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-
1972 Season Highlights
Ara R. Parseghian enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Northwestern
37
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Purdue
35
14
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Michigan State
16
0
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Pittsburgh
42
16
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Missouri
26
30
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Texas Christian
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Navy
42
23
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Air Force
21
7
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Miami
20
17
W
Sat., Dec. 2 @
Southern California
23
45
L
Mon., Jan. 1
Nebraska
6
40
L
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1972 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 289
Scoring Average 26.3
Points Allowed 192
Defense Average 17.5
Opponents Record 61-60
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-1
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
14 8-3-0
AP
12 8-2-0
Coaches
12 8-2-0
UPI
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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