1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
1982 record	6–4–1
Head coach	Gerry Faust (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Tom Lichtenberg
Defensive coordinator	Jim Johnson
MVP	Dave Duerson
Captains	Phil Carter; Dave Duerson; Mark Zavagnin;
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 18	9:00 p.m.	No. 10 Michigan	No. 20	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	ABC	W 23–17	59,075
September 25	2:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 10	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		W 28–14	59,075
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 11	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)		W 11–3	77,119
October 9	2:30 p.m.	No. 17 Miami	No. 10	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN		W 16–14	59,075
October 16	2:30 p.m.	Arizona	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN		L 13–16	59,075
October 23	4:00 p.m.	at Oregon	No. 15	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		T 13–13	40,381
October 30	1:00 p.m.	vs. Navy		Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)		W 27–10	72,201
November 6	1:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		W 31–16	60,162
November 13	3:50 p.m.	No. 5 Penn State	No. 13	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	ABC	L 14–24	59,075
November 20	3:00 p.m.	at Air Force	No. 18	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		L 17–30	46,712
November 27	3:50 p.m.	at No. 17 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	CBS	L 13–17	76,459
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`82`	Mark Bavaro	So
RB	`28`	Greg Bell	Jr
RB		Mark Brooks
RB	`22`	Phil Carter (C)	Sr
OG	`78`	Randy Ellis	Sr
WR		Mike Favorite
C	`57`	Mark Fischer	Sr
RB		Lester Flemons
OT	`65`	Greg Golic	Jr
WR		Mike Haywood
WR	`24`	Joe Howard	So
TE	`85`	Tony Hunter	Sr
WR		Milt Jackson
QB	`12`	Ken Karcher	So
OG	`63`	Mike Kelley	So
QB	`5`	Blair Kiel	Jr
OL		Neil Maune
RB	`39`	Larry Moriarty	Sr
RB		Rodney Morris
QB	`6`	Jim O'Hara	Sr
WR		Van Pearcy
OT	`69`	Mike Perrino	Fr
RB	`20`	Allen Pinkett	Fr
G	`62`	Ron Plantz	Fr
OT	`52`	John Putzstuck	Sr
OT	`74`	Mike Shiner	Jr
RB	`32`	Chris Smith	So
WR	`1`	Chris Stone	Sr
TE		John Sweeney
OG	`64`	Tom Thayer	Sr
G	`75`	Larry Williams	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`37`	Joe Autry	Jr
CB	`9`	Chris Brown	Jr
DT	`91`	Bob Clasby	Sr
DT	`71`	Eric Dorsey	Fr
LB	`43`	Rick DiBernardo	Fr
DT	`92`	Greg Dingens	Fr
DB	`19`	Justin Driscoll	Sr
S	`23`	Dave Duerson	Sr
LB	`58`	Tony Furjanic	Fr
DE	`78`	Mike Gann	So
DE	`55`	Mike Golic	So
DL		Kevin Griffith
DT	`93`	Shawn Heffern	Fr
S	`27`	Joe Johnson	So
LB		Mike Larkin
LB	`37`	Rick Naylor	Jr
LB	`51`	Joe Rudzinski	Sr
S	`41`	Dave Schuster	Sr
CB	`30`	Stacey Toran	Jr
LB	`36`	Ron Weissenhofer	Fr
LB		Mark Zavagnin

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`4`	Mike Johnson	Sr
P	`3`	Mike Viracola	Jr

Head coach

Gerry Faust

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

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Michigan

The first night game played at Notre Dame Stadium.

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	14	0	0	14
• Notre Dame	7	7	7	7	28

Date: September 25
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

[1]

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	2	9	0	0	11
Michigan St	0	0	3	0	3

Date: October 2
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
Game attendance: 77,119

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

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	0	0	7	7	14
• Notre Dame	0	7	3	6	16

Date: October 9
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
Game attendance: 59,075

[3]

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Arizona	0	0	6	10	16
Notre Dame	10	0	0	3	13

Date: October 16
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
Game attendance: 59,075

[4]

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	7	0	3	3	13
Oregon	3	0	3	7	13

Date: October 23
Location: Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
Game attendance: 40,381

[5]

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	0	13	14	0	27
Navy	0	0	2	8	10

Date: October 30
Location: Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game attendance: 72,201

[6]

at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	0	0	3	14	17
Air Force	7	10	7	6	30

[7]

at USC

Statistics

Passing: Blair Kiel 118/219, 1273 Yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Phil Carter 179 Rush, 715 Yds, 2 TD
Receiving: Tony Hunter 42 Rec, 507 Yds
Scoring: Mike Johnston 76 Pts

[8]

Awards

S Dave Duerson - 1st Team All-American (College & Pro Football Newsweekly, Football News, Football Writers Association of America)
TE Tony Hunter - 1st Team All-American (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
K Mike Johnston - 3rd Team All-American (Football News)
LB Mark Zavagnin - 2nd Team All-American (Football News), 3rd Team All-American (Associated Press)

[9]

References

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

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[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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1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–		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