Record: 9-3, .750 W-L% (16th of 107) ▪ Rank: 6th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Lou Holtz (9-3)
PS/G: 29.9 (23rd of 107) ▪ PA/G: 21.6 (45th of 107)
SRS: 17.07 (8th of 107) ▪ SOS: 9.23 (1st of 107)
Bowl Game: Lost Orange Bowl 10-9 versus Colorado
| Pre | 9/4 | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 15, 1990 | Sat | (1) Notre Dame | (4) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 28 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 22, 1990 | Sat | (1) Notre Dame | @ | (24) Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 20 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 29, 1990 | Sat | (1) Notre Dame | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 37 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 6, 1990 | Sat | (1) Notre Dame | Stanford | Pac-10 | L | 31 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | (8) Notre Dame | Air Force | WAC | W | 57 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 20, 1990 | Sat | (6) Notre Dame | (2) Miami (FL) | Ind | W | 29 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Oct 27, 1990 | Sat | (3) Notre Dame | @ | Pittsburgh | Ind | W | 31 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 8 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | (2) Notre Dame | N | Navy | Ind | W | 52 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 9 | Nov 10, 1990 | Sat | (1) Notre Dame | @ | (9) Tennessee | SEC | W | 34 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 10 | Nov 17, 1990 | Sat | (1) Notre Dame | (18) Penn State | Ind | L | 21 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 24, 1990 | Sat | (7) Notre Dame | @ | (18) Southern California | Pac-10 | W | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1991 | Tue | (5) Notre Dame | N | (1) Colorado | Big 8 | L | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |