1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1983 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.
Notre Dame was invited to the Liberty Bowl where they faced [1983 1983 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College Eagles football team|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.
Awards and honors
- Allen Pinkett finished 16th in voting for the Heisman Trophy.
- Former Fighting Irish players Bill Fischer and Bill Shakespeare was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame