1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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The 1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Gerry Faust was the new Notre Dame head coach. The offense scored 232 points, while the defense allowed 160 points. It was Notre Dame's first losing season in 18 years.

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorTom Lichtenberg (1st season)
Quick facts Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Conference ...
1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Lichtenberg (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Johnson
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
 1980
1982 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   1110
No. 3 Penn State   1020
No. 8 Miami (FL)   920
Southern Miss   921
No. 17 West Virginia   930
Colgate   730
Virginia Tech   740
Navy   741
Cincinnati   650
Florida State   650
Holy Cross   650
Tulane   650
UNLV   660
South Carolina   660
Temple   550
Boston College   560
East Carolina   560
Northeast Louisiana   560
Louisville   560
Notre Dame   560
Rutgers   560
William & Mary   560
Syracuse   461
Richmond   470
Army   371
North Texas State   290
Georgia Tech   1100
Memphis State   1100
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 122:30 p.m.LSUNo. 4W 27–959,075[1]
September 191:50 p.m.at No. 11 MichiganNo. 1ABCL 7–25105,888[2]
September 262:30 p.m.at PurdueNo. 13L 14–1570,007[3]
October 32:30 p.m.Michigan State
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 20–759,075[4]
October 102:30 p.m.No. 20 Florida State
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 13–1959,075[5]
October 242:30 p.m.No. 5 USC
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 7–1459,075[6]
October 311:30 p.m.Navy
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 38–059,075[7]
November 71:30 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 35–359,075[8]
November 143:00 p.m.at Air ForceW 35–736,800[9]
November 211:00 p.m.at No. 13 Penn StateL 21–2484,175[10]
November 273:00 p.m.at No. 9 Miami (FL)ABCL 15–3750,681[11]
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 82 Mark Bavaro Fr
RB 28 Greg Bell So
RB Phil Carter (C) Jr
TE 85 Tony Hunter Jr
QB 5 Blair Kiel So
RB 39 Larry Moriarty Jr
OT 71 Phil Pozderac Sr
C 57 Mark Fischer Jr
G 75 Larry Williams Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 9 Chris Brown So
DT 91 Bob Clasby Jr
LB 43 Bob Crable (C) Sr
S 22 Dave Duerson Jr
DE 78 Mike Gann Fr
DT 55 Mike Golic Fr
CB 19 John Krimm Sr
CB 30 Stacey Toran So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3 Herry Oliver Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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Team players drafted into the NFL

  • Bob Crable - 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23 New York Jets
  • John Krimm - 1982 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 New Orleans Saints
  • Phil Pozderac - 1982 / Round: 5 / Pick: 137 Dallas Cowboys

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