1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Summary

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

1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
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

Schedule edit

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. 6L 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 edit

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 edit

  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.