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1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1984
team	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
sport	football
conference	Independent
record	7–5
head_coach	Gerry Faust
hc_year	4th
def_coach	A. J. Christoff
dc_year	1st
captain	Mike Golic
captain2	Joe Johnson
captain3	Larry Williams
stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
bowl	[Aloha Bowl](1984-aloha-bowl)
bowl_result	L 20–27 vs. [SMU](1984-smu-mustangs-football-team)

The 1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Gerry Faust, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 7–5. Notre Dame was invited to the Aloha Bowl, where the Fighting Irish lost to SMU. The team played home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Schedule

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Game summaries

vs Purdue

First quarter

PUR – Mike Rendina 31-yard field goal, 13:16. ''Purdue 3–0. '''Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:38.'''''
ND – Allen Pinkett 11-yard run (John Carney kick), 7:55. ''Notre Dame 7–3. '''Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:21.'''''
ND – Mark Brooks 3-yard run (John Carney kick), 1:39. ''Notre Dame 14–3. '''Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:12.''''' Second quarter
PUR – Jeff Price 6-yard pass from Jim Everett, 10:11. ''Notre Dame 14–10. '''Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 6:28.'''''
PUR – Mike Rendina 18-yard field goal, 0:00. ''Notre Dame 14–13. '''Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 5:59.''''' Third quarter
PUR – Mike Rendina 20-yard field goal, 3:47. ''Purdue 16–14. '''Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 5:54.''''' Fourth quarter
PUR – Jeff Price 14-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), 13:57. ''Purdue 23–14. '''Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:32.'''''
ND – Allen Pinkett 6-yard run (John Carney kick), 4:21. ''Purdue 23–21. '''Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:16.''''' ;Top passers
PUR – Jim Everett – 20/28, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT
ND – Steve Beuerlein – 13/20, 233 yards, 3 INT ;Top rushers
PUR – Rodney Carter – 22 rushes, 58 yards
ND – Allen Pinkett – 22 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers
PUR – Steve Griffin – 5 receptions, 79 yards
ND – Joe Howard – 3 receptions, 61 yards

At Michigan State

Colorado

At Missouri

Miami (FL)

Air Force

South Carolina

ND: Third straight home loss (first time since 1956)

At LSU

vs Navy

Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=dBzKUGQurMsC&dat=19841104&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Penn State

At USC

Aloha Bowl (vs SMU)

Roster

Awards and honors

Former Fighting Irish player Red Sitko was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

References

(September 9, 1984). "Purdue shocks Irish, 23–21". The Miami Herald.
(September 16, 1984). "Notre Dame nips Spartans". The Kalamazoo Gazette.
(September 23, 1984). "Notre Dame wins a mercy killing, 55–14". The Grand Rapids Press.
(September 30, 1984). "Notre Dame holds off Mizzou with FGs, 16–14". Tulsa World.
(October 7, 1984). "Irish accosted by Kosar, Miami". The Indianapolis Star.
(October 14, 1984). "Air Force flattend Notre Dame 21–7". St. Petersburg Times.
(October 21, 1984). "Late burst lifts South Carolina by Notre Dame". St. Petersburg Times.
(October 28, 1984). "Upset of No. 6 LSU pulls Irish from ashes". The Indianapolis Star.
(November 4, 1984). "Late field goal lifts Notre Dame to disputed win". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(November 18, 1984). "Pinkett's motivation carries surging Irish over Penn State 44–7". The Courier-Journal.
(November 25, 1984). "Irish trade mud for sand". Chicago Tribune.
(December 30, 1984). "SMU holds off Notre Dame". The Post-Crescent.
Gainesville Sun. 1984-Sep-09. Retrieved 2022-Nov-19.
Gainesville Sun. 1984 September 16.
Eugene Register-Guard. 1984 October 21. Retrieved 2016 September 11.

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