1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#17
1975 record	8–3
Head coach	Dan Devine (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Merv Johnson (1st year)
Captain	Ed Bauer
Captain	Jim Stock
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium

The 1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. It was Dan Devine's first year as head coach, taking over for the retired Ara Parseghian.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	9:00pm	vs. Boston College	#9	Schaefer Stadium • Foxboro, MA (Holy War)	ABC	W 17–3	61,501
September 20	2:30pm	at Purdue	#9	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		W 17–0	69,795
September 27	2:30pm	Northwestern	#7	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)		W 31–7	59,075
October 4	2:30pm	Michigan State	#8	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy)		L 3–10	59,075
October 11	1:30pm	at North Carolina	#15	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC		W 21–14	49,500
October 18	3:05pm	at Air Force	#15	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO		W 31–30	43,204
October 25	1:50pm	#3 USC	#14	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	L 17–24	59,075
November 1	1:30pm	Navy	#15	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)		W 31–10	59,075
November 8	1:30pm	Georgia Tech	#12	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN		W 24–3	59,075
November 15	1:30pm	at Pittsburgh	#9	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 20–34	56,480
November 22	7:30pm	at Miami (FL)		Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 32–9	24,944
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Head Coach: Dan Devine
Assistants: Greg Blache (JV), Brian Boulac (OL), Ed Chlebek (ST), Merv Johnson (OC), George Kelly (LB), Hank Kuhlmann (OB/ST), Johnny Roland (Receivers), Paul Shoults (DB), Ross Stephenson (Scouting/Volunteer Ast), Joe Yonto (DL)

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Game notes

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	0	3	7	7	17
Boston College	0	3	0	0	3

Date: September 15
Location: Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro, MA
Game attendance: 61,501
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

2	6:52	ND	Dave Reeve 30-yard field goal	ND 3-0

2	0:11	BC	Fred Steinfort 45-yard field goal	Tied 3-3

3	1:48	ND	Jim Browner 10-yard run (kick good)	ND 10-3

4		ND	Touchdown	ND 17-3

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Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	3	0	0	14	17
Purdue	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 20
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

Scoring summary

1	ND	Reeve 29-yard field goal	Notre Dame 3-0

4	ND	Bradley 99-yard interception return (Reeve kick)	Notre Dame 10-0

4	ND	Hunter 1-yard run (Reeve kick)	Notre Dame 17-0

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North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	0	0	0	21	21
North Carolina	0	0	14	0	14

Date: October 11
Location: Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC
Game attendance: 49,500

Scoring summary

3		UNC	Voight 12-yard run (Biddle kick)	UNC 7-0

3		UNC	Collins 38-yard pass from Paschall (Biddle kick)	UNC 14-0

4		ND	Hunter 2-yard run (pass failed)	UNC 14-6

4		ND	Hunter 2-yard run (Montana to Bush pass)	Tied 14-14

4	1:03	ND	Burgmeier 80-yard pass from Montana (McLaughlin kick)	ND 21-14

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References

↑ 2011 Notre Dame football media guide.
↑ 2011 Notre Dame football media supplement.
↑ "Notre Dame Stops Boston College in Opener." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Sept 16.
↑ "Interception Return Lifts Irish." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Sept 21.
↑ "Irish Turn Back Tar Heels, 21-14." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 12.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

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

Bowls & 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 & 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

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