1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
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Notre Dame was invited to the Liberty Bowl where they faced 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.
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Roster
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Awards and honors
- Allen Pinkett finished 16th in voting for the Heisman Trophy.[1]
- Former Fighting Irish players Bill Fischer and Bill Shakespeare was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
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- 1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football season
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons
- Liberty Bowl champion seasons
- 1983 in sports in Indiana