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Notre Dame Football Team History

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity: 80,225
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Dan Devine
Conference: Independent-

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1887 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2010

1978 Season Highlights

Dan Devine enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Missouri	0	3	L
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Michigan	14	28	L
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Purdue	10	6	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Michigan State	29	25	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Pittsburgh	26	17	W
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Air Force	38	15	W
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Miami (Florida)	20	0	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Navy	27	7	W	@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Tennessee	31	14	W
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Georgia Tech	38	21	W
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Southern California	25	27	L
Mon., Jan. 1	Houston	35	34	W	@ Dallas, TX	Cotton Bowl

1978 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	293
Scoring Average	24.4
Points Allowed	197
Defense Average	16.4
Opponents Record	88-40
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	3-1

1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
6	9-3-0	UPI
6	9-3-0	Coaches
7	9-3-0	AP

1978 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Air Force	3-8	215	328							Bill Parcells
Akron	0-2	35	81							Jim Dennison
Army	4-6-1	184	255							Homer Smith
Boston College	0-11	153	294							Ed Chlebek
Buffalo	0-0	0	0							Bill Dando
Cincinnati	5-6	279	224							Ralph Staub
East Carolina	9-3	287	136	1-0	35	13				Pat Dye
Florida State	8-3	312	208							Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Monroe	6-4-1	190	144							John David Crow
Louisville	7-4	319	202							Vince Gibson
Memphis	4-7	200	297							Richard Williamson
Navy	9-3	260	136	1-0	23	16				George Welsh
Nevada	2-0	60	28							Chris Ault
Nevada Las Vegas	7-4	249	182							Tony Knap
North Texas	9-2	277	150							Hayden Fry
Notre Dame	9-3	293	197	1-0	35	34				Dan Devine
Penn State	11-1	333	111	0-1	7	14				Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	8-4	263	187	0-1	17	30				Jackie Sherrill
Rutgers	9-3	284	165	0-1	18	34				Frank R. Burns
South Carolina	5-5-1	238	181							Jim Carlen
Southern Mississippi	7-4	213	185							Bobby Collins
Syracuse	3-8	192	295							Frank Maloney
Temple	7-3-1	280	203							Wayne Hardin
Tulane	4-7	183	211							Larry Smith
Virginia Tech	4-7	162	225							Bill Dooley
West Virginia	2-9	167	364							Frank Cignetti

1978 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Notre Dame Players on File.

1978 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Notre Dame Players on File.

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