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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 September 5 8:00 p.m. at
Vanderbilt No. 6
ESPN W 14–741,523
[2]
September 14 2:30 p.m.
Purdue No. 9
NBC W 35–059,075
September 21 12:00 p.m. at No. 6
Texas No. 9
ABC W 27–2483,312
September 28 2:30 p.m. No. 4
Ohio State No. 5 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC L 16–2959,075
October 12 2:30 p.m. No. 16
Washington No. 11 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC W 54–2059,075
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 54–2738,651
November 9 3:30 p.m. at
Boston College No. 17 CBS W 48–2144,500
November 16 1:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh No. 14 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (
rivalry ) NBC W 60–659,075
November 23 1:30 p.m.
Rutgers No. 10 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC W 62–059,075
November 30 8:00 p.m. at
USC No. 10 ABC L 20–27 OT 90,296
Game summaries
USC
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
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
References
Venues Bowls and
rivalries Culture and lore People
Seasons National championship seasons in bold