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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-

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1887 <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024

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 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Notre Dame	10-1	354	108	Won 24-11				Ara R. Parseghian
Air Force	9-3	366	239	Lost 13-34				Ben Martin
Georgia Tech	9-3	233	165	Won 17-9				Bud Carson
Boston College	8-2	307	142					Joseph Joe Yukica
Houston	8-3	307	160					Bill Yeoman
Tulane	8-4	196	160	Won 17-3				Jim Pittman
West Virginia	8-3	311	200					Bobby Bowden
Central Michigan	7-3	263	190					Roy Kramer
Cincinnati	7-4	229	108					Ray Callahan
Eastern Michigan	7-2-1	237	109					Dan Boisture
Florida State	7-4	254	195					Bill Peterson
Penn State	7-3	300	163					Joe Paterno
Temple	7-3	190	151					Wayne Hardin
Nevada	6-3-1	280	220					Jerry Scattine
Nevada Las Vegas	6-4	313	241					Bill Ireland
Syracuse	6-4	248	208					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Ball State	5-5	146	226					Wave Myers
Pittsburgh	5-5	179	245					Carl A. DePasqua
Southern Mississippi	5-6	228	299					P.W. Bear Underwood
Utah State	5-5	217	225					Chuck Mills
Virginia Tech	5-6	199	228					Jerry Claiborne
New Mexico State	4-6	282	277					Jim Wood
Marshall	3-6	138	202					Rick Tolley
Miami	3-8	166	310					Charlie Tate
Northern Illinois	3-7	168	281					Richard Doc Urich
Buffalo	2-9	133	299					Bob Deming
Navy	2-9	131	327					Richard Rick Forzano
Army	1-9-1	151	281					Tom Cahill

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.

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