1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Aloha Bowl, L 20–27 vs. SMU
Conference	Independent
1984 record	7–5
Head coach	Gerry Faust (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	A. J. Christoff
Captain	Mike Golic
Captain	Joe Johnson
Captain	Larry Williams
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

1984 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 Boston College		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
#11 South Carolina		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
#17 Florida State		–		–		7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
#18 Miami (FL)		–		–		8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1984 college football season.^[1] The team was coached by Gerry Faust and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Rivalries

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	1:30 p.m.	vs. Purdue*	#8	Hoosier Dome • Indianapolis, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		L 21–23	60,672
September 15	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)		W 20–17	76,919
September 22	2:30 p.m.	Colorado*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		W 55–14	59,075
September 29	3:50 p.m.	at Missouri*	#19	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO	ABC	W 16–13	70,915
October 6	7:45 p.m.	#14 Miami*	#17	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ESPN	L 13–31	59,075
October 13	12:20 p.m.	Air Force*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ESPN	L 7–21	59,075
October 20	12:20 p.m.	#11 South Carolina*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ESPN	L 32–36	59,075
October 27	3:50 p.m.	at #6 LSU*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ABC	W 30–22	78,033
November 3	12:10 p.m.	at Navy*		Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 18–17	61,795
November 17	12:20 p.m.	Penn State*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ESPN	W 44–7	59,075
November 24	3:40 p.m.	at #14 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	CBS	W 19–7	66,342
December 29	8:00 p.m.	vs. #10 SMU*	#17	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–27	41,777
*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 State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	0	3	7	14	24
Michigan St	17	0	3	0	20

Date: September 15
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
Game attendance: 76,919

Scoring summary

Q1	MSU	Butler 15 yard run (kick failed)	MSU 6–0

Q1	MSU	Butler 23 yard run (Ingram pass from Yarema)	MSU 14–0

Q1	MSU	Mojsiejenko 24 yard field goal	MSU 17–0

Q2	ND	Carney 42 yard field goal	MSU 17–3

Q3	ND	Pinkett 40 yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick)	MSU 17–10

Q3	MSU	Mojsiejenko 43 yard field goal	MSU 20–10

Q4	ND	Jackson 8 yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick)	MSU 20–17

Q4	ND	Pinkett 5 yard run (Carney kick)	ND 24–20

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Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	7	0	0	11	18
Navy	0	7	7	3	17

Date: November 3

Source:

Scoring summary

1	ND	Pinkett 1-yard run (Carney kick)	ND 7-0

2	NAVY	Berner 6-yard run (Solomon kick)	Tied 7-7

3	NAVY	Byrne 2-yard pass from Lauletta (Solomon kick)	NAVY 14-7

4	NAVY	Solomon 32-yard field goal	NAVY 17-7

4	ND	Pinkett 1-yard run (Beuerlein to Howard pass)	NAVY 17-15

4	ND	Carney 44-yard field goal	ND 18-17

Awards and honors

Former Fighting Irish player Red Sitko 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=1984
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1984 Sept 16.

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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