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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Dan Devine enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Missouri  0   3   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Michigan  14   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Purdue  10   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Michigan State  29   25   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Pittsburgh  26   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Air Force  38   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Miami  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Navy  27   7   W    @ Cleveland, OH   
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Tennessee  31   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Georgia Tech  38   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Southern California  25   27   L       
 Mon., Jan. 1   Houston  35   34   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored293
  Scoring Average24.4
  Points Allowed197
  Defense Average16.4
  Opponents Record94-45
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record3-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
7 9-3-0 AP
6 9-3-0 Coaches
6 9-3-0 UPI
  
1978 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 6-4-1190144   John David Crow
Nevada 11-1413121   Chris Ault
Penn State 11-1333111Lost  7-14  Joe Paterno
East Carolina 9-3287136Won  35-13  Pat Dye
Navy 9-3260136Won  23-16  George Welsh
North Texas 9-2277150   Hayden Fry
Notre Dame 9-3293197Won  35-34  Dan Devine
Rutgers 9-3284165Lost  18-34  Frank R. Burns
Florida State 8-3312208   Bobby Bowden
James Madison 8-2236124   Challace McMillin
Pittsburgh 8-4263187Lost  17-30  Jackie Sherrill
Louisville 7-4319202   Vince Gibson
Nevada Las Vegas 7-4249182   Tony Knap
Southern Mississippi 7-4213185   Bobby Collins
Temple 7-3-1280203   Wayne Hardin
Akron 6-5221232   Jim Dennison
Cincinnati 5-6279224   Ralph Staub
South Carolina 5-5-1238181   Jim Carlen
Army 4-6-1184255   Homer Smith
Liberty 4-5-1186264   Tom Dowling
Memphis 4-7200297   Richard Williamson
Tulane 4-7183211   Larry Smith
Virginia Tech 4-7162225   Bill Dooley
Air Force 3-8215328   Bill Parcells
Buffalo 3-6164211   Bill Dando
Syracuse 3-8192295   Frank Maloney
West Virginia 2-9167364   Frank Cignetti
Boston College 0-11153294   Ed Chlebek

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.