1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
National champion (FACT, Matthews, Sagarin), Cotton Bowl champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 24–11 vs. Texas
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 2
Record10–1
Head coach
Captains
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
←  1969
1971  →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Notre Dame  – 10 –1 –0
Villanova  – 9 –2 –0
No. 16 Air Force  – 9 –3 –0
No. 13 Georgia Tech  – 9 –3 –0
Boston College  – 8 –2 –0
No. 19 Houston  – 8 –3 –0
West Virginia  – 8 –3 –0
No. 17 Tulane  – 8 –4 –0
No. 18 Penn State  – 7 –3 –0
West Texas State  – 7 –3 –0
Cincinnati  – 7 –4 –0
Florida State  – 7 –4 –0
Virginia Tech  – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse  – 6 –4 –0
Dayton  – 5 –4 –1
Pittsburgh  – 5 –5 –0
Rutgers  – 5 –5 –0
Utah State  – 5 –5 –0
Colgate  – 5 –6 –0
Southern Miss  – 5 –6 –0
New Mexico State  – 4 –6 –0
Miami (FL)  – 3 –8 –0
Northern Illinois  – 3 –7 –0
Marshall  – 3 –6 –0
Buffalo  – 2 –9 –0
Navy  – 2 –9 –0
Army  – 1 –9 –1
Xavier  – 1 –9 –0
Holy Cross  – 0 –10 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 192:30 p.m.at Northwestern No. 6
W 35–1450,049
September 261:30 p.m. Purdue No. 6
W 48–059,075
October 32:30 p.m.at Michigan State No. 4
W 29–076,103
October 101:30 p.m. Army No. 3
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 51–1059,075
October 173:50 p.m.at No. 18 Missouri No. 3
 ABC W 24–764,200
October 311:30 p.m.vs. Navy No. 3
W 56–745,226
November 71:30 p.m. Pittsburgh No. 2
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 46–1459,075
November 141:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 10–759,075 [1]
November 211:30 p.m.No. 7 LSU No. 2
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 3–059,075
November 284:15 p.m.at USC No. 4
ABCL 28–3864,694
January 1, 19712:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Texas No. 6
 CBS W 24–1173,000 [2]

[3]

Roster

1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 22Denny Allan
FB 33Bill BarzJr
WR John Cieszkowski
TE Mike Creaney
G 67John Dampeer
RB Daryll Dewan
G 56 Larry DiNardo
RB Bill Gallagher
OT 70Tom Gasseling
WR 44 Tom Gatewood Jr
RB 12Ed Gulyas
RB Denny Gutkowski
RB Ron Johnson
OL Gary Kos
OT 73Mike Martin
RB Bob Minnix
RB Chuck Nightingale
C 50Dan NovakovJr
RB Larry Parker
QB Pat Steenberge
WR John Tereschuk
QB 7 Joe Theismann Sr
WR 80Willie TownsendSo
WR Bill Trapp
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 17Mike CrottyJr
DB 23 Clarence Ellis Jr
DB 5Terry GarnerSo
DT 72 Mike Kadish Sr
LB 42Tim Kelly
DT 75 Greg Marx Jr
LB 43Tom McHale
DB 1Tom Menie
DL Bob Neidert
LB 81Jim O'MalleySo
LB Eric Patton
DE 85 Walt Patulski Jr
DB Ralph Stepaniak
LB Rick Thomann
LB 61Mike WebbSo
LB Jim Wright
DL Mike Zikas
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Scott Hempel
P Jim Yoder
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

Northwestern

1234Total
Notre Dame14147035
Northwestern0140014

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Period1234Total
Purdue00000
Notre Dame101471748

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

  • Date: September 26
  • Game weather: Rainy
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Box Score
Game information

Michigan State

1234Total
•Notre Dame7150729
Michigan St00000
Scoring summary
Q1NDBarz 1 yard run (Hempel kick)ND 7–0
Q2NDMinnix 1 yard run (Hempel kick)ND 14–0
Q2NDGulyas 2 yard run (Theismann run)ND 22–0
Q4NDParker 4 yard run (Hempel kick)ND 29–0

[4]

Army

1234Total
Army037010
Notre Dame21914751

Missouri

Originally, Missouri was scheduled to host this game at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, but the St. Louis Cardinals forced the game to be moved to the University of Missouri campus because they anticipated hosting Game 6 of the World Series. [5] As it turned out, the Cardinals finished a distant fourth place in the National League East, 13 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates, and were below .500 from July 1 through the end of the season. [6]

1234Total
•Notre Dame3014724
Missouri00707
1234Total
•Notre Dame72871456
Navy70007
Scoring summary
1Notre DameDewan 3-yard run (Hempel kick)Notre Dame 7-0
1NavyDillon 5-yard run (Lanning kick)Tie 7-7
2Notre DameBarz 2-yard run (Hempel kick)Notre Dame 14-7
2Notre DameBarz 1-yard run (Hempel kick)Notre Dame 21-7
2Notre DameGatewood 6-yard pass from Theismann (Hempel kick)Notre Dame 28-7
2Notre DameGatewood 29-yard pass from Theismann (Hempel kick)Notre Dame 35-7
3Notre DameAllan 3-yard run (Hempel kick)Notre Dame 42-7
4Notre DameDiestowski 30-yard run (Hempel kick)Notre Dame 49-7
4Notre DameMinnix 5-yard run (Hempel kick)Notre Dame 56-7

[7]

Pittsburgh

1234Total
Pittsburgh0140014
Notre Dame71861546

Georgia Tech

1234Total
Georgia Tech00707
Notre Dame003710

LSU

1234Total
LSU00000
•Notre Dame00033
Scoring summary
402:54Notre DameHempel 24-yard field goalNotre Dame 3-0

USC

Notre Dame quarterback Joe Theismann completed 33 of 58 passes for a school-record 526 yards, and the Irish outgained the Trojans 557–359, but committed eight turnovers to zero for Southern Cal. [8]

1234Total
Notre Dame777728
•So. Cal.21314038

1971 Cotton Bowl vs. Texas

[9]

#6 Notre Dame vs. #1 Texas
1234Total
•Notre Dame14100024
Texas380011

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References

  1. ↑ "Irish fight past LSU 3–0". Star Tribune. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Irish stun Texas in Cotton Bowl, 24–11". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1971. Retrieved May 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".
  4. ↑ "Irish Rout Michigan State." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 4. Retrieved 2014-Dec-01.
  5. ↑ South Bend Tribune, Oct. 16, 1970, p. 37.
  6. ↑ "1970 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule".
  7. ↑ Ocala Star-Banner. 1970 November 1.
  8. ↑ South Bend Tribune, Nov. 29, 1970, pp. 1, 48.
  9. ↑ Jenkins, Dan (November 30, 1970). "NOTRE DAME GOES KICKING INTO THE COTTON". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved August 25, 2019.


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