# 1984–85 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1984-85 college basketball season. The Irish were led by head coach Digger Phelps, in his 14th season, and played their home games at the Athletic & Convocation Center in Notre Dame, Indiana. Notre Dame earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Southeast region. After an opening round win over Oregon State, the Irish were beaten by No. 2 seed North Carolina in the round of 32. The team finished with a 21–9 record.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1984* | | Manhattan | W 67–56 | 1–0 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Nov 29, 1984* | | Northwestern | W 79–61 | 2–0 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Dec 1, 1984* | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 85–45 | 3–0 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Dec 4, 1984* | | No. 11 Indiana | W 74–63 | 4–0 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | at No. 2 DePaul | L 83–95 | 4–1 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 9, 1984* | | at Valparaiso | W 88–57 | 5–1 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Dec 30, 1984* | | at Creighton | L 58–60 | 5–2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 5, 1985* | | vs. Davidson | W 79–62 | 6–2 | Charlotte Coliseum (I) |
| Jan 7, 1985* | | at Rice | L 70–73 | 6–3 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Jan 12, 1985* | | at Marquette | W 63–62 | 7–3 | MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Jan 16, 1985* | | Holy Cross | W 96–61 | 8–3 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Jan 20, 1985* | | No. 10 DePaul | L 66–71 | 8–4 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Jan 23, 1985* | | Dayton | W 66–61 | 9–4 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Jan 26, 1985* | | at Maryland | L 65–77 | 9–5 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 28, 1985* | | Providence | W 70–63 | 10–5 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Jan 30, 1985* | | Saint Louis | W 48–42 | 11–5 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 3, 1985* | | at UCLA | W 53–52 | 12–5 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 6, 1985* | | La Salle | W 71–58 | 13–5 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 9, 1985* | | No. 6 Syracuse | L 62–65 | 13–6 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 13, 1985* | | New Orleans | W 79–54 | 14–6 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 16, 1985* | | vs. No. 7 Duke | L 69–81 | 14–7 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Feb 18, 1985* | | Loyola (MD) | W 61–60 | 15–7 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 20, 1985* | | vs. Fordham | W 65–54 | 16–7 | |
| Feb 23, 1985* | | Brigham Young | W 67–58 | 17–7 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 28, 1985* | | at Butler | L 69–70 | 17–8 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Mar 3, 1985* | | Washington | W 57–50 | 18–8 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Mar 6, 1985* | | Marquette | W 66–60 | 19–8 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Mar 9, 1985* | | at Dayton | W 80–73 | 20–8 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1985* | (7 SE) | vs. (10 SE) Oregon State First round | W 79–70 | 21–8 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Mar 16, 1985* | (7 SE) | vs. (2 SE) No. 7 North Carolina Second round | L 58–60 | 21–9 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/UPI Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||