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-
1983 Season Highlights
Gerry Faust enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Purdue
52
6
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Michigan State
23
28
L
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Miami
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Colorado
27
3
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
South Carolina
30
6
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Army
42
0
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Southern California
27
6
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Navy
28
12
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Pittsburgh
16
21
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Penn State
30
34
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Air Force
22
23
L
Thu., Dec. 29
Boston College
19
18
W
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1983 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 316
Scoring Average 26.3
Points Allowed 177
Defense Average 14.8
Opponents Record 71-62
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 4-2
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.