#9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

1980 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
11	Bernie Adell B. Adell	RB	5'10"	192	JR
87	Matt Ammon M. Ammon	TE	6'3"	226	JR
38	Jon Autry J. Autry	LB	6'2"	220	FR
12	Ty Barber T. Barber	RB	6'0"	190	JR
36	Tony Belden T. Belden	DL	6'2"	221	JR
28	Greg Bell G. Bell	RB	6'0"	195	FR
21	Dave Berry D. Berry	DB	6'1"	195	SO
94	Tom Bock T. Bock		6'4"	247	JR
59	Chrls Boerner C. Boerner	LB	6'3"	225	FR
26	Rod Bone R. Bone	DB	6'2"	210	SO
24	Dick Boushka D. Boushka	DB	6'4"	196	SR
17	Mike Boushka M. Boushka	WR	6'3"	194	JR
9	Chris Brown C. Brown	DB	6'1"	195	FR
58	Todd Bruni T. Bruni	OL	6'2"	258	JR
35	Pete Buchanan P. Buchanan	FB	6'3"	220	SO
65	Bob Burger B. Burger	OL	6'2"	240	SR
	Phil Carter P. Carter	RB
40	Steve Cichy S. Cichy	DB	6'2"	215	JR
91	Bob Clasby B. Clasby		6'5"	260	SO
73	Doug Compton D. Compton	OL	6'6"	250	FR
80	Dave Condeni D. Condeni	WR	6'0"	180	JR
2	Mike Courey M. Courey	QB	6'1"	202	SR
43	Bob Crasbie B. Crasbie	LB	6'3"	222	JR
29	Tom DeSiato T. DeSiato	DB	5'10"	182	SR
81	Marty Detmer M. Detmer	TE	6'3"	222	JR
23	Dave Duerson D. Duerson	DB	6'3"	198	SO
76	Randy Ellis R. Ellis	OL	6'4"	251	SO
20	Angelo Fasano A. Fasano	DB	6'4"	196	SR
89	Mark Fishcher M. Fishcher	TE	6'4"	220	SO
67	Robb Gagnon R. Gagnon	OL	6'3"	252	JR
27	Tom Gibbons T. Gibbons	DB	6'1"	181	SR
92	Joe Grame J. Grame	DL	6'4"	246	JR
56	Kevin Griffith K. Griffith		6'4"	240	JR
55	Pete Grogan P. Grogan	OL	6'5"	246	JR
15	Scott Grooms S. Grooms	QB	6'2"	193	FR
47	John Hankerd J. Hankerd	DL	6'4"	245	SR
31	Pete Holohan P. Holohan	WR	6'5"	228	SR
18	Eddie Hornback E. Hornback	QB	6'3"	206	SO
78	Tim Huffman T. Huffman	OL	6'5"	265	SR
85	Tony Hunter T. Hunter	WR	6'5"	211	SO
4	Mike Johnston M. Johnston	K	5'11"	175	SO
63	Don Kidd D. Kidd		6'2"	240	SR
5	Blair Kiel B. Kiel	QB	6'1"	200	FR
53	Larry Kissner L. Kissner	OL	6'4"	235	JR
13	Greg Knafelc G. Knafelc	QB	6'5"	209	SR
14	Tim Koegel T. Koegel	QB	6'4"	194	SR
98	Pat Kramer P. Kramer		6'4"	251	JR
19	John Krimm J. Krimm	DB	6'2"	183	JR
61	Mark Lebianc M. Lebianc		6'2"	240	SO
93	Mike Liebenstein M. Liebenstein	DL	6'5"	242	FR
88	Jeff Lueken J. Lueken	DL	6'5"	239	SO
77	Tim Marshall T. Marshall		6'4"	240	FR
41	Mike Masini M. Masini	DB	6'2"	201	JR
86	Dean Masztak D. Masztak	TE	6'4"	227	JR
44	Rob McGarry R. McGarry	TE	6'4"	206	SO
28	Tom Merrick T. Merrick	DB	6'1"	197	SO
60	Ron Mishler R. Mishler	LB	6'4"	243	JR
39	Larry Moriarty L. Moriarty	FB	6'2"	234	SO
25	Rodney Morris R. Morris	FB	5'10"	202	SO
48	John Mosley J. Mosley	RB	6'1"	190	FR
72	Ken Muncy K. Muncy		6'5"	252	SO
37	Rick Naylor R. Naylor	LB	6'3"	210	FR
3	Harry Oliver H. Oliver	K	5'11"	165	JR
71	Phill Pozderac P. Pozderac	OL	6'9"	260	JR
52	John Putzstuck J. Putzstuck	OL	6'5"	255	SO
45	John Rice J. Rice	LB	6'3"	205	JR
51	Joe Rudzinski J. Rudzinski	LB	6'3"	208	SO
57	John Scully J. Scully	OL	6'5"	255	SR
49	John Shields J. Shields	LB	6'3"	217	SO
74	Mike Shiner M. Shiner	OL	6'7"	250	SO
50	Bill Siewe B. Siewe	OL	6'4"	239	SR
8	John Skronski J. Skronski	QB	6'5"	215	SO
34	Daane Spielmaker D. Spielmaker	DB	6'1"	195	FR
1	Chris Stone C. Stone	WR	6'1"	176	SO
16	Dan Stone D. Stone	WR	5'10"	170	JR
42	Jim Stone J. Stone	RB	6'1"	198	SR
33	John Sweeney J. Sweeney	FB	6'2"	225	SO
64	Tom Thayer T. Thayer	OL	6'5"	258	SO
30	Stacey Toran S. Toran	DB	6'4"	185	FR
84	Tim Tripp T. Tripp	WR	6'3"	199	JR
95	Nick Vehr N. Vehr	TE	6'4"	236	SR
10	Brian Whelan B. Whelan	P	6'0"	180	JR
7	Greg Williamson G. Williamson	WR	5'11"	175	JR
68	Barry Young B. Young	OL	6'5"	228	FR
46	Mark Zavagnin M. Zavagnin	LB	6'2"	230	SO
70	Scott Zettek S. Zettek	DL	6'5"	245	SR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
5	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
6	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
7	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Missouri State	1	4	.200
9	Sam Houston	1	4	.200
10	Delaware	2	4	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333