1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   12 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 21 West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   7 – 4 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 4 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulsa   –   6 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 2
Boston College   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 9 – 1
Temple   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Rivalries

Notre Dame beat USC to claim the Jeweled Shillelagh. In the Michigan – Notre Dame rivalry, Notre Dame beat Michigan 24-19.

Schedule

August 318:00 p.m.vs. VirginiaNo. 2

Raycom, WGNW 36–13 77,323 September 163:30 p.m.at No. 2 MichiganNo. 1

ABCW 24–19 105,912 September 232:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 1

CBSW 21–13 59,075 September 3012:00 p.m.at PurdueNo. 1

ABCW 40–7 67,861 October 74:00 p.m.at StanfordNo. 1

NoneW 27–17 86,019 October 147:00 p.m.at No. 17 Air ForceNo. 1

ESPNW 41–27 53,533 October 213:30 p.m.No. 9 USCNo. 1

CBSW 28–24 59,075 October 285:00 p.m.No. 7 PittsburghNo. 1

  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN

ESPNW 45–7 59,075 November 412:00 p.m.NavyNo. 1

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

SportsChannelW 41–0 59,075 November 1112:00 p.m.SMUNo. 1

  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN

SportsChannelW 59–6 59,075 November 182:30 p.m.at No. 17 Penn StateNo. 1

CBSW 34–23 86,025 November 256:30 p.m.at No. 7 Miami (FL)No. 1

CBSL 10–27 81,634 January 1, 19908:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 ColoradoNo. 4

NBCW 21–6 81,191

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Game summaries

Michigan

#1 Notre Dame at #2 Michigan
1 234Total
• Notre Dame 0 7107 24
Michigan 0 6013 19
Scoring summary
2NDA. Johnson 6-yard pass from Rice (Hentrich kick)ND 7-0
2MICHCalloway 9-yard pass from Taylor (kick failed)ND 7-6
3NDIsmail 88-yard kickoff return (Hentrich kick)ND 14-6
3NDHentrich 30-yard field goalND 17-6
4MICHWalker 5-yard pass from Grbac (pass failed)ND 17-12
4NDIsmail 92-yard kickoff return (Hentrich kick)ND 24-12
4MICHMcMurty 4-yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick)ND 24-19

USC

1 234Total
USC 14 307 24
• Notre Dame 7 0714 28
Scoring summary
Q1USCWallace 12 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick)USC 7–0
Q1NDRice 7 yard run (Hentrich kick)Tie 7–7
Q1USCJackson 15 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick)USC 14–7
Q2USCRodriguez 25 yard field goalUSC 17–7
Q3NDWatters 2 yard run (Hentrich kick)USC 17–14
Q4NDJohnson 35 yard run (Hentrich kick)ND 21–17
Q4USCWellman 16 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick)USC 24–21
Q4NDRice 15 yard run (Hentrich kick)ND 28–24

[2]

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Anthony Johnson Running Back 2 36 Indianapolis Colts
Tim Grunhard Tackle 2 40 Kansas City Chiefs
Jeff Alm Defensive Tackle 2 41 Houston Oilers
Pat Terrell Defensive Back 2 49 Los Angeles Rams
Mike Brennan Tackle 4 91 Cincinnati Bengals
Stan Smagala Defensive Back 5 123 Dallas Cowboys
Ned Bolcar Linebacker 6 146 Seattle Seahawks
D’Juan Francisco Defensive Back 10 262 Washington Redskins
Dean Brown Guard 12 316 Indianapolis Colts

[3]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 22.
  3. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm
  4. ^ http://www.goldenarmfoundation.com/past-winners.html
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