1979 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1979 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
1979 record	7–4
Head coach	Dan Devine (5th year)
Captain	Vagas Ferguson
Captain	Tim Foley
Captain	Dave Waymer
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium

1979 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#7 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–		9	–	1	–	2
#17 Temple		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
#20 Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Memphis		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
North Texas		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Louisville		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Connecticut		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
William & Mary		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		3	–	6	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Air Force		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Richmond		–		–		0	–	11	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Irish finished unranked in both major polls for the first time since 1963.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	3:20pm	at #6 Michigan	#9	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	ABC	W 12–10	105,111
September 22	2:30pm	at #17 Purdue	#5	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		L 22–28	70,567
September 29	2:30pm	#7 Michigan State	#15	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy)		W 27–3	59,075
October 6	2:30pm	Georgia Tech	#10	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN		W 21–13	59,075
October 13	3:30pm	at Air Force	#10	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO		W 38–13	34,881
October 20	12:50pm	#4 USC	#9	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	L 23–42	59,075
October 27	2:30pm	South Carolina	#14	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN		W 18–17	59,075
November 3	1:30pm	Navy	#13	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)		W 14–0	59,075
November 10	1:30pm	at Tennessee	#13	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 18–40	86,489
November 17	1:30pm	#14 Clemson		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN		L 10–16	59,075
November 24	11:00pm	vs. Miami (FL)		National Olympic Stadium • Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)		W 40–15	62,574
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	3	3	6	0	12
Michigan	3	7	0	0	10

Date: September 15
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI

Scoring summary

1	MICH	Virgil 30-yard field goal	MICH 3-0

1	ND	Male 40-yard field goal	Tied 3-3

2	MICH	Edwards 1-yard run (Virgil kick)	MICH 10-3

2	ND	Male 40-yard field goal	MICH 10-6

3	ND	Male 22-yard field goal	MICH 10-9

3	ND	Male 39-yard field goal	ND 12-10

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Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	10	21	0	7	38
Air Force	0	7	6	0	13

Date: October 13
Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Game attendance: 34,881

Scoring summary

Q1	ND	Ferguson 5 yard run (Male kick)	ND 7–0

Q1	ND	Male 43 yard field goal	ND 10–0

Q2	ND	Lisch 1 yard run (Male kick)	ND 17–0

Q2	AFA	James 1 yard run (Sturch kick)	ND 17–7

Q2	ND	Vehr 2 yard pass from Lisch (Male kick)	ND 24–7

Q2	ND	Ferguson 23 yard run (Male kick)	ND 31–7

Q3	AFA	Schafer 2 yard pass from Ziebart (run failed)	ND 31–13

Q4	ND	Hunter 75 yard pass from Lisch (Male kick)	ND 38–13

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A football gifted by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team to President Gerald Ford, commemorating their 18-17 victory over South Carolina on October 27.

References

↑ 2011 Notre Dame football media guide.
↑ "Irish Topple Michigan On Walk-on's Field Goals." Palm Beach Post. 1979 Sept 16.
↑ Palm Beach Post. 1979 Oct 14.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Venues	Cartier Field (1889–1928) Soldier Field (1929) Notre Dame Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Emerald Isle Classic Army Boston College: Holy War (Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl; Ireland Trophy) Michigan Michigan State (Megaphone Trophy) Navy (Rip Miller Trophy) Northwestern (Shillelagh Trophy 1930–c. 1973) Purdue (Shillelagh Trophy) Stanford (Legends Trophy) USC (Jeweled Shillelagh)

Culture & lore	All-time series results History Band of the Fighting Irish Irish Guard Notre Dame Box Notre Dame Leprechaun "Notre Dame, Our Mother" "Notre Dame Victory March" Play Like a Champion Today Subway Alumni T formation Tall Grass Game 1946 "Game of the Century" 1966 "Game of the Century" Catholics vs. Convicts 1993 "Game of the Century" Bush Push Navy ends the drought Knute Rockne, All American Notre Dame Football on NBC Rudy

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Four Horsemen NFL draftees

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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