1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team information
American college football season
1989Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
National champion (Berryman, Eck, FACT, Sagarin) Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 21–6 vs. Colorado
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 3
AP
No. 2
Record
12–1
Head coach
Lou Holtz (4th season)
Offensive coordinator
Jim Strong (1st season)
Defensive coordinator
Barry Alvarez (2nd season)
Home stadium
Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
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.
^"Notre Dame Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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