1979 Notre Dame
7–4, coached by Dan Devine. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 6 Michigan 12–10Sep 15
Michigan was ranked No. 6, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at 6Michigan | W 12–10 | 42% |
| Sep 22 | at 17Purdue | L 22–28 | 57% |
| Sep 29 | vs 7Michigan State | W 27–3 | 61% |
| Oct 6 | vs Georgia Tech | W 21–13 | 77% |
| Oct 13 | at Air Force | W 38–13 | 89% |
| Oct 20 | vs 4USC | L 23–42 | 51% |
| Oct 27 | vs South Carolina | W 18–17 | 70% |
| Nov 3 | vs Navy | W 14–0 | 68% |
| Nov 10 | at Tennessee | L 18–40 | 62% |
| Nov 17 | vs 14Clemson | L 10–16 | 52% |
| Nov 24 | vs Miami | W 40–15 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Miami 40–15; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 9
- Wk 2: 9
- Wk 3: 5
- Wk 4: 15
- Wk 5: 10
- Wk 6: 10
- Wk 7: 9
- Wk 8: 14
- Wk 9: 13
- Wk 10: 13
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1979.
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 5
- Points
- 243–197
- Coach
- Dan Devine
- Elo
- 1647 −19 this season
- SP+ rating
- 14.1 No. 27 of 135; offense No. 33, defense No. 34
- SRS
- 11.5 No. 29 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Vagas Ferguson, Tim Foley and Dave Waymer
Drafted in 1980
The 1980 draft| Rd 1 | Vagas Ferguson RB | New England Patriots |
| Rd 2 | Dave Waymer DB | New Orleans Saints |
| Rd 2 | Tim Foley OT | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 4 | Rusty Lisch QB | St. Louis Cardinals |