1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1981 record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim Johnson
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 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 State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 122:30 p.m.LSUNo. 4
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 27–959,075
September 191:50 p.m.at No. 11 MichiganNo. 1
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
ABCL 7–25105,888
September 262:30 p.m.at PurdueNo. 13
L 14–1570,007
October 32:30 p.m.Michigan State
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)
W 20–759,075
October 102:30 p.m.No. 20 Florida State
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 13–1959,075
October 242:30 p.m.No. 5 USC
L 7–1459,075
October 311:30 p.m.Navy
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 38–059,075
November 71:30 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 35–359,075
November 143:00 p.m.at Air Force
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 35–736,800[2]
November 211:00 p.m.at No. 13 Penn State
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 21–2484,175
November 273:00 p.m.at No. 9 Miami
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ABCL 15–3750,681
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 82 Mark Bavaro Fr
RB 28 Greg Bell So
RB Phil Carter (C) Jr
TE 85 Tony Hunter Jr
QB 5 Blair Kiel So
RB 39 Larry Moriarty Jr
OT 71 Phil Pozderac Sr
C 57 Mark Fischer Jr
OG 75 Larry Williams Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 9 Chris Brown So
DT 91 Bob Clasby Jr
LB 43 Bob Crable (C) Sr
S 22 Dave Duerson Jr
DE 78 Mike Gann Fr
DT 55 Mike Golic Fr
CB 19 John Krimm Sr
CB 30 Stacey Toran So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Herry Oliver Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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

Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Irish Explode Late To Smash Air Force, 35-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1981. p. C9. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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