1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Aloha Bowl, L 20–27 vs. SMU
Conference	Independent
1984 record	7–5
Head coach	Gerry Faust (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	A. J. Christoff
Captain	Mike Golic
Captain	Joe Johnson
Captain	Larry Williams
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

1984 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
#17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
#18 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1984 college football season. The team was coached by Gerry Faust and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Rivalries

• In the Shillelagh Trophy, Purdue beat Notre Dame.
• Notre Dame beat USC to claim the Jeweled Shillelagh.
• Notre Dame beat Michigan State to claim the Megaphone Trophy.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	1:30 p.m.	vs. Purdue*	#8	Hoosier Dome • Indianapolis, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		L 21–23	60,672
September 15	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)		W 20–17	76,919
September 22	2:30 p.m.	Colorado*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		W 55–14	59,075
September 29	3:50 p.m.	at Missouri*	#19	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO	ABC	W 16–13	70,915
October 6	7:45 p.m.	#14 Miami*	#17	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ESPN	L 13–31	59,075
October 13	12:20 p.m.	Air Force*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ESPN	L 7–21	59,075
October 20	12:20 p.m.	#11 South Carolina*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ESPN	L 32–36	59,075
October 27	3:50 p.m.	at #6 LSU*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ABC	W 30–22	78,033
November 3	12:10 p.m.	at Navy*		Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 18–17	61,795
November 17	12:20 p.m.	Penn State*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ESPN	W 44–7	59,075
November 24	3:40 p.m.	at #14 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	CBS	W 19–7	66,342
December 29	8:00 p.m.	vs. #10 SMU*	#17	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–27	41,777
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total • Notre Dame 0 3 7 14 24 Michigan St 17 0 3 0 20 Date: September 15 Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI Game attendance: 76,919

Scoring summary Q1 MSU Butler 15 yard run (kick failed) MSU 6–0 Q1 MSU Butler 23 yard run (Ingram pass from Yarema) MSU 14–0 Q1 MSU Mojsiejenko 24 yard field goal MSU 17–0 Q2 ND Carney 42 yard field goal MSU 17–3 Q3 ND Pinkett 40 yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick) MSU 17–10 Q3 MSU Mojsiejenko 43 yard field goal MSU 20–10 Q4 ND Jackson 8 yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick) MSU 20–17 Q4 ND Pinkett 5 yard run (Carney kick) ND 24–20

Navy

1 2 3 4 Total • Notre Dame 7 0 0 11 18 Navy 0 7 7 3 17 Date: November 3 Source: [1]

Scoring summary 1 ND Pinkett 1-yard run (Carney kick) ND 7-0 2 NAVY Berner 6-yard run (Solomon kick) Tied 7-7 3 NAVY Byrne 2-yard pass from Lauletta (Solomon kick) NAVY 14-7 4 NAVY Solomon 32-yard field goal NAVY 17-7 4 ND Pinkett 1-yard run (Beuerlein to Howard pass) NAVY 17-15 4 ND Carney 44-yard field goal ND 18-17

Awards and honors

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