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-
1969 Season Highlights
Ara R. Parseghian enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1969 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Northwestern
35
10
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Purdue
14
28
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Michigan State
42
28
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Army
45
0
W
@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Southern California
14
14
T
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Tulane
37
0
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Navy
47
0
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Pittsburgh
49
7
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Georgia Tech
38
20
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Air Force
13
6
W
Thu., Jan. 1
Texas
17
21
L
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1969 Season Totals
Record 8-2
-1
Points Scored 351
Scoring Average 31.9
Points Allowed 134
Defense Average 12.2
Opponents Record 58-52
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 4-1
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
5 8-2-1
AP
9 8-1-1
Coaches
9 8-1-1
UPI
1969 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1969 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.