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1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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Conference
  
Independent

Head coach
  
Gerry Faust (1st year)

Captain
  
Bob Crable

1981 record
  
5–6

Defensive coordinator
  
Jim Johnson

Captain
  
Phil Carter


The 1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Gerry Faust was the new Notre Dame head coach. The offense scored 232 points, while the defense allowed 160 points. It was Notre Dame's first losing season in 18 years.

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Rivalries

  • In the Shillelagh Trophy, Purdue beat Notre Dame.
  • Notre Dame beat Michigan State to claim the Megaphone Trophy.
  • Team players drafted into the NFL

  • Bob Crable - 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23 New York Jets
  • John Krimm - 1982 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 New Orleans Saints
  • Phil Pozderac - 1982 / Round: 5 / Pick: 137 Dallas Cowboys
  • References

    1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Wikipedia