1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team explained

Sport:	football
Year:	1982
Team:	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Conference:	Independent
Record:	6–4–1
Hc Year:	2nd
Oc Year:	2nd
Captain:	Phil Carter
Captain2:	Dave Duerson
Captain3:	Mark Zavagnin

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

Game summaries

Michigan

• Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19820919&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

The first night game played at Notre Dame Stadium.

Purdue

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Michigan State

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

Miami (FL)

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Arizona

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Oregon

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Navy

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At Air Force

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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

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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)

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Notes and References

1. Palm Beach Post. 1982 Sept 26.
2. Gainesville Sun. 1982 Oct 3.
3. News: Hurricanes - Irish Game at a Glance. The Miami News . October 11, 1982 . Klinkenburg . Marty . 4C.
4. News: Arizona's Last-play Field Goal Beats Notre Dame. Eugene Register-Guard. October 17, 1982. Associated Press. 7C.
5. News: Irish Eyes Were Not Smiling After the 13-13 Standoff. Eugene Register-Guard. October 24, 1982. Kayfes. David. 4E.
6. "Notre Dame's offense back on even Kiel, 27-10." Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Oct 31.
7. http://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1982.pdf Recap/Box
8. 2012 Notre Dame football media guide.
9. 2012 Notre Dame football media guide.