1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#5
1969 record	8–2–1
Head coach	Ara Parseghian (6th year)
Captain	Bob Olson
Captain	Mike Oriard
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
#17 West Virginia			–					10	–	1	–	0
#12 Houston			–					9	–	2	–	0
#5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
West Texas A&M			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	9	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1969 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20		Northwestern	#11	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)		W 35–10	59,075
September 27		at #16 Purdue	#9	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		L 14–28	68,179
October 4		#14 Michigan State		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy)		W 42–28	59,075
October 11		vs. Army	#15	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Rivalry)		W 45–0	63,786
October 18		#3 USC	#11	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)		T 14–14	59,075
October 25	7:30 p.m.	at Tulane	#12	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA		W 37–0	40,250
November 1		Navy	#10	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)		W 47–0	59,075
November 7		at Pittsburgh	#8	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 49–7	44,084
November 15		at Georgia Tech	#9	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		W 38–20	41,104
November 22		Air Force	#8	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN		W 13–6	59,075
January 1	2:00pm	vs. #1 Texas	#9	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)	CBS	L 17–21	73,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total Air Force 0 3 0 3 6 • Notre Dame 7 6 0 0 13 Date: November 22 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary 1 ND Allan 39-yard run (Hempel kick) ND 7-0 2 ND Hempel 22-yard field goal ND 10-0 2 ND Hempel 25-yard field goal ND 13-0 2 AF Leuthauser 28-yard field goal ND 13-3 4 AF Leuthauser 37-yard field goal ND 13-6