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1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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[1] 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.[1] 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".[2]

Schedule

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

Purdue

[4]

Northwestern

[5]

Army

[6]

North Carolina

[7]

Oklahoma

[8]

Navy

[9]

Pittsburgh

[10]

Duke

[11]

Michigan State

[12]

[13]

USC

[14][15]

Post-season

Award winners

Heisman Voting:

Nick Eddy, 3rd,[17]
Terry Hanratty, 6th[17]

All-Americans:

College Football Hall of Fame Inductees:

Notre Dame leads all universities in players inducted.[18]

1967 NFL Draft

References

  1. ^ a b c "2007 Notre Dame Media Guide: History and Records (pages 131-175)". und.cstv.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
  2. ^ Celzic, Mike (1992). The Biggest Game of Them All: Notre Dame, Michigan State and the Fall of 1966. ISBN 0-671-75817-9.
  3. ^ "Duke tops Navy 9–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 6, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Irish Uncover Soph Aerial Attack, Smash Purdue." Eugene Register-Guard. 1966 Sep 25.
  5. ^ South Bend Tribune, Oct. 2, 1966, p. 1
  6. ^ South Bend Tribune, Oct. 9, 1966, p. 1
  7. ^ South Bend Tribune, Oct. 16, 1966, p. 1
  8. ^ "ND Stomps Sooners." Palm Beach Post. 1966 Oct 23.
  9. ^ South Bend Tribune, Oct. 30, 1966, p.
  10. ^ South Bend Tribune, Nov. 6, 1966, p. 1
  11. ^ South Bend Tribune, Nov. 13, 1966, p. 1
  12. ^ Jenkins, Dan (November 28, 1966). "An Upside-Down Game". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  13. ^ "Ocala Star-Banner - Google News Archive Search".
  14. ^ "Irish Trouncing of U.S.C. Worst in Trojans' History". The New York Times. November 27, 1966. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  15. ^ "Army Borrows 'Air Force'; Irish Rout Troy." Eugene Register-Guard. 1966 Nov 27.
  16. ^ "The Maxwell Award Collegiate Player of the Year: Past Recipients". The Maxwell Football Club. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
  17. ^ a b "Heisman Voting". und.cstv.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
  18. ^ "Hall of Fame: Select group by school". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
  19. ^ "Notre Dame NFL Draft History". uhnd.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2008.