1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Liberty Bowl champions
Liberty Bowl, W 19–18 vs. Boston College
Conference	Independent
1983 record	7–5
Head coach	Gerry Faust (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Johnson
Captain	Blair Kiel
Captain	Stacey Toran
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

1983 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Miami		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
#19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#16 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#20 East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
#18 Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1] The team was coached by Gerry Faust and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Notre Dame made it to the Liberty Bowl where they faced Boston College and their prized quarterback Doug Flutie. Boston College scored first on a 13-yard touchdown pass but missed the extra point. Notre Dame came back as Allen Pinkett and Chris Smith each rushed for 100-plus yards, while Pinkett scored two touchdowns as Notre Dame beat Boston College, 19–18, to win their first bowl game since the 1979 Cotton Bowl.

Rivalries

In the Shillelagh Trophy, Notre Dame beat Purdue.
In the Holy War match against Boston College, Notre Dame beat BC to claim the Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl.
Notre Dame beat USC to claim the Jeweled Shillelagh.
Michigan State beat Notre Dame to claim the Megaphone Trophy.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	2:30 p.m.	at Purdue*	#5	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		W 52–6	69,782
September 17	2:30 p.m.	Michigan State*	#4	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)		L 23–28	59,075
September 24	9:00 p.m.	at Miami*	#13	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	CBS	L 0–20	52,480
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at Colorado*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 27–6	52,692
October 8	7:00 p.m.	at #7 South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 30–6	74,500
October 15	1:00 p.m.	at Army*		Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Rivalry)		W 42–0	75,131
October 22	2:30 p.m.	USC*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)		W 27–6	59,075
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Navy*	#19	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)		W 28–12	59,075
November 5	3:45 p.m.	Pittsburgh*	#18	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	CBS	L 16–21	59,075
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Penn State*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		L 30–34	85,899
November 19	12:35 p.m.	Air Force*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ABC	L 22–23	59,075
December 29	8:00 p.m.	vs. #13 Boston College*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	Katz	W 19–18	47,071
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game summaries

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	17	14	14	7	52
Purdue	0	0	0	6	6

Date: September 10
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium
Game attendance: 69,782

Scoring summary

Q1	ND	Bell 9 yard pass from Kiel (Johnston kick)	ND 7–0

Q1	ND	Bell 1 yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 14–0

Q1	ND	Johnston 31 yard field goal	ND 17–0

Q2	ND	Bell 2 yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 24–0

Q2	ND	Bavaro 17 yard pass from Kiel (Johnston kick)	ND 31–0

Q3	ND	Pinkett 1 yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 38–0

Q3	ND	Bell 5 yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 45–0

Q4	ND	Abraham 3 yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 52–0

Q4	PUR	Brunner 18 yard pass from Everett (kick failed)	ND 52–6

Allen Pinkett 15 Rush, 115 Yds

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Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	10	7	7	3	27
Colorado	3	0	0	0	3

Date: October 1
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado

Source:

Scoring summary

1	ND	Pinkett 10-yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 7-0

1	COL	Field 43-yard field goal	ND 7-3

1	ND	Johnston 21-yard field goal	ND 10-3

2	ND	Brooks 31-yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 17-3

3	ND	Smith 29-yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 24-3

4	ND	Johnston 39-yard field goal	ND 27-3

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	0	6	0	6
• Notre Dame	7	10	10	0	27

Date: October 22
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN

Source:

Scoring summary

1		ND	Pinkett 11-yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 7-0

2		ND	Pinkett 9-yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 14-0

2	0:29	ND	Johnston 30-yard field goal	ND 17-0

3		ND	Pinkett 11-yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 24-0

3		USC	Harper 1-yard run (run failed)	ND 24-6

3	0:02	ND	Johnston 39-yard field goal	ND 27-6

The game came to be known as the "Green Jerseys II" game. Notre Dame snapped a five-game losing streak to USC as Allen Pinkett rushed 21 times for 122 yards, his fourth straight 100-yard game and the first Irish player to do so since Jim Stone in 1980. "We felt could have beat USC in blue. We felt we could have beat them in T-shirts," said Pinkett. The game took place six years to the day from the original "Green Jersey" game in 1977 but head coach Gerry Faust had already made the decision to wear the jerseys over the summer.

Awards and honors

Allen Pinkett finished 16th in voting for the Heisman Trophy.^[4]
Former Fighting Irish players Bill Fischer and Bill Shakespeare was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

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=1983
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Sept 11. Retrieved 2015-Sep-20.
↑ http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/nd-m-footbl-archive.html/

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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