1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Orange Bowl, L 640 vs. Nebraska
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches #12
AP #14
1972 record 83
Head coach Ara Parseghian (9th year)
Captain John Dampeer
Captain Greg Marx

The 1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1972 college football season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 23 2:30pm at Northwestern #13 Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL (Rivalry) W 370   55,155
September 30 2:30pm Purdue #10 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) W 3514   59,075
October 7 1:50pm at Michigan State #7 Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) ABC W 160   77,828
October 14 2:30pm Pittsburgh #7 Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN W 4216   59,075
October 21 2:30pm Missouri #8 Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN L 2630   59,075
October 28 2:30pm TCU #13 Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN W 210   59,075
November 4 1:30pm vs. Navy #12 Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA (Rivalry) W 4223   43,089
November 11 3:05pm at Air Force #12 Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO W 217   48,671
November 18 1:30pm Miami (FL) #10 Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN W 2017   59,075
December 2 4:00pm at #1 USC #10 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) ABC L 2345   75,243
January 1 8:00pm vs. #9 Nebraska #12 Orange BowlMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) NBC L 640   80,010
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[1]

Game notes

Purdue

1 234Total
Purdue 0 0014 14
Notre Dame 14 7140 35

[2]

Pittsburgh

1 234Total
Pittsburgh 0 088 16
Notre Dame 7 7721 42

[3]

References

  1. 2011 Notre Dame football media guide
  2. "Purdue smashed." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 1.
  3. Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 15.
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