1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Sugar Bowl, L, 10-17 vs. Georgia
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
1980 record	9–2–1
Head coach	Dan Devine (6th year)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Yonto
Captain	Bob Crable
Captain	Tom Gibbons
Captain	John Scully
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

1980 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#5 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
#8 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
#9 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
#18 Miami		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	9	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1980 college 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.

Rivalries

In the Shillelagh Trophy, Notre Dame beat Purdue.
In the Michigan – Notre Dame rivalry, Notre Dame beat Michigan.
Notre Dame beat Michigan State to claim the Megaphone Trophy.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	3:20 p.m.	No. 9 Purdue*	No. 11	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	ABC	W 31–10	59,075
September 20	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 Michigan*	No. 8	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)		W 29–27	59,075
October 4	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan State*	No. 7	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)		W 26–21	76,821
October 11	2:30 p.m.	No. 13 Miami*	No. 7	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		W 32–14	59,075
October 18	2:30 p.m.	Army*	No. 5	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)		W 30–3	59,075
October 25	10:35 p.m.	at Arizona*	No. 4	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 20–3	56,211
November 1	1:30 p.m.	vs. Navy*	No. 3	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Rivalry)		W 33–0	76,891
November 8	1:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	No. 1	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		T 3–3	41,266
November 15	3:50 p.m.	at No. 5 Alabama*	No. 6	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ABC	W 7–0	78,873
November 22	1:30 p.m.	Air Force*	No. 2	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		W 24–10	59,075
December 6	3:50 p.m.	at No. 17 USC*	No. 2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	L 3–20	82,663
January 1, 1981	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Georgia*	No. 7	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 10–17	77,895
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game notes

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	10	0	0	10
• Notre Dame	10	7	7	7	31

Date: September 6
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary

1	ND	Oliver 36-yard field goal	Notre Dame 3-0

1	ND	McGarry 2-yard run (Oliver kick)	Notre Dame 10-0

2	ND	Carter 1-yard run (Oliver kick)	Notre Dame 17-0

2	PUR	Anderson 26-yard field goal	Notre Dame 17-3

2	PUR	Jones 4-yard run (Anderson kick)	Notre Dame 17-10

3	ND	Hunter 9-yard pass from Courey (Oliver kick)	Notre Dame 24-10

4	ND	Courey 14-yard run (Oliver kick)	Notre Dame 31-10

^[3]

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	14	7	6	27
• Notre Dame	0	14	6	9	29

Date: September 20
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary

2	13:05	ND	P. Carter 6-yard run (Oliver kick)	ND 7-0

2		ND	Holohan 10-yard pass from Courey (Oliver kick)	ND 14-0

2		MICH	Ricks 8-yard pass from Wangler (Haji-Sheikh kick)	ND 14-7

2		MICH	Betts 5-yard pass from Wangler (Haji-Sheikh kick)	Tied 14-14

3		MICH	Edwards 2-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	MICH 21-14

3		ND	Krimm 49-yard interception return (kick failed)	MICH 21-20

4		ND	P. Carter 4-yard run (pass failed)	ND 26-21

4		MICH	Dunnaway 1-yard pass from Wangler (pass failed)	MICH 27-26

4	0:00	ND	Oliver 51-yard field goal	ND 29-27

^[4]

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Air Force	3	0	0	7	10
• Notre Dame	0	3	14	7	24

Date: November 22
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary

1	AF	Sean Pavlich 35-yard field goal	AF 3-0

2	ND	Harry Oliver 31-yard field goal	Tied 3-3

3	ND	Phil Carter 2-yard run (Harry Oliver kick)	ND 10-3

3	ND	Jim Stone 7-yard run (Harry Oliver kick)	ND 17-3

4	AF	Heath 1-yard run (Sean Pavlich kick)	ND 17-10

4	ND	Jim Stone 2-yard run (Harry Oliver kick)	ND 24-10

^[5]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Blair Kiel - 1984 / Round: 11 / Pick: 281 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dave Duerson - 1983 / Round: 3 / Pick: 64 Chicago Bears

Awards and honors

Former Fighting Irish coach Ara Parseghian was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

References

↑ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1980
↑ Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 7.
↑ "Last-Play, 51-Yard Kick Gets Irish Past Michigan." Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 21.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 23.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

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Culture & lore	All-time series results History Band of the Fighting Irish Irish Guard Notre Dame Box Notre Dame Leprechaun "Notre Dame, Our Mother" "Notre Dame Victory March" Play Like a Champion Today Subway Alumni T formation Tall Grass Game 1946 "Game of the Century" 1966 "Game of the Century" Catholics vs. Convicts 1993 "Game of the Century" Bush Push Navy ends the drought Knute Rockne, All American Notre Dame Football on NBC Rudy

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