1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Introduction 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.
Schedule
Games summaries ===vs Virginia===Largest crowd for college football game at Giants Stadium===At Michigan======Michigan State======At Purdue======At Stanford======At Air Force===*Raghib Ismail 180 all-purpose yards===USC===*Pregame fight in tunnel===Pittsburgh======Navy======SMU======At Penn State===Notre Dame's first win in school history at Beaver Stadium===At Miami (FL)======Orange Bowl (vs Colorado)===
Personnel
Awards and honors * Tony Rice, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award* Tony Rice finished fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy. * Raghib Ismail finished in a tie for tenth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.
Team players drafted into the NFL The following players were drafted into professional football following the season. '''Player'''  '''Position'''  '''Round'''  '''Pick'''   '''Franchise''' Anthony Johnson Running Back   2  36  Indianapolis Colts Tim Grunhard  Tackle 2 40  Kansas City Chiefs Jeff Alm  Defensive Tackle2 41  Houston Oilers Pat Terrell  Defensive Back 2 49  Los Angeles Rams Mike Brennan  Tackle 4 91  Cincinnati BengalsStan Smagala  Defensive Back 5 123  Dallas Cowboys Ned Bolcar  Linebacker 6 146  Seattle Seahawks D’Juan Francisco  Defensive Back 10 262  Washington Redskins Dean Brown  Guard 12 316  Indianapolis Colts
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