American college football season
1996 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 21 |
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AP | No. 19 |
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Record | 8–3 |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Dave Roberts (3rd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Bob Davie (3rd season) |
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Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass) |
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Seasons |
The 1996 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
Notre Dame participated in the Emerald Isle Classic (Billed as the Shamrock Classic that year). The game was played in Dublin on November 2 at Croke Park, where Notre Dame beat Navy by a score of 54–27.
Despite finishing the regular season 8–3, Notre Dame did not play in a bowl game. The Fighting Irish turned down an invitation to play the Auburn Tigers in the Independence Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 6 | | ESPN | W 14–7 | 41,523 | [2] |
September 14 | 2:30 p.m. | Purdue | No. 9 | | NBC | W 35–0 | 59,075 | |
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Texas | No. 9 | | ABC | W 27–24 | 83,312 | |
September 28 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 Ohio State | No. 5 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN
| NBC | L 16–29 | 59,075 | |
October 12 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 16 Washington | No. 11 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN
| NBC | W 54–20 | 59,075 | |
October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Air Force | No. 8 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| NBC | L 17–20 OT | 59,075 | |
November 2 | 8:00 a.m. | at Navy | No. 19 | | CBS | W 54–27 | 38,651 | |
November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Boston College | No. 17 | | CBS | W 48–21 | 44,500 | |
November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 14 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| NBC | W 60–6 | 59,075 | |
November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Rutgers | No. 10 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN
| NBC | W 62–0 | 59,075 | |
November 30 | 8:00 p.m. | at USC | No. 10 | | ABC | L 20–27 OT | 90,296 | |
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Game summaries
USC
Game information |
- Notre Dame
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- Brad Otton
13/25, 183 Yds, 2 TD - Delon Washington
15 Rush, 67 Yds, TD - Chris Miller
4 Rec, 69 Yds, TD | |
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | ND | USC | 1 | | | | | USC | 30-yard field goal by Abrams | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | USC | 38-yard field goal by Abrams | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14:23 | | | | Notre Dame | Spencer 1-yard touchdown run, Sanson kick good | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0:23 | | | | Notre Dame | Champion 25-yard touchdown reception from Powlus, Sanson kick good | 14 | 6 | 4 | | | | | USC | C. Miller 5-yard touchdown reception from Otton, 2-point pass failed | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4:52 | | | | Notre Dame | Denson 9-yard touchdown run, Sanson kick no good | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1:50 | | | | USC | Washington 15-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good | 20 | 20 | OT | | | | | USC | Sermons 5-yard touchdown reception from Otton, Abrams kick good | 20 | 27 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 20 | 27 | |
Roster
1996 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Dave Roberts – Offensive coordinator
- Bob Davie – Defensive coordinator
- Urban Meyer – Wide receivers
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster |
References
- ^ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "ND's opening victory is ugly". The Indianapolis News. September 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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