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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 Conference


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1887  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 Dan Devine enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Purdue  31   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Michigan  29   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Michigan State  26   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Miami  32   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Army  30   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Arizona  20   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Navy  33   0   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Georgia Tech  3   3   T       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Alabama  7   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Air Force  24   10   W       
 Sat., Dec. 6  @ Southern California  3   20   L       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Georgia  10   17   L    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record9-2 -1
  Points Scored248
  Scoring Average20.7
  Points Allowed128
  Defense Average10.7
  Opponents Record80-55
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-1 -1
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
9 9-2-1 AP
10 9-2-1 Coaches
10 9-2-1 UPI
  
1980 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 7-4296267   John David Crow
Pittsburgh 11-1380130Won  37-9  Jackie Sherrill
Florida State 10-2369103Lost  17-18  Bobby Bowden
Penn State 10-2321158Won  31-19  Joe Paterno
Notre Dame 9-2-1248128Lost  10-17  Dan Devine
Southern Mississippi 9-3290183Won  16-14  Bobby Collins
Navy 8-4226146Lost  0-35  George Welsh
South Carolina 8-4348200Lost  9-37  Jim Carlen
Virginia Tech 8-4249129Lost  10-20  Bill Dooley
Boston College 7-4199186   Ed Chlebek
Liberty 7-3272180   Tom Dowling
Nevada Las Vegas 7-4384257   Tony Knap
Rutgers 7-4279156   Frank R. Burns
Tulane 7-5279243Lost  15-34  Vince Gibson
North Texas 6-5265252   Jerry Moore
West Virginia 6-6305289   Don Nehlen
Buffalo 5-6132247   Bill Dando
Louisville 5-6162203   Bob Weber
Syracuse 5-6207222   Frank Maloney
East Carolina 4-7192312   Ed Emory
James Madison 4-6148207   Challace McMillin
Temple 4-7170262   Wayne Hardin
Akron 3-7-1134183   Jim Dennison
Army 3-7-1204295   Ed Cavanaugh
Central Florida 3-5-1156175   Don Jonas
Cincinnati 2-9122271   Ralph Staub
Memphis 2-9115255   Richard Williamson

1980 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1980 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.