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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 | Source |
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September 15 | 3:20 p.m. | at No. 6
Michigan | No. 9 | |
ABC | W 12–10 | 105,111 |
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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 | |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Roster
1979 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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P
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Dick Boushka
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K
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Chuck Male
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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Game summaries
At Michigan
Game information
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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 |
0 |
• Notre Dame |
7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
- 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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Team players in the NFL
References
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^ Mick McCabe (September 17, 1979).
"Irish upend punchless U-M, 12-10". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 5F – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Billy Neff (September 16, 1979).
"Irish upend Wolverines, 12-10". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 12 – via
Bentley Historical Library.
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"Irish escape Gamecocks". The Indianapolis Star. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Irish humbles by Vols, 40–18". The Indianapolis Star. November 11, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Irish run to victory over Miami". The Kokomo Tribune. November 26, 1979. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ 2011 Notre Dame football media guide.
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"Irish Topple Michigan On Walk-on's Field Goals." Palm Beach Post. 1979 September 16.
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^ Palm Beach Post. 1979 October 14.
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^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 November 4. Retrieved 2018-December-22.
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