The 1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Gerry Faust, the Irish compiled a 6–4–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 206 to 174, and were unranked for the second consecutive year in both the final AP and UPI polls. They won the first four games, including matches with No. 10 Michigan and No. 17 Miami (FL), and were ranked No. 9. They then lost to unranked Arizona, rebounded with a victory over No. 1 Pittsburgh, and concluded the season with three consecutive losses to No. 5 Penn State, Air Force, and No. 17 USC.

Tight end Tony Hunter and defensive back Dave Duerson received first-team honors on the 1982 All-America college football team. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Blair Kiel (1,273 passing yards), running back and co-captain Phil Carter (715 rushing yards), wide receiver Joe Howard (524 receiving yards, 18.7-yard average), kicker Mike Johnston (76 points scored, 19 of 19 PAT, 19 of 22 field goals), and linebacker Mark Zavagnin (113 tackles).Irish Eye, p. 54.

The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Schedule

Game summaries Michigan

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The first night game played at Notre Dame Stadium.

Purdue

Palm Beach Post. 1982 Sept 26.

Michigan State

Notre Dame's first victory in a game without scoring a touchdown since 1970 versus LSU.Gainesville Sun. 1982 Oct 3.

Miami (FL)

Arizona

Oregon

Navy

"Notre Dame's offense back on even Kiel, 27-10." Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Oct 31.

At Pittsburgh

Penn State

At Air Force

Recap/Box

At USC

Roster

Statistics Passing: Blair Kiel 118/219, 1273 Yds, 3 TD Rushing: Phil Carter 179 Rush, 715 Yds, 2 TD Receiving: Tony Hunter 42 Rec, 507 Yds Scoring: Mike Johnston 76 Pts

2012 Notre Dame football media guide.

Awards Safety Dave Duerson - 1st team All-American (College & Pro Football Newsweekly, Football News, Football Writers Association of America) Tight end Tony Hunter - 1st team All-American (Newspaper Enterprise Association) Kicker Mike Johnston - 3rd team All-American (Football News) Linebacker Mark Zavagnin - 2nd team All-American (Football News), 3rd Team All-American (Associated Press) 2012 Notre Dame football media guide.

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