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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 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

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 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	2-9	122	297					John David Crow
Notre Dame	11-1	420	139	Won 38-10				Dan Devine
Penn State	11-1	390	187	Won 42-30				Joe Paterno
Florida State	10-2	314	170	Won 40-17				Bobby Bowden
North Texas	10-1	320	179					Hayden Fry
San Diego State	10-1	349	165					Claude Gilbert
Nevada Las Vegas	9-2	300	243					Tony Knap
Pittsburgh	9-2-1	428	134	Won 34-3				Jackie Sherrill
East Carolina	8-3	268	154					Pat Dye
Nevada	8-3	421	154					Chris Ault
Rutgers	8-3	291	181					Frank R. Burns
Army	7-4	287	245					Homer Smith
Louisville	7-4-1	291	194	Lost 14-24				Vince Gibson
Akron	6-4-1	234	170					Jim Dennison
Boston College	6-5	242	269					Joseph Joe Yukica
Georgia Tech	6-5	224	221					Pepper Rodgers
Memphis	6-5	228	194					Richard Williamson
Southern Mississippi	6-6	215	250					Bobby Collins
Syracuse	6-5	218	234					Frank Maloney
Cincinnati	5-4-2	250	121					Ralph Staub
James Madison	5-5	146	172					Challace McMillin
Navy	5-6	229	230					George Welsh
South Carolina	5-7	215	202					Jim Carlen
Temple	5-5-1	229	286					Wayne Hardin
West Virginia	5-6	244	264					Frank Cignetti
Liberty	3-7	167	260					Tom Dowling
Miami	3-8	125	245					Louis H. Lou Saban
Tulane	3-8	181	289					Larry Smith
Virginia Tech	3-7-1	174	210					Jimmy Sharpe
Air Force	2-8-1	114	296					Ben Martin
Buffalo	0-3-1	36	87					Bill Dando

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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.