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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls


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1887  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2010
1979 Season Highlights
 Dan Devine enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Michigan  12   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Purdue  22   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Michigan State  27   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Georgia Tech  21   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Air Force  38   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Southern California  23   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. South Carolina  18   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Navy  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Tennessee  18   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Clemson  10   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Miami (Florida)  40   15   W    @ Tokyo, Japan   
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored243
  Scoring Average22.1
  Points Allowed197
  Defense Average17.9
  Opponents Record70-44
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record2-2
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
 Notre Dame was not ranked.
  
1979 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Air Force 2-9127253  Ken Hatfield
Akron 2-27295  Jim Dennison
Army 2-8-196308  Louis H. Lou Saban
Boston College 5-6215215  Ed Chlebek
Buffalo 0-000  Bill Dando
Central Florida 0-000  Don Jonas
Cincinnati 2-9156281  Ralph Staub
East Carolina 7-3-1380193  Pat Dye
Florida State 11-13261600-1724  Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Monroe 3-8158211  John David Crow
Louisville 4-6-1167202  Vince Gibson
Memphis 5-6166223  Richard Williamson
Navy 7-4180154  George Welsh
Nevada Las Vegas 9-1-2370300  Tony Knap
North Texas 5-6182235  Jerry Moore
Notre Dame 7-4243197  Dan Devine
Penn State 8-42571771-096  Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh 11-12911161-01610  Jackie Sherrill
Rutgers 8-3243174  Frank R. Burns
South Carolina 8-42462050-11424  Jim Carlen
Southern Mississippi 6-4-1228146  Bobby Collins
Syracuse 7-53242931-0317  Frank Maloney
Temple 10-23991981-02817  Wayne Hardin
Tulane 9-33181790-169  Larry Smith
Virginia Tech 5-6224222  Bill Dooley
West Virginia 5-6185279  Frank Cignetti

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Notre Dame Players on File.

1979 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Notre Dame Players on File.


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