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.
On November 13, Notre Dame played Florida State in a matchup of unbeatens. The winner of this game, at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, was certain to play #3 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl for the national championship.
The next week, they faced Boston College in one of the best games of the year, the Notre Dame offense piled up 427 yards of offense, scored 5 touchdowns, including 22 points in the last 11 minutes, but the game would forever be remembered on 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 a national title.

Rivalries

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

Northwestern

Michigan

Michigan State

Stanford

Pittsburgh

BYU

USC

Navy

Florida State

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

Awards and honors

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Bryant YoungDefensive tackle17San Francisco 49ers
Aaron TaylorTackle116Green Bay Packers
Jeff BurrisCornerback127Buffalo Bills
Tim RuddyCenter265Miami Dolphins
Jim FlaniganDefensive tackle374Chicago Bears
Willie ClarkCornerback382San Diego Chargers
Lake DawsonWide Receiver392Kansas City Chiefs
John CovingtonSafety5133Indianapolis Colts
Tony PetersonLinebacker5153San Francisco 49ers
Pete BercichLinebacker7211Minnesota Vikings