1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 17–21 vs. Texas
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 5
Record8–2–1
Head coach
Captains
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium
(c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
←  1968
1970  →
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State  – 11 –0 –0
No. 17 West Virginia  – 10 –1 –0
No. 12 Houston  – 9 –2 –0
No. 5 Notre Dame  – 8 –2 –1
Buffalo  – 6 –3 –0
Rutgers  – 6 –3 –0
Villanova  – 6 –3 –0
Florida State  – 6 –3 –1
Colgate  – 5 –3 –1
Air Force  – 6 –4 –0
West Texas State  – 6 –4 –0
Boston College  – 5 –4 –0
New Mexico State  – 5 –5 –0
Southern Miss  – 5 –5 –0
Syracuse  – 5 –5 –0
Army  – 4 –5 –1
VPI  – 4 –5 –1
Georgia Tech  – 4 –6 –0
Miami (FL)  – 4 –6 –0
Pittsburgh  – 4 –6 –0
Dayton  – 3 –7 –0
Marshall  – 3 –7 –0
Northern Illinois  – 3 –7 –0
Tulane  – 3 –7 –0
Utah State  – 3 –7 –0
Idaho  – 2 –8 –0
Navy  – 1 –9 –0
Xavier  – 1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The Fighting Irish were led by sixth-year head coach Ara Parseghian and played their home games on campus at Notre Dame Stadium.

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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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 201:30 pm Northwestern No. 11
W 35–1059,075
September 271:30 pmat No. 16 Purdue No. 9
L 14–2868,179 [5]
October 41:30 pmNo. 14 Michigan State
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 42–2859,075
October 112:00 pmvs. Army No. 15
W 45–063,786
October 181:30 pmNo. 3 USC No. 11
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
T 14–1459,075 [6]
October 258:30 pmat Tulane No. 12
W 37–040,250
November 11:30 pm Navy No. 10
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 47–059,075
November 81:30 pmat Pittsburgh No. 8
W 49–744,084
November 159:30 pmat Georgia Tech No. 9
 ABC W 38–2041,104 [7] [8]
November 221:30 pm Air Force No. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 13–659,075 [9]
January 1, 19702:00 pmvs. No. 1 Texas No. 9
 CBS L 17–2171,938 [4] [10]

[11]

Roster

1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 64Terry BrennanSr
G 56 Larry DiNardo Jr
WR 44 Tom Gatewood So
QB 7 Joe Theismann Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 17Mike CrottySo
DT 77 Mike McCoy Sr
DE 85 Walt Patulski So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Scott Hempel
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

Northwestern

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Northwestern1000010
•Notre Dame14002135
  
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Purdue

1234Total
Notre Dame070714
•Purdue777728
  
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Michigan State

1234Total
Michigan St.0147728
•Notre Dame71414742
  • 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

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•Notre Dame101414745
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Southern Cal

1234Total
So. Cal.007714
Notre Dame007714
  • 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

1234Total
•Notre Dame7177637
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1234Total
Navy00000
•Notre Dame72614047
  • 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

1234Total
•Notre Dame142114049
Pittsburgh70007
  
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Georgia Tech

1234Total
•Notre Dame21107038
Georgia Tech0601420
  
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Air Force

1234Total
Air Force03036
•Notre Dame760013
Scoring summary
1NDAllan 39-yard run (Hempel kick)ND 7-0
2NDHempel 22-yard field goalND 10-0
2NDHempel 25-yard field goalND 13-0
2AFLeuthauser 28-yard field goalND 13-3
4AFLeuthauser 37-yard field goalND 13-6

[12]

Vs. Texas (Cotton Bowl)

#9 Notre Dame vs. #1 Texas
1234Total
Fighting Irish370717
•Longhorns0701421

1970 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Mike McCoy Guard12 Green Bay Packers
Jim Reilly Guard357 Buffalo Bills
Bob Olson Linebacker5107 Boston Patriots
Mike Oriard Center5130 Kansas City Chiefs
Terry BrennanTackle7158 Philadelphia Eagles

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References

  1. ↑ "Notre Dame accepts Cotton's bid". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 18, 1969. p. 12.
  2. ↑ "Irish test Texas rank". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1970. p. 13.
  3. ↑ Fite, Ed (January 1, 1970). "Irish test Longhorns in Dallas". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. p. 44.
  4. 1 2 "Texans edge Irish on big 4th downs". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1970. p. 30.
  5. ↑ "Phipps paces Purdue past Notre Dame". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. October 19, 1969. p. 57.
  6. ↑ Liska, Jerry (October 19, 1969). "Notre Dame, Southern Cal in 14-14 draw". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 61.
  7. ↑ Bryson, Mike (November 15, 1969). "Georgia Tech shouldn't Irish plans". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 6.
  8. ↑ "Irish build early lead, swamp Tech". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 16, 1969. p. 1, sports.
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  10. ↑ "Texas rallies to beat Irish, 21 to 17". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1970. Retrieved May 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".
  12. ↑ "Irish Shaky, Nip Falcons." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 23.


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