1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Schedule

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Game summaries

Northwestern

Purdue

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• Joe Theismann 16/24, 274 Yds, 3 TD
• Tom Gatewood 12 Rec, 192 Yds, 3 TD

Michigan State

• Joe Theismann 12/17, 147 Yds, 13 Rush, 107 Yds
• First Notre Dame game on artificial turf
• First Notre Dame win in East Lansing since 1949

Army

Missouri

Originally, Missouri was scheduled to host this game at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, but the St. Louis Cardinals forced the game to be moved to the University of Missouri campus because they anticipated hosting Game 6 of the World Series. As it turned out, the Cardinals finished a distant fourth place in the National League East, 13 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates, and were below .500 from July 1 through the end of the season.

Navy

Pittsburgh

Georgia Tech

LSU

USC

Notre Dame quarterback Joe Theismann completed 33 of 58 passes for a school-record 526 yards, and the Irish outgained the Trojans 557–359, but committed eight turnovers to zero for Southern Cal.

1971 Cotton Bowl vs. Texas

Main article: 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic

Roster

References

References

1. (September 20, 1970). "Theismann, Allan lead Notre Dame to 35–14 victory". The Star-Ledger.
2. (September 27, 1970). "Irish ram by Purdue". The Huntsville Times.
3. (October 4, 1970). "Irish shut out Spartans". The Bay City Times.
4. (October 11, 1970). "Third-ranked Notre Dame too much for Army 51–10". The Racine Journal-Times.
5. (October 18, 1970). "Irish bounce back, blow by Missouri". The Indianapolis Star.
6. (November 1, 1970). "Notre Dame rolls over Navy, 56–7". The Clarion-Ledger.
7. (November 8, 1970). "Notre Dame hits Pitt hard 46–14". Battle Creek Enquirer & News.
8. (November 15, 1970). "Georgia Tech gives ND scare, Irish win 10–7". The Clarion-Ledger.
9. (November 22, 1970). "Irish fight past LSU 3–0". Star Tribune.
10. (November 29, 1970). "Southern Cal shatters Irish win string, 38–28". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
11. (January 2, 1971). "Irish stun Texas in Cotton Bowl, 24–11". Chicago Tribune.
12. "1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".
13. . ["Schedule/Results (1970 Notre Dame)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296666). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
14. "Irish Rout Michigan State." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 4. Retrieved 2014-Dec-01.
15. South Bend Tribune, Oct. 16, 1970, p. 37.
16. "1970 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule".
17. Ocala Star-Banner. 1970 November 1.
18. South Bend Tribune, Nov. 29, 1970, pp. 1, 48.
19. Jenkins, Dan. (November 30, 1970). "NOTRE DAME GOES KICKING INTO THE COTTON".