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1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team

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.

1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 17–21 vs. Texas
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 5
Record8–2–1
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

After 44 seasons without postseason play (1925–1968), the school ended its self-imposed bowl hiatus. With an 8–1–1 regular season record, the Irish were led on the field by junior quarterback Joe Theismann. They met top-ranked Texas in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year's Day, but lost 21–17 when the Longhorns scored a late touchdown.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 201:30 pmNorthwesternNo. 11
W 35–1059,075
September 271:30 pmat No. 16 PurdueNo. 9
L 14–2868,179
October 41:30 pmNo. 14 Michigan State
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 42–2859,075
October 112:00 pmvs. ArmyNo. 15
W 45–063,786
October 181:30 pmNo. 3 USCNo. 11
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
T 14–1459,075
October 258:30 pmat TulaneNo. 12
W 37–040,250
November 11:30 pmNavyNo. 10
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 47–059,075
November 81:30 pmat PittsburghNo. 8
W 49–744,084
November 159:30 pmat Georgia TechNo. 9
ABCW 38–2041,104
November 221:30 pmAir ForceNo. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 13–659,075
January 1, 19702:00 pmvs. No. 1 TexasNo. 9
CBSL 17–2171,938

Game summaries

Northwestern

1 234Total
Northwestern 10 000 10
• Notre Dame 14 0021 35
  
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Purdue

1 234Total
Notre Dame 0 707 14
• Purdue 7 777 28
  
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Michigan State

1 234Total
Michigan St. 0 1477 28
• Notre Dame 7 14147 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 234Total
• Notre Dame 10 14147 45
Army 0 000 0
  
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USC

1 234Total
USC 0 077 14
Notre Dame 0 077 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 234Total
• Notre Dame 7 1776 37
Tulane 0 000 0
  
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1 234Total
Navy 0 000 0
• Notre Dame 7 26140 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 234Total
• Notre Dame 14 21140 49
Pittsburgh 7 000 7
  
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Georgia Tech

1 234Total
• Notre Dame 21 1070 38
Georgia Tech 0 6014 20
  
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Air Force

1 234Total
Air Force 0 303 6
• Notre Dame 7 600 13
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

Vs. Texas (Cotton Bowl)

#9 Notre Dame vs. #1 Texas
1 234Total
Fighting Irish 3 707 17
• Longhorns 0 7014 21

Roster

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

1970 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Mike McCoy Guard 1 2 Green Bay Packers
Jim Reilly Guard 3 57 Buffalo Bills
Bob Olson Linebacker 5 107 Boston Patriots
Mike Oriard Center 5 130 Kansas City Chiefs
Terry Brennan Tackle 7 158 Philadelphia Eagles

References


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