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American college football season
The 1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season .[1] The team was coached by Gerry Faust and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana .
Notre Dame made it to the
1979 Cotton Bowl
.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 10 2:30 p.m. at Purdue No. 5 W 52–669,782
September 17 2:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 4 L 23–2859,075
September 24 9:00 p.m. at Miami (FL) No. 13 CBS L 0–2052,480
October 1 3:30 p.m. at Colorado KWGN W 27–352,692
October 8 7:00 p.m. at South Carolina W 30–674,500
October 15 1:00 p.m. vs. Army W 42–075,131
October 22 2:30 p.m. USC Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 27–659,075
October 29 12:00 p.m. Navy No. 19 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 28–1259,075
November 5 3:45 p.m. Pittsburgh No. 18 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) CBS L 16–2159,075
November 12 1:00 p.m. at ) L 30–3485,899
November 19 12:35 p.m. ABC
L 22–2359,075
December 29 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 13 Boston College Katz W 19–1847,071
Roster
1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
• Notre Dame
17
14 14 7
52
Purdue
0
0 0 6
6
Scoring summary Q1 ND Bell 9 yard pass from Kiel (Johnston kick) ND 7–0
Q1 ND Bell 1 yard run (Johnston kick) ND 14–0
Q1 ND Johnston 31 yard field goal ND 17–0
Q2 ND Bell 2 yard run (Johnston kick) ND 24–0
Q2 ND Bavaro 17 yard pass from Kiel (Johnston kick) ND 31–0
Q3 ND Pinkett 1 yard run (Johnston kick) ND 38–0
Q3 ND Bell 5 yard run (Johnston kick) ND 45–0
Q4 ND Abraham 3 yard run (Johnston kick) ND 52–0
Q4 PUR Brunner 18 yard pass from Everett (kick failed) ND 52–6
[2]
Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
• Notre Dame
10
7 7 3
27
Colorado
3
0 0 0
3
Scoring summary 1 ND Pinkett 10-yard run (Johnston kick) ND 7-0
1 COL Field 43-yard field goal ND 7-3
1 ND Johnston 21-yard field goal ND 10-3
2 ND Brooks 31-yard run (Johnston kick) ND 17-3
3 ND Smith 29-yard run (Johnston kick) ND 24-3
4 ND Johnston 39-yard field goal ND 27-3
USC
1
2 3 4 Total
USC
0
0 6 0
6
• Notre Dame
7
10 10 0
27
Date: October 22Location: South Bend, IN
Scoring summary 1 ND Pinkett 11-yard run (Johnston kick) ND 7-0
2 ND Pinkett 9-yard run (Johnston kick) ND 14-0
2 0:29 ND Johnston 30-yard field goal ND 17-0
3 ND Pinkett 11-yard run (Johnston kick) ND 24-0
3 USC Harper 1-yard run (run failed) ND 24-6
3 0:02 ND Johnston 39-yard field goal ND 27-6
The game came to be known as the "Green Jerseys II" game. Notre Dame snapped a five-game losing streak to USC as Allen Pinkett rushed 21 times for 122 yards, his fourth straight 100-yard game and the first Irish player to do so since Jim Stone in 1980. "We felt could have beat USC in blue. We felt we could have beat them in T-shirts," said Pinkett. The game took place six years to the day from the original "Green Jersey" game in 1977 but head coach Gerry Faust had already made the decision to wear the jerseys over the summer.
Awards and honors
Allen Pinkett finished 16th in voting for the Heisman Trophy .[3]
Former Fighting Irish players
References
Venues Bowls and rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold