The Lou Holtz era brought more than just a national championship in 1988. It also brought a period of dominance. From 1988 to 1993, his Fighting Irish football program went a combined 64-9-1, with a national championship, two #2 finishes, a #4 finish, and a #6 finish. Over that six-year time frame, his worst finish in the rankings was #13, by the AP in 1991, and even that included a 39-28 victory over #3 Florida in the Sugar Bowl. Perhaps most impressively, Holtz went 12-1 against the top five from 1988-1993. In short, it was a really good time.
Notre Dame Football Retrospective: The Fall Of Lou Holtz
