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-
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 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 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.