Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | LSU | No. 4 | | | W 27–9 | 59,075 | [2] |
September 19 | 1:50 p.m. | at No. 11 Michigan | No. 1 | | ABC | L 7–25 | 105,888 | |
September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Purdue | No. 13 | | | L 14–15 | 70,007 | |
October 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Michigan State | | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | W 20–7 | 59,075 | |
October 10 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 20 Florida State | | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | L 13–19 | 59,075 | |
October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 5 USC | | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | L 7–14 | 59,075 | |
October 31 | 1:30 p.m. | Navy | | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | W 38–0 | 59,075 | |
November 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | W 35–3 | 59,075 | [3] |
November 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at Air Force | | | | W 35–7 | 36,800 | [4] |
November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Penn State | | | | L 21–24 | 84,175 | |
November 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Miami (FL) | | | ABC | L 15–37 | 50,681 | |
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1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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K
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3
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Herry Oliver
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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- 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
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- ^ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Inspired Irish pound LSU, 27–9". The Kokomo Tribune. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame unveils 'Small Wonder'". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. November 8, 1981. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Irish Explode Late To Smash Air Force, 35-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1981. p. C9. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.