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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024
1984 Season Highlights
 Gerry Faust enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1984 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Purdue  21   23   L    @ Indianapolis, IN   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Michigan State  24   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Colorado  55   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Missouri  16   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Miami  13   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Air Force  7   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. South Carolina  32   36   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Louisiana State  30   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Navy  18   17   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Penn State  44   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Southern California  19   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 29   Southern Methodist  20   27   L    @ Honolulu, HI   Aloha Classic Bowl
 
1984 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored299
  Scoring Average24.9
  Points Allowed239
  Defense Average19.9
  Opponents Record80-58
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record4-1
1984 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
25 7-5-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1984 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Boston College 10-2449296Won  45-28  Jack Bicknell, Sr.
South Carolina 10-2371258Lost  14-21  Joe Morrison
Army 8-3-1320218Won  10-6  Jim Young
Georgia Southern 8-3342215   Erk Russell
Virginia Tech 8-4253150Lost  7-23  Bill Dooley
West Virginia 8-4259170Won  31-14  Don Nehlen
Florida State 7-3-2406254Tied  17-17  Bobby Bowden
Notre Dame 7-5299239Lost  20-27  Gerry Faust
Rutgers 7-3213155   Dick Anderson
Buffalo 6-4192140   Bill Dando
James Madison 6-5220241   Challace McMillin
Louisiana 6-5207198   Sam Robertson
Penn State 6-5209230   Joe Paterno
Syracuse 6-5151151   Dick MacPherson
Temple 6-5226180   Bruce Arians
Liberty 5-6279324   Morgan Hout
Memphis 5-5-1201178   Rey Dempsey
Akron 4-7205167   Jim Dennison
Navy 4-6-1240254   Gary Tranquill
Southern Mississippi 4-7188243   Jim Carmody
Pittsburgh 3-7-1178247   Serafino Foge Fazio
Tulane 3-8177275   Wally English
Central Florida 2-9209398   Louis H. Lou Saban
Cincinnati 2-9198424   Dave Currey
East Carolina 2-9210309   Ed Emory
Louisville 2-9237360   Bob Weber
Western Kentucky 2-9193345   Dave Roberts

1984 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1984 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.