American college football season
1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Conference Independent Coaches No. 10 AP No. 9 1980 record 9–2–1 Head coach Defensive coordinator Joe Yonto Captains
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)Seasons
The 1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1980 college football season .[1] The team was coached by Dan Devine and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana .
The 1980 season would be Dan Devine's final year as Notre Dame head coach. In August, he had announced that the upcoming season would be his last. The offense had 248 points for, while the defense gave up 128 points.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 6 3:20 p.m. No. 9 Purdue No. 11 ABC W 31–1059,075
September 20 2:30 p.m. No. 14 Michigan No. 8 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 29–2759,075
October 4 1:00 p.m. at Michigan State No. 7 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy )W 26–2176,821
October 11 2:30 p.m. No. 13 Miami (FL) No. 7 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN W 32–1459,075
October 18 2:30 p.m. Army No. 5 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 30–359,075
October 25 10:35 p.m. at Arizona No. 4 W 20–356,211
November 1 1:30 p.m. vs. Navy No. 3 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry )W 33–076,891
November 8 1:30 p.m. at Georgia Tech No. 1 T 3–341,266
November 15 3:50 p.m. at No. 5 Alabama No. 6 Legion Field Birmingham, AL ABC W 7–078,873
November 22 1:30 p.m. Air Force No. 2 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN W 24–1059,075
December 6 3:50 p.m. at No. 17 USC No. 2 ABC L 3–2082,663
January 1, 1981 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 1 Georgia No. 7 ABC L 10–1777,895
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel [ ]
1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
Bernie Adell
RB
Ty Barber
RB
28
Greg Bell
Fr
RB
Mike Boushka
FB
35
Pete Buchanan
So
OG
65
Bob Burger
Sr
RB
22
Phil Carter
So
WR
80
Dave Condeni
Jr
QB
2
Mike Courey
Sr
TE
81
Marty Detmer
Sr
WR
1
Ty Dickerson
Sr
OL
Randy Ellis
OL
Robb Gagnon
QB
Scott Grooms
Fr
WR
31
Pete Holohan
Sr
OG
78
Tim Huffman
Sr
WR
Tony Hunter
So
QB , P
5
Blair Kiel
Fr
QB
13
Greg Knafelc
Sr
QB
Tim Koegel
Sr
TE
86
Dean Masztak
Jr
FB
Rob McGarry
So
RB
Larry Moriarty
So
RB
Rodney Morris
RB
John Mosley
Fr
OT
71
Phil Pozderac
Jr
C
57
John Scully (C)
Sr
OT
74
Mike Shiner
So
RB
Jim Stone
Sr
RB
John Sweeney
OL
64
Tom Thayer
So
WR
Tim Tripp
TE
95
Nick Vehr
Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DT
94
Tom Bock
Jr
CB
9
Chris Brown
Fr
DB
Steve Cichy
ILB
43
Bob Crable (C)
Jr
S
22
Dave Duerson
So
S
20
Angelo Fasano
Sr
S
27
Tom Gibbons (C)
Sr
DE
92
Joe Gramke
Jr
DE
John Hankred
Sr
DL
Don Kidd
DL
Pat Kramer
CB
19
John Krimm
Jr
DL
Tim Marshall
Fr
LB
Brendan Moynihan
DT
72
Ken Muncy
So
LB
45
John Rice
Jr
LB
51
Joe Rudzinski
DB
Stacey Toran
LB
46
Mark Zavagnin
So
DE
70
Scott Zettek
Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Mike Johnston
K
3
Harry Oliver
Jr
LS
Bill Siewe
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Brian Boulac
Bill Meyers
Ron Toman (QB)
Joe Yonto (DL)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries [ ]
Purdue [ ]
#9 Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at #11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Purdue
0
10
0 0 10
Notre Dame
10
7
7 7 31
at Notre Dame Stadium , South Bend, Indiana
Date : September 6Game attendance : 59,075TV : ABCRecap/Box
Game information
First quarter
ND – Harry Oliver 36-yard field goal, 7:19. Notre Dame 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:50.
ND – Rob McGarry 2-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 0:42. Notre Dame 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:48.
Second quarter
ND – Phil Carter 1-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 11:40. Notre Dame 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:16.
PUR – Rick Anderson 26-yard field goal, 4:19. Notre Dame 17–3. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:21.
PUR – Wally Jones 4-yard run (Rick Anderson kick), 0:34. Notre Dame 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:04.
Third quarter
ND – Tony Hunter 9-yard pass from Mike Courey (Harry Oliver kick), 11:36. Notre Dame 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:24.
Fourth quarter
ND – Mike Courey 14-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 4:01. Notre Dame 31–10. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:50.
Top passers
PUR – Scott Campbell – 17/26, 178 yards
ND – Mike Courey – 10/13, 151 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
PUR – John Macon – 9 rushes, 32 yards
ND – Phil Carter – 29 rushes, 142 yards, TD
Top receivers
ABC Player of Game - Mike Courey (151 yards passing, TD, 59 yards rushing, TD)
[2]
Michigan [ ]
#14 Michigan Wolverines (1–0) at #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Michigan
0
14
7 6 27
Notre Dame
0
14
6 9 29
at Notre Dame Stadium , South Bend, Indiana
Date : September 20Game attendance : 59,075Recap/Box
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
ND – Phil Carter 6-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 13:05. Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 7:49.
ND – Pete Holohan 10-yard pass from Mike Courey (Harry Oliver kick), 5:00. Notre Dame 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:56.
MICH – Lawrence Ricks 8-yard pass from John Wangler (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 1:50. Notre Dame 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:10.
MICH – Norm Betts 9-yard pass from John Wangler (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 0:31. Tie 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 0:59.
Third quarter
MICH – Stan Edwards 2-yard run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 11:57. Michigan 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 3:03.
ND – John Krimm 49-yard interception return (kick failed), 1:03. Michigan 21–20.
Fourth quarter
ND – Phil Carter 4-yard run (pass failed), 3:03. Notre Dame 26–21. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:30.
MICH – Craig Dunaway 1-yard pass from John Wangler (pass failed), 0:41. Michigan 27–26. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 2:12.
ND – Harry Oliver 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Notre Dame 29–27. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 0:41.
Top passers
MICH – John Wangler – 11/19, 98 yards, 3 TD, INT
ND – Mike Courey – 6/13, 62 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
MICH – Anthony Carter – 2 receptions, 30 yards
ND – Pete Holohan – 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD
Harry Oliver kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired.
[3]
at Michigan State [ ]
#7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2–0) at Michigan State Spartans (1–2)
at Spartan Stadium , East Lansing, Michigan
Date : October 4Game attendance : 76,821Recap/Box
Game information
First quarter
MSU – Morten Andersen 29-yard field goal, 10:30. Michigan State 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:16.
MSU – Steve Smith 1-yard run (pass failed), 3:26. Michigan State 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:09.
Second quarter
ND – Harry Oliver 44-yard field goal, 14:48. Michigan State 9–3. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:38.
ND – Harry Oliver 28-yard field goal, 0:02. Michigan State 9–6. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 0:42.
Third quarter
ND – Phil Carter 12-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 5:33. Notre Dame 13–9. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:27.
Fourth quarter
ND – Harry Oliver 27-yard field goal, 10:09. Notre Dame 16–9. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:55.
MSU – Anthony Ellis 13-yard run (pass failed), 8:48. Notre Dame 16–15. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:21.
ND – Jim Stone 1-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 7:49. Notre Dame 23–15. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 0:59.
MSU – Steve Smith 42-yard pass from John Leister (pass failed), 6:35. Notre Dame 23–21. Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:14.
ND – Harry Oliver 32-yard field goal, 0:46. Notre Dame 26–21. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:49.
Top passers
ND – Blair Kiel – 5/10, 56 yards
MSU – John Leister – 11/32, 204 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
ND – Phil Carter – 40 rushes, 254 yards, TD
MSU – Steve Smith – 9 rushes, 44 yards, TD
Top receivers
ND – Tony Hunter – 3 receptions, 46 yards
MSU – Steve Smith – 2 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Blair Kiel started the second half at quarterback
Miami (FL) [ ]
#13 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (4–0) at #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Miami (FL)
0
0
0 14 14
Notre Dame
0
10
6 16 32
at Notre Dame Stadium , South Bend, Indiana
Date : October 11Game attendance : 59,075Recap/Box
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
ND – Blair Kiel 4-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 0:56. Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 0:41.
ND – Harry Oliver 19-yard field goal, 0:14. Notre Dame 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 0:39.
Third quarter
ND – Harry Oliver 28-yard field goal, 4:53. Notre Dame 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:13.
ND – Harry Oliver 38-yard field goal, 2:17. Notre Dame 16–0. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:20.
Fourth quarter
MIA – Pat Walker 13-yard pass from Jim Kelly (pass failed), 13:52. Notre Dame 16–6. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:37.
ND – Tom Gibbons 53-yard interception return (kick failed), 11:08. Notre Dame 22–6.
MIA – Mark Cooper 37-yard pass from Jim Kelly (pass good), 8:43. Notre Dame 22–14. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:25.
ND – Harry Oliver 37-yard field goal, 2:06. Notre Dame 25–14. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 6:37.
ND – Jim Stone 27-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 0:09. Notre Dame 32–14. Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:07.
Top passers
MIA – Jim Kelly – 13/31, 220 yards, 2 TD, INT
ND – Blair Kiel – 4/17, 35 yards
Top rushers
MIA – Chris Hobbs – 5 rushes, 13 yards
ND – Jim Stone – 38 rushes, 224 yards, TD
Top receivers
MIA – Jim Joiner – 3 receptions, 97 yards
ND – Tony Hunter – 2 receptions, 19 yards
Army [ ]
Army Cadets (2–2–1) at #5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Army
0
0
3 0 3
Notre Dame
0
17
6 7 30
at Notre Dame Stadium , South Bend, Indiana
Date : October 18Game attendance : 59,075Recap/Box
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
ND – Jim Stone 4-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 8:22. Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:08.
ND – Harry Oliver 49-yard field goal, 1:30. Notre Dame 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 3:08.
ND – Mark Zavagnin recovery of blocked punt in end zone (Harry Oliver kick), 0:29. Notre Dame 17–0.
Third quarter
ARMY – Dave Aucoin 41-yard field goal, 11:03. Notre Dame 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:32.
ND – Blair Kiel 1-yard run (kick failed), 0:40. Notre Dame 23–3. Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 4:29.
Fourth quarter
ND – Ty Barber 1-yard run (Mike Johnston kick), 14:14. Notre Dame 30–3. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:46.
Top passers
ARMY – T.D. Decker – 4/15, 46 yards, INT
ND – Blair Kiel – 7/19, 74 yards
Top rushers
ARMY – Dino Harris – 10 rushes, 43 yards
ND – Jim Stone – 25 rushes, 122 yards
Top receivers
ARMY – Warren Waldorff – 2 receptions, 23 yards
ND – Nick Vehr – 3 receptions, 44 yards
[4]
at Arizona [ ]
#4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–0) at Arizona Wildcats (2–3)
1
2
3 4 Total
Notre Dame
7
10
0 3 20
Arizona
0
3
0 0 3
at Arizona Stadium , Tucson, Arizona
Date : October 25Game attendance : 56,211Recap/Box
Game information
First quarter
ND – Jim Stone 1-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 6:54. Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:06.
Second quarter
UA – Brett Weber 21-yard field goal, 3:16. Notre Dame 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:21.
ND – Blair Kiel 80-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 2:08. Notre Dame 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:03.
ND – Harry Oliver 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Notre Dame 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 1:06.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
ND – Harry Oliver 38-yard field goal, 3:26. Notre Dame 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:44.
Top passers
ND – Blair Kiel – 11/20, 152 yards, INT
UA – Tom Tunnicliffe – 15/26, 95 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
ND – Jim Stone – 29 rushes, 105 yards, TD
UA – Hubert Oliver – 8 rushes, 41 yards
Top receivers
ND – Tony Hunter – 7 receptions, 75 yards
UA – Tim Holmes – 2 receptions, 43 yards
Dan Devine 's 50th win at Notre Dame
vs. Navy [ ]
Navy Midshipmen (5–2) vs. #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Notre Dame
12
14
0 7 33
Navy
0
0
0 0 0
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : November 1Game weather : OvercastGame attendance : 76,891Recap/Box
Game information
First quarter
ND – Ty Barber 9-yard run (kick blocked), 5:37. Notre Dame 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 2:09.
ND – Pete Buchanan 3-yard run (pass failed), 2:45. Notre Dame 12–0. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:31.
Second quarter
ND – Jim Stone 13-yard run (pass good), 12:40. Notre Dame 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:00.
ND – Harry Oliver 41-yard field goal, 10:34. Notre Dame 23–0. Drive: 3 plays, -9 yards, 1:58.
ND – Harry Oliver 50-yard field goal, 1:26. Notre Dame 26–0. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:23.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
ND – Greg Bell 27-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 9:47. Notre Dame 33–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:37.
Top passers
ND – Blair Kiel – 3/8, 32 yards, INT
NAVY – Tom Tarquinio – 7/11, 56 yards
Top rushers
ND – Jim Stone – 33 rushes, 211 yards, TD
NAVY – Eddie Meyers – 15 rushes, 53 yards
Top receivers
ND – Tim Tripp – 1 reception, 17 yards
NAVY – Tim Jackson – 2 receptions, 17 yards
Scott Zettek - AP Midwest Lineman of the Week (8 tackles, 3 sacks)
at Georgia Tech [ ]
#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1–7)
1
2
3 4 Total
Notre Dame
0
0
0 3 3
Georgia Tech
0
3
0 0 3
at Grant Field , Atlanta, Georgia
Date : November 8Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game attendance : 41,266Recap/Box
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
GT – Johnny Smith 39-yard field goal, 6:11. Georgia Tech 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:25.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
ND – Harry Oliver 47-yard field goal, 4:44. Tie 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:04.
Top passers
ND – Blair Kiel – 5/12, 58 yards, 2 INT
GT – Ken Whisenhunt – 3/5, 29 yards
Top rushers
ND – Jim Stone – 21 rushes, 85 yards
GT – Matt Bryant – 10 rushes, 42 yards
Top receivers
ND – Pete Holohan – 5 receptions, 63 yards
GT – Leon Chadwick – 2 receptions, 20 yards
at Alabama [ ]
#6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–0–1) at #5 Alabama Crimson Tide (8–1)
1
2
3 4 Total
Notre Dame
0
7
0 0 7
Alabama
0
0
0 0 0
at Legion Field , Birmingham, Alabama
Date : November 15Game attendance : 78,873TV : ABCRecap/Box
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
ND – Phil Carter 2-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 6:02. Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:34.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
ND – Blair Kiel – 5/9, 43 yards
ALA – Walter Lewis – 5/11, 53 yards
Top rushers
ND – Phil Carter – 31 rushes, 84 yards, TD
ALA – Walter Lewis – 12 rushes, 58 yards
Top receivers
ND – Phil Carter – 2 receptions, 19 yards
ALA – Bart Krout – 3 receptions, 25 yards
Air Force [ ]
Air Force Falcons (2–7–1) at #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–0–1)
1
2
3 4 Total
Air Force
3
0
0 7 10
Notre Dame
0
3
14 7 24
at Notre Dame Stadium , South Bend, Indiana
Date : November 22Game attendance : 59,075Recap/Box
Game information
First quarter
AFA – Sean Pavlich 35-yard field goal, 1:06. Air Force 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:35.
Second quarter
ND – Harry Oliver 31-yard field goal, 14:09. Tie 3–3. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 0:52.
Third quarter
ND – Phil Carter 2-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 5:17. Notre Dame 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:40.
ND – Jim Stone 7-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 0:48. Notre Dame 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:00.
Fourth quarter
AFA – Charlie Heath 1-yard run (Sean Pavlich kick), 7:04. Notre Dame 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:28.
ND – Jim Stone 2-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 1:51. Notre Dame 24–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:13.
Top passers
AFA – Scott Schafer – 3/15, 43 yards
ND – Blair Kiel – 6/20, 67 yards, INT
Top rushers
AFA – Ted Sundquist – 10 rushes, 41 yards
ND – Phil Carter – 29 rushes, 181 yards, TD
Top receivers
AFA – Charlie Heath – 2 receptions, 19 yards
ND – Tony Hunter – 1 reception, 25 yards
[5]
at USC [ ]
#2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–0–1) at #17 USC Trojans (7–2–1)
1
2
3 4 Total
Notre Dame
0
0
3 0 3
USC
0
10
0 10 20
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles, California
Date : December 6Game attendance : 82,663TV : ABCRecap/Box
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
USC – Michael Harper 6-yard run (Eric Hipp kick), 8:23. USC 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 1:42.
USC – Eric Hipp 22-yard field goal, 1:31. USC 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 5:28.
Third quarter
ND – Harry Oliver 30-yard field goal, 0:50. USC 10–3. Drive: 3 plays, -12 yards, 2:08.
Fourth quarter
USC – Eric Hipp 17-yard field goal, 11:42. USC 13–3. Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 2:17.
USC – Michael Harper 10-yard run (Eric Hipp kick), 1:09. USC 20–3. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:25.
Top passers
ND – Mike Courey – 3/8, 25 yards, 2 INT
USC – Scott Tinsley – 4/5, 24 yards
Top rushers
ND – Phil Carter – 20 rushes, 42 yards
USC – Michael Harper – 20 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ND – Pete Holohan – 2 receptions, 19 yards
USC – Jeff Simmons – 1 reception, 15 yards
Sugar Bowl (vs. Georgia) [ ]
#17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–1–1) vs. #1 Georgia Bulldogs (11–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Notre Dame
3
0
7 0 10
Georgia
10
7
0 0 17
at Superdome , New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : Game weather : Indoors (dome)Game attendance : 77,895TV : ABCRecap/Box
Game information
First quarter
ND – Harry Oliver 50-yard field goal, 10:41. Notre Dame 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:19.
UGA – Rex Robinson 46-yard field goal, 1:45. Tie 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 3:38.
UGA – Herschel Walker 1-yard run (Rex Robinson kick), 1:04. Georgia 10–3. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:41.
Second quarter
UGA – Herschel Walker 3-yard run (Rex Robinson kick), 13:49. Georgia 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:17.
Third quarter
ND – Phil Carter 1-yard run (Harry Oliver kick), 0:54. Georgia 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:25.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
ND – Phil Carter – 27 rushes, 109 yards, TD
UGA – Herschel Walker – 36 rushes, 150 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ND – Pete Holohan – 4 receptions, 44 yards
UGA – Amp Arnold – 1 reception, 7 yards
Team players drafted into the NFL [ ]
Blair Kiel – 1984 / Round: 11 / Pick: 281 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dave Duerson – 1983 / Round: 3 / Pick: 64 Chicago Bears
John Scully - 1981 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109th pick Atlanta Falcons
Awards and honors [ ]
Former Fighting Irish coach Ara Parseghian was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame .
References [ ]
Venues
Brownson Hall field (1892?–1899)
Cartier Field (1899–1928)
Soldier Field (1929)
Notre Dame Stadium (1930–present)
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