1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Conference	Independent
1961 record	5–5
Head coach	Joe Kuharich (3rd year)
Captain	Norb Roy
Captain	Nick Buoniconti
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

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

Schedule

1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
#15 Rutgers		–		9	–	0	–	0
#17 Arizona		–		8	–	1	–	1
Memphis State		–		8	–	2	–	0
Villanova		–		8	–	2	–	0
#17 Penn State		–		8	–	3	–	0
#14 Syracuse		–		8	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross		–		7	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		7	–	3	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		7	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
San Jose State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Xavier		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	4	–	0
Detroit		–		5	–	4	–	0
Pacific		–		5	–	4	–	0
Houston		–		5	–	4	–	1
Notre Dame		–		5	–	5	–	0
Oregon State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		4	–	5	–	1
Boston University		–		4	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		4	–	6	–	0
Oregon		–		4	–	6	–	0
Air Force		–		3	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	7	–	0
Washington State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Idaho		–		2	–	7	–	0
Dayton		–		2	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	Oklahoma		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	W 19-6	55,198
October 7	at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	W 22-20	51,295
October 14	Southern California	#8	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)	W 30-0	50,427
October 21	at #1 Michigan State	#6	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)	L 7-17	76,132
October 28	Northwestern	#8	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)	L 10-12	59,075
November 4	Navy		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)	L 10-13	59,075
November 11	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	W 26-20	50,527
November 18	#10 Syracuse		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	W 17-15	49,246
November 25	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 21-42	58,000
December 2	at Duke		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	L 13-37	35,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	NFL Club
Joe Carollo	Tackle	2	Los Angeles Rams
Bob Bill	Tackle	2	New York Giants
Mike Lind	Fullback	5	San Francisco 49ers
John Powers	Tight End	9	Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Perkowski	Back	13	Chicago Bears

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References

↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1962/draft.htm?redir

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Venues	Cartier Field (1889–1928) Soldier Field (1929) Notre Dame Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Emerald Isle Classic Army Boston College: Holy War (Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl; Ireland Trophy) Michigan Michigan State (Megaphone Trophy) Navy (Rip Miller Trophy) Northwestern (Shillelagh Trophy 1930–c. 1973) Purdue (Shillelagh Trophy) Stanford (Legends Trophy) USC (Jeweled Shillelagh)

Culture and lore	All-time series results History Band of the Fighting Irish Irish Guard Notre Dame Box Notre Dame Leprechaun "Notre Dame, Our Mother" "Notre Dame Victory March" Play Like a Champion Today Subway Alumni T formation Tall Grass Game 1946 "Game of the Century" 1966 "Game of the Century" Catholics vs. Convicts 1993 "Game of the Century" Bush Push Navy ends the drought Knute Rockne, All American Notre Dame Football on NBC Rudy

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Four Horsemen NFL draftees

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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