1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team information
American college football season
1981Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference
Independent
Record
5–6
Head coach
Gerry Faust (1st season)
Defensive coordinator
Jim Johnson
Captains
Bob Crable
Phil Carter
Home stadium
Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
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.
^"Notre Dame Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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