Notre Dame

FBSI · 1980 Season · Final

Season

Developing ＋

Record

9–2–1

0.792 Win %

Conference

—

0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

120

1899–2026

All-Time Record

919–327–33

0.731 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1929, 1930, 1953 +2

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 24 · Top 10: 42 · Top 25: 83

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras

1980 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 9	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	9–3	W 31–10
5	Week 5 · Sep 23	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	10–2	W 29–27
7	Week 7 · Oct 7	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	3–8	W 26–21
8	Week 8 · Oct 14	Miami (MIAMI)H2H	IND FBSI	9–3	W 32–14
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	Army (ARMY)H2H	IND FBSI	3–7–1	W 30–3
10	Week 10 · Oct 28	Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H	PAC	5–6	W 20–3
11	Week 11 · Nov 4	Navy (NAVY)H2H	IND FBSI	8–4	W 33–0
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H	IND FBSI	1–9–1	T 3–3
13	Week 13 · Nov 18	Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H	SEC	10–2	W 7–0
14	Week 14 · Nov 25	Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H	IND WAC	2–9–1	W 24–10
15	Regular Season Final · Dec 9	USC H2H	PAC	8–2–1	L 3–20
19	Final · Jan 6	Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H	SEC	12–0	L 10–17

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum

1.035

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+57

-2+59

Michigan +10
Alabama +10
Purdue +9
Miami +9
Navy +8
Arizona +5
Michigan State +3
Army +3
Air Force +2
Georgia Tech 0
Georgia 0
USC -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing

Rank #6Better than 96%

Win % Place 17thBetter than 88%

0.792 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+21

+18

+27

+17

+33

+14

-17

-7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.