American college football team season
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.
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 |
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- Date: November 3
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium
- Game attendance: 59,075
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | ND | Lisch 1 yard run (Male kick) | ND 7–0 |
| Q4 | | ND | Ferguson 3 yard run (Male kick) | ND 14–0 |
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- ND: Ferguson 34 Rush, 155 Yds (first player in school history with 3,000 career rushing yards)
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At Tennessee
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Clemson
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Vs. Miami (FL)
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