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1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Irish, coached by Dan Devine, ended the season with 11 wins and one loss, winning the national championship. The Fighting Irish won the title by defeating the previously unbeaten and No. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, Texas by a score of a 38-10.^[2] The 1977 squad became the tenth Irish team to win the national title and were led by All-Americans Ken McAfee, Ross Browner, Luther Bradley, and Bob Golic. Junior Joe Montana, a future Pro Football Hall of Fame member, was the quarterback on this team.

Season

Dan Devine entered his third year as head coach, coming off of a 9-3 season and 20-9 Gator Bowl win over Penn State the previous year.^[3] Devine returned a highly touted defense, featuring 1976 Outland Trophy winner Ross Browner, defensive end Willie Fry, and a linebacking corps featuring All-American Bob Golic.^[3] On offense, quarterback Joe Montana earned the starting job and led an offense that included running backs Jerome Heavens and Vagas Ferguson and All-America tight end Ken MacAfee.^[3] Montana, who would earn a reputation as "the comeback kid", had two come from behind victories in the 4th quarter against Purdue and Clemson, down 17 and 10 respectively.^[3] After a surprising loss to unranked Ole Miss, patience among the fans was running thin, who considered Devine’s previous 8-3 and 9-3 seasons as lackluster compared to what they were accustomed to with coach Ara Parseghian.^[4] The Irish rebounded to win their remaining games, including a 49-19 rout of Southern Cal in the now famous "Green Jersey Game."^[4] The Irish earned a Cotton Bowl Classic berth, where they defeated No. 1 and unbeaten Texas by 38-10 to capture Notre Dame's tenth national title.^[3] The Irish leaped four spots in the polls after the Cotton Bowl Classic victory to claim the consensus title.^[3]

Schedule

September 103:50pmat No. 7 PittsburghNo. 3

ABCW 19–9 56,500 September 172:30pmvs. Ole MissNo. 3

L 13–20 48,200 September 242:30pmat PurdueNo. 11

W 31–24 68,966 October 12:30pmMichigan StateNo. 14

W 16–6 59,075 October 151:30pmat ArmyNo. 11

W 24–0 72,594 October 221:50pmNo. 5 USCNo. 11

Notre Dame Stadium
Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)

ABCW 49–19 59,075 October 292:30pmNavyNo. 5

Notre Dame Stadium
Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)

W 43–10 59,075 November 51:30pmGeorgia TechNo. 5

Notre Dame Stadium
Notre Dame, IN

W 69–14 59,075 November 121:30pmat No. 15 ClemsonNo. 5

W 21–17 54,189 November 191:30pmAir ForceNo. 6

Notre Dame Stadium
Notre Dame, IN

W 49–0 59,075 December 38:00pmat MiamiNo. 5

W 48–10 35,789 January 22:00pmvs. No. 1 TexasNo. 5

CBSW 38–10 76,701

Template:CFB Schedule End

Roster

Quarterback

3 Joe Montana*
6 Rusty Lisch
14 Tim Koegel

Left Halfback

32 Vagas Ferguson
40 Terry Eurick
42 Jim Stone

Right Halfback

21 Dan Knott
26 Tom Domin
34 Dave Waymer
41 Steve Schmitz

Fullback

14 Steve Orsini
30 Jerome Heavens
44 Dave Mitchell
45 Pete Pallas

Split End

1 Ty Dickerson
82 Kris Haines
85 Speedy Hart

Tight End

81 Ken MacAfee
87 Mark Czaja
97 Kevin Hart

Center

50 Terry Murphy
56 Dave Huffman
63 Jim Hautman

Offensive Guard

59 Dave Vinson
60 Howard Meyer
65 Ernie Hughes
66 Ted Horansky
69 John Leon

Offensive Tackle

67 Bob Tull
71 Steve McDaniels
73 Tim Foley
75 Rob Martinovich
78 Tim Huffman

Defensive Tackle

74 Jeff Weston
75 Jay Case
77 Mike Calhoun
79 Ken Dike

Defensive End

70 Scott Zettek
72 Hardy Rayam
88 Tom VanDenburgh
89 Ross Browner
94 Willie Fry

Cornerback

9 Jim Morse
16 Nick DeCicco
18 Ted Burgmeier
20 Luther Bradley
23 Tom Flynn
24 Dick Boushka

Strong Safety

28 Ross Christensen
29 Phil Johnson
33 Jim Browner

Free Safety

7 Joe Restic
10 Randy Harrison
27 Tom Gibbons

Linebacker

43 Doug Becker
47 John Hankerd
51 Pete Johnson
54 Mike Whittington
55 Bob Golic
58 Steve Heimkreiter
61 Bobby Leopold

Punter

4 Kevin Muno
7 Joe Restic

Place Kicker

13 Dave Reeve
99 Joe Unis

*Bold denotes starter.

Reserves: Offense: T – John Scully; G – Tom Wroblewski; C – Mark Quinn; QB – Gary Forystek, Greg Knafelc;Barthholomew Connolly; HB – Mike Courey, Steve Dover; KS – Kevin Muno; SE – Leo Driscoll, Dennis Grindinger; Defense: E – Rob Bush, John Thomas; LB – Pat Boggs, Bob Duncan; DB – Frank Bleyer, Rick Buehner, Mike Geers; (DNP) – John Driscoll

Sources:http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/nd/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/Football-Supplement-07

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Notre Dame
Dan Devine	Head Coach	3rd
Merv Johnson	Offensive Coordinator Offensive Line	3rd
Brian Boulac	Recruiting Coordinator Offensive Line	8th
Hank Kuhlmann	Offensive Backs Special Teams	3rd
Ron Toman	Quarterbacks Receivers	3rd
Tony Yelovich	Guards and Centers	3rd
Joe Yonto	Defensive Coordinator Defensive Line	14th
Jim Johnson	Defensive Backs	2nd
George Kelly	Linebackers	9th
Francis Peay	Junior Varsity	1st
Ross Stephenson	Scouting Volunteer Assistant	3rd

Game notes

Pittsburgh

Ole Miss

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	0	14	0	17	31
Purdue	10	14	0	0	24

Date: September 24
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game attendance: 68,966

^[5]

Michigan State

Michigan St at #14 Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan St	3	0	3	0	6
• Notre Dame	0	10	6	0	16

Date: October 1
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN

Source: [1]

Army

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	7	0	12	19
• Notre Dame	7	15	13	14	49

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

Notre Dame wore green jerseys for the first time since their 1963 game against Syracuse.

^[6]

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	0	3	7	10
• Notre Dame	7	9	14	13	43

Date: October 29
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
Game attendance: 59,075

Notre Dame wore green jerseys for the second straight week.

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Georgia Tech

Clemson

Air Force

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	14	6	21	7	48
Miami (FL)	0	10	0	0	10

Date: December 3
Location: Orange Bowl
Game attendance: 35,789

^[8]

Cotton Bowl

Post-season

Award winners

Ross Browner - Lombardi Award,^[9] Maxwell Award,^[10]
Ken MacAfee - Walter Camp Award^[11]

Heisman Voting

Ken MacAfee, 3rd^[12]

Ross Browner, 5th^[12]

All-Americans

Name	AP	UPI	NEA	FC	SN	FW	FN	WCF	CW
† Ross Browner, DE	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
† Ken MacAfee, TE	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
‡ Luther Bradley, DB	2	1	2	1			1	1
Ernie Hughes, G	2	2
Bob Golic, MG(MLB)	2	2				2
Willie Fry, DE		2
Ted Bergmeier, DB						2
†denotes unanimous selection ‡denotes consensus selection Source:^[2]

College Football Hall of Fame Inductees

Name	Position	Year Inducted
Ross Browner	Defensive End	1999
Dan Devine	Coach	1985
Ken MacAfee	Tight End	1997

^[13] Notre Dame leads all universities in players inducted.

1978 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Ken MacAfee	Tight End	1(7)	7	San Francisco 49ers
Ross Browner	Defensive End	1(8)	8	Cincinnati Bengals
Luther Bradley	Defensive Back	1(11)	11	Detroit Lions
Willie Fry	Defensive End	2(23)	49	Pittsburgh Steelers
Ernie Hughes	Guard	3(23)	79	San Francisco 49ers
Ted Burgmeier	Defensive Back	5(1)	111	Miami Dolphins
Steve McDaniels	Tackle	9(27)	249	San Francisco 49ers
Doug Becker	Linebacker	10(18)	268	Pittsburgh Steelers
Source:^[14]

References

^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
^ ^a ^b "2007 Notre Dame Media Guide: History and Records (pages 131-175)". und.cstv.com. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2007 Notre Dame Media Guide: 2007 Supplement (page 164)". und.cstv.com. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
^ ^a ^b Walters, John (2004-07-21). Notre Dame Golden Moments. Rutledge Hill Press. ISBN 1-59186-042-3.
^ "Wolves Subdue Stubborn Navy; Notre Dame Overcomes Purdue." Ocala Star-Banner. 1977 Sept 25.
^ "Green Irish thump Trojans." Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 23.
^ "Irish wear green and don't need it, 43-10." Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 30.
^ Palm Beach Post. 1977 Dec 4. Retrieved 2015-May-10.
^ "Winners & Finalists". Rotary Club of Houston. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "The Maxwell Award Collegiate Player of the Year: Past Recipients". The Maxwell Football Club. Retrieved 2008-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation Awards (Page 3)". The Walter Camp Foundation. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2008-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "Heisman Voting". und.cstv.com. Retrieved 2008-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "College Football Hall of Famers". collegefootball.org. Retrieved 2008-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)^{[dead link]}
^ "Notre Dame NFL Draft History". uhnd.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[1] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html

[2007_ND_Guide_History-2] "2007 Notre Dame Media Guide: History and Records (pages 131-175)". und.cstv.com. Retrieved 2008-12-29.

[2007_ND_Guide_Supplement-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2007 Notre Dame Media Guide: 2007 Supplement (page 164)". und.cstv.com. Retrieved 2008-12-29.

[Walters-4] Walters, John (2004-07-21). Notre Dame Golden Moments. Rutledge Hill Press. ISBN 1-59186-042-3.

[5] "Wolves Subdue Stubborn Navy; Notre Dame Overcomes Purdue." Ocala Star-Banner. 1977 Sept 25.

[6] "Green Irish thump Trojans." Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 23.

[7] "Irish wear green and don't need it, 43-10." Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 30.

[8] Palm Beach Post. 1977 Dec 4. Retrieved 2015-May-10.

[LA-9] "Winners & Finalists". Rotary Club of Houston. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Maxwell-10] "The Maxwell Award Collegiate Player of the Year: Past Recipients". The Maxwell Football Club. Retrieved 2008-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[11] "Walter Camp Football Foundation Awards (Page 3)". The Walter Camp Foundation. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2008-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Heisman_Vote-12] "Heisman Voting". und.cstv.com. Retrieved 2008-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[CFOB-13] "College Football Hall of Famers". collegefootball.org. Retrieved 2008-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)^{[dead link]}

[14] "Notre Dame NFL Draft History". uhnd.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 '''[[Heisman]] Voting'''

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v t e College football national champions (poll era)
1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP) 1937: Pittsburgh 1938: TCU 1939: Texas A&M 1940: Minnesota 1941: Minnesota 1942: Ohio State 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army 1945: Army (AP) / Oklahoma A&M (AFCA) 1946: Notre Dame 1947: Notre Dame 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame
1950s	1950: Oklahoma (AP, Coaches) 1951: Tennessee 1952: Michigan State 1953: Maryland 1954: Ohio State (AP) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, FWAA) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas
1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches) 1979: Alabama
1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami (FL) 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami (FL) 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami (FL) 1990: Colorado (AP, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FWAA, UPI/NFF)