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1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Dan Devine and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

The 1980 season would be Dan Devine's final year as Notre Dame head coach. In August, he had announced that the upcoming season would be his last. The offense had 248 points for, while the defense gave up 128 points.

Schedule

Personnel


Game summaries

Purdue

#9 Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at #11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0)

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

ABC Player of Game - Mike Courey (151 yards passing, TD, 59 yards rushing, TD)

[5]

Michigan

#14 Michigan Wolverines (1–0) at #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–0)

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

  • Date: September 20
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Recap/Box

Harry Oliver kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired.[6]

At Michigan State

#7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2–0) at Michigan State Spartans (1–2)

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: October 4
  • Game attendance: 76,821
  • Recap/Box

Blair Kiel started the second half at quarterback

Miami (FL)

#13 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (4–0) at #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–0)

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

  • Date: October 11
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Recap/Box

Army

Army Cadets (2–2–1) at #5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–0)

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

  • Date: October 18
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Recap/Box

[7]

At Arizona

#4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–0) at Arizona Wildcats (2–3)

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

  • Date: October 25
  • Game attendance: 56,211
  • Recap/Box

Dan Devine's 50th win at Notre Dame

Vs. Navy

Navy Midshipmen (5–2) vs. #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–0)

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 1
  • Game weather: Overcast
  • Game attendance: 76,891
  • Recap/Box

At Georgia Tech

#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1–7)

at Grant Field, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 41,266
  • Recap/Box

At Alabama

#6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–0–1) at #5 Alabama Crimson Tide (8–1)

at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

Air Force

Air Force Falcons (2–7–1) at #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–0–1)

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Recap/Box

[8]

At USC

#2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–0–1) at #17 USC Trojans (7–2–1)

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Sugar Bowl (vs. Georgia)

#17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–1–1) vs. #1 Georgia Bulldogs (11–0)

at Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: January 1, 1981
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Game attendance: 77,895
  • TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Frank Broyles
  • Recap/Box

Team players drafted into the NFL

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Hot Irish defense stops Alabama cold". Chicago Tribune. November 16, 1980. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Mooshil, Joe (November 23, 1980). "ND whips Air Force, 24-10 after 'making a few adjustments'". The Kokomo Tribune. Associated Press. p. 25. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Opportunistic Georgia fulfills national-title dream". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 7.
  6. ^ "Last-Play, 51-Yard Kick Gets Irish Past Michigan." Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 21.
  7. ^ Gadsden Times. 1980 Oct 19. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
  8. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 23.