1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Fiesta Bowl, L 24–41 vs. Colorado
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Roberts (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple I formation
Defensive coordinatorBob Davie (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Lee Becton
  • Justin Goheen
  • Brian Hamilton
  • Ryan Leahy
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1994 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina   –   7 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Notre Dame   –   6 – 5 – 1
Army   –   4 – 7 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   2 – 8 – 1
Tulane   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Lou Holtz, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 6–5–1 with a loss to Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl. The team played home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 38:00 p.m.vs. NorthwesternNo. 3
ABCW 42–1566,946
September 102:30 p.m.No. 6 MichiganNo. 3
NBCL 24–2659,075
September 173:30 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 8
ABCW 21–2074,183
September 242:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 9
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
NBCW 39–2159,075
October 12:30 p.m.StanfordNo. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
NBCW 34–1559,075
October 812:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 8
ABCL 11–3044,500
October 152:30 p.m.BYUNo. 17
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
NBCL 14–2159,075
October 292:30 p.m.Navy
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
NBCW 58–2159,075
November 1212:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Florida State
ABCL 16–2372,868[1]
November 191:30 p.m.Air Force
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
NBCW 42–3059,075
November 268:00 p.m.at No. 17 USC
ABCT 17–1790,217
January 2, 19954:30 p.m.vs. No. 4 Colorado
NBCL 24–4173,968
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Northwestern

Michigan

Michigan at Notre Dame
Team 1 234Total
• No. 6 Wolverines 7 3106 26
No. 3 Fighting Irish 10 077 24
Scoring summary
Q1NDSchroffner 32 yard field goalND 3–0
Q1MICHBiakabutuka 9 yard run (Hamilton kick)MICH 7–3
Q1NDBecton 1 yard pass from Powlus (Schroffner kick)ND 10–7
Q2MICHHamilton 32 yard field goalTie 10–10
Q3NDEdwards 8 yard run (Schroffner kick)ND 17–10
Q3MICHRiemersma 3 yard pass from Collins (Hamilton kick)Tie 17–17
Q3MICHHamilton 35 yard field goalMICH 20–17
Q4MICHHamilton 32 yard field goalMICH 23–17
Q4:52NDMayes 7 yard pass from Powlus (Schroffner kick)ND 24–23
Q4:02MICHHamilton 42 yard field goalMICH 26–24
See also: 1994 Michigan Wolverines football team, Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry, and College GameDay (football)

USC

See also: 1994 USC Trojans football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry

Fiesta Bowl

See also: 1994 Colorado Buffaloes football team and 1995 Fiesta Bowl

Roster

1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 98 Pete Chryplewicz Jr
FB 44 Marc Edwards So
RB 31 Robert Farmer So
WR 1 Derrick Mayes Jr
TE 80 Oscar McBride Sr
QB 3 Ron Powlus So
RB 34 Ray Zellars Sr
C 77 Dusty Zeigler Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 13 Bertrand Berry So
LB 6 Lyron Cobbins So
DT 93 Paul Grasmanis Jr
CB 15 Allen Rossum Fr
CB 21 Bobby Taylor Jr
CB 22 Shawn Wooden Jr
DE 48 Renaldo Wynn Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ray Zellars Running back 2 44 New Orleans Saints
Bobby Taylor Cornerback 2 50 Philadelphia Eagles
Oliver Gibson Defensive tackle 4 120 Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Miller Wide receiver 5 147 Cleveland Browns
Travis Davis Safety 5 147 New Orleans Saints

References

  1. ^ "History doesn't repeat; Seminoles dump Notre Dame, 23–16". The Miami Herald. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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