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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 <-- 1966 <- 1967 -> 1968 --> 2024

1967 Season Highlights

Ara R. Parseghian enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.

1967 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. California	41	8	W
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Purdue	21	28	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Iowa	56	6	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Southern California	7	24	L
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Illinois	47	7	W
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Michigan State	24	12	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Navy	43	14	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Pittsburgh	38	0	W
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Georgia Tech	36	3	W
Fri., Nov. 24	@ Miami	24	22	W

1967 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	337
Scoring Average	33.7
Points Allowed	124
Defense Average	12.4
Opponents Record	48-52
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-1

1967 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
5	8-2-0	AP
4	8-2-0	Coaches
4	8-2-0	UPI

1967 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Colorado State	4-5-1	219	149					Mike Lude
Army	8-2	183	94					Tom Cahill
Notre Dame	8-2	337	124					Ara R. Parseghian
Penn State	8-2-1	299	158	Tied 17-17				Joe Paterno
Syracuse	8-2	210	127					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Florida State	7-2-2	250	187	Tied 17-17				Bill Peterson
Houston	7-3	322	122					Bill Yeoman
Miami	7-4	257	140	Lost 21-31				Charlie Tate
New Mexico State	7-2-1	346	145					Warren B. Woodson
Texas El Paso	7-2-1	337	145	Won 14-7				Robert L. Bobby Dobbs
Utah State	7-2-1	205	143					Chuck Mills
Virginia Tech	7-3	183	112					Jerry Claiborne
Buffalo	6-4	241	191					Richard Doc Urich
Eastern Michigan	6-3	173	77					Dan Boisture
Memphis	6-3	206	150					Billy J. Murphy
Southern Mississippi	6-3	201	114					Thad Pie Vann
Navy	5-4-1	205	253					William T. Bill Elias
Northern Illinois	5-5	162	198					Howard Fletcher
Boston College	4-6	227	212					James H. Jim Miller
Georgia Tech	4-6	129	205					Bud Carson
Tulane	3-7	164	223					Jim Pittman
Air Force	2-6-2	86	173					Ben Martin
San Jose State	2-7	166	286					Harry Anderson
Pittsburgh	1-9	73	295					David R. Hart

1967 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1967 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.