The 1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season . The Fighting Irish were led by sixth-year head coach Ara Parseghian and played their home games on campus at Notre Dame Stadium .
After 44 seasons without postseason play (1925 –1968 ), the school ended its self-imposed bowl hiatus.[1] 8–1–1 regular season record, the Irish were led on the field by junior quarterback Joe Theismann .[2] Texas in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year's Day,[3] [4]
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 20 1:30 pm Northwestern No. 11 W 35–1059,075 September 27 1:30 pm at No. 16 Purdue No. 9 L 14–2868,179 October 4 1:30 pm No. 14 Michigan State Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry ) W 42–2859,075 October 11 2:00 pm vs. Army No. 15 W 45–063,786 October 18 1:30 pm No. 3 USC No. 11 T 14–1459,075 October 25 8:30 pm at Tulane No. 12 W 37–040,250 November 1 1:30 pm Navy No. 10 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry ) W 47–059,075 November 8 1:30 pm at Pittsburgh No. 8 W 49–744,084 November 15 9:30 pm at Georgia Tech No. 9 ABC W 38–2041,104 November 22 1:30 pm Air Force No. 8 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN [9] W 13–659,075 January 1, 1970 2:00 pm vs. No. 1 Texas No. 9 CBS L 17–2173,000
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Game summaries [ ] Air Force [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Air Force
0
3
0
3
6
• Notre Dame
7
6
0
0
13
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
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Roster [ ]
1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
T
64
Brennan, Terry Terry Brennan 7.0 ! Sr
G
56
DiNardo, Larry Larry DiNardo
WR
44
Gatewood, Tom Tom Gatewood 3.0 ! So
QB
7
Theismann, Joe Joe Theismann 5.0 ! Jr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
References [ ]
↑ "Notre Dame accepts Cotton's bid" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 12. November 18, 1969. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I0IVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HAgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6890%2C1557902 .↑ "Irish test Texas rank" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 13. January 1, 1970. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QttPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ewgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7327%2C69170 .↑ Fite, Ed (January 1, 1970). "Irish test Longhorns in Dallas" . Reading Eagle . UPI ((Pennsylvania)): p. 44. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P9oxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_eQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3954%2C498589 . ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Texans edge Irish on big 4th downs" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 30. January 2, 1970. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hDwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ewgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7244%2C360694 .↑ "Phipps paces Purdue past Notre Dame" . Reading Eagle . Associated Press ((Pennsylvania)): p. 57. October 19, 1969. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S90hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7J8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6537%2C8559392 .↑ Liska, Jerry (October 19, 1969). "Notre Dame, Southern Cal in 14-14 draw" . Reading Eagle . Associated Press ((Pennsylvania)): p. 61. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1BwrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6p8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5512%2C3663277 . ↑ Bryson, Mike (November 15, 1969). "Georgia Tech shouldn't Irish plans" . Reading Eagle . Associated Press ((Pennsylvania)): p. 6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rsQtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OaAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3512%2C2944879 . ↑ "Irish build early lead, swamp Tech" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 1, sports. November 16, 1969. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IUIVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HAgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3616%2C927073 .↑ Bryson, Mike (November 23, 1969). "Irish shake 'shakes' and beat Air Force" . Reading Eagle . Associated Press ((Pennsylvania)): p. 69. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RCMrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4J8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4448%2C1519204 . ↑ [1] ↑ "Irish Shaky, Nip Falcons." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 23.
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