1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
  • Joe Kuharich (3rd season)
Captains
  • Nick Buoniconti
  • Norb Roy
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Rutgers     9 0 0
No. 17 Arizona     8 1 1
Memphis State     8 2 0
Villanova     8 2 0
No. 17 Penn State     8 3 0
No. 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
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

The 1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1961 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Kuharich, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 5–5.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30OklahomaW 19–655,198
October 7at PurdueW 22–2051,295
October 14USCNo. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 30–050,427
October 21at No. 1 Michigan StateNo. 6
L 7–1776,132
October 28NorthwesternNo. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 10–1259,075
November 4Navy
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 10–1359,075
November 11at PittsburghW 26–2050,527
November 18No. 10 Syracuse
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 17–1549,246
November 25at IowaL 21–4258,000
December 2at DukeL 13–3735,000[1]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the 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

  1. ^ "Duke roars back to beat Notre Dame, 37–13". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. December 3, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1962 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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