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: Lou Holtz Conference: Independent-
1989 Season Highlights
Lou Holtz enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 31 @
Virginia
36
13
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Michigan
24
19
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Michigan State
21
13
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Purdue
40
7
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Stanford
27
17
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Air Force
41
27
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Southern California
28
24
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Pittsburgh
45
7
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Navy
41
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Southern Methodist
59
6
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Penn State
34
23
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Miami
10
27
L
Mon., Jan. 1
Colorado
21
6
W
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1989 Season Totals
Record 12-1
Points Scored 427
Scoring Average 32.8
Points Allowed 189
Defense Average 14.5
Opponents Record 94-56
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 6-1
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 12-1-0
AP
3 12-1-0
Coaches
3 12-1-0
UPI
2 12-1-0
USA Today/CNN
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.