1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
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Fiesta Bowl, L 24–41 vs. Colorado
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1994 record | 6–5–1 |
| Head coach | Lou Holtz (9th year) |
| Captain | Lee Becton |
| Captain | Justin Goheen |
| Captain | Brian Hamilton |
| Captain | Ryan Leahy |
| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1994 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
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Rivalries
- In the Holy War match against Boston College, BC beat Notre Dame to claim the Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl.
- Notre Dame beat Michigan State to claim the Megaphone Trophy.
- Notre Dame beat Purdue to claim the Shillelagh Trophy.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at Northwestern* | #4 | Soldier Field • Chicago, IL (Rivalry) | ABC | W 42–15 | 66,946 | ||
| September 10 | 2:30 p.m. | #5 Michigan* | #4 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) | NBC | L 24–26 | 59,075 | ||
| September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Michigan State* | #9 | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) | ABC | W 21–20 | 74,183 | ||
| September 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Purdue* | #9 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) | NBC | W 39–21 | 59,075 | ||
| October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Stanford* | #7 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy) | NBC | W 33–15 | 59,075 | ||
| October 8 | 12:00 PM | at Boston College* | #7 | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War) | ABC | L 11–30 | 44,500 | ||
| October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | #25 Brigham Young* | #16 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC | L 14–21 | 59,075 | ||
| October 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Navy* | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) | NBC | W 58–21 | 59,075 | |||
| November 12 | 12:00 PM | vs. #6 Florida State* | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL | ABC | L 16–23 | 72,868 | |||
| November 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Air Force* | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC | W 42–30 | 59,075 | |||
| November 26 | 8:00 p.m. | at #17 Southern California* | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) | ABC | T 17–17 | 90,217 | |||
| January 2 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. #5 Colorado* | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | NBC | L 24–41 | 73,968 | |||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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Awards and honors
- Former Fighting Irish player Jerry Groom and former coach Jesse Harper were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
References
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- ↑ Notre Dame | 1994 | College Football Reference
