Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association Team Season.
The 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1977 college football season. The Irish coached by Dan Devine ended the season with 11 wins and one loss winning the national championship. The Fighting Irish won the title by defeating the previously unbeaten and No. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas Texas by a score of a 38-10.