1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Michigan

Michigan State

At Purdue

at No. 17 Air Force

Army

USC

Notre Dame played the first half in navy blue jerseys and changed into green jerseys for the second half.

• Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19851027&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Navy

Ole Miss

Notre Dame finally had the opportunity to exact revenge on the Rebels for a 20-13 loss at Jackson eight years earlier.

at No. 1 Penn State

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No. 17 LSU

Ironically, Gerry Faust's last game in Notre Dame Stadium was against the same school he faced in his first game as Irish coach four years earlier. Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

at No. 4 Miami (FL)

Roster

Awards and honors

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

Team players drafted into the NFL

Main article: 1986 NFL draft

References

References

1. Tommy George. (September 15, 1985). "U-M defense bogs down Irish, 20–12". [[Detroit Free Press]].
2. (September 22, 1985). "Notre Dame easily overcomes handicapped MSU". The Saginaw News.
3. (September 29, 1985). "Purdue's Everett puts frown on Notre Dame fans". The Kalamazoo Gazette.
4. (October 6, 1985). "Air Force uses blocked field goal to keep Notre Dame in tailspin". The Grand Rapids Press.
5. (October 20, 1985). "Notre Dame puts end to Army's win streak". The Spokesman-Review.
6. (October 27, 1985). "Irish whip USC, 37–3". The Billings Gazette.
7. (November 3, 1985). "Andrysiak answers call, leads Irish rout of Navy". The Courier-Journal.
8. (November 10, 1985). "Notre Dame crushes Ole Miss". The Courier-Journal.
9. (November 17, 1985). "No. 1 Oenn St. blasts Notre Dame, 36–6". Democrat and Chronicle.
10. (November 24, 1985). "Tigers attack Irish". The Indianapolis Star.
11. (December 1, 1985). "Hurricanes finally put it all together". Florida Today.
12. (October 6, 1985). "NOTRE DAME KICKS ONE AWAY TO AIR FORCE". [[Chicago Tribune]].
13. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=dBzKUGQurMsC&dat=19851020&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Irish upset No. 19 Army to answer critics." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 20.]
14. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 10.
15. (November 17, 1985). "PENN STATE TROUNCES NOTRE DAME TO STAY UNBEATEN". [[The New York Times]].
16. (November 24, 1985). "Wickersham Passes LSU to 10-7 Victory Over Irish". [[Los Angeles Times]].
17. (December 10, 1985). "FAUST ERA AT NOTRE DAME ENDS IN 58-7 HUMILIATION". [[The New York Times]].
18. "NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH - Football".
19. "1986 NFL Draft".