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 coordinator Joe Yonto
Captains
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh  – – 11 –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 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.

Contents

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 63:20 p.m.No. 9 Purdue No. 11
 ABC W 31–1059,075
September 202:30 p.m.No. 14 Michigan No. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 29–2759,075
October 41:00 p.m.at Michigan State No. 7
W 26–2176,821
October 112:30 p.m.No. 13 Miami (FL) No. 7
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 32–1459,075
October 182:30 p.m. Army No. 5
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 30–359,075
October 2510:35 p.m.at Arizona No. 4
W 20–356,211
November 11:30 p.m.vs. Navy No. 3
W 33–076,891
November 81:30 p.m.at Georgia Tech No. 1
T 3–341,266
November 153:50 p.m.at No. 5 Alabama No. 6
ABCW 7–078,873 [2]
November 221:30 p.m. Air Force No. 2
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 24–1059,075
December 63:50 p.m.at No. 17 USC No. 2
ABCL 3–2082,663
January 1, 19812:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Georgia No. 7
ABCL 10–1777,895 [3]

Personnel

1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Bernie Adell
RB Ty Barber
RB 28 Greg Bell Fr
RB Mike Boushka
FB 35Pete BuchananSo
G 65Bob BurgerSr
RB 22 Phil Carter So
WR 80Dave CondeniJr
QB 2 Mike Courey Sr
TE 81Marty DetmerSr
WR 1Ty DickersonSr
OL Randy Ellis
OL Robb Gagnon
QB Scott GroomsFr
WR 31 Pete Holohan Sr
G 78 Tim Huffman Sr
WR Tony Hunter So
QB, P 5 Blair Kiel Fr
QB 13 Greg Knafelc Sr
QB Tim KoegelSr
TE 86Dean MasztakJr
FB Rob McGarrySo
RB Larry MoriartySo
RB Rodney Morris
RB John MosleyFr
OT 71 Phil Pozderac Jr
C 57 John Scully  (C)Sr
OT 74Mike ShinerSo
RB Jim StoneSr
RB John Sweeney
OL 64 Tom Thayer So
WR Tim Tripp
TE 95Nick VehrSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 94Tom BockJr
CB 9 Chris Brown Fr
DB Steve Cichy
ILB 43 Bob Crable  (C)Jr
S 22 Dave Duerson So
S 20Angelo FasanoSr
S 27Tom Gibbons (C)Sr
DE 92Joe GramkeJr
DE John HankredSr
DL Don Kidd
DL Pat Kramer
CB 19 John Krimm Jr
DL Tim MarshallFr
LB Brendan Moynihan
DT 72Ken MuncySo
LB 45John RiceJr
LB 51Joe Rudzinski
DB Stacey Toran
LB 46Mark ZavagninSo
DE 70Scott ZettekSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Mike Johnston
K 3Harry OliverJr
LS Bill Siewe
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian Boulac
  • Bill Meyers
  • Ron Toman (QB)
  • Joe Yonto (DL)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt


Game summaries

Purdue

#9 Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at #11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0)
Period1234Total
Purdue 0100010
Notre Dame 1077731

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

Game information

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

[4]

Michigan

#14 Michigan Wolverines (1–0) at #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–0)
Period1234Total
Michigan 0147627
Notre Dame 0146929

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

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

Harry Oliver kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired. [5]

At Michigan State

#7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2–0) at Michigan State Spartans (1–2)
Period1234Total
Notre Dame 0671326
Michigan State 9001221

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

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

Blair Kiel started the second half at quarterback

Miami (FL)

#13 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (4–0) at #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–0)
Period1234Total
Miami (FL) 0001414
Notre Dame 01061632

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

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

Army

Army Cadets (2–2–1) at #5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–0)
Period1234Total
Army 00303
Notre Dame 0176730

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

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

[6]

At Arizona

#4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–0) at Arizona Wildcats (2–3)
Period1234Total
Notre Dame 7100320
Arizona 03003

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

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

Dan Devine's 50th win at Notre Dame

Vs. Navy

Navy Midshipmen (5–2) vs. #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–0)
Period1234Total
Notre Dame 12140733
Navy 00000

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 1
  • Game weather: Overcast
  • Game attendance: 76,891
  • Recap/Box
Game information
  • Scott Zettek - AP Midwest Lineman of the Week (8 tackles, 3 sacks)

At Georgia Tech

#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1–7)
Period1234Total
Notre Dame 00033
Georgia Tech 03003

at Grant Field, Atlanta, Georgia

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

At Alabama

#6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–0–1) at #5 Alabama Crimson Tide (8–1)
Period1234Total
Notre Dame 07007
Alabama 00000

at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

Game information

Air Force

Air Force Falcons (2–7–1) at #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–0–1)
Period1234Total
Air Force 300710
Notre Dame 0314724

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

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

[7]

At USC

#2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–0–1) at #17 USC Trojans (7–2–1)
Period1234Total
Notre Dame 00303
USC 01001020

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information

Sugar Bowl (vs. Georgia)

#17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–1–1) vs. #1 Georgia Bulldogs (11–0)
Period1234Total
Notre Dame 307010
Georgia 1070017

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
Game information

Team players drafted into the NFL

Awards and honors

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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. ↑ "Opportunistic Georgia fulfills national-title dream". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 7.
  5. ↑ "Last-Play, 51-Yard Kick Gets Irish Past Michigan." Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 21.
  6. ↑ Gadsden Times. 1980 Oct 19. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
  7. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 23.
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