus, a highly touted freshman quarterback and the nation's top high school recruit, was lost to injury during the final preseason intrasquad scrimmage. “There was a strong chance he would be No. 1,” Holtz said, but with Powlus sidelined, he named Kevin McDougal the starter for Notre Dame's 1993 season opener.

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 Irish won the game, 31–24, to put themselves in position to lock up a chance to play for the national championship with a win over Boston College in their final game. However, the Eagles kicked a field goal as time expired to secure the upset, winning 41–39. Although both the Irish and the Seminoles had one loss, and Notre Dame won the head‑to‑head meeting, it was Florida State that was selected to face Big 8 champion Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. The Irish would settle for a Cotton Bowl bid, where they defeated Texas A&M.

Game summaries

Northwestern

Michigan

Michigan State

• Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=dBzKUGQurMsC&dat=19930919&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Purdue

Stanford

Pittsburgh

BYU

USC

Navy

Florida State

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Main article: 1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame football game

The #2 Fighting Irish prevailed over the #1 Florida State Seminoles as ESPN's College GameDay made its first campus visit.

Boston College

Texas A&M

Roster

Awards and honors

• Aaron Taylor: Lombardi Award

Team players in the NFL

References

References

1. Angelique S. Chengelis. (September 12, 1993). "U-M season under siege". The Detroit News.
2. "Injury Drops Powlus For Loss A Broken Collarbone Puts The Berwick Native, Who Was Vying For Starting Quarterback At Notre Dame, Out For At Least Two Months And Possibly".
3. [http://tech.mit.edu/V113/N59/argue.59s.html Fighting Irish Win Game of the Century] The Tech (MIT newspaper) Mike Duffy and Andrew Heitner. Volume 113, Issue 59 : Friday, November 19, 1993
4. Blue & Gold Illustrated 1994 Notre Dame Football Preview
5. Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 10. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
6. Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 24.
7. Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 31.