1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Orange Bowl, L 6–40 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record8–3
Head coach
Captains
  • John Dampeer
  • Greg Marx
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
  1971
1973  
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Penn State   10 2 0
No. 14 Notre Dame   8 3 0
Utah State   8 3 0
West Virginia   8 4 0
Florida State   7 4 0
Northern Illinois   7 4 0
Rutgers   7 4 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech   7 4 1
Air Force   6 4 0
Army   6 4 0
Virginia Tech   6 4 1
Houston   6 4 1
Tulane   6 5 0
Temple   5 4 0
Colgate   5 4 1
Holy Cross   5 4 1
Syracuse   5 6 0
Miami (FL)   5 6 0
Dayton   4 6 1
Boston College   4 7 0
Navy   4 7 0
South Carolina   4 7 0
Southern Miss   3 7 1
Xavier   3 8 0
Marshall   2 8 0
Cincinnati   2 9 0
Villanova   2 9 0
Pittsburgh   1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 232:30 p.m.at Northwestern No. 13W 37–055,155
September 302:30 p.m. Purdue No. 10W 35–1459,075
October 71:50 p.m.at Michigan State No. 7 ABC W 16–077,828
October 142:30 p.m. Pittsburgh No. 7
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 42–1659,075
October 212:30 p.m. Missouri No. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 26–3059,075
October 282:30 p.m. TCU No. 13
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 21–059,075 [1]
November 41:30 p.m.vs. Navy No. 12W 42–2343,089
November 113:00 p.m.at Air Force No. 12W 21–748,671
November 181:30 p.m. Miami (FL) No. 10
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 20–1759,075
December 24:00 p.m.at No. 1 USC No. 10ABCL 23–4575,243
January 1, 19738:00 p.m.vs. No. 9 Nebraska No. 12 NBC L 6–4080,010

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Game summaries

Northwestern

1234Total
Notre Dame14167037
Northwestern00000

Purdue

1234Total
Purdue0001414
Notre Dame14714035

[3]

Michigan State

1234Total
Notre Dame3301016
Michigan St.00000

Pittsburgh

1234Total
Pittsburgh008816
Notre Dame7772142

[4]

Missouri

1234Total
Missouri7146330
Notre Dame7701226
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Game weather: Rain, upper 40s
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit

TCU

1234Total
TCU00000
Notre Dame077721
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Game weather: Rain, mid-50s
1234Total
Notre Dame14210742
Navy0071623

Air Force

1234Total
Notre Dame0140721
Air Force00707

Miami (FL)

1234Total
Miami3001417
Notre Dame1307020
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Game weather: Mid-30s

USC

1234Total
Notre Dame3713023
USC190131345

Orange Bowl vs. Nebraska

1973 Orange Bowl
1234Total
Nebraska71320040
Notre Dame00066

Roster

1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12Frank AlloccoSo
FB 23Art BestFr
G 62Tom BolgerJr
QB 8 Cliff Brown Jr
FB 30Wayne BullockSo
TE 86 Dave Casper Jr
QB 2 Tom Clements So
WR 85 Peter Demmerle So
G 72 Gerry DiNardo So
RB 28Gary DiminickJr
OT 69Dennis LozziJr
G 56Frank PomaricoJr
OT 71 Steve Sylvester So
WR 80Willie TownsendJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 79Jay AchterhoffFr
CB 14Reggie BarnettSo
LB 50 Greg Collins So
DB Mike Kemp So
DT 70 Steve Niehaus Fr
DT 60Kevin NosbuschSo
DHB 7 Tim Rudnick Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 98 Bob Thomas Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tom Pagna

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. "Irish rope Frogs, 21–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 29, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  2. 2011 Notre Dame football media guide
  3. "Purdue smashed." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 1.
  4. Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 15.