American college football season
The 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1985 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.
Game summaries
at Michigan
Notre Dame at Michigan
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 13 Fighting Irish |
3 |
6 | 3 | 0 |
12 |
• Wolverines |
0 |
3 | 14 | 3 |
20 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | ND | John Carney 34-yard field goal | ND 3–0 |
| 2 | | ND | John Carney 37-yard field goal | ND 6–0 |
| Mich | Mike Gillette 21-yard field goal | ND 6–3 |
| ND | John Carney 47-yard field goal | ND 9–3 |
| 3 | | Mich | Jim Harbaugh 10-yard run (Gillette kick) | Michigan 10–9 |
| ND | John Carney 25-yard field goal | ND 12–10 |
| Mich | Gerald White 3-yard run (Gillette kick) | Mich 17–12 |
| 4 | 5:12 | Mich | Mike Gillette 22-yard field goal | Mich 20–12 |
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Michigan State
At Purdue
at No. 17 Air Force
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Army
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cadets |
0 |
7 | 3 | 0 |
10 |
• Notre Dame |
14 |
0 | 7 | 3 |
24 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | ND | Pernell Taylor 1-yard run (John Carney kick) | ND 7-0 |
| 1 | | ND | Tim Brown 19-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Carney kick) | ND 14-0 |
| 2 | | ARMY | Bill Lampley 4-yard run (Craig Stopa kick) | ND 14-7 |
| 3 | | ARMY | Craig Stopa 22-yard field goal | ND 14-10 |
| 3 | | ND | Allen Pinkett 1-yard run (John Carney kick) | ND 21-10 |
| 4 | 6:23 | ND | John Carney 21-yard field goal | ND 24-10 |
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USC
Notre Dame played the first half in navy blue jerseys and changed into green jerseys for the second half.
USC at Notre Dame
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Trojans |
0 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
3 |
• Fighting Irish |
14 |
13 | 3 | 7 |
37 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | ND | Pinkett 2-yard run (Carney kick) | ND 7-0 |
| 1 | | ND | Beuerlein 6-yard run (Carney kick) | ND 14-0 |
| 2 | | ND | Carney 26-yard field goal | ND 17-0 |
| 2 | | ND | Stams 5-yard run (Carney kick) | ND 24-0 |
| 2 | | ND | Carney 33-yard field goal | ND 27-0 |
| 3 | | USC | Shafer 39-yard field goal | ND 27-3 |
| 3 | | ND | Carney 43-yard field goal | ND 30-3 |
| 4 | | ND | Williams 8-yard pass from Andrysiak (Carney kick) | ND 37-3 |
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Navy
Ole Miss
Notre Dame finally had the opportunity to exact revenge on the Rebels for a 20-13 loss at Jackson eight years earlier.
Ole Miss at Notre Dame
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rebels |
0 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
14 |
• Fighting Irish |
3 |
14 | 14 | 7 |
38 |
- Date: November 9
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | ND | Carney 41-yard field goal | Notre Dame 3-0 |
| 2 | | ND | Pinkett 1-yard run (Carney kick) | Notre Dame 10-0 |
| 2 | | ND | Brown 14-yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick) | Notre Dame 17-0 |
| 3 | | ND | Pinkett 2-yard run (Carney kick) | Notre Dame 24-0 |
| 3 | | ND | Redher 22-yard pass from Beuerlein (Carney kick) | Notre Dame 31-0 |
| 4 | | MISS | Meyers 10-yard pass from Osgood (Owen kick) | Notre Dame 31-7 |
| 4 | | MISS | Cleveland 1-yard run (Owen kick) | Notre Dame 31-14 |
| 4 | | ND | Southall 7-yard run (Carney kick) | Notre Dame 38-14 |
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at No. 1 Penn State
Notre Dame at Penn State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Irish |
0 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
6 |
• No. 1 Nittany Lions |
7 |
13 | 10 | 6 |
36 |
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No. 17 LSU
Ironically, Gerry Faust's last game in Notre Dame Stadium was against the same school he faced in his first game as Irish coach four years earlier.
LSU at Notre Dame
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 17 Tigers |
0 |
3 | 0 | 7 |
10 |
Fighting Irish |
7 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 9:26 | ND | Tim Brown 18-yard run (John Carney kick) | ND 7–0 |
| 2 | 0:00 | LSU | Matt DeFrank 27-yard field goal | ND 7–3 |
| 4 | 3:26 | | Garry James 2-yard run (Ron Lewis kick) | LSU 10–7 |
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at No. 4 Miami (FL)
Notre Dame at Miami (FL)
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Irish |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• No. 4 Hurricanes |
13 |
14 | 10 | 21 |
58 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | MIA | Greg Cox 39-yard field goal | MIA 3-0 |
| 1 | | MIA | W. Williams 6-yard run (Greg Cox kick) | MIA 10-0 |
| 1 | | MIA | Greg Cox 47-yard field goal | MIA 13-0 |
| 2 | | MIA | Bennie Blades 61-yard interception return (Cox kick) | MIA 20-0 |
| 2 | | ND | Allen Pinkett 3-yard run (John Carney kick) | MIA 20-7 |
| 2 | | MIA | Melvin Bratton 7-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Cox kick) | MIA 27-7 |
| 3 | | MIA | Greg Cox 48-yard field goal | MIA 30-7 |
| 3 | | MIA | Michael Irvin 15-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Greg Cox kick) | MIA 37-7 |
| 4 | | MIA | Vinny Testaverde 1-yard run (Greg Cox kick) | MIA 44-7 |
| 4 | | MIA | Andre Brown 17-yard pass from Geoff Torretta (Seelig kick) | MIA 51-7 |
| 4 | 4:44 | MIA | Bill Hawkins recovered blocked punt in end zone (Greg Cox kick) | MIA 58-7 |
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