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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 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

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	40	15	W	@ Tokyo, Japan

1979 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	243
Scoring Average	22.1
Points Allowed	197
Defense Average	17.9
Opponents Record	75-50
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	2-2

1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1979 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	3-8	158	211					John David Crow
Florida State	11-1	326	160	Lost 7-24				Bobby Bowden
Pittsburgh	11-1	291	116	Won 16-10				Jackie Sherrill
Temple	10-2	399	198	Won 28-17				Wayne Hardin
Nevada Las Vegas	9-1-2	370	300					Tony Knap
Tulane	9-3	318	179	Lost 6-9				Larry Smith
Liberty	8-2-1	322	176					Tom Dowling
Penn State	8-4	257	177	Won 9-6				Joe Paterno
Rutgers	8-3	243	174					Frank R. Burns
South Carolina	8-4	246	205	Lost 14-24				Jim Carlen
East Carolina	7-3-1	380	193					Pat Dye
Navy	7-4	180	154					George Welsh
Notre Dame	7-4	243	197					Dan Devine
Syracuse	7-5	324	293	Won 31-7				Frank Maloney
Akron	6-5	232	223					Jim Dennison
Central Florida	6-2	104	96					Don Jonas
Southern Mississippi	6-4-1	228	146					Bobby Collins
Boston College	5-6	215	215					Ed Chlebek
Memphis	5-6	166	223					Richard Williamson
North Texas	5-6	182	235					Jerry Moore
Virginia Tech	5-6	224	222					Bill Dooley
West Virginia	5-6	185	279					Frank Cignetti
Buffalo	4-5	117	177					Bill Dando
James Madison	4-6	135	206					Challace McMillin
Louisville	4-6-1	167	202					Vince Gibson
Air Force	2-9	127	253					Ken Hatfield
Army	2-8-1	96	308					Louis H. Lou Saban
Cincinnati	2-9	156	281					Ralph Staub

1979 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1979 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.