Notre Dame vs. SMU

Saturday, December 29, 1984, Aloha Bowl Share

No. 10 SMU beat No. 17 Notre Dame 27–⁠20. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 8–⁠3.

Neutral site17Notre Dame7–⁠5 in 1984

Neutral site10SMU10–⁠2 in 1984

FinalTV: TCS/MetrosportsAttendance 41,777Referee: Vance Carlson (Big Eight)The game on Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

SMU 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Notre Dame leads 10–⁠3 in 13 meetings, counting the two since this game.