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-
1976 Season Highlights
Dan Devine enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Pittsburgh
10
31
L
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Purdue
23
0
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Northwestern
48
0
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Michigan State
24
6
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Oregon
41
0
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
South Carolina
13
6
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Navy
27
21
W
@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Georgia Tech
14
23
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Alabama
21
18
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Miami
40
27
W
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Southern California
13
17
L
Mon., Dec. 27
Penn State
20
9
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1976 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 294
Scoring Average 24.5
Points Allowed 158
Defense Average 13.2
Opponents Record 70-64
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
12 9-3-0
AP
12 9-3-0
Coaches
12 9-3-0
UPI
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.