1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Gerry Faust, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 7–5. Notre Dame was invited to the Aloha Bowl, where the Fighting Irish lost to SMU. The team played home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Schedule

Game summaries

vs Purdue

At Michigan State

Colorado

At Missouri

Miami (FL)

Air Force

South Carolina

ND: Third straight home loss (first time since 1956)

At LSU

vs Navy

• Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=dBzKUGQurMsC&dat=19841104&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Penn State

At USC

Aloha Bowl (vs SMU)

Roster

Awards and honors

• Former Fighting Irish player Red Sitko was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

References