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1961 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baldwin–Wallace     9 0 0
Wheaton (IL)     8 0 0
Earlham     7 1 0
St. Norbert     7 2 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
Hillsdale     6 3 0
Ferris Institute     5 3 0
Bradley     6 4 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Eureka     3 2 1
Detroit     5 4 0
Drake     5 4 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Youngstown     4 4 1
Notre Dame     5 5 0
Concordia (IL)     4 4 0
St. Mary of the Plains     4 5 0
North Park     3 5 0
William Penn     3 5 1
St. Procopius     2 4 0
Dayton     2 8 0
Elmhurst     1 6 1
Rose Poly     0 8 0
Washington University     0 9 0

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

Schedule

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

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

  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.


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