1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tom Lichtenberg
Defensive coordinator Jim Johnson
MVP Dave Duerson
Captains
  • Phil Carter
  • Dave Duerson
  • Mark Zavagnin
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
←  1981
1983  →
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State  – – 11 –1 –0
No. 10 Pittsburgh  – – 9 –3 –0
No. 13 Florida State  – – 9 –3 –0
No. 19 West Virginia  – – 9 –3 –0
Boston College  – – 8 –3 –1
Southwestern Louisiana  – – 7 –3 –1
East Carolina  – – 7 –4 –0
Miami (FL)  – – 7 –4 –0
Southern Miss  – – 7 –4 –0
Virginia Tech  – – 7 –4 –0
Notre Dame  – – 6 –4 –1
Cincinnati  – – 6 –5 –0
Georgia Tech  – – 6 –5 –0
Navy  – – 6 –5 –0
Louisville  – – 5 –6 –0
Rutgers  – – 5 –6 –0
Army  – – 4 –7 –0
South Carolina  – – 4 –7 –0
Temple  – – 4 –7 –0
Tulane  – – 4 –7 –0
Syracuse  – – 2 –9 –0
Memphis State  – – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 189:00 p.m.No. 10 Michigan No. 20
 ABC W 23–1759,075
September 252:30 p.m. Purdue No. 10
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 28–1459,075
October 21:00 p.m.at Michigan State No. 11
W 11–377,119
October 92:30 p.m.No. 17 Miami (FL) No. 10
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 16–1459,075
October 162:30 p.m. Arizona No. 9
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 13–1659,075
October 234:00 p.m.at Oregon No. 15
T 13–1340,381
October 301:00 p.m.vs. Navy
W 27–1072,201
November 61:30 p.m.at No. 1 Pittsburgh
W 31–1660,162
November 133:50 p.m.No. 5 Penn State No. 13
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
ABCL 14–2459,075
November 203:00 p.m.at Air Force No. 18
L 17–3046,712
November 273:50 p.m.at No. 17 USC
CBS L 13–1776,459

Personnel

1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 82 Mark Bavaro So
RB 28 Greg Bell Jr
RB Mark Brooks
RB 22Phil Carter (C)Sr
G 78Randy EllisSr
WR Mike Favorite
C 57Mark FischerSr
RB Lester Flemons
OT 65Greg GolicJr
WR Mike Haywood
WR 24Joe HowardSo
TE 85 Tony Hunter Sr
WR Milt Jackson
QB 12 Ken Karcher So
G 63Mike KelleySo
QB 5 Blair Kiel Jr
QB 2 Tim Walz Fr
OL Neil Maune
RB 39 Larry Moriarty Sr
RB Rodney Morris
QB 6Jim O'HaraSr
WR Van Pearcy
OT 69Mike PerrinoFr
RB 20 Allen Pinkett Fr
G 62Ron PlantzFr
OT 52John PutzstuckSr
OT 74Mike ShinerJr
RB 32Chris SmithSo
WR 1Chris StoneSr
TE John Sweeney
G 64 Tom Thayer Sr
G 75 Larry Williams So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 37Joe AutryJr
CB 9 Chris Brown Jr
DT 91 Bob Clasby Sr
DT 71 Eric Dorsey Fr
LB 43Rick DiBernardoFr
DT 92Greg DingensFr
DB 19Justin DriscollSr
S 23 Dave Duerson Sr
LB 58Tony FurjanicFr
DE 78 Mike Gann So
DE 55 Mike Golic So
DL Kevin Griffith
DT 93Shawn HeffernFr
S 27Joe JohnsonSo
LB Mike Larkin
LB 37Rick NaylorJr
LB 51Joe RudzinskiSr
S 41Dave SchusterSr
CB 30 Stacey Toran Jr
LB 36Ron WeissenhoferFr
LB Mark Zavagnin
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 4Mike JohnsonSr
P 3Mike ViracolaJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Greg Blache (DL)
  • Brian Boulac (Ast HC)
  • Jim Higgins (OL)
  • Ron Hudson (WR)
  • Jim Johnson (DC)
  • George Kelly (LB)
  • Tom Lichtenberg (OC/Recruiting Coordinator)
  • Jay Robertson (DT)
  • Carl Selmer (OL)
  • Ross Stephenson (Volunteer/Scouting)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

Michigan

1234Total
Michigan0071017
•Notre Dame31010023
  • Source:
Scoring summary
1NDJohnston 35-yard field goalND 3-0
2NDMoriarty 24-yard run (Johnston kick)ND 10-0
2NDJohnston 37-yard field goalND 13-0
3MICHCarter 72-yard punt return (Haji-Sheikh kick)ND 13-7
3NDJohnston 41-yard field goalND 16-7
3NDBell 10-yard run (Johnston kick)ND 23-7
4MICHHaji-Sheikh 42-yard field goalND 23-10
4MICHRogers 39-yard pass from S. Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)ND 23-17

The first night game played at Notre Dame Stadium.

Purdue

1234Total
Purdue0140014
•Notre Dame777728
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
Scoring summary
1NDMoriarty 2-yard run (Johnston kick)Notre Dame 7-0
2NDMoriarty 3-yard run (Johnston kick)Notre Dame 14-0
2PURKing 2-yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick)Notre Dame 14-7
2PURBenson 5-yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick)Tie 14-14
3NDCarter 6-yard run (Johnston kick)Notre Dame 21-14
4NDCarter 10-yard run (Johnston kick)Notre Dame 28-14

[1]

Michigan State

1234Total
• Notre Dame290011
Michigan St00303
Scoring summary
Q1NDLeister tackled in end zoneND 2–0
Q2NDJohnston 33 yard field goalND 5–0
Q2NDJohnston 29 yard field goalND 8–0
Q2NDJohnston 42 yard field goalND 11–0
Q3MSUMojsiejenko 50 yard field goalND 11–3

Notre Dame's first victory in a game without scoring a touchdown since 1970 versus LSU. [2]

Miami (FL)

1234Total
Miami (FL)007714
•Notre Dame073616
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
  • Game attendance: 59,075
Scoring summary
Q22:25NDKiel 6 yard run (Johnson kick)ND 7–0
Q311:47MiamiRicht 1 yard pass to Dennison (Davis kick)Tie 7-7
Q32:53NDJohnson 29 yard field goalND 10-7
Q413:03MiamiRicht 79 yard pass to Belk (Davis kick)Miami 14-10
Q48:27NDJohnson 42 yard field goalMiami 14-13
Q4:11NDJohnson 32 yard field goalND 16-14

[3]

Arizona

1234Total
•Arizona0061016
Notre Dame1000313
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
  • Game attendance: 59,075
Scoring summary
Q1NDJohnson 22 yard field goalND 3–0
Q1NDPinkett 25 yard run (Johnson kick)ND 10-0
Q3ArizZendejas 38 yard field goalND 10-3
Q3ArizZendejas 32 yard field goalND 10-6
Q4NDJohnson 43 yard field goalND 13-6
Q4ArizFreeman 1 yard run (Sendejas kick)13-13
Q4ArizZendejas 48 yard field goalAriz 16-13

[4]

Oregon

1234Total
Notre Dame703313
Oregon303713
Scoring summary
Q17:27NDPinkett 6 yard run (Johnson kick)ND 7–0
Q13:52OregonLee 37 yard field goalND 7-3
Q39:37OregonLee 39 yard field goalND 7-6
Q3:46NDJohnson 42 yard field goalND 10-6
Q410:27OregonJones 6 yard run (Lee kick)Oregon 13-10
Q4:11NDJohnson 25 yard field goalTie 13-13

[5]

1234Total
•Notre Dame01314027
Navy002810
Scoring summary
27:28NDSmith 3-yard pass from Kiel (Johnston kick)Notre Dame 7-0
2NDJohnston 40-yard field goalNotre Dame 10-0
2NDJohnston 48-yard field goalNotre Dame 13-0
3NAVYSafety, Kiel tackled in end zoneNotre Dame 13-2
3NDMoriarty 18-yard pass from Kiel (Johnston kick)Notre Dame 20-2
3NDPinkett 12-yard run (Johnston kick)Notre Dame 27-2
4NAVYCebak 26-yard pass from Torquinio (Clouse pass from Torquinio)Notre Dame 27-10

[6]

At Pittsburgh

Penn State

At Air Force

1234Total
Notre Dame0031417
Air Force7107630

[7]

At USC

Statistics

[8]

Awards

[9]

Team players drafted into the NFL

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References

  1. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1982 Sept 26.
  2. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1982 Oct 3.
  3. ↑ Klinkenburg, Marty (October 11, 1982). "Hurricanes–Irish Game at a Glance". The Miami News. p. 4C.
  4. ↑ "Arizona's Last-play Field Goal Beats Notre Dame". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. October 17, 1982. p. 7C.
  5. ↑ Kayfes, David (October 24, 1982). "Irish Eyes Were Not Smiling After the 13-13 Standoff". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 4E.
  6. ↑ "Notre Dame's offense back on even Kiel, 27-10." Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Oct 31.
  7. ↑ Recap/Box
  8. ↑ 2012 Notre Dame football media guide.
  9. ↑ 2012 Notre Dame football media guide.
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