1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Sugar Bowl, L 10–17 vs. Georgia
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record9–2–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Yonto
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)   –   –   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 State   –   –   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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 63:20 p.m.No. 9 PurdueNo. 11
ABCW 31–1059,075
September 202:30 p.m.No. 14 MichiganNo. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 29–2759,075
October 41:00 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 7
W 26–2176,821
October 112:30 p.m.No. 13 MiamiNo. 7
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 32–1459,075
October 182:30 p.m.ArmyNo. 5
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 30–359,075
October 2510:35 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 4
W 20–356,211
November 11:30 p.m.vs. NavyNo. 3
W 33–076,891
November 81:30 p.m.at Georgia TechNo. 1
T 3–341,266
November 153:50 p.m.at No. 5 AlabamaNo. 6
ABCW 7–078,873
November 221:30 p.m.Air ForceNo. 2
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 24–1059,075
December 63:50 p.m.at No. 17 USCNo. 2
ABCL 3–2082,663
January 1, 19812:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 GeorgiaNo. 7
ABCL 10–1777,895

Roster

1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 65 Bob Burger Sr
WR 80 Dave Condeni Jr
QB 2 Mike Courey Sr
TE 81 Marty Detmer Sr
WR 1 Ty Dickerson Sr
WR 31 Pete Holohan Sr
G 78 Tim Huffman Sr
QB, P 5 Blair Kiel Fr
QB 13 Greg Knafelc Sr
TE 86 Dean Masztak Jr
OT 71 Phil Pozderac Jr
C 57 John Scully Sr
TE 95 Nick Vehr Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 94 Tom Bock Jr
CB 9 Chris Brown Fr
LB 43 Bob Crable Jr
S 22 Dave Duerson So
FS 20 Angelo Fasano Sr
CB 27 Tom Gibbons Sr
DE 92 Joe Gramke Jr
CB 19 Josh Krimm Jr
DT 72 Ken Muncy So
LB 45 John Rice Jr
DE 70 Scott Zettek Sr
LB Brendan Moynihan
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Harry Oliver Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Purdue

1 234Total
Purdue 0 1000 10
• Notre Dame 10 777 31
Scoring summary
1NDOliver 36-yard field goalNotre Dame 3-0
1NDMcGarry 2-yard run (Oliver kick)Notre Dame 10-0
2NDCarter 1-yard run (Oliver kick)Notre Dame 17-0
2PURAnderson 26-yard field goalNotre Dame 17-3
2PURJones 4-yard run (Anderson kick)Notre Dame 17-10
3NDHunter 9-yard pass from Courey (Oliver kick)Notre Dame 24-10
4NDCourey 14-yard run (Oliver kick)Notre Dame 31-10

[2]

Michigan

1 234Total
Michigan 0 1476 27
• Notre Dame 0 1469 29
Scoring summary
213:05NDP. Carter 6-yard run (Oliver kick)ND 7-0
2NDHolohan 10-yard pass from Courey (Oliver kick)ND 14-0
2MICHRicks 8-yard pass from Wangler (Haji-Sheikh kick)ND 14-7
2MICHBetts 5-yard pass from Wangler (Haji-Sheikh kick)Tied 14-14
3MICHEdwards 2-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)MICH 21-14
3NDKrimm 49-yard interception return (kick failed)MICH 21-20
4NDP. Carter 4-yard run (pass failed)ND 26-21
4MICHDunnaway 1-yard pass from Wangler (pass failed)MICH 27-26
40:00NDOliver 51-yard field goalND 29-27

[3]

Army

1 234Total
Army 0 030 3
• Notre Dame 0 1767 30
Scoring summary
Q2NDJ. Stone 4 yard run (Oliver kick)ND 7–0
Q2NDOliver 49 yard field goalND 10–0
Q2NDZavagnin recovered blocked punt in end zone (Oliver kick)ND 17–0
Q3ARMYAucoin 41 yard field goalND 17–3
Q3NDKiel 1 yard run (kick failed)ND 23–3
Q4NDBarber 1 yard run (Johnston kick)ND 30–3

[4]

Air Force

1 234Total
Air Force 3 007 10
• Notre Dame 0 3147 24
Scoring summary
1AFSean Pavlich 35-yard field goalAF 3-0
2NDHarry Oliver 31-yard field goalTied 3-3
3NDPhil Carter 2-yard run (Harry Oliver kick)ND 10-3
3NDJim Stone 7-yard run (Harry Oliver kick)ND 17-3
4AFHeath 1-yard run (Sean Pavlich kick)ND 17-10
4NDJim 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
  • John Scully - 1981 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109th pick Atlanta Falcons

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Notre Dame Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 7.
  3. ^ "Last-Play, 51-Yard Kick Gets Irish Past Michigan." Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 21.
  4. ^ Gadsden Times. 1980 Oct 19. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
  5. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 23.


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