1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team explained

Mode:	football
Year:	1976
Team:	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Conference:	Independent
Coachrank:	12
Aprank:	12
Record:	9 - 3
Head Coach:	Dan Devine
Hc Year:	2nd
Off Coach:	Merv Johnson
Oc Year:	2nd
Captain:	Willie Fry
Captain2:	Mark McLane
Stadium:	Notre Dame Stadium
Champion:	Gator Bowl champion
Bowl:	Gator Bowl
Bowl Result:	W 20 - 9 vs. Penn State

The 1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Purdue

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At Northwestern

See also: 1976 Northwestern Wildcats football team.

Vs. Navy

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At USC

Rick Slager started the game but was replaced by Rusty Lisch after Slagler injured his shoulder.^[4]

Gator Bowl (vs Penn State)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results.
2. Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Sept 19. Pg. 14B. Retrieved 2021-Jan-11.
3. Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 31.
4. http://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1976s.pdf Notre Dame Football Review - USC