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1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Gerry Faust was the new Notre Dame head coach. The offense scored 232 points, while the defense allowed 160 points. It was Notre Dame's first losing season in 18 years.

Rivalries

Schedule

September 122:30 p.m.LSU*No. 4

W 27–9 59,075 September 191:50 p.m.at No. 11 Michigan*No. 1

ABCL 7–25 105,888 September 262:30 p.m.at Purdue*No. 13

L 14–15 70,007 October 32:30 p.m.Michigan State*

W 20–7 59,075 October 102:30 p.m.No. 20 Florida State*

  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN

L 13–19 59,075 October 242:30 p.m.No. 5 USC*

L 7–14 59,075 October 311:30 p.m.Navy*

  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)

W 38–0 59,075 November 71:30 p.m.Georgia Tech*

  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN

W 35–3 59,075 November 143:00 p.m.at Air Force*

W 35–7 36,700 November 211:00 p.m.at No. 13 Penn State*

L 21–24 84,175 November 273:00 p.m.at No. 9 Miami*

ABCL 15–37 50,681

Template:CFB Schedule End[2]

Team players drafted into the NFL

  • Bob Crable - 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23 New York Jets
  • John Krimm - 1982 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 New Orleans Saints
  • Phil Pozderac - 1982 / Round: 5 / Pick: 137 Dallas Cowboys

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1981
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