1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Aloha Bowl, L 20–27 vs. SMU

Conference| Independent
Record| 7–5
Head coach|

* Gerry Faust (4th season)

Defensive coordinator| A. J. Christoff
Captains|

* Mike Golic
* Joe Johnson
* Larry Williams

Home stadium| Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

Seasons

<- 1983

1985 ->

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 5 Boston College |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 11 South Carolina |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Army |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
Rutgers |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 17 Florida State |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 2
Virginia Tech |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
West Virginia |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 18 Miami (FL) |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0
Southwestern Louisiana |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Penn State |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Syracuse |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Temple |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Memphis State |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Navy |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Southern Miss |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Tulane |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
East Carolina |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Louisville |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1984 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Gerry Faust and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 8| 1:30 p.m.| vs. Purdue| No. 8|

* Hoosier Dome
* Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)

| | L 21–23| 60,672|
September 15| 1:00 p.m.| at Michigan State| |

* Spartan Stadium
* East Lansing, MI (rivalry)

| | W 20–17| 76,919|
September 22| 2:30 p.m.| Colorado| |

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN

| | W 55–14| 59,075|
September 29| 3:50 p.m.| at Missouri| No. 19|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| ABC| W 16–13| 70,915|
October 6| 7:45 p.m.| No. 14 Miami (FL)| No. 17|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| ESPN| L 13–31| 59,075|
October 13| 12:20 p.m.| Air Force| |

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| ESPN| L 7–21| 59,075|
October 20| 12:20 p.m.| No. 11 South Carolina| |

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN

| ESPN| L 32–36| 59,075| [2]
October 27| 3:50 p.m.| at No. 6 LSU| |

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| ABC| W 30–22| 78,033|
November 3| 12:10 p.m.| vs. Navy| |

* Giants Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)

| ESPN| W 18–17| 61,795|
November 17| 12:20 p.m.| Penn State| |

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| ESPN| W 44–7| 59,075|
November 24| 3:40 p.m.| at No. 14 USC| |

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)

| CBS| W 19–7| 66,342|
December 29| 8:00 p.m.| vs. No. 10 SMU| No. 17|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)

| ESPN| L 20–27| 41,777|

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Personnel

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1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `2` | Terry Andrysiak | Fr
OL | `` | John Askin
TE | `82` | Mark Bavaro | Sr
QB | `7` | Steve Beuerlein | So
RB | `` | Mark Brooks
WR | `81` | Tim Brown | Fr
RB | `` | Ray Carter
WR | `` | Pat Cusack
RB | `` | Ian DeHueck
OL | `` | Tom Doerger
RB | `` | Lester Flemons
TE | `` | Ricky Gray
QB | `` | Scott Grooms
WR | `24` | Joe Howard | Sr
WR | `` | Milt Jackson
RB | `` | Alonzo Jefferson
OL | `` | Mike Kelley
RB | `` | Dave Matcholf
WR | `` | Alvin Miller
RB | `` | Tom Monohan
RB | `` | Jeff O'Neill
OL | `` | Mike Perrino
RB | `20` | Allen Pinkett | Jr
OT | `62` | Ron Plantz | Jr
OL | `` | Tim Scannell
RB | `` | Chris Smith
RB | `` | Frank Stams
WR | `` | Reggie Ward
TE | `` | Joel Williams
G | `75` | Larry Williams | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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CB | `40` | Pat Ballage | Jr
LB | `` | Robert Banks
DB | `13` | Pat Cummings | Sr
LB | `43` | Rick DiBernardo | Jr
DE | `71` | Eric Dorsey | Jr
DB | `` | Hiwatha Francisco
LB | `58` | Tony Furjanic | Jr
DE | `78` | Mike Gann | Sr
LB | `55` | Mike Golic | Sr
DL | `` | Mike Griffin
DB | `` | Mike Haywood
S | `27` | Joe Johnson | Sr
DL | `` | Wally Kleine
LB | `` | Mike Kovaleski
LB | `` | Mike Larkin
DB | `` | Steve Lawrence
LB | `` | John McCabe
LB | `48` | John Wackowski | Sr
LB | `` | Ron Weissenhofer | So
DB | `` | Troy Wilson | So
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `18` | John Carney | So
K | `` | Pat Chura
P | `` | Mike Viracola
K | `` | Hal Von Wyl

Head coach

* Gerry Faust

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Game summaries

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### vs Purdue

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See also: Notre Dame–Purdue football rivalry

#8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (0–0)

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Purdue | 3 | 10 | 3| 7| 23
Notre Dame | 14 | 0 | 0| 7| 21

at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

* Date: September 8, 1984
* Game weather: Indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 60,672
* Recap/Box Score

Game information

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

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External videos

Television broadcast

### At Michigan State

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• Fighting Irish | 0 | 3| 7| 14 | 24
Spartans | 17 | 0| 3| 0 | 20

* Date: September 15
* Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
* Game attendance: 76,919

| Scoring summary

Q1| | MSU| Butler 15 yard run (kick failed)| MSU 6–0
Q1| | MSU| Butler 23 yard run (Ingram pass from Yarema)| MSU 14–0
Q1| | MSU| Mojsiejenko 24 yard field goal| MSU 17–0
Q2| | ND| Carney 42 yard field goal| MSU 17–3
Q3| | ND| Pinkett 40 yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick)| MSU 17–10
Q3| | MSU| Mojsiejenko 43 yard field goal| MSU 20–10
Q4| | ND| Jackson 8 yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick)| MSU 20–17
Q4| | ND| Pinkett 5 yard run (Carney kick)| ND 24–20

See also: 1984 Michigan State Spartans football team

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### Colorado

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See also: 1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team

### At Missouri

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### Miami (FL)

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### Air Force

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### South Carolina

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• Gamecocks | 7 | 7| 0| 22 | 36
Fighting Irish | 0 | 17| 9| 6 | 32

* Date: October 20
* Location: Notre Dame Stadium
* Game attendance: 59,075

| Scoring summary

Q1| | SCAR| Mitchell 1 yard run (Hogler kick)| SCAR 7–0
Q2| | ND| Pinkett 4 yard run (Carney kick)| Tie 7–7
Q2| | ND| Bavaro 5 yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick)| ND 14–7
Q2| | SCAR| Hagood 2 yard run (Hogler kick)| Tie 14–14
Q2| | ND| Carney 48 yard field goal| ND 17–14
Q3| | ND| Carney 47 yard field goal| ND 20–14
Q3| | ND| Beuerlein 6 yard pass from Pinkett (pass failed)| ND 26–14
Q4| | SCAR| Hold 1 yard run (Hagood run)| ND 26–22
Q4| | SCAR| Hold 33 yard run (Hogler kick)| SCAR 29–26
Q4| | SCAR| Lewis 4 yard run (Hogler kick)| SCAR 36–26
Q4| | ND| Pinkett 1 yard run (pass failed)| SCAR 36–32

See also: 1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

ND: Third straight home loss (first time since 1956) [5]

### At LSU

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### vs Navy

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• Fighting Irish | 7 | 0| 0| 11 | 18
Midshipmen | 0 | 7| 7| 3 | 17

* Date: November 3

* Source: [1]

| Scoring summary

1| | ND| Pinkett 1-yard run (Carney kick)| ND 7-0
2| | NAVY| Berner 6-yard run (Solomon kick)| Tied 7-7
3| | NAVY| Byrne 2-yard pass from Lauletta (Solomon kick)| NAVY 14-7
4| | NAVY| Solomon 32-yard field goal| NAVY 17-7
4| | ND| Pinkett 1-yard run (Beuerlein to Howard pass)| NAVY 17-15
4| | ND| Carney 44-yard field goal| ND 18-17

See also: 1984 Navy Midshipmen football team

### Penn State

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### At USC

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### Aloha Bowl (vs SMU)

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## Team players drafted into the NFL

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## Awards and honors

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

## References

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1. ^ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
2. ^ "Late burst lifts South Carolina by Notre Dame". St. Petersburg Times. October 21, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1984-Sep-09. Retrieved 2022-Nov-19.
4. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1984 September 16.
5. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1984 October 21. Retrieved 2016 September 11.

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