1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorA. J. Christoff
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State       11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)       10 2 0
Army       9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State       9 3 0
West Virginia       7 3 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Syracuse       7 5 0
Virginia Tech       6 5 0
Pittsburgh       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana       4 7 0
Navy       4 7 0
Temple       4 7 0
Boston College       4 8 0
Memphis State       2 7 2
Rutgers       2 8 1
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Tulane       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1985 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.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 142:30 p.m.at MichiganNo. 13
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
CBSL 12–20105,523
September 217:30 p.m.Michigan State
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)
ESPNW 27–1059,075
September 2812:00 p.m.at PurdueTBSL 17–3569,338
October 53:30 p.m.at No. 17 Air Force
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ABCL 15–2152,123
October 1912:00 p.m.No. 19 Army
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
USA, WGNW 24–1059,075
October 262:00 p.m.USC
W 37–359,075
November 23:30 p.m.Navy
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
ABCW 41–1759,075
November 912:00 p.m.Mississippi
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
USA, WGNW 37–1459,075
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 1 Penn State
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ABCL 6–3684,000
November 2312:00 p.m.No. 17 LSU
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
USA, WGNL 7–1059,075
November 303:30 p.m.at No. 4 Miami
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSL 7–5849,236
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Terry Andrysiak So
QB 7 Steve Beuerlein Jr
WR 81 Tim Brown So
RB 20 Allen Pinkett Sr
FB 30 Frank Stams Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 40 Pat Ballage Sr
LB 43 Rick DiBernardo Sr
DE 71 Eric Dorsey Sr
LB 48 Cedric Figaro So
LB 58 Tony Furjanic Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 18 John Carney Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

at Michigan[]

Michigan State[]

at Purdue[]

at Air Force[]

[2]

Army[]

1 234Total
Army 0 730 10
Notre Dame 14 073 24
  • Date: Saturday, October 19
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game attendance: 59,075

[3]

USC[]

USC at Notre Dame
1 234Total
Trojans 0 030 3
Fighting Irish 14 1337 37
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN


Navy[]

Ole Miss[]

Ole Miss at Notre Dame
1 234Total
Rebels 0 0014 14
Fighting Irish 3 14147 38
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

[4]

at Penn State[]

[5]

LSU[]

LSU at Notre Dame
1 234Total
No. 17 Tigers 0 307 10
Fighting Irish 7 000 7
  • Date: November 23
  • Location:
    Notre Dame Stadium,
    South Bend, Indiana
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Referee: Raymond Bower
  • TV announcers: Harry Kalas and Jack Ham

[6]

at Miami (FL)[]

Notre Dame at Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Fighting Irish 0 700 7
Hurricanes 13 141021 58
  • Date: November 30
  • Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian


[7]

Awards and honors[]

  • Allen Pinkett finished 8th in voting for the Heisman Trophy.[8]
  • Former Fighting Irish players Paul Hornung and Jim Martin were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club

[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "NOTRE DAME KICKS ONE AWAY TO AIR FORCE". Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Irish upset No. 19 Army to answer critics." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 20.
  4. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 10.
  5. ^ "PENN STATE TROUNCES NOTRE DAME TO STAY UNBEATEN". The New York Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Wickersham Passes LSU to 10-7 Victory Over Irish". Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "FAUST ERA AT NOTRE DAME ENDS IN 58-7 HUMILIATION". The New York Times. December 10, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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