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.
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Notre Dame made it to the Liberty Bowl where they faced Boston College and their prized quarterback Doug Flutie. Boston College scored first on a 13-yard touchdown pass but missed the extra point. Notre Dame came back as Allen Pinkett and Chris Smith each rushed for 100-plus yards, while Pinkett scored two touchdowns as Notre Dame beat Boston College, 19–18, to win their first bowl game since the 1979 Cotton Bowl.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at Purdue | No. 5 | | | W 52–6 | 69,782 |
September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Michigan State | No. 4 | | | L 23–28 | 59,075 |
September 24 | 9:00 p.m. | at Miami (FL) | No. 13 | | CBS | L 0–20 | 52,480 |
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Colorado | | | KWGN | W 27–3 | 52,692 |
October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Carolina | | | | W 30–6 | 74,500 |
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Army | | | | W 42–0 | 75,131 |
October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | USC | | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | W 27–6 | 59,075 |
October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Navy | No. 19 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | W 28–12 | 59,075 |
November 5 | 3:45 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 18 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| CBS | L 16–21 | 59,075 |
November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Penn State | | | | L 30–34 | 85,899 |
November 19 | 12:35 p.m. | Air Force | | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| ABC | L 22–23 | 59,075 |
December 29 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Boston College | | | Katz | W 19–18 | 47,071 |
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1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
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Purdue
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Notre Dame |
17 |
14 | 14 | 7 |
52 |
Purdue |
0 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
6 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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Colorado
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Notre Dame |
10 |
7 | 7 | 3 |
27 |
Colorado |
3 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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USC
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
USC |
0 |
0 | 6 | 0 |
6 |
• Notre Dame |
7 |
10 | 10 | 0 |
27 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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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.
Gainesville Sun. 1983 Sept 11. Retrieved 2015-Sep-20.