1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Captains
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium
(c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Rutgers  – 9 –0 –0
No. 17 Arizona  – 8 –1 –1
Memphis State  – 8 –2 –0
Villanova  – 8 –2 –0
No. 17 Penn State  – 8 –3 –0
No. 14 Syracuse  – 8 –3 –0
Holy Cross  – 7 –3 –0
Navy  – 7 –3 –0
Miami (FL)  – 7 –4 –0
Army  – 6 –4 –0
San Jose State  – 6 –4 –0
Xavier  – 6 –4 –0
Colgate  – 5 –4 –0
Detroit  – 5 –4 –0
Houston  – 5 –4 –1
Notre Dame  – 5 –5 –0
Oregon State  – 5 –5 –0
Florida State  – 4 –5 –1
Boston University  – 4 –5 –0
Boston College  – 4 –6 –0
Oregon  – 4 –6 –0
Air Force  – 3 –7 –0
Pittsburgh  – 3 –7 –0
Washington State  – 3 –7 –0
Idaho  – 2 –7 –0
Dayton  – 2 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Oklahoma
W 19–655,198
October 7at Purdue
W 22–2051,295
October 14 USC No. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 30–050,427
October 21at No. 1 Michigan State No. 6
L 7–1776,132
October 28 Northwestern No. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 10–1259,075
November 4 Navy
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 10–1359,075
November 11at Pittsburgh
W 26–2050,527
November 18No. 10 Syracuse
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 17–1549,246
November 25at Iowa
L 21–4258,000
December 2at Duke
L 13–3735,000 [1]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundNFL club
Joe Carollo Tackle2 Los Angeles Rams
Bob Bill Tackle2 New York Giants
Mike Lind Fullback5 San Francisco 49ers
John Powers Tight End9 Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Perkowski Back13 Chicago Bears

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References

  1. ↑ "Duke roars back to beat Notre Dame, 37–13". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. December 3, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "1962 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com .


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