1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Gerry Faust, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 6–4–1.

Schedule

Game summaries

Michigan

• Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19820919&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

The first night game played at Notre Dame Stadium.

Purdue

Michigan State

Notre Dame's first victory in a game without scoring a touchdown since 1970 versus LSU.

Miami (FL)

Arizona

Oregon

Navy

At Pittsburgh

Penn State

At Air Force

At USC

Roster

Statistics

• Passing: Blair Kiel 118/219, 1273 Yds, 3 TD
• Rushing: Phil Carter 179 Rush, 715 Yds, 2 TD
• Receiving: Tony Hunter 42 Rec, 507 Yds
• Scoring: Mike Johnston 76 Pts

Awards

• S Dave Duerson - 1st Team All-American (College & Pro Football Newsweekly, Football News, Football Writers Association of America)
• TE Tony Hunter - 1st Team All-American (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
• K Mike Johnston - 3rd Team All-American (Football News)
• LB Mark Zavagnin - 2nd Team All-American (Football News), 3rd Team All-American (Associated Press)

References