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1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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Conference
  
Independent

AP
  
No. 9

Head coach
  
Dan Devine (6th year)

Coaches
  
No. 10

1980 record
  
9–2–1

Defensive coordinator
  
Joe Yonto


The 1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1980 college football season. The team was coached by Dan Devine and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

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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.

Rivalries

  • In the Shillelagh Trophy, Notre Dame beat Purdue.
  • In the Michigan – Notre Dame rivalry, Notre Dame beat Michigan.
  • Notre Dame beat Michigan State to claim the Megaphone Trophy.

    • 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

    • Awards and honors

  • Former Fighting Irish coach Ara Parseghian was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

    • References

    1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Wikipedia
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