# 1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 18 | 9:00 p.m. | No. 10 Michigan | No. 20 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | ABC | W 23–17 | 59,075 |
| September 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Purdue | No. 10 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | | W 28–14 | 59,075 |
| October 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | No. 11 | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (rivalry) | | W 11–3 | 77,119 |
| October 9 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 17 Miami (FL) | No. 10 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | | W 16–14 | 59,075 |
| October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | Arizona | No. 9 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | | L 13–16 | 59,075 |
| October 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at Oregon | No. 15 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | | T 13–13 | 40,381 |
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Navy | | Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (rivalry) | | W 27–10 | 72,201 |
| November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Pittsburgh | | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (rivalry) | | W 31–16 | 60,162 |
| November 13 | 3:50 p.m. | No. 5 Penn State | No. 13 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | ABC | L 14–24 | 59,075 |
| November 20 | 3:00 p.m. | at Air Force | No. 18 | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (rivalry) | | L 17–30 | 46,712 |
| November 27 | 3:50 p.m. | at No. 17 USC | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (rivalry) | CBS | L 13–17 | 76,459 |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| • Notre Dame | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
The first night game played at Notre Dame Stadium.

### Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • Notre Dame | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Notre Dame | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Michigan St | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Notre Dame's first victory in a game without scoring a touchdown since 1970 versus LSU.

### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miami (FL) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| • Notre Dame | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |

### Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Arizona | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Notre Dame | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

### Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Oregon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Notre Dame | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| Navy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |

### At Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Air Force | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 |

### At USC
## Statistics

* Passing: Blair Kiel 118/219, 1273 Yds, 3 TD
* Rushing: Phil Carter 179 Rush, 715 Yds, 2 TD
* Receiving: Tony Hunter 42 Rec, 507 Yds
* Scoring: Mike Johnston 76 Pts

## Awards

* S Dave Duerson - 1st Team All-American (College & Pro Football Newsweekly, Football News, Football Writers Association of America)
* TE Tony Hunter - 1st Team All-American (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
* K Mike Johnston - 3rd Team All-American (Football News)
* LB Mark Zavagnin - 2nd Team All-American (Football News), 3rd Team All-American (Associated Press)