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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Ara R. Parseghian enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 The Fighting Irish won the National Championship.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Northwestern  44   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Purdue  20   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Michigan State  14   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Rice  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Army  62   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Southern California  23   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Navy  44   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Pittsburgh  31   10   W       
 Thu., Nov. 22  vs. Air Force  48   15   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Miami  44   0   W       
 Mon., Dec. 31   Alabama  24   23   W    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record11-0
  Points Scored382
  Scoring Average34.7
  Points Allowed89
  Defense Average8.1
  Opponents Record60-60
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-0
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
111-0-0 AP
410-0-0 Coaches
410-0-0 UPI
  
1973 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 3-5-2133222   Ollie Keller
Penn State 12-0447129Won  16-9  Joe Paterno
Houston 11-1363142Won  47-7  Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame 11-038289Won  24-23  Ara R. Parseghian
Temple 9-1353167   Wayne Hardin
Tulane 9-3228194Lost  7-47  Bennie Ellender
Nevada Las Vegas 8-3304151   Ron Meyer
Boston College 7-4311174   Joseph Joe Yukica
Nevada 7-4295143   Jerry Scattine
South Carolina 7-4347261   Paul Dietzel
Utah State 7-4230202   Phil Krueger
Air Force 6-4223239   Ben Martin
Pittsburgh 6-5-1225211Lost  7-28  Johnny Majors
Southern Mississippi 6-4-1227166   P.W. Bear Underwood
West Virginia 6-5212266   Bobby Bowden
Georgia Tech 5-6192211   Bill Fulcher
Miami 5-6163240   Peter R. Elliot
Cincinnati 4-7210109   Tony Mason
Marshall 4-7212288   Jack Lengyel
Navy 4-7221232   George Welsh
James Madison 3-5149164   Challace McMillin
Liberty 3-3145115   Lee Royer
Syracuse 2-9129288   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Virginia Tech 2-9223380   Charlie Coffey
Army 0-1067382   Tom Cahill
Florida State 0-1198331   Larry Jones

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.