The 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Lou Holtz, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 12–1.
1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Stats
Record: 12-1 (1st of 106) (Schedule & Results) Rank: 2nd in the Final AP poll Conference: Ind Coach: Lou Holtz (12-1) Points For: 406 Points/G: 33.8 (11th of 106) Points Against: 183 Opp Pts/G: 15.2 (12th of 106) SRS: 21.34 (3rd of 106) SOS: 7.96 (2nd of 106) Bowl Game: Won Orange Bowl 21-6 versus Colorado More Team Info1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Roster
The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 1980s, cementing its claim as the decade's top team, winning more titles than any other program. Notre Dame signed a six-year, $30 million deal with NBC, granting the network the exclusive rights to broadcast Notre Dame football.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 11-1 in 1989. They emerged victorious over the Colorado Buffaloes, 21 to 6, in the Orange Bowl.
The 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
The 1989 Notre Dame football team was one Lou Holtz believed was the best he had ever coached—better even, than the team that won the national championship the prior year. Holtz had a good point—the ’89 Fighting Irish kept winning against a grueling schedule, but ended up one win short of a repeat title. Notre Dame was stocked with talent the NFL would like in the following spring’s ...
A full-season retrospective of the 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. Video highlights or reviews from each game are provided, with full-length game replays when available.
Throughout the season, much has been made about the similarities between the 2012 Fighting Irish and the 1988 national championship squad. It’s only fitting then, that for the 125th and final ‘Strong and True’ moment, Fighting Irish Digital Media looks back on the 1989 Fiesta Bowl, the victory over #3 West Virginia that brought #1 Notre Dame its eleventh consensus title. In recent ...
The Miami-Notre Dame rivalry was at a fever pitch in the 1989 college football season, and for the second straight year, the Hurricanes and Irish ended up 1-2 in the polls. This time they switched positions. Miami’s head-to-head win over Notre Dame on the Saturday after Thanksgiving was the difference in deciding the national championship.
The 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. [1] The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
The 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish schedule & results for the CFB regular season and playoffs
On the final night of the regular 1989 season, the University of Miami Hurricanes ended Notre Dame's hope for back to back championships with a convincing 27-10 victory.
1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Head Coach: Lou Holtz (4th season) Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN Record: 12-1 Previous: 1988 Next: 1990 (1) - at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Notre Dame was proclaimed national collegiate football champion on all fronts Tuesday, less than 24 hours after beating previously undefeated West Virginia, 34-21, in the Fiesta Bowl.
A look at the history of Notre Dame's Blue-Gold Game and some of the records in the annual scrimmage.
In 1989, top-ranked Notre Dame traveled to Ann Arbor for a matchup with #2 Michigan. Head coach Lou Holtz’s Fighting Irish escaped with a 24-19 win, thanks in part to Raghib Ismail’s consecutive kick returns for a touchdown. Last season, ‘Rocket’ walked through the plays, back on the field at Michigan Stadium.
The 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish roster for the CFB regular season and playoffs
Record: 12-1 (1st of 106) (Schedule & Results) Rank: 2nd in the Final AP poll Conference: Ind Coach: Lou Holtz (12-1) Points For: 406 Points/G: 33.8 (11th of 106) Points Against: 183 Opp Pts/G: 15.2 (12th of 106) : 21.34 (3rd of 106) : 7.96 (2nd of 106) Bowl Game: Won 21-6 versus Colorado More Team Info
