1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Rutgers   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 17 Arizona   –   8 – 1 – 1
Memphis State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Syracuse   –   8 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   7 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 3 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
San Jose State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 4 – 0
Detroit   –   5 – 4 – 0
Houston   –   5 – 4 – 1
Notre Dame   –   5 – 5 – 0
Oregon State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 6 – 0
Oregon   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   3 – 7 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Washington State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Idaho   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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 30Oklahoma
W 19–655,198
October 7at Purdue
W 22–2051,295
October 14USCNo. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 30–050,427
October 21at No. 1 Michigan StateNo. 6
L 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 Pittsburgh
W 26–2050,527
November 18No. 10 Syracuse
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 17–1549,246
November 25at Iowa
L 21–4258,000
December 2at Duke
L 13–3735,000
  • 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

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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