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1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results

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Record: 11-1, .917 W-L% (1st of 145) ▪ Rank: 1st in Final AP Poll
Conference: Ind (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Dan Devine (11-1)

PS/G: 35.0 (5th of 145) ▪ PA/G: 11.6 (11th of 145)
SRS: 26.18 (1st of 145) ▪ SOS: 9.93 (4th of 145)

Bowl Game: Won Cotton Bowl 38-10 versus Texas

Nat'l. Champs (AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI)

AP Poll Summary

Pre 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21 11/28 Final
3 3 11 14 11 11 11 5 5 5 6 5 5 1

12 Games

G Date Day School Opponent Conf Pts Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Sep 10, 1977 Sat (3) Notre Dame @ (7) Pittsburgh Ind W 19 9 1 0 0 W 1
2 Sep 17, 1977 Sat (3) Notre Dame @ Mississippi SEC L 13 20 1 1 0 L 1 Jackson, MS
3 Sep 24, 1977 Sat (11) Notre Dame @ Purdue Big Ten W 31 24 2 1 0 W 1
4 Oct 1, 1977 Sat (14) Notre Dame Michigan State Big Ten W 16 6 3 1 0 W 2
5 Oct 15, 1977 Sat (11) Notre Dame @ Army Ind W 24 0 4 1 0 W 3 East Rutherford, NJ
6 Oct 22, 1977 Sat (11) Notre Dame (5) Southern California Pac-8 W 49 19 5 1 0 W 4
7 Oct 29, 1977 Sat (5) Notre Dame Navy Ind W 43 10 6 1 0 W 5
8 Nov 5, 1977 Sat (5) Notre Dame Georgia Tech Ind W 69 14 7 1 0 W 6
9 Nov 12, 1977 Sat (5) Notre Dame @ (15) Clemson ACC W 21 17 8 1 0 W 7
10 Nov 19, 1977 Sat (6) Notre Dame Air Force Ind W 49 0 9 1 0 W 8
11 Dec 3, 1977 Sat (5) Notre Dame @ Miami (FL) Ind W 48 10 10 1 0 W 9
12 Jan 2, 1978 Mon (5) Notre Dame N (1) Texas SWC W 38 10 11 1 0 W 10 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)