1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1989
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Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 21–6 vs. Colorado
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
Record12–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Strong (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBarry Alvarez (2nd season)
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 318:00 p.m.vs. VirginiaNo. 2
Raycom, WGNW 36–1377,323[2]
September 163:30 p.m.at No. 2
ABC
W 24–19105,912
September 232:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 1
CBSW 21–1359,075
September 3012:00 p.m.at PurdueNo. 1
ABCW 40–767,861
October 74:00 p.m.at StanfordNo. 1
W 27–1786,019
October 147:00 p.m.at No. 17 Air ForceNo. 1
ESPNW 41–2753,533
October 213:30 p.m.No. 9 USCNo. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
CBSW 28–2459,075
October 285:00 p.m.No. 7 PittsburghNo. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
ESPNW 45–759,075
November 412:00 p.m.NavyNo. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
SportsChannelW 41–059,075
November 1112:00 p.m.SMUNo. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
SportsChannelW 59–659,075
November 182:30 p.m.at No. 17
University Park, PA (rivalry
)		CBSW 34–2386,025
November 256:30 p.m.at No. 7 Miami (FL)No. 1
CBSL 10–2781,634
January 1, 19908:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 ColoradoNo. 4
NBCW 21–681,191

Games summaries

vs Virginia

Kickoff Classic: #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) vs. Virginia Cavaliers (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia 0 0 01313
Notre Dame 19 14 0336

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Largest crowd for college football game at Giants Stadium

At Michigan

See also: Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry
#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–0) at #2 Michigan Wolverines (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 0 7 10724
Michigan 0 6 01319

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Game information

Michigan State

See also:
Megaphone Trophy
Game information

At Purdue

See also: Notre Dame–Purdue football rivalry
#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 14 20 0640
Purdue 0 0 077

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Game information