1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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.

1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 17–21 vs. Texas
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 5
1969 record8–2–1
Head coachAra Parseghian (6th season)
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
(c. 59,075, grass)
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Penn State   –    11 –0 –0
No. 17 West Virginia   –    10 –1 –0
No. 12 Houston   –    9 –2 –0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –    8 –2 –1
Buffalo   –    6 –3 –0
Rutgers   –    6 –3 –0
Villanova   –    6 –3 –0
Florida State   –    6 –3 –1
Colgate   –    5 –3 –1
Air Force   –    6 –4 –0
West Texas State   –    6 –4 –0
Boston College   –    5 –4 –0
New Mexico State   –    5 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –    5 –5 –0
Syracuse   –    5 –5 –0
Army   –    4 –5 –1
VPI   –    4 –5 –1
Georgia Tech   –    4 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –    4 –6 –0
Pittsburgh   –    4 –6 –0
Dayton   –    3 –7 –0
Northern Illinois   –    3 –7 –0
Tulane   –    3 –7 –0
Utah State   –    3 –7 –0
Navy   –    1 –9 –0
Xavier   –    1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

After 44 seasons without postseason play (1925–1968), the school ended its self-imposed bowl hiatus.[1] With an 8–1–1 regular season record, the Irish were led on the field by junior quarterback Joe Theismann.[2] They met top-ranked Texas in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year's Day,[3] but lost 21–17 when the Longhorns scored a late touchdown.[4]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 201:30 pmNorthwesternNo. 11
W 35–1059,075
September 271:30 pmat No. 16 PurdueNo. 9
L 14–2868,179
October 41:30 pmNo. 14 Michigan State
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
W 42–2859,075
October 112:00 pmvs. ArmyNo. 15
W 45–063,786
October 181:30 pmNo. 3 USCNo. 11
T 14–1459,075
October 258:30 pmat TulaneNo. 12
W 37–040,250
November 11:30 pmNavyNo. 10
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
W 47–059,075
November 81:30 pmat PittsburghNo. 8
W 49–744,084
November 159:30 pmat Georgia TechNo. 9
ABCW 38–2041,104
November 221:30 pmAir ForceNo. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN [9]
W 13–659,075
January 1, 19702:00 pmvs. No. 1 TexasNo. 9
CBSL 17–2173,000

[10]

Roster
1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 64 Terry Brennan Sr
G 56 Larry DiNardo Jr
WR 44 Tom Gatewood So
QB 7 Joe Theismann Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 17 Mike Crotty So
DT 77 Mike McCoy Sr
DE 85 Walt Patulski So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Scott Hempel
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Northwestern
1 234Total
Northwestern 10 000 10
• Notre Dame 14 0021 35
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  

Purdue
1 234Total
Notre Dame 0 707 14
• Purdue 7 777 28
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EDT
  

Michigan State
1 234Total
Michigan St. 0 1477 28
• Notre Dame 7 14147 42
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  

Army
1 234Total
• Notre Dame 10 14147 45
Army 0 000 0
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  

Southern Cal
1 234Total
So. Cal. 0 077 14
Notre Dame 0 077 14
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  

Tulane
1 234Total
• Notre Dame 7 1776 37
Tulane 0 000 0
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  
1 234Total
Navy 0 000 0
• Notre Dame 7 26140 47
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 pm EST
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  

Pittsburgh
1 234Total
• Notre Dame 14 21140 49
Pittsburgh 7 000 7
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  

Georgia Tech
1 234Total
• Notre Dame 21 1070 38
Georgia Tech 0 6014 20
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Grant Field, Atlanta, GA
  • Game start: 9:30 p.m. EST
  • Television network: ABC
  

Air Force
1 234Total
Air Force 0 303 6
• Notre Dame 7 600 13

[11]

vs. Texas (Cotton Bowl)
#9 Notre Dame vs. #1 Texas
1 234Total
Fighting Irish 3 707 17
• Longhorns 0 7014 21
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
  • Game attendance: 71,938
  • Referee: MacDuff Simpson
  • Television network: CBS
Main article: 1970 Cotton Bowl Classic
See also: 1969 Texas Longhorns football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1 1954 W 21-0

1970 NFL Draft
Main article: 1970 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Mike McCoyGuard12Green Bay Packers
Jim ReillyGuard357Buffalo Bills
Bob OlsonLinebacker5107Boston Patriots
Mike OriardCenter5130Kansas City Chiefs
Terry BrennanTackle7158Philadelphia Eagles

References
  1. "Notre Dame accepts Cotton's bid". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 18, 1969. p. 12.
  2. "Irish test Texas rank". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1970. p. 13.
  3. Fite, Ed (January 1, 1970). "Irish test Longhorns in Dallas". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. p. 44.
  4. "Texans edge Irish on big 4th downs". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1970. p. 30.
  5. "Phipps paces Purdue past Notre Dame". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. October 19, 1969. p. 57.
  6. Liska, Jerry (October 19, 1969). "Notre Dame, Southern Cal in 14-14 draw". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 61.
  7. Bryson, Mike (November 15, 1969). "Georgia Tech shouldn't Irish plans". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 6.
  8. "Irish build early lead, swamp Tech". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 16, 1969. p. 1, sports.
  9. Bryson, Mike (November 23, 1969). "Irish shake 'shakes' and beat Air Force". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 69.
  11. "Irish Shaky, Nip Falcons." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 23.


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