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-
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 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
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.