Notre Dame Football Team History
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842 Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium Capacity: 80,225 Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: Ara R. Parseghian Conference: Independent-
1966 Season Highlights
Ara R. Parseghian enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
The Fighting Irish won the National Championship.
1966 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Purdue
26
14
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Northwestern
35
7
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Army
35
0
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
North Carolina
32
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Oklahoma
38
0
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Navy
31
7
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Pittsburgh
40
0
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Duke
64
0
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Michigan State
10
10
T
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Southern California
51
0
W
1966 Season Totals
Record 9-0
-1
Points Scored 362
Scoring Average 36.2
Points Allowed 38
Defense Average 3.8
Opponents Record 54-46
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 3-0
-1
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
1 9-0-1
AP
1 9-0-1
Coaches
1 9-0-1
UPI
1966 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1966 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.