1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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.

1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
National champion (Dunkel)
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 5
Record	8–2
Head coach	Ara Parseghian (4th season)
Captain	Jim Lynch
Home stadium	Rocky Bleier
Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State			–					8	–	2	–	1
New Mexico State			–					7	–	2	–	1
UTEP			–					7	–	2	–	1
Utah State			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					7	–	2	–	2
West Texas State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Houston			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					7	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	3	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	1
Xavier			–					6	–	3	–	1
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colorado State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Pacific			–					4	–	5	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	6	–	2
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	2:30 p.m.	California	No. 1	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN		W 41–8	59,075
September 30	2:30 p.m.	No. 10 Purdue	No. 1	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)		L 21–28	62,316
October 7	2:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 6	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN		W 56–6	59,075
October 14	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 USC	No. 5	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalryh)		L 7–24	59,075
October 21	2:30 p.m.	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		W 47–7	71,227
October 28	2:30 p.m.	Michigan State		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	ABC	W 24–12	59,075
November 4	2:30 p.m.	Navy	No. 10	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 43–14	59,075
November 11	1:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	No. 9	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		W 38–0	54,075
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	No. 9	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 36–3	60,024	[1]
November 24	8:15 p.m.	at Miami	No. 6	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		W 24–22	77,265
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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 Date: September 23 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game start: 1:30 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 59,075 Game weather: cloudy, 67 degrees

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

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total No. 1 Fighting Irish 7 0 7 7 21 • No. 10 Boilermakers 6 0 8 14 28 Date: September 30 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game start: 1:30 p.m. CDT Game weather: sunny, low 60s

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

Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 6 0 6 • No. 6 Fighting Irish 14 21 7 14 56 Date: October 7 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game start: 1:30 pm CDT Game attendance: 59,075 Game 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

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 14 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game start: 1:30 pm CDT Game attendance: 59,075 Game 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

1 2 3 4 Total • Fighting Irish 13 20 7 7 47 Fighting Illini 0 0 7 0 7 Date: October 21 Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL Game start: 1:30 p.m. CDT Game weather: sunny, mid-60s

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

1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 0 0 12 12 • Fighting Irish 7 10 7 0 24 Date: October 28 Location: Notre Dame Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 59,075 Game weather: cloudy, 40 degrees TV announcers (ABC): Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson

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

See also: 1967 Michigan State Spartans football team and Megaphone Trophy

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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 4 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game start: 1:30 p.m. CST Game attendance: 59,075 Game 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

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 9 Fighting Irish 14 10 6 8 38 Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 11 Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 1:30 pm EST Game weather: Low 60s, windy

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

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 Date: November 18 Location: Grant Field, Atlanta, GA Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 65 degrees

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)

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 24 Location: 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

Roster

1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 28 Rocky Bleier Sr RB 20 Bob Gladieux Jr QB 5 Terry Hanratty Jr G 75 Bob Kuechenberg Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P/K 90 Joe Azzaro	Head coach Ara Parseghian Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Notre Dame clouts Georgia Tech 36–3". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1967. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
3. "Notre Dame Rips Spartans, 24-12." Ocala Star-Banner. 1967 Oct 29.