1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
1964 record	9–1
Head coach	Ara Parseghian (1st season)
Captain	Jim Carroll
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons

1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Notre Dame			–					9	–	1	–	0
Florida State			–					9	–	1	–	1
Colgate			–					7	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					7	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	3	–	0
New Mexico State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	1
Colorado State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	5	–	1
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					4	–	5	–	1
Army			–					4	–	6	–	0
Idaho			–					4	–	6	–	0
West Texas State			–					4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	2
Navy			–					3	–	6	–	1
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Detroit			–					3	–	7	–	0
Boston University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Houston			–					2	–	6	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					1	–	9	–	0
Texas Western			–					0	–	8	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. John Huarte was the sixth Notre Dame player to win the Heisman Trophy. They were crowned national champions by the National football Foundation at the end of the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 31–7	64,398
October 3	Purdue	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	W 34–15	59,611
October 10	at Air Force	No. 6	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 34–7	44,384
October 17	UCLA	No. 4	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	W 24–0	58,335
October 24	Stanford	No. 2	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	W 28–6	56,721
October 31	vs. Navy	No. 2	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 40–0	66,752
November 7	at Pittsburgh	No. 1	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 17–15	56,628
November 14	Michigan State	No. 1	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	W 34–7	59,265
November 21	Iowa	No. 1	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	W 28–0	59,135
November 28	at USC	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	L 17–20	83,840
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class HB Eddy, NickNick Eddy QB Huarte, JohnJohn Huarte 7.0 !Sr HB Kantor, JoeJoe Kantor E Snow, JackJack Snow 7.0 !Sr HB Wolski, BillBill Wolski	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Carroll, JimJim Carroll (C) 7.0 !Sr DB Carey, TonyTony Carey DB Longo, TomTom Longo	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Ivan, KenKen Ivan	Head coach Ara Parseghian Coordinators/assistant coaches John Ray (DL) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Wisconsin

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at Wisconsin Badgers (0–0) 1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 3 10 0 18 31 Wisconsin 0 0 7 0 7 at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin Date: September 26 Game weather: Rain Game attendance: 64,398 Notre Dame Football Archives Game information Notre Dame John Huarte 15/24, 270 Yds, 2 TD Jack Snow 9 Rec, 217 Yds, 2 TD Wisconsin

In Ara Parseghian's coaching debut for Notre Dame, the players carried Parseghian off the field while the Irish fans in attendance chanted "We're number one" following the victory.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP ND WIS 1 0:06 Notre Dame 31-yard field goal by Ken Ivan 3 0 2 Notre Dame Jack Snow 61-yard touchdown reception from John Huarte, kick good 10 0 2 0:18 Notre Dame -yard field goal by Ken Ivan 13 0 3 Wisconsin Jimmy Jones 45-yard touchdown reception from Harold Brandt, kick good 13 7 4 Notre Dame Joe Kantor -yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 19 7 4 45 Notre Dame Bill Wolski 2-yard touchdown run, kick no good 25 7 4 3:12 87 Notre Dame Jack Snow 42-yard touchdown reception from John Huarte, kick no good 31 7 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 7

UCLA

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 • Notre Dame 6 6 12 0 24 Date: October 17 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Scoring summary Q1 ND Wolski 1 yard run (kick failed) ND 6–0 Q2 ND Sheridan 37 yard pass from Huarte (pass failed) ND 12–0 Q3 ND Snow 16 yard pass from Huarte (run failed) ND 18–0 Q3 ND Farrell 1 yard run (pass failed) ND 24–0

Awards and honors

• John Huarte, Heisman Trophy

References

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