# 1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1984 college football season. The team was coached by Gerry Faust and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Purdue | No. 8 | Hoosier DomeIndianapolis, IN (rivalry) | | L 21–23 | 60,672 |
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (rivalry) | | W 20–17 | 76,919 |
| September 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Colorado | | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | | W 55–14 | 59,075 |
| September 29 | 3:50 p.m. | at Missouri | No. 19 | Memorial StadiumColumbia, MO | ABC | W 16–14 | 70,915 |
| October 6 | 7:45 p.m. | No. 14 Miami (FL) | No. 17 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | ESPN | L 13–31 | 59,075 |
| October 13 | 12:20 p.m. | Air Force | | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | ESPN | L 7–21 | 59,075 |
| October 20 | 12:20 p.m. | No. 11 South Carolina | | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | ESPN | L 32–36 | 59,075 |
| October 27 | 3:50 p.m. | at No. 6 LSU | | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | ABC | W 30–22 | 78,033 |
| November 3 | 12:10 p.m. | vs. Navy | | Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (rivalry) | ESPN | W 18–17 | 61,795 |
| November 17 | 12:20 p.m. | Penn State | | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | ESPN | W 44–7 | 59,075 |
| November 24 | 3:40 p.m. | at No. 14 USC | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (rivalry) | CBS | W 19–7 | 66,342 |
| December 29 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 10 SMU | No. 17 | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI (Aloha Bowl) | ESPN | L 20–27 | 41,777 |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### vs Purdue

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Notre Dame | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: September 8, 1984
* Game weather: Indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 60,672
* Recap/Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PUR – Mike Rendina 31-yard field goal, 13:16. Purdue 3–0. Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:38.
ND – Allen Pinkett 11-yard run (John Carney kick), 7:55. Notre Dame 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:21.
ND – Mark Brooks 3-yard run (John Carney kick), 1:39. Notre Dame 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:12.
Second quarter
PUR – Jeff Price 6-yard pass from Jim Everett, 10:11. Notre Dame 14–10. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 6:28.
PUR – Mike Rendina 18-yard field goal, 0:00. Notre Dame 14–13. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 5:59.
Third quarter
PUR – Mike Rendina 20-yard field goal, 3:47. Purdue 16–14. Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 5:54.
Fourth quarter
PUR – Jeff Price 14-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Rendina kick), 13:57. Purdue 23–14. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:32.
ND – Allen Pinkett 6-yard run (John Carney kick), 4:21. Purdue 23–21. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:16.
Top passers
PUR – Jim Everett – 20/28, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT
ND – Steve Beuerlein – 13/20, 233 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
PUR – Rodney Carter – 22 rushes, 58 yards
ND – Allen Pinkett – 22 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
PUR – Steve Griffin – 5 receptions, 79 yards
ND – Joe Howard – 3 receptions, 61 yards :

### At Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Fighting Irish | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Spartans | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 |

### South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 36 |
| Fighting Irish | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 32 |
ND: Third straight home loss (first time since 1956)

### vs Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Fighting Irish | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |

### Aloha Bowl (vs SMU)
## Team players drafted into the NFL
## Awards and honors

* Former Fighting Irish player Red Sitko was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame