Notre Dame Fighting Irish

1983 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
21	Byron Abraham B. Abraham	RB	5'11"	195	FR
72	John Askin J. Askin	OL	6'6"	261	FR
38	Jon Autry J. Autry		6'2"	246	SR
40	Pat Ballage P. Ballage	DB	6'2"	197	SO
56	Robert Banks R. Banks	DL	6'5"	235	FR
87	Joe Bars J. Bars	LB	6'5"	237	JR
82	Mark Bavaro M. Bavaro	TE	6'4"	246	SO
85	Greg Bell G. Bell	RB	6'0"	210	JR
28	Brian Benner B. Benner	TE	5'6"	218	JR
7	Steve Beuerlein S. Beuerlein		6'3"	195	FR
35	Mark Brooks M. Brooks	FB	6'3"	229	JR
9	Chris Brown C. Brown	DB	6'1"	196	SR
57	Dave Butler D. Butler	LB	6'3"	210	FR
	Ray Carter R. Carter	RB
16	Dan Corsaro D. Corsaro	DB	5'11"	185	SO
16	Tom Cushing T. Cushing	QB	6'1"	185	SR
43	Rick DiBernardo R. DiBernardo	LB	6'3"	229	SO
92	Greg Dingens G. Dingens		6'5"	257	SO
53	Tom Doerger T. Doerger	OL	6'5"	272	SO
71	Eric Dorsey E. Dorsey		6'5"	269	SO
83	Mike Favorite M. Favorite	WR	6'4"	196	SR
60	Joe Fazio J. Fazio	OL	6'4"	257	JR
6	Robbie Finnegan R. Finnegan	OL	6'3"	246	JR
	Lester Flemons L. Flemons	RB
33	Hiawatha Francisco H. Francisco	RB	5'10"	185	FR
46	Tom Freeman T. Freeman	DL	6'4"	225	FR
58	Tony Furjanic T. Furjanic	LB	6'2"	231	SO
78	Mike Gann M. Gann		6'5"	256	JR
65	Greg Golic G. Golic	OL	6'7"	263	SR
55	Mike Golic M. Golic	TE	6'5"	251	JR
88	Ricky Gray R. Gray	TE	6'4"	227	JR
93	Mike Griffin M. Griffin		6'4"	235	FR
	Scott Grooms S. Grooms	QB
1	Mike Haywood M. Haywood	WR	5'11"	176	SO
52	Shawn Heffern S. Heffern	OL	6'5"	254	SO
24	Joe Howard J. Howard	WR	5'9"	171	JR
6	Milt Jackson M. Jackson	WR	6'0"	181	SO
3	Alonzo Jefferson A. Jefferson	WR	5'9"	172	FR
27	Joe Johnson J. Johnson	DB	6'2"	189	JR
4	Mike Johnston M. Johnston	K	5'11"	185	GR
97	Steve Keane S. Keane		6'4"	260	SR
63	Mike Kelley M. Kelley	OL	6'5"	269	JR
50	Kevin Kelly K. Kelly	OL	6'0"	221	JR
5	Blair Kiel B. Kiel	DB	6'1"	206	SR
96	Wally Kleine_ W. Kleine_		6'8"	272	FR
49	Mike Kovaleski M. Kovaleski	LB	6'2"	210	FR
51	Chuck Lanza C. Lanza	OL	6'3"	230	FR
23	Steve Lawrence S. Lawrence	DB	6'0"	180	FR
39	Dave Machtolf D. Machtolf	FB	6'2"	216	JR
77	Tim Marshall T. Marshall		6'4"	257	JR
93	Bob Martz B. Martz		6'8"	250	FR
79	Neil Maune N. Maune	OL	6'5"	278	SR
45	John Mccabe J. Mccabe	DL	6'3"	230	SO
10	Dave Meadows D. Meadows	P	5'10"	180	SR
17	Alvin Miller A. Miller	WR	6'4"	220	FR
48	John Mosley J. Mosley	DB	6'1"	195	SR
47	Tom Murphy T. Murphy	LB	6'2"	219	SR
37	Rick Naylor R. Naylor	LB	6'3"	227	SR
84	Van Pearcy V. Pearcy	WR	6'2"	191	SO
76	Mike Perrino M. Perrino		6'5"	271	SO
20	Allen Pinkett A. Pinkett	RB	5'9"	184	SO
62	Ron Plantz R. Plantz	OL	6'4"	266	SO
90	Tom Render T. Render	TE	6'7"	225	FR
54	Tim Scannell T. Scannell	OL	6'4"	270	SO
74	Mike Shiner M. Shiner	OL	6'8"	269	SR
32	Chris Smith C. Smith	FB	6'2"	231	JR
2	Kevin Smith K. Smith	QB	6'5"	214	SR
25	Marv Spence M. Spence	DB	6'11"	180	FR
34	Daane Spielmaker D. Spielmaker	DB	6'1"	203	SR
86	Dan Tanczos D. Tanczos	TE	6'5"	225	FR
30	Stacey Toran S. Toran	DB	6'4"	206	SR
80	Mike Viracola M. Viracola	P	5'11"	181	SR
73	Jerry Weinle J. Weinle	OL	6'3"	248	SR
89	Joel Williams J. Williams	TE	6'4"	225	FR
75	Larry Williams L. Williams	OL	5'6"	284	JR
12	Troy Wilson T. Wilson	DB	5'11"	170	FR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

28

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

517.0

516.6

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	5	5	.500
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	4	5	.444
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333