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record">Conf</abbr></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th colspan="5" class="subcol">Overall </th></tr> <tr> <th class="tcol"><u>Team</u></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr></u></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr></u> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 2 <a href="/wiki/1969_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1969 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 17 <a href="/wiki/1969_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="1969 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 12 <a href="/wiki/1969_Houston_Cougars_football_team" title="1969 Houston Cougars football team">Houston</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 5 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Buffalo_Bulls_football_team" title="1969 Buffalo Bulls football team">Buffalo</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="1969 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">Rutgers</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Villanova_Wildcats_football_team" title="1969 Villanova Wildcats football team">Villanova</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1969 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Colgate_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="1969 Colgate Red Raiders football team">Colgate</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="1969 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/West_Texas_State_Buffaloes_football" class="mw-redirect" title="West Texas State Buffaloes football">West Texas State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team" title="1969 Boston College Eagles football team">Boston College</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_New_Mexico_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1969 New Mexico State Aggies football team">New Mexico State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Southern_Miss_Southerners_football_team" title="1969 Southern Miss Southerners football team">Southern Miss</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Syracuse_Orangemen_football_team" title="1969 Syracuse Orangemen football team">Syracuse</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Army_Cadets_football_team" title="1969 Army Cadets football team">Army</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_VPI_Gobblers_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 VPI Gobblers football team">VPI</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="1969 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1969 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1969 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Dayton_Flyers_football" title="Dayton Flyers football">Dayton</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="1969 Marshall Thundering Herd football team">Marshall</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team" title="1969 Northern Illinois Huskies football team">Northern Illinois</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="1969 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1969 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Idaho_Vandals_football_team" title="1969 Idaho Vandals football team">Idaho</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1969 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1969_Xavier_Musketeers_football_team" title="1969 Xavier Musketeers football team">Xavier</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend">Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team</b> represented the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame" title="University of Notre Dame">University of Notre Dame</a> as an independent during the <a href="/wiki/1969_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1969 NCAA University Division football season">1969 NCAA University Division football season</a>. Led by sixth-year head coach <a href="/wiki/Ara_Parseghian" title="Ara Parseghian">Ara Parseghian</a>, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 8–2–1. </p><p>After 44 seasons without postseason play (<a href="/wiki/1925_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1925 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1925</a>–<a href="/wiki/1968_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1968 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1968</a>), the school ended its self-imposed <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl</a> hiatus.<sup id="cite_ref-ndaccbd_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndaccbd-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With an <span class="nowrap">8–1–1</span> regular season record, the Irish were led on the field by junior quarterback <a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Joe Theismann</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ittxrnk_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ittxrnk-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They met top-ranked <a href="/wiki/1969_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="1969 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1970_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1970 Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a> on New Year's Day,<sup id="cite_ref-itlhid_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-itlhid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but lost 21–17 when the Longhorns scored a late touchdown.<sup id="cite_ref-tedgeiris_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tedgeiris-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>TV</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 20</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:30 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1969 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 11</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Stadium" title="Notre Dame Stadium">Notre Dame Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame,_Indiana" title="Notre Dame, Indiana">Notre Dame, IN</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northwestern%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Northwestern–Notre Dame football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 35–10</td><td style="text-align:center">59,075</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 27</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:30 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 16 <a href="/wiki/1969_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1969 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 9</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ross%E2%80%93Ade_Stadium" title="Ross–Ade Stadium">Ross–Ade Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/West_Lafayette,_Indiana" title="West Lafayette, Indiana">West Lafayette, IN</a> (<a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame%E2%80%93Purdue_football_rivalry" title="Notre Dame–Purdue football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 14–28</td><td style="text-align:center">68,179</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-ppppnd_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ppppnd-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 4</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:30 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 14 <a href="/wiki/1969_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1969 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Notre Dame Stadium</li><li>Notre Dame, IN (<a href="/wiki/Michigan_State%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 42–28</td><td style="text-align:center">59,075</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 11</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">2:00 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. <a href="/wiki/1969_Army_Cadets_football_team" title="1969 Army Cadets football team">Army</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 15</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">Bronx, NY</a> (<a href="/wiki/Army%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Army–Notre Dame football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 45–0</td><td style="text-align:center">63,786</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 18</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:30 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 3 <a href="/wiki/1969_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1969 USC Trojans football team">USC</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 11</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Notre Dame Stadium</li><li>Notre Dame, IN (<a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame%E2%80%93USC_football_rivalry" title="Notre Dame–USC football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">T</span> 14–14</td><td style="text-align:center">59,075</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-ftftdrw_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ftftdrw-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 25</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">8:30 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1969_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="1969 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 12</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tulane_Stadium" title="Tulane Stadium">Tulane Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans, LA</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 37–0</td><td style="text-align:center">40,250</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:30 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1969 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 10</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Notre Dame Stadium</li><li>Notre Dame, IN (<a href="/wiki/Navy%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 47–0</td><td style="text-align:center">59,075</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 8</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:30 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1969_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1969 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 8</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pitt_Stadium" title="Pitt Stadium">Pitt Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh, PA</a> (<a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame%E2%80%93Pittsburgh_football_rivalry" title="Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 49–7</td><td style="text-align:center">44,084</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 15</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">9:30 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1969_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="1969 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 9</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dodd_Stadium" title="Bobby Dodd Stadium">Grant Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta, GA</a> (<a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_rivalries#Georgia_Tech" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/College_Football_on_ABC" title="College Football on ABC">ABC</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 38–20</td><td style="text-align:center">41,104</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-gtsipl_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gtsipl-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ibelstc_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ibelstc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 22</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:30 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="1969 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 8</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Notre Dame Stadium</li><li>Notre Dame, IN (<a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_rivalries#Air_Force" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 13–6</td><td style="text-align:center">59,075</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-ishshks_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ishshks-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Thursday">January 1</span>, 1970</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">2:00 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. No. 1 <a href="/wiki/1969_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="1969 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 9</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Cotton Bowl (stadium)">Cotton Bowl</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas, TX</a> (<a href="/wiki/1970_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1970 Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/College_Football_on_CBS_Sports" title="College Football on CBS Sports">CBS</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 17–21</td><td style="text-align:center">71,938</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-tedgeiris_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tedgeiris-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1969_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1969 NCAA University Division football rankings">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li><li>All times are in <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern time</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northwestern">Northwestern</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Northwestern"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Northwestern</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">10</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Notre Dame</b></td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>21</td> <td><b>35</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> September 20</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Stadium" title="Notre Dame Stadium">Notre Dame Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Bend,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="South Bend, IN">South Bend, IN</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 59,075</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td>  <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Purdue">Purdue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Purdue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Notre Dame</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">14</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Purdue</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td>7</td> <td><b>28</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> September 27</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ross-Ade_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Ross-Ade Stadium">Ross-Ade Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Lafayette,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="West Lafayette, IN">West Lafayette, IN</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:30 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">EDT</a></li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td>  <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Michigan_State">Michigan State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Michigan State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Michigan St.</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td><td>7</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">28</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Notre Dame</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>14</td><td>14</td><td>7</td> <td><b>42</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> October 4</li><li><b>Location:</b> Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN</li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 59,075</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td>  <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Army">Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Notre Dame</b></td> <td>10</td> <td>14</td><td>14</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">45</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Army</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td><b>0</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> October 11</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bronx,_NY" class="mw-redirect" title="Bronx, NY">Bronx, NY</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 2:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">EDT</a></li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td>  <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="USC">USC</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: USC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> USC</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">14</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Notre Dame</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td>7</td> <td><b>14</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> October 18</li><li><b>Location:</b> Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN</li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 59,075</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td>  <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tulane">Tulane</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tulane"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Notre Dame</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>17</td><td>7</td><td>6</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">37</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Tulane</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td><b>0</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> October 25</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tulane_Stadium" title="Tulane Stadium">Tulane Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_LA" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, LA">New Orleans, LA</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 7:30 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Daylight Time">CDT</a></li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td>  <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Navy">Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Navy</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">0</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Notre Dame</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>26</td><td>14</td><td>0</td> <td><b>47</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 1</li><li><b>Location:</b> Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN</li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard Time (North America)">EST</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 59,075</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td>  <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Pittsburgh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Notre Dame</b></td> <td>14</td> <td>21</td><td>14</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">49</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Pittsburgh</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td><b>7</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 8</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pitt_Stadium" title="Pitt Stadium">Pitt Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh,_PA" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh, PA">Pittsburgh, PA</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:30 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard Time (North America)">EST</a></li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td>  <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Georgia_Tech">Georgia Tech</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Georgia Tech"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Notre Dame</b></td> <td>21</td> <td>10</td><td>7</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">38</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Georgia Tech</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td><td>0</td><td>14</td> <td><b>20</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 15</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Grant_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Grant Field">Grant Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, GA">Atlanta, GA</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 9:30 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard Time (North America)">EST</a></li><li><b>Television network:</b> <a href="/wiki/History_of_ABC_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="History of ABC Sports">ABC</a></li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td>  <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">{{{Time}}}</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Team}}}</span></td><td>{{{Event}}}</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{Score}}}</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_Force">Air Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Air Force</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">6</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Notre Dame</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td><b>13</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 22</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Stadium" title="Notre Dame Stadium">Notre Dame Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Bend,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="South Bend, IN">South Bend, IN</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 59,075</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND</span></td><td>Allan 39-yard run (Hempel kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND</span></td><td>Hempel 22-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND 10-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND</span></td><td>Hempel 25-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND 13-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">AF</span></td><td>Leuthauser 28-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND 13-3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">AF</span></td><td>Leuthauser 37-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ND 13-6</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vs._Texas_(Cotton_Bowl)"><span id="Vs._Texas_.28Cotton_Bowl.29"></span>Vs. Texas (Cotton Bowl)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Vs. Texas (Cotton Bowl)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">#9 Notre Dame vs. #1 Texas </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Fighting Irish</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">17</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Longhorns</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td>14</td> <td><b>21</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> January 1</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Cotton Bowl (stadium)">Cotton Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas, Texas</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 71,938</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Cliff Domingue</li><li><b>Television network:</b> <a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports" title="CBS Sports">CBS</a></li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1970_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1970 Cotton Bowl Classic">1970 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1969_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="1969 Texas Longhorns football team">1969 Texas Longhorns football team</a></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background-color:#0C2340;color:#FFFFFF;">1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;background-color:#C99700;color:#000000;"> <th colspan="3">Players </th> <th>Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Offense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">OT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>64</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Brennan, Terry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Terry Brennan</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>56</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="DiNardo, Larry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_DiNardo" title="Larry DiNardo">Larry DiNardo</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>44</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gatewood, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Gatewood" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Gatewood">Tom Gatewood</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>7</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Theismann, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Joe Theismann</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Defense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-right:1px solid #666; border-left:1px solid #666; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>17</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Crotty, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Mike Crotty</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>77</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="McCoy, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_McCoy_(defensive_tackle)" title="Mike McCoy (defensive tackle)">Mike McCoy</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>85</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Patulski, Walt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Walt_Patulski" title="Walt Patulski">Walt Patulski</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Special teams</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; 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href="/wiki/Mike_McCoy_(defensive_tackle)" title="Mike McCoy (defensive tackle)">Mike McCoy</a></td> <td>Guard</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1970 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Reilly" title="Jim Reilly">Jim Reilly</a></td> <td>Guard</td> <td>3</td> <td>57</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1970 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Olson" title="Bob Olson">Bob Olson</a></td> <td>Linebacker</td> <td>5</td> <td>107</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_Boston_Patriots_season" title="1970 Boston Patriots season">Boston Patriots</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Oriard" title="Mike Oriard">Mike Oriard</a></td> <td>Center</td> <td>5</td> <td>130</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1970 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Terry Brennan</td> <td>Tackle</td> 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(Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 69.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reading+Eagle&rft.atitle=Irish+shake+%27shakes%27+and+beat+Air+Force&rft.pages=69&rft.date=1969-11-23&rft.aulast=Bryson&rft.aufirst=Mike&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DRCMrAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3D4J8FAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D4448%252C1519204&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1969+Notre+Dame+Fighting+Irish+football+team" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-texas-rallies-to-beat-ir/123956369/">"Texas rallies to beat Irish, 21 to 17"</a>. <i>Chicago Tribune</i>. 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Dame football game">1946 "Game of the Century"</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_Notre_Dame_vs._Michigan_State_football_game" title="1966 Notre Dame vs. Michigan State football game">1966 "Game of the Century"</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Notre_Dame_vs._Miami_football_game" title="1988 Notre Dame vs. Miami football game">Catholics vs. Convicts</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Catholics_vs._Convicts_(film)" title="Catholics vs. Convicts (film)"><i>30 for 30</i> film</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_Florida_State_vs._Notre_Dame_football_game" title="1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame football game">1993 "Game of the Century"</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_USC_vs._Notre_Dame_football_game" title="2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game">Bush Push</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_Navy_vs._Notre_Dame_football_game" title="2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game">Navy ends the drought</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Lizzy_Seeberg" title="Death of Lizzy Seeberg">Death of Lizzy Seeberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_ACC_Championship_Game" title="2020 ACC Championship Game">2020 ACC Championship Game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_Northern_Illinois_vs._Notre_Dame_football_game" title="2024 Northern Illinois vs. Notre Dame football game">2024 game vs. Northern Illinois</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Spirit_of_Notre_Dame" title="The Spirit of Notre Dame">The Spirit of Notre Dame</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Knute_Rockne,_All_American" title="Knute Rockne, All American">Knute Rockne, All American</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Football_on_NBC" title="Notre Dame Football on NBC">Notre Dame Football on NBC</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Rudy_(film)" title="Rudy (film)">Rudy</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0C2340;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C99700, inset -2px -2px 0 #C99700;;width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_head_football_coaches" title="List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish head football coaches">Head coaches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Four_Horsemen_(American_football)" title="Four Horsemen (American football)">Four Horsemen</a></span></li> <li><span 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1887_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1887 Notre Dame football team">1887</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1888_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1888 Notre Dame football team">1888</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1889_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1889 Notre Dame football team">1889</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:gray">1890</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:gray">1891</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1892_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1892 Notre Dame football team">1892</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1893_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1893 Notre Dame football team">1893</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1894_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1894 Notre Dame football team">1894</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1895_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1895 Notre Dame football team">1895</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1896_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1896 Notre Dame football team">1896</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1897_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1897 Notre Dame football team">1897</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1898 Notre Dame football team">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1899 Notre Dame football team">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1900 Notre Dame football team">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1901 Notre Dame football team">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1902 Notre Dame football team">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1903 Notre Dame football team">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1904 Notre Dame football team">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1905 Notre Dame football team">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1906 Notre Dame football team">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_Notre_Dame_football_team" title="1907 Notre Dame football team">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1908 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1909 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1910 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1911 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1912 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1913 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1914 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1915 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1917 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1918 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1919 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1920 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1922 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1923 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1924</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1925 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1929_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1929</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1930_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1930</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1931 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1932 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1933 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1934 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1935 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1936 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1942 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1943_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1943</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1946_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1946 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1946</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1947_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1947 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1947</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1948 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1949_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1949 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1949</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1950 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1951 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1959 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1960 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1965 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1966_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1966</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1968 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1971 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1973_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1973</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1974 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1977_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1977</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1978 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1979 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1988</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1993 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1996 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1997 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2001 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2004 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2010 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2024</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" 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