American college football season
1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Conference Independent Coaches No. 9 AP No. 5 1969 record 8–2–1 Head coach Ara Parseghian (6th season)Captains
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium Seasons
The 1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season . The Fighting Irish were led by sixth-year head coach Ara Parseghian and played their home games on campus at Notre Dame Stadium .
After 44 seasons without postseason play (1925 –1968 ), the school ended its self-imposed bowl hiatus.[1] 8–1–1 regular season record, the Irish were led on the field by junior quarterback Joe Theismann .[2] Texas in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year's Day,[3] [4]
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 20 1:30 pm Northwestern No. 11 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry )W 35–1059,075 September 27 1:30 pm at No. 16 Purdue No. 9 L 14–2868,179 October 4 1:30 pm No. 14 Michigan State Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry ) W 42–2859,075 October 11 2:00 pm vs. Army No. 15 W 45–063,786 October 18 1:30 pm No. 3 USC No. 11 T 14–1459,075 October 25 8:30 pm at Tulane No. 12 W 37–040,250 November 1 1:30 pm Navy No. 10 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry ) W 47–059,075 November 8 1:30 pm at Pittsburgh No. 8 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry )W 49–744,084 November 15 9:30 pm at Georgia Tech No. 9 ABC W 38–2041,104 November 22 1:30 pm Air Force No. 8 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN [9] W 13–659,075 January 1, 1970 2:00 pm vs. No. 1 Texas No. 9 CBS L 17–2173,000 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Roster [ ]
1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Scott Hempel
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Game summaries [ ] Northwestern [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
10
0 0 0
10
• Notre Dame
14
0 0 21
35
Date: September 20Location: Notre Dame Stadium , South Bend, IN Game start: 1:30 pm EDT Game attendance: 59,075 Scoring summary {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}} {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}}
Purdue [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Notre Dame
0
7 0 7
14
• Purdue
7
7 7 7
28
Date: September 27Location: Ross-Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, IN Game start: 1:30 p.m. EDT Scoring summary {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}} {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}}
Michigan State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan St.
0
14 7 7
28
• Notre Dame
7
14 14 7
42
Date: October 4Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, INGame start: 1:30 pm EDT Game attendance: 59,075 Scoring summary {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}} {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}}
Army [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Notre Dame
10
14 14 7
45
Army
0
0 0 0
0
Date: October 11Location: Yankee Stadium , Bronx, NY Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT Scoring summary {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}} {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}}
Southern Cal [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
So. Cal.
0
0 7 7
14
Notre Dame
0
0 7 7
14
Date: October 18Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, INGame start: 1:30 pm EDT Game attendance: 59,075 Scoring summary {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}} {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}}
Tulane [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Notre Dame
7
17 7 6
37
Tulane
0
0 0 0
0
Date: October 25Location: Tulane Stadium , New Orleans, LA Game start: 7:30 p.m. CDT Scoring summary {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}} {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}}
Navy [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Navy
0
0 0 0
0
• Notre Dame
7
26 14 0
47
Date: November 1Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, INGame start: 1:30 pm EST Game attendance: 59,075 Scoring summary {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}} {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}}
Pittsburgh [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Notre Dame
14
21 14 0
49
Pittsburgh
7
0 0 0
7
Date: November 8Location: Pitt Stadium , Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST Scoring summary {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}} {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}}
Georgia Tech [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Notre Dame
21
10 7 0
38
Georgia Tech
0
6 0 14
20
Date: November 15Location: Grant Field , Atlanta, GA Game start: 9:30 p.m. EST Television network: ABC Scoring summary {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}} {{{Time}}} {{{Team}}} {{{Event}}} {{{Score}}}
Air Force [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Air Force
0
3 0 3
6
• Notre Dame
7
6 0 0
13
Date: November 22Location: Notre Dame Stadium , South Bend, IN Game attendance: 59,075 Scoring summary 1 ND Allan 39-yard run (Hempel kick) ND 7-0 2 ND Hempel 22-yard field goal ND 10-0 2 ND Hempel 25-yard field goal ND 13-0 2 AF Leuthauser 28-yard field goal ND 13-3 4 AF Leuthauser 37-yard field goal ND 13-6
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vs. Texas (Cotton Bowl) [ ]
#9 Notre Dame vs. #1 Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
Fighting Irish
3
7 0 7
17
• Longhorns
0
7 0 14
21
Date: January 1Location: Cotton Bowl , Dallas, Texas Game attendance: 71,938Referee: MacDuff SimpsonTelevision network: CBS
1970 NFL Draft [ ] References [ ]
^ "Notre Dame accepts Cotton's bid" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 18, 1969. p. 12.^ "Irish test Texas rank" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1970. p. 13.^ Fite, Ed (January 1, 1970). "Irish test Longhorns in Dallas" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). UPI. p. 44. ^ a b "Texans edge Irish on big 4th downs" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1970. p. 30.^ "Phipps paces Purdue past Notre Dame" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. October 19, 1969. p. 57.^ Liska, Jerry (October 19, 1969). "Notre Dame, Southern Cal in 14-14 draw" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 61. ^ Bryson, Mike (November 15, 1969). "Georgia Tech shouldn't Irish plans" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 6. ^ "Irish build early lead, swamp Tech" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 16, 1969. p. 1, sports.^ Bryson, Mike (November 23, 1969). "Irish shake 'shakes' and beat Air Force" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 69. ^ "1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results" .^ "Irish Shaky, Nip Falcons." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 23.
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