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
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 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 63:20 p.m.No. 9
ABC
W 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
Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry
    • )    		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.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[2]
    November 221:30 p.m.Air ForceNo. 2
    • Notre Dame Stadium
    • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
    		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[3]

    Personnel

    1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB Bernie Adell
    RB Ty Barber
    RB 28 Greg Bell Fr
    RB Mike Boushka
    FB 35 Pete Buchanan So
    G 65 Bob Burger Sr
    RB 22 Phil Carter So
    WR 80 Dave Condeni Jr
    QB 2 Mike Courey Sr
    TE 81 Marty Detmer Sr
    WR 1 Ty Dickerson Sr
    OL Randy Ellis
    OL Robb Gagnon
    QB Scott Grooms Fr
    WR 31 Pete Holohan Sr
    G 78 Tim Huffman Sr
    WR Tony Hunter So
    P
    		 5 Blair Kiel Fr
    QB 13 Greg Knafelc Sr
    QB Tim Koegel Sr
    TE 86 Dean Masztak Jr
    FB Rob McGarry So
    RB Larry Moriarty So
    RB Rodney Morris
    RB John Mosley Fr
    OT 71 Phil Pozderac Jr
    C 57 John Scully (C) Sr
    OT 74 Mike Shiner So
    RB Jim Stone Sr
    RB John Sweeney
    OL 64 Tom Thayer So
    WR Tim Tripp
    TE 95 Nick Vehr Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DT 94 Tom Bock Jr
    CB 9 Chris Brown Fr
    DB Steve Cichy
    ILB 43 Bob Crable (C) Jr
    S 22 Dave Duerson So
    S 20 Angelo Fasano Sr
    S 27 Tom Gibbons (C) Sr
    DE 92 Joe Gramke Jr
    DE John Hankred Sr
    DL Don Kidd
    DL Pat Kramer
    CB 19 John Krimm Jr
    DL Tim Marshall Fr
    LB Brendan Moynihan
    DT 72 Ken Muncy So
    LB 45 John Rice Jr
    LB 51 Joe Rudzinski
    DB Stacey Toran
    LB 46 Mark Zavagnin So
    DE 70 Scott Zettek Sr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K Mike Johnston
    K 3 Harry Oliver Jr
    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
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt


    Game summaries

    Purdue

    #9 Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at #11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Purdue 0 10 0010
    Notre Dame 10 7 7731

    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)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Michigan 0 14 7627
    Notre Dame 0 14 6929

    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)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Notre Dame 0 6 71326
    Michigan State 9 0 01221

    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)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Miami (FL) 0 0 01414
    Notre Dame 0 10 61632

    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)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Army 0 0 303
    Notre Dame 0 17 6730

    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)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Notre Dame 7 10 0320
    Arizona 0 3 003

    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)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Notre Dame 12 14 0733
    Navy 0 0 000

    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)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Notre Dame 0 0 033
    Georgia Tech
    		 0 3 003

    at

    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)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Notre Dame 0 7 007
    Alabama 0 0 000

    at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

    Game information

    Air Force

    Air Force Falcons (2–7–1) at #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–0–1)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Air Force 3 0 0710
    Notre Dame 0 3 14724

    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)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Notre Dame 0 0 303
    USC 0 10 01020

    at

    Los Angeles, California

    Game information

    Sugar Bowl (vs. Georgia)

    #17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–1–1) vs. #1 Georgia Bulldogs (11–0)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Notre Dame 3 0 7010
    Georgia 10 7 0017

    at

    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

    • 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. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
    2. Newspapers.com
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    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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