1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team

1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 17–21 vs. Texas
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 5
Record	8–2–1
Head coach	Ara Parseghian (6th season);
Captains	Bob Olson; Mike Oriard;
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

The 1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ara Parseghian, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 8–2–1.

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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]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	1:30 pm	Northwestern	No. 11	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 35–10	59,075
September 27	1:30 pm	at No. 16 Purdue	No. 9	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)		L 14–28	68,179	^[5]
October 4	1:30 pm	No. 14 Michigan State		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 42–28	59,075
October 11	2:00 pm	vs. Army	No. 15	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)		W 45–0	63,786
October 18	1:30 pm	No. 3 USC	No. 11	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		T 14–14	59,075	^[6]
October 25	8:30 pm	at Tulane	No. 12	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 37–0	40,250
November 1	1:30 pm	Navy	No. 10	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 47–0	59,075
November 8	1:30 pm	at Pittsburgh	No. 8	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		W 49–7	44,084
November 15	9:30 pm	at Georgia Tech	No. 9	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ABC	W 38–20	41,104	^[7]^[8]
November 22	1:30 pm	Air Force	No. 8	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 13–6	59,075	^[9]
January 1, 1970	2:00 pm	vs. No. 1 Texas	No. 9	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)	CBS	L 17–21	71,938	^[4]^[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Mike McCoy	Guard	1	2	Green Bay Packers
Jim Reilly	Guard	3	57	Buffalo Bills
Bob Olson	Linebacker	5	107	Boston Patriots
Mike Oriard	Center	5	130	Kansas City Chiefs
Terry Brennan	Tackle	7	158	Philadelphia Eagles

1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team

1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Schedule

Game summaries

Northwestern

Purdue

Michigan State

Army

USC

Tulane

Navy

Pittsburgh

Georgia Tech

Air Force

Vs. Texas (Cotton Bowl)

Roster

1970 NFL Draft

References

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v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	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
Marshall		–		3	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		3	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		3	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Idaho		–		2	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		1	–	9	–	0
Xavier		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll