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-
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
Record 9-2
-1
Points Scored 248
Scoring Average 20.7
Points Allowed 128
Defense Average 10.7
Opponents Record 80-55
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 3-1
-1
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
9 9-2-1
AP
10 9-2-1
Coaches
10 9-2-1
UPI
1980 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.