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-
1977 Season Highlights
Dan Devine enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
The Fighting Irish won the National Championship.
1977 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Pittsburgh
19
9
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Mississippi
13
20
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Purdue
31
24
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Michigan State
16
6
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Army
24
0
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Southern California
49
19
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Navy
43
10
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Georgia Tech
69
14
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Clemson
21
17
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Air Force
49
0
W
Sat., Dec. 3 @
Miami
48
10
W
Mon., Jan. 2
Texas
38
10
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1977 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 420
Scoring Average 35.0
Points Allowed 139
Defense Average 11.6
Opponents Record 77-55
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 5-1
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
1 11-1-0
AP
1 11-1-0
Coaches
1 11-1-0
UPI
1977 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1977 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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