1984 Aloha Bowl

1984 Aloha Bowl
1234 Total
Notre Dame 01073 20
SMU 710010 27
DateDecember 29, 1984
Season1984
StadiumAloha Stadium
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
RefereeVance Carlson (Big Eight)
Attendance41,777
United States TV coverage
NetworkTCS/Metrosports
AnnouncersHarry Kalas, George Connor, and Jack Snow
Aloha Bowl
 < 1983  1985

The 1984 Aloha Bowl, part of the 1984 bowl game season, took place on December 29, 1984, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the SMU Mustangs of the Southwest Conference, meeting for the first time in 26 years. SMU won the game 27–20 in front of a then Aloha Bowl-record crowd of 41,777. This was SMU's last bowl game appearance and bowl win before the Death Penalty shut the program down in 1987.