American college football season
1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, L 17–21 vs. Texas |
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Conference | Independent |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 9 |
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AP | No. 5 |
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Record | 8–2–1 |
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Head coach | - Ara Parseghian (6th season)
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Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium |
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The 1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ara Parseghian, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 8–2–1.
After 44 seasons without postseason play (1925–1968), the school ended its self-imposed bowl hiatus.[1] With an 8–1–1 regular season record, the Irish were led on the field by junior quarterback Joe Theismann.[2] They met top-ranked Texas in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year's Day,[3] but lost 21–17 when the Longhorns scored a late touchdown.[4]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | 1:30 pm | Northwestern | No. 11 | | | W 35–10 | 59,075 | |
September 27 | 1:30 pm | at No. 16 Purdue | No. 9 | | | L 14–28 | 68,179 | [5] |
October 4 | 1:30 pm | No. 14 Michigan State | | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | W 42–28 | 59,075 | |
October 11 | 2:00 pm | vs. Army | No. 15 | | | W 45–0 | 63,786 | |
October 18 | 1:30 pm | No. 3 USC | No. 11 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | T 14–14 | 59,075 | [6] |
October 25 | 8:30 pm | at Tulane | No. 12 | | | W 37–0 | 40,250 | |
November 1 | 1:30 pm | Navy | No. 10 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | W 47–0 | 59,075 | |
November 8 | 1:30 pm | at Pittsburgh | No. 8 | | | W 49–7 | 44,084 | |
November 15 | 9:30 pm | at Georgia Tech | No. 9 | | ABC | W 38–20 | 41,104 | [7][8][9] |
November 22 | 1:30 pm | Air Force | No. 8 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | W 13–6 | 59,075 | [10] |
January 1, 1970 | 2:00 pm | vs. No. 1 Texas | No. 9 | | CBS | L 17–21 | 71,938 | [4][11] |
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Game summaries
Northwestern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Northwestern | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | • Notre Dame | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 | |
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Purdue
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Notre Dame | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | • Purdue | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | |
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Michigan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Michigan St. | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 | • Notre Dame | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 | - Date: October 4
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
- Game start: 1:30 pm EDT
- Game attendance: 59,075
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Army
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Notre Dame | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 | Army | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - Date: October 11
- Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
- Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT
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USC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | USC | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | - Date: October 18
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
- Game start: 1:30 pm EDT
- Game attendance: 59,075
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Tulane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Notre Dame | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 37 | Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • Notre Dame | 7 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 47 | - Date: November 1
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
- Game start: 1:30 pm EST
- Game attendance: 59,075
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Pittsburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Notre Dame | 14 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 49 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
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Georgia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Notre Dame | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 38 | Georgia Tech | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 | |
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Air Force
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Air Force | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | • Notre Dame | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
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| 1 | | ND | Allan 39-yard run (Hempel kick) | ND 7-0 | | 2 | | ND | Hempel 22-yard field goal | ND 10-0 | | 2 | | ND | Hempel 25-yard field goal | ND 13-0 | | 2 | | AF | Leuthauser 28-yard field goal | ND 13-3 | | 4 | | AF | Leuthauser 37-yard field goal | ND 13-6 | |
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Vs. Texas (Cotton Bowl)
#9 Notre Dame vs. #1 Texas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Fighting Irish | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | • Longhorns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | - Date: January 1
- Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
- Game attendance: 71,938
- Referee: Cliff Domingue
- Television network: CBS
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Roster
1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | Scott Hempel | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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1970 NFL Draft
References
- ^ "Notre Dame accepts Cotton's bid". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 18, 1969. p. 12.
- ^ "Irish test Texas rank". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1970. p. 13.
- ^ Fite, Ed (January 1, 1970). "Irish test Longhorns in Dallas". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. p. 44.
- ^ a b "Texans edge Irish on big 4th downs". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1970. p. 30.
- ^ "Phipps paces Purdue past Notre Dame". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. October 19, 1969. p. 57.
- ^ Liska, Jerry (October 19, 1969). "Notre Dame, Southern Cal in 14-14 draw". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 61.
- ^ Bryson, Mike (November 15, 1969). "Georgia Tech shouldn't Irish plans". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 6.
- ^ "Irish build early lead, swamp Tech". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 16, 1969. p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Georgia Tech blitzed 38–20 by Notre Dame". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1969. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bryson, Mike (November 23, 1969). "Irish shake 'shakes' and beat Air Force". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 69.
- ^ "Texas rallies to beat Irish, 21 to 17". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1970. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".
- ^ "Irish Shaky, Nip Falcons." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 23.
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