1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference Independent
1981 record 5–6
Head coach Gerry Faust (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Jim Johnson
Captain Bob Crable
Captain Phil Carter
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
1981 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Penn State   –  –   10 –2 –0
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 8 Miami   –  –   9 –2 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   9 –2 –1
No. 17 West Virginia   –  –   9 –3 –0
Colgate   –  –   7 –3 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   7 –4 –0
Navy   –  –   7 –4 –1
Cincinnati   –  –   6 –5 –0
Florida State   –  –   6 –5 –0
Holy Cross   –  –   6 –5 –0
Tulane   –  –   6 –5 –0
UNLV   –  –   6 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  –   6 –6 –0
Temple   –  –   5 –5 –0
Boston College   –  –   5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  –   5 –6 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  –   5 –6 –0
Louisville   –  –   5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  –   5 –6 –0
Rutgers   –  –   5 –6 –0
William & Mary   –  –   5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  –   4 –6 –1
Richmond   –  –   4 –7 –0
Army   –  –   3 –7 –1
North Texas State   –  –   2 –9 –0
Georgia Tech   –  –   1 –10 –0
Memphis   –  –   1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Gerry Faust was the new Notre Dame head coach. The offense scored 232 points, while the defense allowed 160 points. It was Notre Dame's first losing season in 18 years.

Rivalries

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 2:30 p.m. LSU* No. 4 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN W 27–9   59,075
September 19 1:50 p.m. at No. 11 Michigan* No. 1 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) ABC L 7–25   105,888
September 26 2:30 p.m. at Purdue* No. 13 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) L 14–15   70,007
October 3 2:30 p.m. Michigan State* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy) W 20–7   59,075
October 10 2:30 p.m. No. 20 Florida State* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN L 13–19   59,075
October 24 2:30 p.m. No. 5 USC* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) L 7–14   59,075
October 31 1:30 p.m. Navy* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry) W 38–0   59,075
November 7 1:30 p.m. Georgia Tech* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN W 35–3   59,075
November 14 3:00 p.m. at Air Force* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 35–7   36,700
November 21 1:00 p.m. at No. 13 Penn State* Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 21–24   84,175
November 27 3:00 p.m. at No. 9 Miami* Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ABC L 15–37   50,681
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 82 Mark Bavaro Fr
RB 28 Greg Bell So
TE 85 Tony Hunter Jr
QB 5 Blair Kiel So
RB 39 Larry Moriarty Jr
T 71 Phil Pozderac Sr
C 57 Mark Fischer Jr
G 75 Larry Williams Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 9 Chris Brown So
DT 91 Bob Clasby Jr
LB 43 Bob Crable Sr
S 22 Dave Duerson Jr
DE 78 Mike Gann Fr
DT 55 Mike Golic Fr
CB 30 Stacey Toran So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

  • Bob Crable - 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23 New York Jets
  • John Krimm - 1982 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 New Orleans Saints
  • Phil Pozderac - 1982 / Round: 5 / Pick: 137 Dallas Cowboys

References

  1. ↑ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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