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-
1985 Season Highlights
Gerry Faust enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1985 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Michigan
12
20
L
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Michigan State
27
10
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Purdue
17
35
L
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Air Force
15
21
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Army
24
10
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Southern California
37
3
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Navy
41
17
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Mississippi
37
14
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Penn State
6
36
L
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Louisiana State
7
10
L
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Miami
7
58
L
1985 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 230
Scoring Average 20.9
Points Allowed 234
Defense Average 21.3
Opponents Record 87-40
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 0-5
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1985 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1985 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.