1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results

Record: 9-2-1 (17th of 138) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 9th in the Final AP poll

Conference: Ind

Coach: Dan Devine (9-2-1)

Points For: 238

Points/G: 19.8 (71st of 138)

Points Against: 111

Opp Pts/G: 9.2 (6th of 138)

SRS: 18.29 (13th of 138)

SOS: 8.71 (13th of 138)

Bowl Game: Lost Sugar Bowl 17-10 versus Georgia

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/8	9/15	9/22	9/29	10/6	10/13	10/20	10/27	11/3	11/10	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	Final
11	7	8	8	7	7	5	4	3	1	6	2	2	2	7	9

12 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	T	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 6, 1980	Sat	(11) Notre Dame		(9) Purdue	Big Ten	W	31	10	1	0	0	W 1
2	Sep 20, 1980	Sat	(8) Notre Dame		(14) Michigan	Big Ten	W	29	27	2	0	0	W 2
3	Oct 4, 1980	Sat	(7) Notre Dame	@	Michigan State	Big Ten	W	26	21	3	0	0	W 3
4	Oct 11, 1980	Sat	(7) Notre Dame		(13) Miami (FL)	Ind	W	32	14	4	0	0	W 4
5	Oct 18, 1980	Sat	(5) Notre Dame		Army	Ind	W	30	3	5	0	0	W 5
6	Oct 25, 1980	Sat	(4) Notre Dame	@	Arizona	Pac-10	W	20	3	6	0	0	W 6
7	Nov 1, 1980	Sat	(3) Notre Dame	N	Navy	Ind	W	33	0	7	0	0	W 7
8	Nov 8, 1980	Sat	(1) Notre Dame	@	Georgia Tech	Ind	T	3	3	7	0	1	T 1
9	Nov 15, 1980	Sat	(6) Notre Dame	@	(5) Alabama	SEC	W	7	0	8	0	1	W 1
10	Nov 22, 1980	Sat	(2) Notre Dame		Air Force	WAC	W	24	10	9	0	1	W 2
11	Dec 6, 1980	Sat	(2) Notre Dame	@	(17) USC	Pac-10	L	3	20	9	1	1	L 1
12	Jan 1, 1981	Thu	(7) Notre Dame	N	(1) Georgia	SEC	L	10	17	9	2	1	L 2	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)