1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Gerry Faust and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

USC
Notre Dame played the first half in navy blue jerseys and changed into green jerseys for the second half.


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Ole Miss
Notre Dame finally had the opportunity to exact revenge on the Rebels for a 20-13 loss at Jackson eight years earlier.

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.

Awards and honors

 * Allen Pinkett finished 8th in voting for the Heisman Trophy.
 * Former Fighting Irish players Paul Hornung and Jim Martin were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame