Under the Dome
while defeating four teams that finished in the Associated Press top 10: No. 2 Miami (31-30), No. 4 West
Virginia, No. 5 Michigan (19-17) and No. 7 USC (27-10).
20 Years Ago: Jan. 2, 1994
After defeating 10-1 Texas A&M 24-21 in the Cotton Bowl, 11-1 Notre Dame finishes No. 2 to Florida
State — which lost 31-24 to Notre Dame Nov. 13. The Seminoles defeat Nebraska 18-16 in the Orange
Bowl when a 45-yard field goal attempt by the Huskers sails wide on the game's final play.
The Associated Press poll awards 46 of the 60 first-place votes to FSU, with Notre Dame getting 12 and
undefeated Auburn, ineligible for a bowl because of NCAA probation, four. The USA Today/CNN poll also
awards the Seminoles No. 1.
Four years earlier, Notre Dame finished No. 2 to Miami because even though the Irish defeated No. 1
Colorado in the Orange Bowl (21-6), had the nation's toughest schedule and the most wins (12), Miami
won the head-to-head meeting with the Irish.
"I hurt," Holtz said the morning after the vote, citing the '89 reasoning. "I hurt as bad as I ever hurt for
our players. … But don't tell people about your problems because 90 percent don't care and the other
10 percent are glad you hurt."
— Lou Somogyi
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