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title="Special:EditPage/Template:1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></th> <th colspan="5" class="subcol"><abbr title="Conference record">Conf</abbr></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th colspan="5" class="subcol">Overall </th></tr> <tr> <th class="tcol"><u>Team</u></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr></u></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr></u> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 6 <a href="/wiki/1979_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1979 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 7 <a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_UNLV_Rebels_football_team" title="1979 UNLV Rebels football team">UNLV</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 17 <a href="/wiki/1979_Temple_Owls_football_team" title="1979 Temple Owls football team">Temple</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="1979 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">Rutgers</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Tennessee_State_Tigers_football_team" title="1979 Tennessee State Tigers football team">Tennessee State</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team" title="1979 East Carolina Pirates football team">East Carolina</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 20 <a href="/wiki/1979_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1979 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="1979 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1979 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_football_team" title="1979 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team">Southern Miss</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Syracuse_Orangemen_football_team" title="1979 Syracuse Orangemen football team">Syracuse</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Colgate_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="1979 Colgate Red Raiders football team">Colgate</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team" title="1979 Boston College Eagles football team">Boston College</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Holy_Cross_Crusaders_football_team" title="1979 Holy Cross Crusaders football team">Holy Cross</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Memphis_State_Tigers_football_team" title="1979 Memphis State Tigers football team">Memphis State</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1979 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_North_Texas_State_Mean_Green_football_team" title="1979 North Texas State Mean Green football team">North Texas State</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Villanova_Wildcats_football_team" title="1979 Villanova Wildcats football team">Villanova</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Virginia_Tech_Gobblers_football_team" title="1979 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team">Virginia Tech</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="1979 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="1979 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="1979 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_William_%26_Mary_Tribe_football_team" title="1979 William & Mary Tribe football team">William & Mary</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Illinois_State_Redbirds_football_team" title="1979 Illinois State Redbirds football team">Illinois State</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Northeast_Louisiana_Indians_football_team" title="1979 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team">Northeast Louisiana</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Army_Cadets_football_team" title="1979 Army Cadets football team">Army</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="1979 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="1979 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1979_Richmond_Spiders_football_team" title="1979 Richmond Spiders football team">Richmond</a> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend">Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1979 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team</b> represented the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame" title="University of Notre Dame">University of Notre Dame</a> during the <a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1979 NCAA Division I-A football season">1979 NCAA Division I-A football season</a>. The Irish finished unranked in both major polls for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1963_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1963</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>TV</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 15</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">3:20 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 6 <a href="/wiki/1979_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1979 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 9</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Stadium" title="Michigan Stadium">Michigan Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan" title="Ann Arbor, Michigan">Ann Arbor, MI</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michigan%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/College_Football_on_ABC" title="College Football on ABC">ABC</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 12–10</td><td style="text-align:center">105,111</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 22</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">2:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 17 <a href="/wiki/1979_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 5</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ross%E2%80%93Ade_Stadium" title="Ross–Ade Stadium">Ross–Ade Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/West_Lafayette,_Indiana" title="West Lafayette, Indiana">West Lafayette, IN</a> (<a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame%E2%80%93Purdue_football_rivalry" title="Notre Dame–Purdue football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 22–28</td><td style="text-align:center">70,567</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 29</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">2:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 7 <a href="/wiki/1979_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1979 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 15</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Stadium" title="Notre Dame Stadium">Notre Dame Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame,_Indiana" title="Notre Dame, Indiana">Notre Dame, IN</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michigan_State%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 27–3</td><td style="text-align:center">59,075</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 6</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">2:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="1979 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 10</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Notre Dame Stadium</li><li>Notre Dame, IN (<a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_rivalries#Georgia_Tech" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 21–13</td><td style="text-align:center">59,075</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 13</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">3:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1979_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="1979 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 10</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_Stadium" title="Falcon Stadium">Falcon Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs, CO</a> (<a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_rivalries#Air_Force" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 38–13</td><td style="text-align:center">34,881</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 20</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">12:50 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 4 <a href="/wiki/1979_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1979 USC Trojans football team">USC</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 9</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Notre Dame Stadium</li><li>Notre Dame, IN (<a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame%E2%80%93USC_football_rivalry" title="Notre Dame–USC football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>ABC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 23–42</td><td style="text-align:center">59,075</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 27</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">2:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="1979 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 14</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Notre Dame Stadium</li><li>Notre Dame, IN</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 18–17</td><td style="text-align:center">59,075</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 3</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1979 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 13</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Notre Dame Stadium</li><li>Notre Dame, IN (<a href="/wiki/Navy%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 14–0</td><td style="text-align:center">59,075</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 10</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1979_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 13</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neyland_Stadium" title="Neyland Stadium">Neyland Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville, TN</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 18–40</td><td style="text-align:center">86,489</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 17</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 14 <a href="/wiki/1979_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1979 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Notre Dame Stadium</li><li>Notre Dame, IN</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 10–16</td><td style="text-align:center">59,075</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 24</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">11:00 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. <a href="/wiki/1979_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1979 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Korakuen_Stadium" title="Korakuen Stadium">Korakuen Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, Japan (<a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_Classic_(college_football)" title="Coca-Cola Classic (college football)">Mirage Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_rivalries#Miami_(FL)" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 40–15</td><td style="text-align:center">62,574</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1979 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li><li>All times are in <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern time</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background-color:#0C2340;color:#FFFFFF;">1979 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;background-color:#C99700;color:#000000;"> <th colspan="3">Players </th> <th>Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Offense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>65</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Burger, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Bob Burger</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>80</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Condeni, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Dave Condeni</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>2</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Courey, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Courey" title="Mike Courey">Mike Courey</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>53</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Crippin, Jeff"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jeff Crippin</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>1</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Dickerson, Ty"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Ty Dickerson</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>32</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Ferguson, Vagas"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Vagas_Ferguson" title="Vagas Ferguson">Vagas Ferguson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">OT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>73</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value=", [[Tim Foley (offensive tackle)|Tim Foley]]"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Foley_(offensive_tackle)" title="Tim Foley (offensive tackle)">Tim Foley</a> </span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>31</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Holohan, Pete"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pete_Holohan" title="Pete Holohan">Pete Holohan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>78</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Huffman, Tim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Huffman" title="Tim Huffman">Tim Huffman</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>13</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Knafelc, Greg"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Knafelc" title="Greg Knafelc">Greg Knafelc</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>6</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Lisch, Rusty"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rusty_Lisch" title="Rusty Lisch">Rusty Lisch</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">OT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>75</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Martinovich, Rob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Rob Martinovich</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>86</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Masztak, Dean"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Dean Masztak</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">OT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>71</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Pozderac, Phil"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Pozderac" title="Phil Pozderac">Phil Pozderac</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>57</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Scully, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Scully_(American_football)" title="John Scully (American football)">John Scully</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Defense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-right:1px solid #666; border-left:1px solid #666; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>94</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Bock, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Tom Bock</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>43</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Crable, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Crable" title="Bob Crable">Bob Crable</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Czaja, Mark"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Mark Czaja</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Safety (gridiron football position)">S</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>22</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Duerson, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Duerson" title="Dave Duerson">Dave Duerson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>27</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gibbons, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Tom Gibbons</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gramke, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Joe Gramke</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Griffith, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Kevin Griffith</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hankerd, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">John Hankerd</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Kidd, Don"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Don Kidd</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Kramer, Pat"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Pat Kramer</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>19</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Krimm, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Krimm" title="John Krimm">John Krimm</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; 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<tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• Notre Dame</td> <td>10</td> <td>21</td><td>0</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">38</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Air Force</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>6</td><td>0</td> <td><b>13</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> October 13</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Falcon_Stadium" title="Falcon Stadium">Falcon Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs</a>, Colorado</li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 34,881</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND</span></td><td>Ferguson 5 yard run (Male kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND 7–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND</span></td><td>Male 43 yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND 10–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND</span></td><td>Lisch 1 yard run (Male kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND 17–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">AFA</span></td><td>James 1 yard run (Sturch kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND 17–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND</span></td><td>Vehr 2 yard pass from Lisch (Male kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND 24–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span 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class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0C2340;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C99700, inset -2px -2px 0 #C99700;;width:1%">Venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">Brownson Hall field (1892?–1899)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cartier_Field" title="Cartier Field">Cartier Field</a> (1899–1928)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a> (1929)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Stadium" title="Notre Dame Stadium">Notre Dame Stadium</a> (1930–present)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0C2340;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C99700, inset -2px -2px 0 #C99700;;width:1%">Bowls and <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_rivalries" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries"><span style="color:white">rivalries</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football#Bowl_games" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Bowl games</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Emerald_Isle_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="Emerald Isle Classic">Emerald Isle Classic</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Army%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Army–Notre Dame football rivalry">Army</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Holy_War_(Boston_College%E2%80%93Notre_Dame)" title="Holy War (Boston College–Notre Dame)">Boston College</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michigan%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry">Michigan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_State%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry">Michigan State</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Navy%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry">Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Northwestern%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Northwestern–Notre Dame football rivalry">Northwestern</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame%E2%80%93Pittsburgh_football_rivalry" title="Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry">Pittsburgh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame%E2%80%93Purdue_football_rivalry" title="Notre Dame–Purdue football rivalry">Purdue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame%E2%80%93Stanford_football_rivalry" title="Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry">Stanford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame%E2%80%93USC_football_rivalry" title="Notre Dame–USC football rivalry">USC</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0C2340;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C99700, inset -2px -2px 0 #C99700;;width:1%">Culture and lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="History of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">History</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Band_of_the_Fighting_Irish" title="Band of the Fighting Irish">Band of the Fighting Irish</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Irish_Guard_(Notre_Dame)" title="Irish Guard (Notre Dame)">Irish Guard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Box" title="Notre Dame Box">Notre Dame Box</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Leprechaun" title="Notre Dame Leprechaun">Notre Dame Leprechaun</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame,_Our_Mother" title="Notre Dame, Our Mother">Notre Dame, Our Mother</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victory_March_(fight_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victory March (fight song)">"Notre Dame Victory March"</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Play_Like_a_Champion_Today" title="Play Like a Champion Today">Play Like a Champion Today</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Subway_Alumni" title="Subway Alumni">Subway Alumni</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/T_formation" title="T formation">T formation</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tall_Grass_Game" title="Tall Grass Game">Tall Grass Game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_Army_vs._Notre_Dame_football_game" title="1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game">1946 "Game of the Century"</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_Notre_Dame_vs._Michigan_State_football_game" title="1966 Notre Dame vs. Michigan State football game">1966 "Game of the Century"</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Notre_Dame_vs._Miami_football_game" title="1988 Notre Dame vs. Miami football game">Catholics vs. Convicts</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Catholics_vs._Convicts_(film)" title="Catholics vs. Convicts (film)"><i>30 for 30</i> film</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_Florida_State_vs._Notre_Dame_football_game" title="1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame football game">1993 "Game of the Century"</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_USC_vs._Notre_Dame_football_game" title="2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game">Bush Push</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_Navy_vs._Notre_Dame_football_game" title="2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game">Navy ends the drought</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Lizzy_Seeberg" title="Death of Lizzy Seeberg">Death of Lizzy Seeberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_ACC_Championship_Game" title="2020 ACC Championship Game">2020 ACC Championship Game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_Northern_Illinois_vs._Notre_Dame_football_game" title="2024 Northern Illinois vs. Notre Dame football game">2024 game vs. Northern Illinois</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Spirit_of_Notre_Dame" title="The Spirit of Notre Dame">The Spirit of Notre Dame</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Knute_Rockne,_All_American" title="Knute Rockne, All American">Knute Rockne, All American</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Football_on_NBC" title="Notre Dame Football on NBC">Notre Dame Football on NBC</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Rudy_(film)" title="Rudy (film)">Rudy</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0C2340;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C99700, inset -2px -2px 0 #C99700;;width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_head_football_coaches" title="List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish head football coaches">Head coaches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Four_Horsemen_(American_football)" title="Four Horsemen (American football)">Four Horsemen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_in_the_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the NFL Draft">NFL draftees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_statistical_leaders" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football statistical leaders">Statistical leaders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_captains" title="List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football captains">Team captains</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0C2340;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C99700, inset -2px -2px 0 #C99700;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_seasons" title="List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons"><span style="color:white">Seasons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1887_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1887 Notre Dame football team">1887</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1888_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1888 Notre Dame football team">1888</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1889_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1889 Notre Dame football team">1889</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:gray">1890</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:gray">1891</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1892_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1892 Notre Dame football team">1892</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1893_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1893 Notre Dame football team">1893</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1894_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1894 Notre Dame football team">1894</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1895_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1895 Notre Dame football team">1895</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1896_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1896 Notre Dame football team">1896</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1897_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1897 Notre Dame football team">1897</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1898 Notre Dame football team">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1899 Notre Dame football team">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1900 Notre Dame football team">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1901 Notre Dame football team">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1902 Notre Dame football team">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1903 Notre Dame football team">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1904 Notre Dame football team">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1905 Notre Dame football team">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1906 Notre Dame football team">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1907 Notre Dame football team">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1908 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1909 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1910 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1911 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1912 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1913 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1914 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1915 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1917 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1918 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1919 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1920 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1922 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1923 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1924</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1925 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1929_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1929</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1930_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1930</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1931 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1932 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1933 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1934 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1935 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1936 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1942 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1943_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1943</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1946_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1946 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1946</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1947_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1947 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1947</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1948 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1949_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1949 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1949</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1950 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1951 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1959 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1960 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1965 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1966_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1966</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1968 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1971 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1973_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1973</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1974 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1977_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1977</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1978 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1988</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1993 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1996 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1997 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2001 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2004 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2010 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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