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1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1966
teamNotre Dame Fighting Irish
sportfootball
conferenceIndependent
CoachRank1
APRank1
record9–0–1
head_coachAra Parseghian
hc_year3rd
off_schemeT formation
def_scheme[4–4](4-4-defense)
captainJim Lynch
stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
championConsensus national champion
NFF co-national champion

NFF co-national champion The 1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Irish, coached by Ara Parseghian, ended the season undefeated with a record of 9–0–1, and won a national championship. The Fighting Irish earned a consensus title after beating No. 10 Oklahoma, 38–0, in Norman, tying unbeaten and No. 2 Michigan State, 10–10, and ending the season defeating No. 10 USC, 51–0, in the Coliseum The 1966 squad became the eighth Irish team to win the national title and the first under Parseghian. The Irish outscored their opponents 362–38. The 10–10 tie between The Spartans and the Irish remains one of the controversial games of college football, and is considered today to be one of the great "games of the century".

Schedule

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Roster

Rankings

Main article: 1966 NCAA University Division football rankings

Game summaries

Purdue

Northwestern

Army

North Carolina

Oklahoma

Pittsburgh

Duke

Michigan State

Main article: 1966 Notre Dame vs. Michigan State football game

USC

Post-season

Award winners

  • Jim Lynch - Maxwell Award

Heisman Voting: :Nick Eddy, 3rd, :Terry Hanratty, 6th

Notre Dame Fighting Irishborder=0color=white}};font-size:88%"† denotes unanimous selection
‡ denotes consensus selection
NamePositionYear Inducted
Jim LynchLinebacker1992
Alan PageDefensive End1993
Ara ParseghianCoach1980

Notre Dame leads all universities in players inducted.

1967 NFL draft

Notre Dame Fighting Irishborder=0}};font-size:88%"† [](pro-football-hall-of-fame)

References

References

  1. "2007 Notre Dame Media Guide: History and Records (pages 131-175)". und.cstv.com.
  2. Celzic, Mike. (1992). "The Biggest Game of Them All: Notre Dame, Michigan State and the Fall of 1966". Simon & Schuster.
  3. (September 25, 1966). "Irish sophomores bombard Purdue". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon.
  4. (October 2, 1966). "Irish smash 'Cats, 35–7". The Grand Rapids Press.
  5. (October 9, 1966). "Irish passes click again, 35–0". The Des Moines Register.
  6. (October 16, 1966). "Parseghian's Irish notch another win, North Carolina falls, 32–0". The Kokomo Tribune.
  7. (October 23, 1966). "Notre Dame routs Oklahoma". The Saginaw News.
  8. (October 30, 1966). "70,101 watch Notre Dame repulse Navy". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  9. (November 6, 1966). "Notre Dame keeps on rolling, 40–0". The Ventura County Star-Free Press.
  10. (November 6, 1966). "Duke tops Navy 9–7". Tallahassee Democrat.
  11. Bob Hoerner. (November 20, 1966). "Deadlock Fails to Settle National Title: No. ? Irish, No. ? State Tie, 10–10". Lansing State Journal.
  12. (November 27, 1966). "Irish bombard U.S.C., 51–0". The Kansas City Star.
  13. "1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".
  14. . ["Schedule/Results (1966 Notre Dame)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296089). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
  15. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19660925&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Irish Uncover Soph Aerial Attack, Smash Purdue." Eugene Register-Guard. 1966 Sep 25.]
  16. South Bend Tribune, Oct. 2, 1966, p. 1
  17. South Bend Tribune, Oct. 9, 1966, p. 1
  18. South Bend Tribune, Oct. 16, 1966, p. 1
  19. "ND Stomps Sooners." Palm Beach Post. 1966 Oct 23.
  20. South Bend Tribune, Oct. 30, 1966, p.
  21. South Bend Tribune, Nov. 6, 1966, p. 1
  22. South Bend Tribune, Nov. 13, 1966, p. 1
  23. Jenkins, Dan. (November 28, 1966). "An Upside-Down Game".
  24. "Ocala Star-Banner - Google News Archive Search".
  25. (November 27, 1966). "Irish Trouncing of U.S.C. Worst in Trojans' History". [[The New York Times]].
  26. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19661127&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Army Borrows 'Air Force'; Irish Rout Troy." Eugene Register-Guard. 1966 Nov 27.]
  27. "The Maxwell Award Collegiate Player of the Year: Past Recipients". The Maxwell Football Club.
  28. "Heisman Voting".
  29. "Hall of Fame: Select group by school". Football Foundation.
  30. "Notre Dame NFL Draft History".
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