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-
1970 Season Highlights
Ara R. Parseghian enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Northwestern
35
14
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Purdue
48
0
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Michigan State
29
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Army
51
10
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Missouri
24
7
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Navy
56
7
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Pittsburgh
46
14
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Georgia Tech
10
7
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Louisiana State
3
0
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Southern California
28
38
L
Fri., Jan. 1
Texas
24
11
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1970 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 354
Scoring Average 32.2
Points Allowed 108
Defense Average 9.8
Opponents Record 61-56
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 3-1
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 10-1-0
AP
5 9-1-0
Coaches
5 9-1-0
UPI
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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