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Notre Dame Football Team History

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity: 80,225
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Ara R. Parseghian
Conference: Independent-

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1887 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

Ara R. Parseghian enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.

The Fighting Irish won the National Championship.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Purdue	26	14	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Northwestern	35	7	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Army	35	0	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. North Carolina	32	0	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Oklahoma	38	0	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Navy	31	7	W	@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Pittsburgh	40	0	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Duke	64	0	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Michigan State	10	10	T
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Southern California	51	0	W

1966 Season Totals
Record	9-0 -1
Points Scored	362
Scoring Average	36.2
Points Allowed	38
Defense Average	3.8
Opponents Record	54-46
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	3-0 -1

1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
1	9-0-1	AP
1	9-0-1	Coaches
1	9-0-1	UPI

1966 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Colorado State	7-3	275	178					Mike Lude
Georgia Tech	9-2	260	108	Lost 12-27				Bobby Dodd
Notre Dame	9-0-1	362	38					Ara R. Parseghian
Army	8-2	141	105					Tom Cahill
Houston	8-2	335	125					Bill Yeoman
Miami	8-2-1	210	103	Won 14-7				Charlie Tate
Northern Illinois	8-2	293	153					Howard Fletcher
Syracuse	8-3	266	156	Lost 12-18				Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Virginia Tech	8-2-1	245	104	Lost 7-14				Jerry Claiborne
Memphis	7-2	121	96					Billy J. Murphy
New Mexico State	7-3	321	159					Warren B. Woodson
Florida State	6-5	274	215	Lost 20-28				Bill Peterson
Southern Mississippi	6-4	156	103					Thad Pie Vann
Texas El Paso	6-4	293	187					Robert L. Bobby Dobbs
Buffalo	5-5	220	172					Richard Doc Urich
Eastern Michigan	5-3-1	100	87					Jerry Raymond
Penn State	5-5	193	208					Joe Paterno
Tulane	5-4-1	153	182					Jim Pittman
Air Force	4-6	154	161					Ben Martin
Boston College	4-6	133	202					James H. Jim Miller
Navy	4-6	147	152					William T. Bill Elias
Utah State	4-6	181	163					Tony Knap
San Jose State	3-7	151	198					Harry Anderson
Pittsburgh	1-9	105	326					David R. Hart

1966 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1966 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.