American college football season
1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football |
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National champion (FACT, Matthews, Sagarin), Cotton Bowl champion |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, W 24–11 vs. Texas |
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Conference | Independent |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 5 |
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AP | No. 2 |
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Record | 10–1 |
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Head coach | - Ara Parseghian (7th season)
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Captains | |
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Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 6 | | | W 35–14 | 50,049 | |
September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Purdue | No. 6 | | | W 48–0 | 59,075 | |
October 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at Michigan State | No. 4 | | | W 29–0 | 76,103 | |
October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Army | No. 3 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | W 51–10 | 59,075 | |
October 17 | 3:50 p.m. | at No. 18 Missouri | No. 3 | | ABC | W 24–7 | 64,200 | |
October 31 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Navy | No. 3 | | | W 56–7 | 45,226 | |
November 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 2 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | W 46–14 | 59,075 | |
November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 1 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| | W 10–7 | 59,075 | [1] |
November 21 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 7 LSU | No. 2 | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN
| | W 3–0 | 59,075 | |
November 28 | 4:15 p.m. | at USC | No. 4 | | ABC | L 28–38 | 64,694 | |
January 1, 1971 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Texas | No. 6 | | CBS | W 24–11 | 73,000 | [2] |
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Roster
1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | RB | 22 | Denny Allan | FB | 33 | Bill Barz | Jr | WR | | John Cieszkowski | TE | | Mike Creaney | G | 67 | John Dampeer | RB | | Daryll Dewan | G | 56 | Larry DiNardo | RB | | Bill Gallagher | OT | 70 | Tom Gasseling | WR | 44 | Tom Gatewood | Jr | RB | 12 | Ed Gulyas | RB | | Denny Gutkowski | RB | | Ron Johnson | OL | | Gary Kos | OT | 73 | Mike Martin | RB | | Bob Minnix | RB | | Chuck Nightingale | C | 50 | Dan Novakov | Jr | RB | | Larry Parker | QB | | Pat Steenberge | WR | | John Tereschuk | QB | 7 | Joe Theismann | Sr | WR | 80 | Willie Townsend | So | WR | | Bill Trapp | | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | Scott Hempel | P | | Jim Yoder | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Northwestern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Notre Dame | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Northwestern | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Purdue
Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notre Dame | 10 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 48 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
- Date: September 26
- Game weather: Rainy
- Game attendance: 59,075
- Box Score
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | PUR | ND | 1 | | | | | Notre Dame | 19-yard field goal by Hempel | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | 80 | | Notre Dame | Allan 4-yard touchdown run, Hempel kick good | 0 | 10 | 2 | | | | | Notre Dame | Gatewood 17-yard touchdown reception from Theismann, Hempel kick good | 0 | 17 | 2 | 6:09 | | | | Notre Dame | Gatewood 7-yard touchdown reception from Theismann, Hempel kick good | 0 | 24 | 3 | | | | | Notre Dame | Gatewood 20-yard touchdown reception from Theismann, Hempel kick good | 0 | 31 | 4 | | | | | Notre Dame | 37-yard field goal by Hempel | 0 | 34 | 4 | | | | | Notre Dame | Dewan 4-yard touchdown run, Hempel kick good | 0 | 41 | 4 | | | | | Notre Dame | Parker 63-yard touchdown run, Hempel kick good | 0 | 48 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 0 | 48 | |
Michigan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Notre Dame | 7 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 29 | Michigan St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | ND | Barz 1 yard run (Hempel kick) | ND 7–0 | | Q2 | | ND | Minnix 1 yard run (Hempel kick) | ND 14–0 | | Q2 | | ND | Gulyas 2 yard run (Theismann run) | ND 22–0 | | Q4 | | ND | Parker 4 yard run (Hempel kick) | ND 29–0 | |
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Army
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Army | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Notre Dame | 21 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 51 |
Missouri
Originally, Missouri was scheduled to host this game at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, but the St. Louis Cardinals forced the game to be moved to the University of Missouri campus because they anticipated hosting Game 6 of the World Series.[5] As it turned out, the Cardinals finished a distant fourth place in the National League East, 13 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates, and were below .500 from July 1 through the end of the season.[6]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 | Missouri | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Notre Dame | 7 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 56 | Navy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | Notre Dame | Dewan 3-yard run (Hempel kick) | Notre Dame 7-0 | | 1 | | Navy | Dillon 5-yard run (Lanning kick) | Tie 7-7 | | 2 | | Notre Dame | Barz 2-yard run (Hempel kick) | Notre Dame 14-7 | | 2 | | Notre Dame | Barz 1-yard run (Hempel kick) | Notre Dame 21-7 | | 2 | | Notre Dame | Gatewood 6-yard pass from Theismann (Hempel kick) | Notre Dame 28-7 | | 2 | | Notre Dame | Gatewood 29-yard pass from Theismann (Hempel kick) | Notre Dame 35-7 | | 3 | | Notre Dame | Allan 3-yard run (Hempel kick) | Notre Dame 42-7 | | 4 | | Notre Dame | Diestowski 30-yard run (Hempel kick) | Notre Dame 49-7 | | 4 | | Notre Dame | Minnix 5-yard run (Hempel kick) | Notre Dame 56-7 | |
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Pittsburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Notre Dame | 7 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 46 |
Georgia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
LSU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | LSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 4 | 02:54 | Notre Dame | Hempel 24-yard field goal | Notre Dame 3-0 | |
USC
Notre Dame quarterback Joe Theismann completed 33 of 58 passes for a school-record 526 yards, and the Irish outgained the Trojans 557–359, but committed eight turnovers to zero for Southern Cal.[8]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Notre Dame | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | • So. Cal. | 21 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 38 | |
1971 Cotton Bowl vs. Texas
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#6 Notre Dame vs. #1 Texas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Notre Dame | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Texas | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
References
- ^ "Irish fight past LSU 3–0". Star Tribune. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Irish stun Texas in Cotton Bowl, 24–11". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1971. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".
- ^ "Irish Rout Michigan State." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 4. Retrieved 2014-Dec-01.
- ^ South Bend Tribune, Oct. 16, 1970, p. 37.
- ^ "1970 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule".
- ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1970 November 1.
- ^ South Bend Tribune, Nov. 29, 1970, pp. 1, 48.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (November 30, 1970). "NOTRE DAME GOES KICKING INTO THE COTTON". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
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