Notre Dame Football Team History
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842 Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium Capacity: 80,225 Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: Gerry Faust Conference: Independent-
1981 Season Highlights
Gerry Faust enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Louisiana State
27
9
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Michigan
7
25
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Purdue
14
15
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Michigan State
20
7
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Florida State
13
19
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Southern California
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Navy
38
0
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Georgia Tech
35
3
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Air Force
35
7
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Penn State
21
24
L
Fri., Nov. 27 @
Miami
15
37
L
1981 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 232
Scoring Average 21.1
Points Allowed 160
Defense Average 14.5
Opponents Record 68-55
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-4
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.