1985_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team

1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season


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.

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at Michigan

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Michigan State

At Purdue

at No. 17 Air Force

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Army

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USC

Notre Dame played the first half in navy blue jerseys and changed into green jerseys for the second half.

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Ole Miss

Notre Dame finally had the opportunity to exact revenge on the Rebels for a 20-13 loss at Jackson eight years earlier.

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at No. 1 Penn State

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No. 17 LSU

Ironically, Gerry Faust's last game in Notre Dame Stadium was against the same school he faced in his first game as Irish coach four years earlier.

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at No. 4 Miami (FL)

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NFL

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References

  1. "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. Tommy George (September 15, 1985). "U-M defense bogs down Irish, 20–12". Detroit Free Press. p. D1.
  3. "Notre Dame crushes Ole Miss". The Courier-Journal. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tigers attack Irish". The Indianapolis Star. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "NOTRE DAME KICKS ONE AWAY TO AIR FORCE". Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  6. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 10.
  7. "PENN STATE TROUNCES NOTRE DAME TO STAY UNBEATEN". The New York Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  8. "Wickersham Passes LSU to 10-7 Victory Over Irish". Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  9. "FAUST ERA AT NOTRE DAME ENDS IN 58-7 HUMILIATION". The New York Times. December 10, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  10. "NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH - Football". Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
  11. "1986 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

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