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12 Games Table
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Date |
Day |
School |
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Opponent |
Conf |
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Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
T |
Streak |
Notes |
| 1 | Sep 6, 1980 | Sat | (11) Notre Dame | | (9) Purdue | Big Ten | W | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 2 | Sep 20, 1980 | Sat | (8) Notre Dame | | (14) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 3 | Oct 4, 1980 | Sat | (7) Notre Dame | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 26 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
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| 4 | Oct 11, 1980 | Sat | (7) Notre Dame | | (13) Miami (FL) | Ind | W | 32 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
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| 5 | Oct 18, 1980 | Sat | (5) Notre Dame | | Army | Ind | W | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | |
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| 6 | Oct 25, 1980 | Sat | (4) Notre Dame | @ | Arizona | Pac-10 | W | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | |
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| 7 | Nov 1, 1980 | Sat | (3) Notre Dame | N | Navy | Ind | W | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | |
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| 8 | Nov 8, 1980 | Sat | (1) Notre Dame | @ | Georgia Tech | Ind | T | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | T 1 | |
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| 9 | Nov 15, 1980 | Sat | (6) Notre Dame | @ | (5) Alabama | SEC | W | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | W 1 | |
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| 10 | Nov 22, 1980 | Sat | (2) Notre Dame | | Air Force | WAC | W | 24 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | W 2 | |
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| 11 | Dec 6, 1980 | Sat | (2) Notre Dame | @ | (17) USC | Pac-10 | L | 3 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
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| 12 | Jan 1, 1981 | Thu | (7) Notre Dame | N | (1) Georgia | SEC | L | 10 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | L 2 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
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