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Gerry Faust's Top 25 Games

The defining games from Gerry Faust's unambiguous full-season assignments, with the coached team identified for every result.

Games
25
Top score
58/100
Overtime
0

Teams coached in this list

National ranking

The top 25 of 145 attributable games

24 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1982Week 6

    Miami at Notre Dame

    Miami 14, Notre Dame 16

    W · Coached Notre Dame vs. Miami

    No. 17 Miami vs. No. 10 Notre Dame · 2-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5

    58

    Game score

  2. 1983PostseasonNeutral site

    Boston College vs. Notre Dame

    Boston College 18, Notre Dame 19

    W · Coached Notre Dame vs. Boston College

    No. 13 Boston College vs. No. 18 Notre Dame · 1-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5

    55

    Game score

  3. 1982Week 11

    Penn State at Notre Dame

    Penn State 24, Notre Dame 14

    L · Coached Notre Dame vs. Penn State

    No. 5 Penn State vs. No. 13 Notre Dame · 10-point margin

    Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    54

    Game score

  4. 1981Week 3

    Notre Dame at Michigan

    Notre Dame 7, Michigan 25

    L · Coached Notre Dame vs. Michigan

    No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Michigan · 18-point margin

    Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 12/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    52

    Game score

  5. 1982Week 3

    Michigan at Notre Dame

    Michigan 17, Notre Dame 23

    W · Coached Notre Dame vs. Michigan

    No. 10 Michigan vs. No. 20 Notre Dame · 6-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5

    51

    Game score

  6. 1984PostseasonNeutral site

    Notre Dame vs. SMU

    Notre Dame 20, SMU 27

    L · Coached Notre Dame vs. SMU

    No. 17 Notre Dame vs. No. 10 SMU · 7-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    48

    Game score

  7. 1982Week 10

    Notre Dame at Pittsburgh

    Notre Dame 31, Pittsburgh 16

    W · Coached Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh

    Unranked Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh · 15-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 15/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5

    45

    Game score

  8. 1981Week 8

    USC at Notre Dame

    USC 14, Notre Dame 7

    L · Coached Notre Dame vs. USC

    No. 5 USC vs. Unranked Notre Dame · 7-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    44

    Game score

  9. 1982Week 7

    Arizona at Notre Dame

    Arizona 16, Notre Dame 13

    L · Coached Notre Dame vs. Arizona

    Unranked Arizona vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 3-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    44

    Game score

  10. 1984Week 9

    South Carolina at Notre Dame

    South Carolina 36, Notre Dame 32

    L · Coached Notre Dame vs. South Carolina

    No. 9 South Carolina vs. Unranked Notre Dame · 4-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    43

    Game score

  11. 1984Week 6

    Notre Dame at Missouri

    Notre Dame 16, Missouri 14

    W · Coached Notre Dame vs. Missouri

    No. 16 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Missouri · 2-point margin

    Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5

    43

    Game score

  12. 1982Week 5

    Notre Dame at Michigan State

    Notre Dame 11, Michigan State 3

    W · Coached Notre Dame vs. Michigan State

    No. 11 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Michigan State · 8-point margin

    Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5

    42

    Game score

  13. 1981Week 4

    Notre Dame at Purdue

    Notre Dame 14, Purdue 15

    L · Coached Notre Dame vs. Purdue

    No. 13 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Purdue · 1-point margin

    Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    42

    Game score

  14. 1982Week 8

    Oregon at Notre Dame

    Oregon 13, Notre Dame 13

    T · Coached Notre Dame vs. Oregon

    Unranked Oregon vs. No. 15 Notre Dame · 0-point margin

    Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    41

    Game score

  15. 1981Week 12

    Notre Dame at Penn State

    Notre Dame 21, Penn State 24

    L · Coached Notre Dame vs. Penn State

    Unranked Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Penn State · 3-point margin

    Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    40

    Game score

  16. 1981Week 2

    LSU at Notre Dame

    LSU 9, Notre Dame 27

    W · Coached Notre Dame vs. LSU

    Unranked LSU vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 18-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 12/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5

    39

    Game score

  17. 1983Week 4

    Michigan State at Notre Dame

    Michigan State 28, Notre Dame 23

    L · Coached Notre Dame vs. Michigan State

    Unranked Michigan State vs. No. 13 Notre Dame · 5-point margin

    Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    38

    Game score

  18. 1984Week 10

    Notre Dame at LSU

    Notre Dame 30, LSU 22

    W · Coached Notre Dame vs. LSU

    Unranked Notre Dame vs. No. 15 LSU · 8-point margin

    Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5

    38

    Game score

  19. 1982Week 4

    Purdue at Notre Dame

    Purdue 14, Notre Dame 28

    W · Coached Notre Dame vs. Purdue

    Unranked Purdue vs. No. 10 Notre Dame · 14-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 16/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5

    37

    Game score

  20. 1983Week 13

    Air Force at Notre Dame

    Air Force 23, Notre Dame 22

    L · Coached Notre Dame vs. Air Force

    No. 18 Air Force vs. Unranked Notre Dame · 1-point margin

    Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    37

    Game score

  21. 1984Week 14

    Notre Dame at USC

    Notre Dame 19, USC 7

    W · Coached Notre Dame vs. USC

    No. 19 Notre Dame vs. No. 20 USC · 12-point margin

    Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 18/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5

    36

    Game score

  22. 1985Week 13

    LSU at Notre Dame

    LSU 10, Notre Dame 7

    L · Coached Notre Dame vs. LSU

    No. 17 LSU vs. Unranked Notre Dame · 3-point margin

    Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    36

    Game score

  23. 1985Week 3

    Notre Dame at Michigan

    Notre Dame 12, Michigan 20

    L · Coached Notre Dame vs. Michigan

    No. 13 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Michigan · 8-point margin

    Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    35

    Game score

  24. 1982Week 13

    Notre Dame at USC

    Notre Dame 13, USC 17

    L · Coached Notre Dame vs. USC

    Unranked Notre Dame vs. No. 17 USC · 4-point margin

    Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5

    35

    Game score

  25. 1989Week 3

    Akron at Central Michigan

    Akron 27, Central Michigan 26

    W · Coached Akron vs. Central Michigan

    Unranked Akron vs. Unranked Central Michigan · 1-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5

    34

    Game score

Methodology

How coach games are attributed and scored

Attribution: a team-season counts only when one coach owns the full schedule, or exactly one listed coach covers every completed game. Ambiguous split and interim seasons are excluded.

AP ranking, 50: both teams earn points from their AP rank at game time.

Closeness and overtime, 45: close finals earn up to 30 points and overtime earns up to 15.

Result, 5: a win by the coached team earns five points.

Regular-season rankings use the AP poll for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Historical poll, line-score, and video coverage varies.