1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Introduction The '''1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team''' represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
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Roster
Game summaries ===Michigan======Michigan State===* '''Source:''' The Immaculate Deflection - Rick Mirer's 24-yard completion to Adrian Jarrell, which bounced off hands of MSU LB Todd Murray up and into Jarrell's arms at MSU 2.Three plays later, Culver scored. "There's definitely somebody looking out for us. There's somebody on our side," said Mirer. * Notre Dame's 60th victory as No. 1 ranked team & 5-0-1 vs. MSU when ranked #1===Purdue======Stanford===* '''Source:''' ===Air Force======Miami (FL)======Pittsburgh======Navy======Tennessee===* '''Source:''' ===Penn State======USC======Colorado (Orange Bowl)===
Team players drafted into the NFL * Despite being drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders, the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League signed Raghib Ismail to a four-year contract worth 18 million dollars in April 1991.The Ismail signing included four million dollars upfront.
Awards and honors * Raghib Ismail finished second in voting for the Heisman Trophy. * Raghib Ismail, Walter Camp Award* Chris Zorich: Lombardi Award
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