1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Orange Bowl, L 26–31 vs. Florida State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 11
1995 record	9–3
Head coach	Lou Holtz (10th year)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Davie
Captain	Paul Grasmanis
Captain	Derrick Mayes
Captain	Shawn Wooden
Captain	Dusty Ziegler
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
East Carolina		–		9	–	3	–	0
#11 Notre Dame		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		7	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Army		–		5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	6	–	0
Tulsa		–		4	–	7	–	0
Memphis		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		2	–	9	–	0
North Texas		–		2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

#17 Notre Dame at Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	14	7	7	0	28
Army	7	0	7	13	27

Scoring summary

1	Notre Dame	Denson 2 yard run (Kopka kick)	Notre Dame 7-0

1	Army	Leshinski 1 yard pass from McAda (Parker kick)	Tie 7-7

1	Notre Dame	Edwards 2 yard run (Kopka kick)	Notre Dame 14-7

2	Notre Dame	Denson 2 yard run (Kopka kick)	Notre Dame 21-7

3	Notre Dame	Edwards 46 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)	Notre Dame 28-7

3	Army	Conroy 5 yard run (Parker kick)	Notre Dame 28-14

4	Army	Conroy 3 yard run (Parker kick)	Notre Dame 28-21

4	Army	Gantt 7 yard pass from McAda (pass failed)	Notre Dame 28-27

Scoring summary

1	Notre Dame	Denson 2 yard run (Kopka kick)	Notre Dame 7-0

1	Army	Leshinski 1 yard pass from McAda (Parker kick)	Tie 7-7

1	Notre Dame	Edwards 2 yard run (Kopka kick)	Notre Dame 14-7

2	Notre Dame	Denson 2 yard run (Kopka kick)	Notre Dame 21-7

3	Notre Dame	Edwards 46 yard pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)	Notre Dame 28-7

3	Army	Conroy 5 yard run (Parker kick)	Notre Dame 28-14

4	Army	Conroy 3 yard run (Parker kick)	Notre Dame 28-21

4	Army	Gantt 7 yard pass from McAda (pass failed)	Notre Dame 28-27

The 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1995 college football season. The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.