American college football season
The 1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season . Led by fourth-year head coach Ara Parseghian , the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 8–2.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 23 2:30 p.m. California No. 1 W 41–859,075
September 30 2:30 p.m. No. 10 Purdue No. 1 L 21–2862,316
October 7 2:30 p.m. Iowa No. 6 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN W 56–659,075
October 14 2:30 p.m. No. 1 USC No. 5 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalryh ) L 7–2459,075
October 21 2:30 p.m. at Illinois W 47–771,227
October 28 2:30 p.m. Michigan State Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) ABC W 24–1259,075
November 4 2:30 p.m. Navy No. 10 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 43–1459,075
November 11 1:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh No. 9 W 38–054,075
November 18 2:00 p.m. at Georgia Tech No. 9 W 36–360,024
November 24 8:15 p.m. at Miami No. 6 W 24–2277,265
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Game summaries
California
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears
0
0 0 8
8
• No. 1 Fighting Irish
7
17 10 7
41
Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Fighting Irish
7
0 7 7
21
• No. 10 Boilermakers
6
0 8 14
28
Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
0
0 6 0
6
• No. 6 Fighting Irish
14
21 7 14
56
Date: October 7Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, INGame start: 1:30 pm CDT Game attendance: 59,075Game weather: cloudy, 63 degrees
USC
USC won at Notre Dame for the first time since 1939, ending a string of 10 consecutive losses at Notre Dame Stadium. Despite entering the game ranked No. 1, the Trojans were a 12-point underdog against the No. 5 Fighting Irish, who committed nine turnovers (including seven intercepted passes).
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 1 Trojans
0
0 17 7
24
No. 5 Fighting Irish
0
7 0 0
7
Date: October 14Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, INGame start: 1:30 pm CDT Game attendance: 59,075Game weather: sunny, 68 degrees
Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
• Fighting Irish
13
20 7 7
47
Fighting Illini
0
0 7 0
7
Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
Spartans
0
0 0 12
12
• Fighting Irish
7
10 7 0
24
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Navy
1
2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen
0
0 8 6
14
• No. 10 Fighting Irish
7
28 0 8
43
Date: November 4Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, INGame start: 1:30 p.m. CST Game attendance: 59,075Game weather: Snow, low 30s
Pittsburgh
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 9 Fighting Irish
14
10 6 8
38
Panthers
0
0 0 0
0
Georgia Tech
This was Notre Dame's 500th all-time football victory. The attendance of 60,034 was the largest at any football game in Georgia up to that point.
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 9 Fighting Irish
0
21 6 9
36
Yellow Jackets
3
0 0 0
3
Miami (Florida)
The crowd of 77,265 was the largest to attend a football game in Florida at the time. This was Notre Dame's third Friday night game in history; the others were in 1951 at Detroit and 1955 at Miami.
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 6 Fighting Irish
3
7 7 7
24
Hurricanes
0
16 0 6
22
Date: November 24Location: Miami Orange Bowl Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 75 degrees, 85% humidity
Roster
1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P/K
90
Joe Azzaro
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
Venues Bowls and rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
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