1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team


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.

Rivalries

Personnel

Game summaries

at Michigan








7–101988ND, 19–17

Michigan State

35–18–11988ND, 20–3

Stanford

USC

33–23–41988ND, 27–10

at Miami (FL)

Colorado (Orange Bowl)

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Anthony JohnsonRunning Back236Indianapolis Colts
Tim GrunhardTackle240Kansas City Chiefs
Jeff AlmDefensive Tackle241Houston Oilers
Pat TerrellDefensive Back249Los Angeles Rams
Mike BrennanTackle491Cincinnati Bengals
Stan SmagalaDefensive Back5123Dallas Cowboys
Ned BolcarLinebacker6146Seattle Seahawks
D’Juan FranciscoDefensive Back10262Washington Redskins
Dean BrownGuard12316Indianapolis Colts

Awards and honors