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.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | 3:20 p.m. | at No. 6 Michigan | No. 9 | | ABC | W 12–10 | 105,111 | [1][2] |
September 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Purdue | No. 5 | | | L 22–28 | 70,567 | |
September 29 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 7 Michigan State | No. 15 | | | W 27–3 | 59,075 | |
October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 10 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | W 21–13 | 59,075 | [3] |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at Air Force | No. 10 | | | W 38–13 | 34,881 | |
October 20 | 12:50 p.m. | No. 4 USC | No. 9 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| ABC | L 23–42 | 59,075 | |
October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | South Carolina | No. 14 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN
| | W 18–17 | 59,075 | [4] |
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Navy | No. 13 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | W 14–0 | 59,075 | |
November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tennessee | No. 13 | | | L 18–40 | 86,489 | [5] |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 14 Clemson | | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN
| | L 10–16 | 59,075 | |
November 24 | 11:00 p.m. | vs. Miami (FL) | | | | W 40–15 | 62,574 | [6] |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
1979 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
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Dick Boushka |
K |
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Chuck Male |
Sr |
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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At Michigan
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Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Notre Dame |
3 |
3 |
6 | 0 | 12 |
Michigan |
3 |
7 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
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More information Game information ...
Game information |
First quarter
- MICH – Bryan Virgil 30-yard field goal, 7:31. Michigan 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards.
- ND – Chuck Male 40-yard field goal. Tie 3–3. Drive:
Second quarter
- MICH – Stan Edwards 1-yard run (Bryan Virgil kick), 10:48. Michigan 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:39.
- ND – Chuck Male 40-yard field goal, 4:48. Michigan 10–6. Drive:
Third quarter
- ND – Chuck Male 22–yard field goal. Michigan 10–9. Drive:
- ND – Chuck Male 39-yard field goal. Notre Dame 12–10. Drive:
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Bob Crable (10 tackles) leaped to block the potential-game winning field in the final seconds.
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At Purdue
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Michigan State
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Georgia Tech
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At Air Force
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Notre Dame |
10 |
21 | 0 | 7 |
38 |
Air Force |
0 |
7 | 6 | 0 |
13 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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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USC
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South Carolina
Navy
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Navy |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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• Notre Dame |
7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
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- Date: November 3
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium
- Game attendance: 59,075
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | ND | Lisch 1 yard run (Male kick) | ND 7–0 |
| Q4 | | ND | Ferguson 3 yard run (Male kick) | ND 14–0 |
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- ND: Ferguson 34 Rush, 155 Yds (first player in school history with 3,000 career rushing yards)
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At Tennessee
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Clemson
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Vs. Miami (FL)
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2011 Notre Dame football media guide.
Palm Beach Post. 1979 October 14.
Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 November 4. Retrieved 2018-December-22.