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1982 Notre Dame

6–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Gerry Faust.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1982, game by game: won vs. No. 10 Michigan 23–17; won vs. Purdue 28–14; won at Michigan State 11–3; won vs. No. 17 Miami 16–14; lost vs. Arizona 13–16; tied at Oregon 13–13; won vs. Navy 27–10; won at No. 1 Pittsburgh 31–16; lost vs. No. 5 Penn State 14–24; lost at Air Force 17–30; lost at No. 17 USC 13–17+17−13Won 23–17 vs. No. 10 Michigan+6No. 10 MichiganWon 28–14 vs. Purdue+14PurdueWon 11–3 at Michigan State+8Michigan StateWon 16–14 vs. No. 17 Miami+2No. 17 MiamiLost 13–16 vs. Arizona-3ArizonaTied 13–13 at Oregon0OregonWon 27–10 vs. Navy+17NavyWon 31–16 at No. 1 Pittsburgh+15No. 1 PittsburghLost 14–24 vs. No. 5 Penn State-10No. 5 Penn StateLost 17–30 at Air Force-13Air ForceLost 13–17 at No. 17 USC-4No. 17 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vs10MichiganW 23–⁠1744%
Sep 25vsPurdueW 28–⁠1478%
Oct 2atMichigan StateW 11–⁠365%
Oct 9vs17MiamiW 16–⁠1449%
Oct 16vsArizonaL 13–⁠1678%
Oct 23atOregonT 13–⁠1376%
Oct 30vsNavyW 27–⁠1057%
Nov 6at1PittsburghW 31–⁠1624%
Nov 13vs5Penn StateL 14–⁠2442%
Nov 20atAir ForceL 17–⁠3066%
Nov 27at17USCL 13–⁠1732%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 17–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 15
  9. Wk 11: 13
  10. Wk 12: 18

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1982.

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
206–⁠174
Coach
Gerry Faust
Elo
1608 +34 this season
SP+ rating
16.8 No. 22 of 109; offense No. 43, defense No. 5
SRS
13.1 No. 27 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom Lichtenberg
Defensive coordinator
Jim Johnson
Captains
Phil Carter, Dave Duerson and Mark Zavagnin
Most valuable player
Dave Duerson

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 1Tony Hunter TEBuffalo Bills
Rd 3Dave Duerson DBChicago Bears
Rd 4Tom Thayer CChicago Bears
Rd 5Larry Moriarty RBHouston Oilers