1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Conference	Independent
1981 record	5–6
Head coach	Gerry Faust (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Johnson
Captain	Bob Crable
Captain	Phil Carter
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

1981 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
#4 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#8 Miami		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
#17 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Tulane		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Richmond		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
North Texas		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	10	–	0
Memphis		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1] The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Gerry Faust was the new Notre Dame head coach. The offense scored 232 points, while the defense allowed 160 points. It was Notre Dame's first losing season in 18 years.

Rivalries

In the Shillelagh Trophy, Purdue beat Notre Dame.
Notre Dame beat Michigan State to claim the Megaphone Trophy.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	2:30 p.m.	LSU*	#4	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		W 27–9	59,075
September 19	1:50 p.m.	at #11 Michigan*	#1	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	ABC	L 7–25	105,888
September 26	2:30 p.m.	at Purdue*	#13	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		L 14–15	70,007
October 3	2:30 p.m.	Michigan State*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)		W 20–7	59,075
October 10	2:30 p.m.	#20 Florida State*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		L 13–19	59,075
October 24	2:30 p.m.	#5 USC*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)		L 7–14	59,075
October 31	1:30 p.m.	Navy*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)		W 38–0	59,075
November 7	1:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		W 35–3	59,075
November 14	3:00 p.m.	at Air Force*		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO		W 35–7	36,700
November 21	1:00 p.m.	at #13 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		L 21–24	84,175
November 27	3:00 p.m.	at #9 Miami*		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ABC	L 15–37	50,681
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

^[2]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Bob Crable - 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23 New York Jets
John Krimm - 1982 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 New Orleans Saints
Phil Pozderac - 1982 / Round: 5 / Pick: 137 Dallas Cowboys

References

↑ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1981

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Venues	Cartier Field (1889–1928) Soldier Field (1929) Notre Dame Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Emerald Isle Classic Army Boston College: Holy War (Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl; Ireland Trophy) Michigan Michigan State (Megaphone Trophy) Navy (Rip Miller Trophy) Northwestern (Shillelagh Trophy 1930–c. 1973) Purdue (Shillelagh Trophy) Stanford (Legends Trophy) USC (Jeweled Shillelagh)

Culture and lore	All-time series results History Band of the Fighting Irish Irish Guard Notre Dame Box Notre Dame Leprechaun "Notre Dame, Our Mother" "Notre Dame Victory March" Play Like a Champion Today Subway Alumni T formation Tall Grass Game 1946 "Game of the Century" 1966 "Game of the Century" Catholics vs. Convicts 1993 "Game of the Century" Bush Push Navy ends the drought Knute Rockne, All American Notre Dame Football on NBC Rudy

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Four Horsemen NFL draftees

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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