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Notre Dame, finishing the season ranked fourth in the polls, was selected to play against #7 Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl. Top ranked Florida State was paired against undefeated and second ranked Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. Notre Dame defeated Texas A&M, 24-21, while Florida State beat Nebraska 18-16.
Invitations were accepted by Florida State and Notre Dame to play in the contest on December 4. [3] It was FSU's second Champs Bowl, and Notre Dame's first. Notre Dame was invited through an option in the Big East tie-in. The game sold out on December 7, marking the Champs Sports Bowl's first ever sellout. [3]
The 62nd Orange Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on January 1, 1996, at The Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Florida State defeated Notre Dame, 31-26.
Notre Dame and Florida State have met twelve times, first when both were independents and now as part of Notre Dame's commitment to scheduling ACC schools. This series began in South Bend, in 1981. Florida State won 19–13. Notre Dame won the second contest, however, in 1993, in South Bend, by a score of 31–24.
Florida: W 23–17 26. January 1, 1996: Orange Bowl (Bowl Alliance) Notre Dame: W 31–26 27. January 2, 1997: Sugar Bowl (Bowl Alliance National Championship) Florida: L 20–52 28. January 1, 1998: Sugar Bowl (Bowl Alliance) Ohio State: W 31–14 29. January 4, 1999: Fiesta Bowl (BCS National Championship) Tennessee: L 16–23 30. January 4, 2000
Notre Dame lost 18–14 to Florida State in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl, concluding the 2011 campaign with an 8–5 record overall, identical to the 2010 season. [292] In the team's losses, multiple turnovers from the quarterback position were often the culprit, and as a whole turnovers at critical times in the game often derailed potential ...
The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. On November 13, Notre Dame played Florida State in a matchup of unbeatens, with the two ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the AP Poll. The winner of this game, at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, was certain to play No. 3 Nebraska (which ...
The 1994 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1994 NCAA ... vs. Notre Dame * No. 8: Florida Citrus Bowl; Orlando, FL ...