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

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 1:30 p.m. vs. Purdue* #8 Hoosier DomeIndianapolis, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) L 21–23   60,672
September 15 1:00 p.m. at Michigan State* Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) W 20–17   76,919
September 22 2:30 p.m. Colorado* Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN W 55–14   59,075
September 29 3:50 p.m. at Missouri* #19 Memorial StadiumColumbia, 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 StadiumBaton Rouge, LA ABC W 30–22   78,033
November 3 12:10 p.m. at Navy* Giants StadiumEast 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 ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) CBS W 19–7   66,342
December 29 8:00 p.m. vs. #10 SMU* #17 Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl) ESPN L 20–27   41,777
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

[2]

Game notes

Michigan State

1 234Total
Notre Dame 0 3714 24
Michigan St 17 030 20

[3]

Navy

1 234Total
Notre Dame 7 0011 18
Navy 0 773 17
  • Date: November 3
  • Source:

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1984
  3. Gainesville Sun. 1984 Sept 16.
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