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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 <-- 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
Record	11-0
Points Scored	382
Scoring Average	34.7
Points Allowed	89
Defense Average	8.1
Opponents Record	60-60
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	5-0

1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
1	11-0-0	AP
4	10-0-0	Coaches
4	10-0-0	UPI

1973 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	3-5-2	133	222					Ollie Keller
Penn State	12-0	447	129	Won 16-9				Joe Paterno
Houston	11-1	363	142	Won 47-7				Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame	11-0	382	89	Won 24-23				Ara R. Parseghian
Temple	9-1	353	167					Wayne Hardin
Tulane	9-3	228	194	Lost 7-47				Bennie Ellender
Nevada Las Vegas	8-3	304	151					Ron Meyer
Boston College	7-4	311	174					Joseph Joe Yukica
Nevada	7-4	295	143					Jerry Scattine
South Carolina	7-4	347	261					Paul Dietzel
Utah State	7-4	230	202					Phil Krueger
Air Force	6-4	223	239					Ben Martin
Pittsburgh	6-5-1	225	211	Lost 7-28				Johnny Majors
Southern Mississippi	6-4-1	227	166					P.W. Bear Underwood
West Virginia	6-5	212	266					Bobby Bowden
Georgia Tech	5-6	192	211					Bill Fulcher
Miami	5-6	163	240					Peter R. Elliot
Cincinnati	4-7	210	109					Tony Mason
Marshall	4-7	212	288					Jack Lengyel
Navy	4-7	221	232					George Welsh
James Madison	3-5	149	164					Challace McMillin
Liberty	3-3	145	115					Lee Royer
Syracuse	2-9	129	288					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Virginia Tech	2-9	223	380					Charlie Coffey
Army	0-10	67	382					Tom Cahill
Florida State	0-11	98	331					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.

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