The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 10-1 in 1977. They emerged victorious over the Texas Longhorns, 38 to 10, in the Cotton Bowl, and won their seventh National Championship.
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1977 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 11 | 382 | 4,840 | 918 | 5.3 | 2,551 | 621 | 4.1 | 2,289 | 297 | 7.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 22nd | 38th | 38th | 50th | 12th | 25th | 28th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 129 | 2,607 | 3.5 | 981 | 447 | 2.2 | 1,626 | 289 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 72nd | 13th | 7th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 107th | 138th | 20th | ||||||||||
Net | +253 | +2,233 | +918 | +1.7 | +1,570 | +174 | +1.9 | +663 | +8 | +2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 12th | 12th | 6th | 13th | 14th | 62nd | 21st |
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| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fresno State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Utah State | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  JMU | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Syracuse | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Iowa State | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
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Georgia | Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Penn State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  North Texas | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delaware | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| 2 |  Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | .750 |
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