1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#5
1967 record	8–2
Head coach	Ara Parseghian (4th year)
Captain	Rocky Bleier
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Army		–		8	–	2	–	0
#5 Notre Dame		–		8	–	2	–	0
Syracuse		–		8	–	2	–	0
#10 Penn State		–		8	–	2	–	1
New Mexico State		–		7	–	2	–	1
UTEP		–		7	–	2	–	1
Utah State		–		7	–	2	–	1
Florida State		–		7	–	2	–	2
West Texas State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Houston		–		7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		7	–	3	–	0
Memphis State		–		6	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	3	–	0
Dayton		–		6	–	3	–	1
Xavier		–		6	–	3	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		7	–	4	–	0
Buffalo		–		6	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross		–		5	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		5	–	5	–	0
Colorado State		–		4	–	5	–	1
Pacific		–		4	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		4	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		4	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		4	–	6	–	0
Idaho		–		4	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		4	–	6	–	0
Air Force		–		2	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		3	–	7	–	0
San Jose State		–		2	–	7	–	0
Tampa		–		2	–	7	–	0
Colgate		–		2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1967 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	California	#1	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	W 41–8	59,075
September 30	#10 Purdue	#1	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	L 21–28	62,316
October 7	Iowa	#6	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	W 56–6	59,075
October 14	#1 USC	#5	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)	L 7–24	59,075
October 21	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 47–7	71,227
October 28	Michigan State		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	W 24–12	59,075
November 4	Navy	#10	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)	W 43–14	59,075
November 11	at Pittsburgh	#9	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	W 38–0	54,075
November 18	at Georgia Tech	#9	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 36–3	60,024
November 24	at Miami	#6	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 24–22	77,265
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game summaries

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan St	0	0	0	12	12
• Notre Dame	7	10	7	0	24

Date: October 28
Location: Notre Dame Stadium
Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary

1	ND	Zimmerman 7-yard run (Azzaro kick)	Notre Dame 7–0

2	ND	Azzaro 32-yard field goal	Notre Dame 10–0

2	ND	Zimmerman 30-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick)	Notre Dame 17–0

3	ND	Zimmerman 47-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick)	Notre Dame 24–0

4	MSU	Lee 2-yard run (pass failed)	Notre Dame 24–6

4	MSU	Waters 6-yard pass from Feraco (pass failed)	Notre Dame 24–12

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Team players drafted into the NFL

References

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↑ "Notre Dame Rips Spartans, 24-12." Ocala Star-Banner. 1967 Oct 29.

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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