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1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1989 |
| team | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| sport | football |
| conference | Independent |
| CoachRank | 3 |
| APRank | 2 |
| record | 12–1 |
| head_coach | Lou Holtz |
| hc_year | 4th |
| off_coach | Jim Strong |
| oc_year | 1st |
| def_coach | Barry Alvarez |
| dc_year | 2nd |
| captain | Ned Bolcar |
| captain2 | Anthony Johnson |
| captain3 | Tony Rice |
| stadium | Notre Dame Stadium |
| champion | National champion (Berryman, Eck, FACT, Sagarin) |
| Orange Bowl champion | |
| bowl | [Orange Bowl](1990-orange-bowl) |
| bowl_result | W 21–6 vs. [Colorado](1989-colorado-buffaloes-football-team) |
Orange Bowl champion The 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Lou Holtz, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 12–1. Notre Dame was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Fighting Irish defeated Colorado. The team played home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
Schedule
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Games summaries
vs Virginia
First quarter
- ND – Ricky Watters 2-yard run (Billy Hackett kick), 10:46. Notre Dame 7–0.
- ND – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (kick failed), 4:38. Notre Dame 13–0.
- ND – Rodney Culver 2-yard run (run failed), 1:28. Notre Dame 19–0. Second quarter
- ND – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 8:47. Notre Dame 26–0.
- ND – Tony Rice 3-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 5:11. Notre Dame 33–0. Third quarter
- No scoring Fourth quarter
- UVA – Derek Dooley 6-yard pass from Shawn Moore (Jake McInerney kick), 12:41. Notre Dame 33–7.
- UVA – Bruce McGonnigal 2-yard pass from Shawn Moore. Notre Dame 33–13.
- ND – Craig Hentrich 32-yard field goal, 1:46. Notre Dame 36–13. ;Top passers
- UVA – Shawn Moore – 10/22, 85 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
- ND – Tony Rice – 7/11, 147 yards ;Top rushers
- UVA – Marcus Wilson – 15 rushes, 80 yards
- ND – Ricky Watters – 12 rushes, 80 yards, TD ;Top receivers
- UVA – Herman Moore – 2 receptions, 30 yards
- ND – Raghib Ismail – 5 receptions, 121 yards
Largest crowd for college football game at Giants Stadium
At Michigan
;First quarter
- No scoring ;Second quarter
- ND – Anthony Johnson 6-yard pass from Tony Rice (Craig Hentrich kick), 5:05. ''Notre Dame 7–0. '''Drive: 24 yards.'''''
- MICH – Chris Calloway 9-yard pass from Michael Taylor (kick failed), 0:25. ''Notre Dame 7–6. '''Drive: 50 yards.''''' ;Third quarter
- ND – Raghib Ismail 89-yard kickoff return (Craig Hentrich kick), 14:49. Notre Dame 14–6.
- ND – Craig Hentrich 30-yard field goal, 4:28. Notre Dame 17–6. ;Fourth quarter
- MICH – Derrick Walker 5-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (pass failed), 12:58. ''Notre Dame 17–12. '''Drive: 12 plays.'''''
- ND – Raghib Ismail 92-yard kickoff return (Craig Hentrich kick), 12:46. Notre Dame 24–13.
- MICH – Greg McMurtry 4-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (J.D. Carlson kick), 4:08. ''Notre Dame 24–19. '''Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards.''''' ;Top passers
- ND – Tony Rice – 1/2, 6 yards, TD
- MICH – Elvis Grbac – 17/21, 134 yards, 2 TD ;Top rushers
- ND – Anthony Johnson – 20 rushes, 80 yards
- MICH – Leroy Hoard – 15 rushes, 56 yards ;Top receivers
- ND – Anthony Johnson – 1 reception, 6 yards, TD
- MICH – Greg McMurtry – 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD
Michigan State
First quarter
- ND – Ricky Watters 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 4:54. ''Notre Dame 7–0. '''Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 6:16.''''' Second quarter
- ND – Ricky Watters 53-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 9:10. Notre Dame 14–0.
- MSU – John Langeloh 36-yard field goal, 2:54. Notre Dame 14–3.
- MSU – John Langeloh 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Notre Dame 14–6. Third quarter
- MSU – James Bradley 30-yard pass from Dan Enos (John Langeloh kick), 6:36. Notre Dame 14–13. Fourth quarter
- ND – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 8:16. ''Notre Dame 21–13. '''Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards.''''' ;Top passers
- MSU – Dan Enos – 18/28, 200 yards, TD
- ND – Tony Rice – 8/15, 90 yards ;Top rushers
- MSU – Hyland Hickson – 26 rushes, 84 yards
- ND – Ricky Watters – 16 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers
- MSU – Courtney Hawkins – 6 receptions, 83 yards
- ND – Raghib Ismail – 2 receptions, 27 yards
At Purdue
First quarter
- ND – Anthony Johnson 6-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 6:38. ''Notre Dame 7–0. '''Drive: 55 yards.'''''
- ND – Tony Rice 4-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 2:04. ''Notre Dame 14–0. '''Drive: 57 yards.''''' Second quarter
- ND – Jeff Alm 16-yard interception return (Craig Hentrich kick), 14:44. Notre Dame 21–0.
- ND – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 6:35. Notre Dame 28–0.
- ND – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (kick failed), 0:14. Notre Dame 34–0. Third quarter
- No scoring Fourth quarter
- ND – Craig Hentrich 19-yard field goal, 9:47. Notre Dame 37–0.
- ND – Craig Hentrich 22-yard field goal, 6:18. Notre Dame 40–0.
- PUR – Rodney Dennis 3-yard pass from Steve Letnich (Larry Sullivan kick), 0:33. Notre Dame 40–7. ;Top passers
- ND – Tony Rice – 12/15, 270 yards
- PUR – Steve Letnich – 11/28, 89 yards, INT ;Top rushers
- ND – Tony Rice – 12 rushes, 67 yards, TD
- PUR – Steve Letnich – 13 rushes, 50 yards ;Top receivers
- ND – Derek Brown – 4 receptions, 101 yards
- PUR – Earl Coleman – 2 receptions, 32 yards
At Stanford
;First quarter
- STAN – John Hopkins 34-yard field goal, 5:14. ''Stanford 3–0. '''Drive: 14 plays.'''''
- STAN – John Hopkins 42-yard field goal, 2:40. Stanford 6–0. ;Second quarter
- ND – Anthony Johnson 7-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 12:24. ''Notre Dame 7–6. '''Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards.'''''
- ND – Rodney Culver 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 1:15. ''Notre Dame 14–6. '''Drive: 9 plays.''''' ;Third quarter
- STAN – Ed McCaffrey 2-yard pass from Smith (run good), ''Tie 14–14. '''Drive: 79 yards.'''''
- ND – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 7:28. Notre Dame 21–14. ;Fourth quarter
- ND – Craig Hentrich 20-yard field goal, 12:42. Notre Dame 24–14.
- STAN – John Hopkins 27-yard field goal, 8:14. ''Notre Dame 24–17. '''Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards.'''''
- ND – Craig Hentrich 18-yard field goal, 1:27. Notre Dame 27–17. ;Top passers
- ND – Tony Rice – 7/17, 102 yards
- STAN – Steve Smith – 39/68, 282 yards, TD, 3 INT ;Top rushers
- ND – Anthony Johnson – 15 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD
- STAN – Tommy Vardell – 9 rushes, 22 yards ;Top receivers
- ND – Raghib Ismail – 3 receptions, 67 yards
- STAN – Jim Price – 14 receptions, 98 yards
At Air Force
First quarter
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ND – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 9:41. ''Notre Dame 7–0. '''Drive: 80 yards.'''''
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ND – Ricky Watters 5-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 0:51. ''Notre Dame 14–0. '''Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards.''''' Second quarter
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ND – Raghib Ismail 56-yard punt return (Craig Hentrich kick), 14:42. Notre Dame 21–0.
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AFA – Greg Johnson 61-yard pass from Dee Dowis (Joe Wood kick), 13:36. Notre Dame 21–7.
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ND – Anthony Johnson 27-yard pass from Tony Rice (Craig Hentrich kick), 9:46. Notre Dame 28–7.
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AFA – Steve Senn 26-yard pass from Dee Dowis (Joe Wood kick). Notre Dame 28–14.
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ND – Raghib Ismail 24-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 0:30. Notre Dame 35–14. Third quarter
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ND – Craig Hentrich 20-yard field goal, 8:24. Notre Dame 38–14. Fourth quarter
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ND – Craig Hentrich 38-yard field goal, 12:42. Notre Dame 41–14.
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AFA – Steven Wilson 23-yard run (run failed), 9:35. Notre Dame 41–20.
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AFA – Rodney Lewis 1-yard run (Joe Wood kick), 3:22. Notre Dame 41–27. ;Top passers
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ND – Tony Rice – 9/13, 123 yards, TD
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AFA – Dee Dowis – 15/24, 306 yards, 2 TD, INT ;Top rushers
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ND – Ricky Watters – 11 rushes, 96 yards, TD
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AFA – Rodney Lewis – 13 rushes, 58 yards, TD ;Top receivers
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ND – Raghib Ismail – 3 receptions, 25 yards
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AFA – Steve Senn – 6 receptions, 101 yards, TD
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Raghib Ismail 180 all-purpose yards
USC
First quarter
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USC – Larry Wallace 12-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 12:47. USC 7–0.
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ND – Tony Rice 7-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 9:10. Tie 7–7.
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USC – John Jackson 15-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 7:47. USC 14–7. Second quarter
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USC – Quin Rodriguez 25-yard field goal, 10:22. USC 17–7. Third quarter
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ND – Ricky Watters 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 9:17. ''USC 17–14. '''Drive: 8 plays.''''' Fourth quarter
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ND – Anthony Johnson 35-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 13:51. ''Notre Dame 21–17. '''Drive: 80 yards.'''''
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USC – Gary Wellman 16-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 9:01. ''USC 24–21. '''Drive: 4 plays.'''''
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ND – Tony Rice 15-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 5:18. ''Notre Dame 28–24. '''Drive: 80 yards.''''' ;Top passers
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USC – Todd Marinovich – 33/55, 333 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
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ND – Tony Rice – 5/16, 91 yards ;Top rushers
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USC – Ricky Ervins – 12 rushes, 64 yards
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ND – Tony Rice – 18 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers
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USC – John Jackson – 14 receptions, 200 yards, TD
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ND – Raghib Ismail – 2 receptions, 62 yards
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Pregame fight in tunnel
Pittsburgh
First quarter
- PITT – Ronald Redmon 8-yard pass from Alex Van Pelt (Ed Frazier kick), 9:32. ''Pittsburgh 7–0. '''Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards.'''''
- ND – Safety, Alex Van Pelt downed in end zone, 6:07. Pittsburgh 7–2. Second quarter
- ND – Rodney Culver 1-yard run (run good), 13:22. ''Notre Dame 10–7. '''Drive: 36 yards.'''''
- ND – Pat Terrell 54-yard interception return (Craig Hentrich kick), 3:05. Notre Dame 17–7. Third quarter
- ND – Ricky Watters 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 8:15. Notre Dame 24–7.
- ND – Raghib Ismail 50-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 4:53. Notre Dame 31–7.
- ND – Rodney Culver 1-yard run (Billy Hackett kick), 0:49. Notre Dame 38–7. Fourth quarter
- ND – Steve Belles 13-yard run (Billy Hackett kick), 4:12. Notre Dame 45–7. ;Top passers
- PITT – Alex Van Pelt – 16/33, 170 yards
- ND – Tony Rice – 1/7, 29 yards ;Top rushers
- PITT – Curvin Richards – 15 rushes, 47 yards
- ND – Raghib Ismail – 18 rushes, 74 yards, TD ;Top receivers
- PITT – Lionel Sykes – 6 receptions, 65 yards
- ND – Raghib Ismail – 1 reception, 29 yards
Navy
First quarter
- ND – Tony Rice 6-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 11:49. ''Notre Dame 7–0. '''Drive: 64 yards.'''''
- ND – Rodney Culver 11-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 3:18. ''Notre Dame 14–0. '''Drive: 64 yards.''''' Second quarter
- ND – Ricky Watters 48-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 8:36. Notre Dame 21–0.
- ND – Billy Hackett 27-yard field goal, 0:16. ''Notre Dame 24–0. '''Drive: 14 plays, 50 yards.''''' Third quarter
- ND – Billy Hackett 39-yard field goal, 11:58. Notre Dame 27–0. Fourth quarter
- ND – Dorsey Levens 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 14:38. Notre Dame 34–0.
- ND – Ted McNamara 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 4:40. Notre Dame 41–0. ;Top passers
- NAVY – Alton Grizzard – 8/14, 94 yards
- ND – Rick Mirer – 8/12, 64 yards ;Top rushers
- NAVY – Rodney Purifoy – 11 rushes, 50 yards
- ND – Ricky Watters – 9 rushes, 134 yards, TD ;Top receivers
- NAVY – Shane Smith – 3 receptions, 50 yards
- ND – Adrian Jarrell – 3 receptins, 28 yards
SMU
First quarter
- ND – Ricky Watters 35-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 6:54. ''Notre Dame 7–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards.''''' Second quarter
- ND – Pete Graham 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 14:22. Notre Dame 14–0.
- SMU – Andy Bergfeld 5-yard pass from Mike Romo (kick blocked), 11:37. ''Notre Dame 14–6. '''Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards.'''''
- ND – Andre Jones blocked extra point return, 11:37. Notre Dame 16–6.
- ND – Billy Hackett 34-yard field goal, 8:16. Notre Dame 19–6.
- ND – Ricky Watters 97-yard punt return (Craig Hentrich kick), 7:04. Notre Dame 26–6.
- ND – Anthony Johnson 4-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 4:02. ''Notre Dame 33–6. '''Drive: 64 yards.'''''
- ND – Safety, Casey Clyce steps out of end zone, 3:00. Notre Dame 35–6.
- ND – Walter Boyd 14-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 0:15. ''Notre Dame 42–6. '''Drive: 75 yards.''''' Third quarter
- ND – Rusty Setzer 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 10:51. Notre Dame 49–6.
- ND – Billy Hackett 32-yard field goal, 5:45. Notre Dame 52–6. Fourth quarter
- ND – Rod West 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 3:22. Notre Dame 59–6. ;Top passers
- SMU – Mike Romo – 28/54, 194 yards
- ND – Tony Rice – 5/8, 83 yards ;Top rushers
- SMU – Kevin Love – 4 rushes, 5 yards
- ND – Ricky Watters – 7 rushes, 69 yards, TD ;Top receivers
- SMU – Jason Wolf – 9 receptions, 63 yards
- ND – Raghib Ismail – 4 receptions, 65 yards
At Penn State
First quarter
- PSU – Blair Thomas 2-yard run (Ray Tarasi kick), 8:04. ''Penn St 7–0. '''Drive: 79 yards.'''''
- ND – Tony Rice 5-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 2:19. ''Tie 7–7. '''Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards.''''' Second quarter
- PSU – Ray Tarasi 38-yard field goal, 13:46. Penn St 10–7.
- ND – Ricky Watters 12-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 11:35. ''Notre Dame 14–10. '''Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards.'''''
- ND – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 5:27. Notre Dame 21–10. Third quarter
- ND – Tony Rice 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 8:42. ''Notre Dame 28–10. '''Drive: 6 plays.'''''
- PSU – Blair Thomas 3-yard run (Ray Tarasi kick), 4:49. ''Notre Dame 28–17. '''Drive: 79 yards.''''' Fourth quarter
- ND – Billy Hackett 22-yard field goal, 13:33. Notre Dame 31–17.
- ND – Billy Hackett 19-yard field goal, 6:53. Notre Dame 34–17.
- PSU – Terry Smith 5-yard pass from Tom Bill (run failed), 4:31. Notre Dame 34–23. ;Top passers
- ND – Tony Rice – 5/10, 47 yards, INT
- PSU – Tom Bill – 6/14, 56 yards, TD ;Top rushers
- ND – Tony Rice – 26 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD
- PSU – Blair Thomas – 26 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers
- ND – Raghib Ismail – 2 receptions, 27 yards
- PSU – O.J. McDuffie – 2 receptions, 37 yards
Notre Dame's first win in school history at Beaver Stadium
At Miami (FL)
'First quarter
- UM – Carlos Huerta 35-yard field goal, 9:41. Miami (FL) 3–0.
- UM – Dale Dawkins 55-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Carlos Huerta kick), 0:04. ''Miami (FL) 10–0. '''Drive: 4 plays.''''' Second quarter
- ND – Billy Hackett 22-yard field goal, 8:23. Miami (FL) 10–3.
- ND – Ned Bolcar 49-yard interception return (Billy Hackett kick), 2:08. Tie 10–10.
- UM – Stephen McGuire 5-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick), 0:24. ''Miami (FL) 17–10. '''Drive: 3 plays.''''' Third quarter
- UM – Dale Dawkins 5-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Carlos Huerta kick), 4:13. ''Miami (FL) 24–10. '''Drive: 22 plays, 80 yards, 10:47.''''' Fourth quarter
- UM – Carlos Huerta 32-yard field goal, 1:44. Miami (FL) 27–10. ;Top passers
- ND – Tony Rice – 7/15, 106 yards, 2 INT
- UM – Craig Erickson – 16/26, 210 yards, 2 TD ;Top rushers
- ND – Tony Rice – 20 rushes, 50 yards
- UM – Stephen McGuire – 21 rushes, 83 yards, TD ;Top receivers
- ND – Derek Brown – 2 receptions, 19 yards
- UM – Dale Dawkins – 4 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD
Orange Bowl (vs Colorado)
Main article: 1990 Orange Bowl
First quarter
- No scoring Second quarter
- No scoring Third quarter
- ND – Anthony Johnson 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 11:48. Notre Dame 7–0.
- ND – Raghib Ismail 35-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 7:19. Notre Dame 14–0.
- CU – Darian Hagan 39-yard run (kick failed), 0:01. Notre Dame 14–6. Fourth quarter
- ND – Anthony Johnson 7-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 1:32. Notre Dame 21–6. ;Top passers
- ND – Tony Rice – 5/9, 99 yards
- CU – Darian Hagan – 4/13, 65 yards ;Top rushers
- ND – Anthony Johnson – 15 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD
- CU – Eric Bieniemy – 11 rushes, 66 yards ;Top receivers
- ND – Pat Eilers – 2 receptions, 47 yards
- CU – Eric Kissick – 2 receptions, 33 yards
Roster
- Barry Alvarez (DC)
- Mike Markuson (GA)
Awards and honors
- Tony Rice, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
- Tony Rice finished fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.
- Raghib Ismail finished in a tie for tenth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.
Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
References
References
- (September 1, 1989). "Classically Notre Dame". The Record.
- (September 17, 1989). "Call him Ismail, and call Notre Dame best in the land". Star Tribune.
- (September 24, 1989). "Notre Dame digs deep to bury Michigan St.". The Houston Post.
- (October 1, 1989). "Irish leave Boilermakers stuck on the pad, 40–7". Detroit Free Press.
- (October 8, 1989). "Irish survive; Ismail's return helps Notre Dame get passed Stanford". The Muncie Star.
- (October 15, 1989). "'Rocket' propels Irish past Air Force". The Indianapolis Star.
- (October 22, 1989). "Irish overcome mistakes, overtake Trojans, 28–24". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- (October 29, 1989). "Pittsburgh proves no match for No. 1 Notre Dame". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- (November 5, 1989). "Irish blow Navy's anchors aweigh". The Kokomo Tribune.
- (November 12, 1989). "It's 'only' 59–6 as Irish pull punches". The Courier-Journal.
- (November 19, 1989). "Notre Dame grinds down Penn State". The Kalamazoo Gazette.
- (November 26, 1989). "Hurricanes blow past Irish mystique". Palladium-Item.
- (January 2, 1990). "Irish initiate great debate". Wisconsin State Journal.
- (January 2, 1990). "Lackluster Colorado Leveled by Notre Dame". [[The New York Times]].
- "Archived copy".
- "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".
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