1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Conference	Independent
1982 record	6–4–1
Head coach	Gerry Faust (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Lichtenberg
Defensive coordinator	Jim Johnson
MVP	Dave Duerson
Captain	Phil Carter
Captain	Dave Duerson
Captain	Mark Zavagnin
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

1982 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#13 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#10 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#19 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Miami		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
North Texas		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–		1	–	10	–	0
Richmond		–		–		0	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Personnel

Staff

Head coach: Gerry Faust
Assistants: Greg Blache (DL), Brian Boulac (Ast HC), Jim Higgins (OL), Ron Hudson (WR), Jim Johnson (DC), George Kelly (LB), Tom Lichtenberg (OC/Recruiting Coordinator), Jay Robertson (DT), Carl Selmer (OL), Ross Stephenson (Volunteer/Scouting)

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 18	9:00 p.m.	#10 Michigan	#20	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)	ABC	W 23–17	59,075
September 25	2:30 p.m.	Purdue	#10	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		W 28–14	59,075
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	#11	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)		W 11–3	77,119
October 9	2:30 p.m.	#17 Miami	#10	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		W 16–14	59,075
October 16	2:30 p.m.	Arizona	#9	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		L 13–16	59,075
October 23	4:00 p.m.	at Oregon	#15	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		T 13–13	40,381
October 30	1:00 p.m.	vs. Navy		Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Rivalry)		W 27–10	72,201
November 6	1:30 p.m.	at #1 Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 31–16	60,162
November 13	3:50 p.m.	#5 Penn State	#13	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ABC	L 14–24	59,075
November 20	3:00 p.m.	at Air Force	#18	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO		L 17–30	46,712
November 27	3:50 p.m.	at #17 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	CBS	L 13–17	76,459
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game notes

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	0	7	10	17
• Notre Dame	3	10	10	0	23

Date: September 18
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson & Frank Broyles

Source:

Scoring summary

1	ND	Johnston 35-yard field goal	ND 3-0

2	ND	Moriarty 24-yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 10-0

2	ND	Johnston 37-yard field goal	ND 13-0

3	MICH	Carter 72-yard punt return (Haji-Sheikh kick)	ND 13-7

3	ND	Johnston 41-yard field goal	ND 16-7

3	ND	Bell 10-yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 23-7

4	MICH	Haji-Sheikh 42-yard field goal	ND 23-10

4	MICH	Rogers 39-yard pass from S. Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)	ND 23-17

The first night game played at Notre Dame Stadium.

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	14	0	0	14
• Notre Dame	7	7	7	7	28

Date: September 25
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

Scoring summary

1	ND	Moriarty 2-yard run (Johnston kick)	Notre Dame 7-0

2	ND	Moriarty 3-yard run (Johnston kick)	Notre Dame 14-0

2	PUR	King 2-yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick)	Notre Dame 14-7

2	PUR	Benson 5-yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick)	Tie 14-14

3	ND	Carter 6-yard run (Johnston kick)	Notre Dame 21-14

4	ND	Carter 10-yard run (Johnston kick)	Notre Dame 28-14

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Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	2	9	0	0	11
Michigan St	0	0	3	0	3

Date: October 2
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
Game attendance: 77,119

Scoring summary

Q1	ND	Leister tackled in end zone	ND 2–0

Q2	ND	Johnston 33 yard field goal	ND 5–0

Q2	ND	Johnston 29 yard field goal	ND 8–0

Q2	ND	Johnston 42 yard field goal	ND 11–0

Q3	MSU	Mojsiejenko 50 yard field goal	ND 11–3

Notre Dame's first victory in a game without scoring a touchdown since 1970 versus LSU.^[4]

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami	0	0	7	7	14
• Notre Dame	0	7	3	6	16

Date: October 9
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary

Q2	2:25	ND	Kiel 6 yard run (Johnson kick)	ND 7–0

Q3	11:47	Miami	Richt 1 yard pass to Dennison (Davis kick)	Tie 7-7

Q3	2:53	ND	Johnson 29 yard field goal	ND 10-7

Q4	13:03	Miami	Richt 79 yard pass to Belk (Davis kick)	Miami 14-10

Q4	8:27	ND	Johnson 42 yard field goal	Miami 14-13

Q4	:11	ND	Johnson 32 yard field goal	ND 16-14

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Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Arizona	0	0	6	10	16
Notre Dame	10	0	0	3	13

Date: October 16
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary

Q1	ND	Johnson 22 yard field goal	ND 3–0

Q1	ND	Pinkett 25 yard run (Johnson kick)	ND 10-0

Q3	Ariz	Zendejas 38 yard field goal	ND 10-3

Q3	Ariz	Zendejas 32 yard field goal	ND 10-6

Q4	ND	Johnson 43 yard field goal	ND 13-6

Q4	Ariz	Freeman 1 yard run (Sendejas kick)	13-13

Q4	Ariz	Zendejas 48 yard field goal	Ariz 16-13

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Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	7	0	3	3	13
Oregon	3	0	3	7	13

Date: October 23
Location: Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
Game attendance: 40,381

Scoring summary

Q1	7:27	ND	Pinkett 6 yard run (Johnson kick)	ND 7–0

Q1	3:52	Oregon	Lee 37 yard field goal	ND 7-3

Q3	9:37	Oregon	Lee 39 yard field goal	ND 7-6

Q3	:46	ND	Johnson 42 yard field goal	ND 10-6

Q4	10:27	Oregon	Jones 6 yard run (Lee kick)	Oregon 13-10

Q4	:11	ND	Johnson 25 yard field goal	Tie 13-13

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Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	0	13	14	0	27
Navy	0	0	2	8	10

Date: October 30
Location: Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game attendance: 72,201

Scoring summary

2	7:28	ND	Smith 3-yard pass from Kiel (Johnston kick)	Notre Dame 7-0

2		ND	Johnston 40-yard field goal	Notre Dame 10-0

2		ND	Johnston 48-yard field goal	Notre Dame 13-0

3		NAVY	Safety, Kiel tackled in end zone	Notre Dame 13-2

3		ND	Moriarty 18-yard pass from Kiel (Johnston kick)	Notre Dame 20-2

3		ND	Pinkett 12-yard run (Johnston kick)	Notre Dame 27-2

4		NAVY	Cebak 26-yard pass from Torquinio (Clouse pass from Torquinio)	Notre Dame 27-10

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Statistics

Passing: Blair Kiel 118/219, 1273 Yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Phil Carter 179 Rush, 715 Yds, 2 TD
Receiving: Tony Hunter 42 Rec, 507 Yds
Scoring: Mike Johnston 76 Pts

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Awards

S Dave Duerson - 1st Team All-American (College & Pro Football Newsweekly, Football News, Football Writers Association of America)
TE Tony Hunter - 1st Team All-American (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
K Mike Johnston - 3rd Team All-American (Football News)
LB Mark Zavagnin - 2nd Team All-American (Football News), 3rd Team All-American (Associated Press)

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References

↑ 2012 Notre Dame football media supplement.
↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1982
↑ Palm Beach Post. 1982 Sept 26.
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1982 Oct 3.
↑ Klinkenburg, Marty (October 11, 1982). "Hurricanes–Irish Game at a Glance". The Miami News. p. 4C.
↑ "Arizona's Last-play Field Goal Beats Notre Dame". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. October 17, 1982. p. 7C.
↑ Kayfes, David (October 24, 1982). "Irish Eyes Were Not Smiling After the 13-13 Standoff". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 4E.
↑ "Notre Dame's offense back on even Kiel, 27-10." Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Oct 31.
↑ 2012 Notre Dame football media guide.
↑ 2012 Notre Dame football media guide.

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

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