Record: 7-4, .636 W-L% (39th of 140)
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Dan Devine (7-4)
PS/G: 22.1 (50th of 140) ▪ PA/G: 17.9 (59th of 140)
SRS: 12.97 (24th of 140) ▪ SOS: 8.15 (16th of 140)
| Pre | 9/10 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 15, 1979 | Sat | (9) Notre Dame | @ | (6) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 22, 1979 | Sat | (5) Notre Dame | @ | (17) Purdue | Big Ten | L | 22 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 29, 1979 | Sat | (15) Notre Dame | (7) Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 6, 1979 | Sat | (10) Notre Dame | Georgia Tech | Ind | W | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Oct 13, 1979 | Sat | (10) Notre Dame | @ | Air Force | Ind | W | 38 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 6 | Oct 20, 1979 | Sat | (9) Notre Dame | (4) Southern California | Pac-10 | L | 23 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 27, 1979 | Sat | (14) Notre Dame | South Carolina | Ind | W | 18 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Nov 3, 1979 | Sat | (13) Notre Dame | Navy | Ind | W | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Nov 10, 1979 | Sat | (13) Notre Dame | @ | Tennessee | SEC | L | 18 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 17, 1979 | Sat | Notre Dame | (14) Clemson | ACC | L | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 11 | Nov 24, 1979 | Sat | Notre Dame | N | Miami (FL) | Ind | W | 40 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | Mirage Bowl (Tokyo, Japan) |