1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 39–28 vs. Florida
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record10–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Beck (1st season)
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Defensive coordinatorGary Darnell (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainRodney Culver
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 East Carolina     11 1 0
No. 4 Florida State     11 2 0
No. 3 Penn State     11 2 0
No. 21 Tulsa     10 2 0
Louisiana Tech     8 1 2
No. 13 Notre Dame     10 3 0
Akron     5 6 0
Memphis State     5 6 0
Army     4 7 0
Cincinnati     4 7 0
Southern Miss     4 7 0
South Carolina     3 6 2
Southwestern Louisiana     2 8 1
Louisville     2 9 0
Northern Illinois     2 9 0
Tulane     1 10 0
Navy     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Lou Holtz, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 10–3 with a win over Florida in the Sugar Bowl. The team played home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

On September 7, NBC started televising Notre Dame's home games became the first NCAA Division I-A program to have all of its home games televised exclusively by one television network.