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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] California [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 0 0 0 8 8 • No. 1 Fighting Irish 7 17 10 7 41
Scoring summary 1 ND Harshman 2-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 7-0 2 ND Azzaro 23-yard field goal ND 10-0 2 ND Bleier 14-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick) ND 17-0 2 ND Hanratty 12-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 24-0 3 ND Seymour 9-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick) ND 31-0 3 ND Azzaro 22-yard field goal ND 34-0 4 ND Gladieux 14-yard pass from O'Brien (Azzaro kick) ND 41-0 4 Cal Cox 1-yard run (2-pt. good) ND 41-8
1 2 3 4 Total No. 1 Fighting Irish 7 0 7 7 21 • No. 10 Boilermakers 6 0 8 14 28
Scoring summary 1 PU Williams 10-yard run (kick failed) PU 0-7 1 ND Hanratty 1-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 7-6 3 PU Williams 3-yard run (2-pt. good) PU 7-14 3 ND Bleier 1-yard run (Azzaro kick) Tied 14-14 4 PU Keyes 11-yard pass from Phipps (Baltzell kick) PU 14-21 4 ND Snow 27-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick) Tied 21-21 4 PU Baltzell 21-yard pass from Phipps (Baltzell kick) PU 21-28
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 Scoring summary 1 ND Hanratty 2-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 7-0 1 ND Zimmerman 2-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 14-0 2 ND Bleier 22-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick) ND 21-0 2 ND Schoen 34-yard interception return (Azzaro kick) ND 28-0 2 ND Zimmerman 14-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 35-0 3 Iowa McKinnie 3-yard run (kick failed) ND 35-6 3 ND Zimmerman 1-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 42-6 4 ND O'Brien 4-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 49-6 4 ND Landolfi 8-yard run (Heaton kick) ND 56-6
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 Scoring summary 2 ND Hanratty 3-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 7-0 3 USC Simpson 1-yard run (Aldridge kick)Tied 7-7 3 USC Simpson 35-yard run (Aldridge kick) USC 7-14 3 USC Aldridge 22-yard field goal USC 7-17 4 USC Simpson 3-yard run (Aldridge kick) USC 7-24
Illinois [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Fighting Irish 13 20 7 7 47 Fighting Illini 0 0 7 0 7
Scoring summary 1 ND Azzaro 21-yard field goal ND 3-0 1 ND Azzaro 36-yard field goal ND 6-0 1 ND Zimmerman 7-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 13-0 2 ND Seymour 18-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick) ND 20-0 2 ND Gladieux 10-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 27-0 2 ND Seymour 48-yard pass from Hanratty (kick failed) ND 33-0 3 Illinois Bess 75-yard interception return (McKissic kick) ND 33-7 3 ND Gladieux 1-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 40-7 4 ND Quinn 60-yard punt return (Heaton kick) ND 47-7
Michigan State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 0 0 12 12 • Fighting Irish 7 10 7 0 24
Scoring summary 1 ND Zimmerman 7-yard run (Azzaro kick) Notre Dame 7–0 2 ND Azzaro 32-yard field goal Notre Dame 10–0 2 ND Zimmerman 30-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick) Notre Dame 17–0 3 ND Zimmerman 47-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick) Notre Dame 24–0 4 MSU Lee 2-yard run (pass failed) Notre Dame 24–6 4 MSU Waters 6-yard pass from Feraco (pass failed) Notre Dame 24–12
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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 Scoring summary 1 ND Bleier 2-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 7-0 2 ND Seymour 10-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick) ND 14-0 2 ND Hanratty 2-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 21-0 2 ND Bleier 2-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 28-0 2 ND Gladieux 2-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 35-0 3 Navy Cartwright 1-yard run (2-pt. good) ND 35-8 4 Navy Cartwright 1-yard run (2-pt. failed) ND 35-14 4 ND Dushney 1-yard run (2-pt. good) ND 43-14
Pittsburgh [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 9 Fighting Irish 14 10 6 8 38 Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Scoring summary 1 ND Zimmerman 4-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 7-0 1 ND Hanratty 2-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 14-0 2 ND Azzaro 34-yard field goal ND 17-0 2 ND Schoen 78-yard punt return (Azzaro kick) ND 24-0 3 ND Hanratty 16-yard run (2-pt. failed) ND 30-0 4 ND Haley 1-yard run (2-pt. good) ND 38-0
Georgia Tech [ edit ] 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
Scoring summary 1 Tech Carmichael 42-yard field goal GT 0-3 2 ND Gladieux 38-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick) ND 7-3 2 ND Bleier 2-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 14-3 2 ND Bleier 4-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 21-3 3 ND Gladieux 3-yard run (kick blocked) ND 27-3 4 ND Azzaro 31-yard field goal ND 30-3 4 ND Dushney 20-yard run (kick blocked) ND 36-3
Miami (Florida) [ edit ] 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 Scoring summary 1 ND Azzaro 22-yard field goal ND 3-0 2 Miami McGee 9-yard pass from Olivo (Harris kick) Miami 3-7 2 Miami Olivo 1-yard run (kick failed) Miami 3-13 2 ND Ziegler 1-yard run (Azzaro kick) Miami 10-13 2 Miami Tracy 37-yard field goal Miami 10-16 3 ND Zimmerman 1-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 17-16 4 ND Gladieux 10-yard run (Azzaro kick) ND 24-16 4 Miami Mira 1-yard run (2-pt. failed) ND 24-22
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 [ edit ]
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