1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team explained

Year:	1985
Team:	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Conference:	Independent
Record:	5–6
Hc Year:	5th
Captain2:	Mike Larkin
Captain4:	Tim Scannell
Stadium:	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

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.

Game summaries

at Michigan

See also: 1985 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry.

Michigan State

See also: 1985 Michigan State Spartans football team and Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry.

At Purdue

See also: 1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team.

at No. 17 Air Force

See also: 1985 Air Force Falcons football team.

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Army

See also: 1985 Army Cadets football team.

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USC

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

• Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19851027&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

See also: 1985 USC Trojans football team.

Navy

See also: 1985 Navy Midshipmen football team.

Ole Miss

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

See also: 1985 Ole Miss Rebels football team.

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at No. 1 Penn State

See also: 1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.

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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.

See also: 1985 LSU Tigers football team.

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at No. 4 Miami (FL)

See also: 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team.

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Awards and honors

• Allen Pinkett finished 8th in voting for the Heisman Trophy.^[8]
• Former Fighting Irish players Paul Hornung and Jim Martin were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

Team players drafted into the NFL

See main article: 1986 NFL draft.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Notre Dame Yearly Results (1985-1989). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 26, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905170020/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/notre_dame/1985-1989_yearly_results.php. dead.
2. News: NOTRE DAME KICKS ONE AWAY TO AIR FORCE . . October 6, 1985 . January 19, 2020.
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=dBzKUGQurMsC&dat=19851020&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Irish upset No. 19 Army to answer critics." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 20.
4. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 10.
5. News: PENN STATE TROUNCES NOTRE DAME TO STAY UNBEATEN . . November 17, 1985 . January 19, 2020.
6. News: Wickersham Passes LSU to 10-7 Victory Over Irish . . November 24, 1985 . January 18, 2020.
7. News: FAUST ERA AT NOTRE DAME ENDS IN 58-7 HUMILIATION . . December 10, 1985 . January 19, 2020.
8. Web site: NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH - Football . 2008-12-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081217101247/http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/nd-m-footbl-archive.html . 2008-12-17 .
9. Web site: Pro Football Reference. 1986 NFL Draft. November 22, 2019.