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1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorA. J. Christoff
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 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 State   –   –   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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 142:30 p.m.at MichiganNo. 13
CBSL 12–20105,523[2]
September 217:30 p.m.Michigan State
ESPNW 27–1059,075
September 2812:00 p.m.at Purdue
TBSL 17–3569,338
October 53:30 p.m.at No. 17 Air Force
ABCL 15–2152,123
October 1912:00 p.m.No. 19 Army
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
USA, WGNW 24–1059,075
October 262:00 p.m.USC
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 37–359,075
November 23:30 p.m.Navy
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
ABCW 41–1759,075
November 912:00 p.m.Ole Miss
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
USA, WGNW 37–1459,075[3]
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 1 Penn State
ABCL 6–3684,000
November 2312:00 p.m.No. 17 LSU
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
USA, WGNL 7–1059,075[4]
November 303:30 p.m.at No. 4 Miami (FL)
CBSL 7–5849,236

Roster[edit]

1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Terry Andrysiak So
QB 7 Steve Beuerlein Jr
WR 81 Tim Brown So
RB 20 Allen Pinkett Sr
FB 30 Frank Stams Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 40 Pat Ballage Sr
LB 43 Rick DiBernardo Sr
DE 71 Eric Dorsey Sr
LB 48 Cedric Figaro So
LB 58 Tony Furjanic Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 18 John Carney Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[edit]

at Michigan[edit]

Notre Dame at Michigan
1 234Total
No. 13 Fighting Irish 3 630 12
• Wolverines 0 3143 20
    
Scoring summary
1NDJohn Carney 34-yard field goalND 3–0
2NDJohn Carney 37-yard field goalND 6–0
MichMike Gillette 21-yard field goalND 6–3
NDJohn Carney 47-yard field goalND 9–3
3MichJim Harbaugh 10-yard run (Gillette kick)Michigan 10–9
NDJohn Carney 25-yard field goalND 12–10
MichGerald White 3-yard run (Gillette kick)Mich 17–12
45:12MichMike Gillette 22-yard field goalMich 20–12
See also: 1985 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry

Michigan State[edit]

See also: 1985 Michigan State Spartans football team, Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry, and Megaphone Trophy

At Purdue[edit]

See also: 1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team

at No. 17 Air Force[edit]

See also: 1985 Air Force Falcons football team

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Army[edit]

1 234Total
Cadets 0 730 10
• Notre Dame 14 073 24
Scoring summary
1NDPernell Taylor 1-yard run (John Carney kick)ND 7-0
1NDTim Brown 19-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Carney kick)ND 14-0
2ARMYBill Lampley 4-yard run (Craig Stopa kick)ND 14-7
3ARMYCraig Stopa 22-yard field goalND 14-10
3NDAllen Pinkett 1-yard run (John Carney kick)ND 21-10
46:23NDJohn Carney 21-yard field goalND 24-10
See also: 1985 Army Cadets football team

[6]

USC[edit]

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

USC at Notre Dame
1 234Total
Trojans 0 030 3
• Fighting Irish 14 1337 37
Scoring summary
1NDPinkett 2-yard run (Carney kick)ND 7-0
1NDBeuerlein 6-yard run (Carney kick)ND 14-0
2NDCarney 26-yard field goalND 17-0
2NDStams 5-yard run (Carney kick)ND 24-0
2NDCarney 33-yard field goalND 27-0
3USCShafer 39-yard field goalND 27-3
3NDCarney 43-yard field goalND 30-3
4NDWilliams 8-yard pass from Andrysiak (Carney kick)ND 37-3
See also: 1985 USC Trojans football team

Navy[edit]

See also: 1985 Navy Midshipmen football team

Ole Miss[edit]

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

Ole Miss at Notre Dame
1 234Total
Rebels 0 0014 14
• Fighting Irish 3 14147 38
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
Scoring summary
1NDCarney 41-yard field goalNotre Dame 3-0
2NDPinkett 1-yard run (Carney kick)Notre Dame 10-0
2NDBrown 14-yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick)Notre Dame 17-0
3NDPinkett 2-yard run (Carney kick)Notre Dame 24-0
3NDRedher 22-yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick)Notre Dame 31-0
4MISSMeyers 10-yard pass from Osgood (Owen kick)Notre Dame 31-7
4MISSCleveland 1-yard run (Owen kick)Notre Dame 31-14
4NDSouthall 7-yard run (Carney kick)Notre Dame 38-14
See also: 1985 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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at No. 1 Penn State[edit]

Notre Dame at Penn State
1 234Total
Fighting Irish 0 006 6
• No. 1 Nittany Lions 7 13106 36
See also: 1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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No. 17 LSU[edit]

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.

LSU at Notre Dame
1 234Total
• No. 17 Tigers 0 307 10
Fighting Irish 7 000 7
Scoring summary
19:26NDTim Brown 18-yard run (John Carney kick)ND 7–0
20:00LSUMatt DeFrank 27-yard field goalND 7–3
43:26Garry James 2-yard run (Ron Lewis kick)LSU 10–7
See also: 1985 LSU Tigers football team

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at No. 4 Miami (FL)[edit]

Notre Dame at Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Fighting Irish 0 700 7
• No. 4 Hurricanes 13 141021 58
Scoring summary
1MIAGreg Cox 39-yard field goalMIA 3-0
1MIAW. Williams 6-yard run (Greg Cox kick)MIA 10-0
1MIAGreg Cox 47-yard field goalMIA 13-0
2MIABennie Blades 61-yard interception return (Cox kick)MIA 20-0
2NDAllen Pinkett 3-yard run (John Carney kick)MIA 20-7
2MIAMelvin Bratton 7-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Cox kick)MIA 27-7
3MIAGreg Cox 48-yard field goalMIA 30-7
3MIAMichael Irvin 15-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Greg Cox kick)MIA 37-7
4MIAVinny Testaverde 1-yard run (Greg Cox kick)MIA 44-7
4MIAAndre Brown 17-yard pass from Geoff Torretta (Seelig kick)MIA 51-7
44:44MIABill Hawkins recovered blocked punt in end zone (Greg Cox kick)MIA 58-7
See also: 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team

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Awards and honors[edit]

Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Main article: 1986 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club

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References[edit]

  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. ^ "Irish upset No. 19 Army to answer critics." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 20.
  7. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 10.
  8. ^ "PENN STATE TROUNCES NOTRE DAME TO STAY UNBEATEN". The New York Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Wickersham Passes LSU to 10-7 Victory Over Irish". Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "FAUST ERA AT NOTRE DAME ENDS IN 58-7 HUMILIATION". The New York Times. December 10, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH - Football". Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
  12. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team

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