1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Conference	Independent
1985 record	5–6
Head coach	Gerry Faust (5th year)
Defensive coordinator	A. J. Christoff
Captain	Tony Furjanic
Captain	Mike Larkin
Captain	Allen Pinkett
Captain	Tim Scannell
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

1985 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#9 Miami (FL)		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#15 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–		4	–	8	–	0
Memphis		–		–		2	–	7	–	2
Rutgers		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1] The team was coached by Gerry Faust and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	2:30 p.m.	at Michigan*	No. 13	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	CBS	L 12–20	105,523
September 21	7:30 p.m.	Michigan State*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	ESPN	W 27–10	59,075
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Purdue*		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	TBS	L 17–35	69,338
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Air Force*		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	ABC	L 15–20	52,123
October 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Army*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)	United States, WGN	W 24–10	59,075
October 26	2:00 p.m.	USC*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)		W 37–3	59,075
November 2	3:30 p.m.	Navy*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)	ABC	W 41–17	59,075
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Mississippi*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	USA, WGN	W 37–14	59,075
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	L 6–36	84,000
November 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 LSU*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	USA, WGN	L 7–10	59,075
November 30	3:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Miami*		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	CBS	L 7–58	49,236
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game notes

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	7	3	0	10
• Notre Dame	14	0	7	3	24

Date: Saturday, October 19
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary

1		ND	Pernell Taylor 1-yard run (John Carney kick)	ND 7-0

1		ND	Tim Brown 19-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Carney kick)	ND 14-0

2		ARMY	Bill Lampley 4-yard run (Craig Stopa kick)	ND 14-7

3		ARMY	Craig Stopa 22-yard field goal	ND 14-10

3		ND	Allen Pinkett 1-yard run (John Carney kick)	ND 21-10

4	6:23	ND	John Carney 21-yard field goal	ND 24-10

^[3]

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	0	3	0	3
• Notre Dame	14	13	3	7	37

Date: October 26
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN

Source:

Scoring summary

1	ND	Pinkett 2-yard run (Carney kick)	ND 7-0

1	ND	Beuerlein 6-yard run (Carney kick)	ND 14-0

2	ND	Carney 26-yard field goal	ND 17-0

2	ND	Stams 5-yard run (Carney kick)	ND 24-0

2	ND	Carney 33-yard field goal	ND 27-0

3	USC	Shafer 39-yard field goal	ND 27-3

3	ND	Carney 43-yard field goal	ND 30-3

4	ND	Williams 8-yard pass from Andrysiak (Carney kick)	ND 37-3

Mississippi

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	0	0	0	14	14
• Notre Dame	3	14	14	7	38

Date: November 9
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

Scoring summary

1	ND	Carney 41-yard field goal	Notre Dame 3-0

2	ND	Pinkett 1-yard run (Carney kick)	Notre Dame 10-0

2	ND	Brown 14-yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick)	Notre Dame 17-0

3	ND	Pinkett 2-yard run (Carney kick)	Notre Dame 24-0

3	ND	Redher 22-yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick)	Notre Dame 31-0

4	MISS	Meyers 10-yard pass from Osgood (Owen kick)	Notre Dame 31-7

4	MISS	Cleveland 1-yard run (Owen kick)	Notre Dame 31-14

4	ND	Southall 7-yard run (Carney kick)	Notre Dame 38-14

^[4]

Awards and honors

Allen Pinkett finished 8th in voting for the Heisman Trophy.^[5]
Former Fighting Irish players Paul Hornung and Jim Martin were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

References

↑ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1985
↑ "Irish upset No. 19 Army to answer critics." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 20.
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 10.
↑ http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/nd-m-footbl-archive.html/

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