The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 9-1-1 in 1980. They fell to the Georgia Bulldogs, 17 to 10, in the Sugar Bowl.
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 238 | 3,615 | 823 | 4.4 | 2,694 | 636 | 4.2 | 921 | 187 | 4.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 60th | 71st | 27th | 92nd | 15th | 8th | 30th | 130th | 112th | 126th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 111 | 2,345 | 3.5 | 1,208 | 434 | 2.8 | 1,137 | 234 | 4.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 5th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 7th | 12th | 5th | 47th | 4th | ||||||||||
Net | +127 | +1,270 | +823 | +0.9 | +1,486 | +202 | +1.5 | -216 | -47 | +0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 22nd | 13th | 27th | 28th | 9th | 5th | 13th | 93rd | 92nd | 64th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |