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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  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024
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
  Record8-3
  Points Scored289
  Scoring Average26.3
  Points Allowed192
  Defense Average17.5
  Opponents Record61-60
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-1
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 8-3-0 AP
12 8-2-0 Coaches
12 8-2-0 UPI
  
1972 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 3-7125188   Ollie Keller
Penn State 10-2358189Lost  0-14  Joe Paterno
Notre Dame 8-3289192Lost  6-40  Ara R. Parseghian
Utah State 8-3329230   Chuck Mills
West Virginia 8-4415289Lost  13-49  Bobby Bowden
Florida State 7-4287224   Larry Jones
Georgia Tech 7-4-1284226Won  31-30  Bill Fulcher
Northern Illinois 7-4198141   Jerry Ippoliti
Air Force 6-4303183   Ben Martin
Army 6-4160282   Tom Cahill
Houston 6-4-1325202   Bill Yeoman
Nevada 6-5276218   Jerry Scattine
Tulane 6-5212165   Bennie Ellender
Virginia Tech 6-4-1307253   Charlie Coffey
Ball State 5-4-1235180   Dave McClain
Miami 5-6214170   Fran Curci
Syracuse 5-6141229   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Temple 5-4164176   Wayne Hardin
Boston College 4-7240258   Joseph Joe Yukica
Navy 4-7181257   Richard Rick Forzano
Southern Mississippi 3-7-1182231   P.W. Bear Underwood
Cincinnati 2-9138323   Ray Callahan
Marshall 2-893254   Jack Lengyel
Nevada Las Vegas 1-10149289   Bill Ireland
Pittsburgh 1-10193350   Carl A. DePasqua
James Madison 0-4-10140   Challace McMillin

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.


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.