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1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1982
team	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
sport	football
conference	Independent
record	6–4–1
head_coach	Gerry Faust
hc_year	2nd
off_coach	Tom Lichtenberg
oc_year	2nd
def_coach	Jim Johnson
mvp	Dave Duerson
captain	Phil Carter
captain2	Dave Duerson
captain3	Mark Zavagnin
stadium	Notre Dame Stadium

The 1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Gerry Faust, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 6–4–1.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Michigan

Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19820919&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

The first night game played at Notre Dame Stadium.

Purdue

Michigan State

Notre Dame's first victory in a game without scoring a touchdown since 1970 versus LSU.

Miami (FL)

Arizona

Oregon

Navy

At Pittsburgh

Penn State

At Air Force

At USC

Roster

Greg Blache (DL)
Brian Boulac (Ast HC)
Jim Higgins (OL)
Ron Hudson (WR)
Jim Johnson (DC)
George Kelly (LB)
Tom Lichtenberg (OC/Recruiting Coordinator)
Jay Robertson (DT)
Carl Selmer (OL)
Ross Stephenson (Volunteer/Scouting)

Statistics

Passing: Blair Kiel 118/219, 1273 Yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Phil Carter 179 Rush, 715 Yds, 2 TD
Receiving: Tony Hunter 42 Rec, 507 Yds
Scoring: Mike Johnston 76 Pts

Awards

S Dave Duerson - 1st Team All-American (College & Pro Football Newsweekly, Football News, Football Writers Association of America)
TE Tony Hunter - 1st Team All-American (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
K Mike Johnston - 3rd Team All-American (Football News)
LB Mark Zavagnin - 2nd Team All-American (Football News), 3rd Team All-American (Associated Press)

References

(September 19, 1982). "Notre Dame tops Michigan, 23–17". Lansing State Journal.
(September 26, 1982). "Irish say it with defense, 28–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(October 3, 1982). "Irish defense tough in win over Spartans". The Muncie Star.
(October 10, 1982). "Walk-on kicker boots Irish past fired-up Miami, 16–14". The Kalamazoo Gazette.
(October 17, 1982). "Arizona surprises No. 9 Notre Dame, 16–13". Tulsa World.
(October 24, 1982). "Don't kid yourself! Irish lost this 13–13 game". The South Bend Tribune.
(October 31, 1982). "Irish continue to master Navy". Asbury Park Press.
(November 7, 1982). "Notre Dame shocks Pitt, 31–16". The Montana Standard.
(November 14, 1982). "Penn State stops Irish". The Macon Telegraph & News.
(November 21, 1982). "Irish butted out of bowl by Falcons". The South Bend Tribune.
(November 28, 1982). "USC's Robinson era ends with a win". Ventura County Star.
Palm Beach Post. 1982 Sept 26.
Gainesville Sun. 1982 Oct 3.
Klinkenburg, Marty. (October 11, 1982). "Hurricanes–Irish Game at a Glance". The Miami News.
(October 17, 1982). "Arizona's Last-play Field Goal Beats Notre Dame". Eugene Register-Guard.
Kayfes, David. (October 24, 1982). "Irish Eyes Were Not Smiling After the 13-13 Standoff". Eugene Register-Guard.
"Notre Dame's offense back on even Kiel, 27-10." Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Oct 31.
[http://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1982.pdf Recap/Box]
2012 Notre Dame football media guide.
2012 Notre Dame football media guide.

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