American college football season
The 1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 19 2:30 p.m. at Northwestern No. 6 W 35–1450,049 September 26 1:30 p.m. Purdue No. 6 W 48–059,075 October 3 2:30 p.m. at Michigan State No. 4 W 29–076,103 October 10 1:30 p.m. Army No. 3 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 51–1059,075 October 17 3:50 p.m. at No. 18 Missouri No. 3 ABC W 24–764,200 October 31 1:30 p.m. vs. Navy No. 3 W 56–745,226 November 7 1:30 p.m. Pittsburgh No. 2 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 46–1459,075 November 14 1:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 1 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 10–759,075 [ 1] November 21 1:30 p.m. No. 7 LSU No. 2 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN W 3–059,075 [ 2] November 28 4:15 p.m. at USC No. 4 ABC L 28–3864,694 January 1, 1971 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 1 Texas No. 6 CBS W 24–1173,000 [ 3]
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1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 22 Denny Allan FB 33 Bill Barz Jr WR John Cieszkowski TE Mike Creaney G 67 John Dampeer RB Daryll Dewan G 56 Larry DiNardo RB Bill Gallagher OT 70 Tom Gasseling WR 44 Tom Gatewood Jr RB 12 Ed Gulyas RB Denny Gutkowski RB Ron Johnson OL Gary Kos OT 73 Mike Martin RB Bob Minnix RB Chuck Nightingale C 50 Dan Novakov Jr RB Larry Parker QB Pat Steenberge WR John Tereschuk QB 7 Joe Theismann Sr WR 80 Willie Townsend So WR Bill Trapp
Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Scott Hempel P Jim Yoder
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 14 14 7 0 35 Northwestern 0 14 0 0 14
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PUR ND 1 Notre Dame 19-yard field goal by Hempel 0 3 1 80 Notre Dame Allan 4-yard touchdown run, Hempel kick good 0 10 2 Notre Dame Gatewood 17-yard touchdown reception from Theismann , Hempel kick good 0 17 2 6:09 Notre Dame Gatewood 7-yard touchdown reception from Theismann, Hempel kick good 0 24 3 Notre Dame Gatewood 20-yard touchdown reception from Theismann, Hempel kick good 0 31 4 Notre Dame 37-yard field goal by Hempel 0 34 4 Notre Dame Dewan 4-yard touchdown run, Hempel kick good 0 41 4 Notre Dame Parker 63-yard touchdown run, Hempel kick good 0 48 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 0 48
1 2 3 4 Total • Notre Dame 7 15 0 7 29 Michigan St 0 0 0 0 0
Scoring summary Q1 ND Barz 1 yard run (Hempel kick) ND 7–0 Q2 ND Minnix 1 yard run (Hempel kick) ND 14–0 Q2 ND Gulyas 2 yard run (Theismann run) ND 22–0 Q4 ND Parker 4 yard run (Hempel kick) ND 29–0
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1 2 3 4 Total Army 0 3 7 0 10 Notre Dame 21 9 14 7 51
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 .[ 6] 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.[ 7]
1 2 3 4 Total • Notre Dame 3 0 14 7 24 Missouri 0 0 7 0 7
1 2 3 4 Total • Notre Dame 7 28 7 14 56 Navy 7 0 0 0 7
Scoring summary 1 Notre Dame Dewan 3-yard run (Hempel kick) Notre Dame 7-0 1 Navy Dillon 5-yard run (Lanning kick) Tie 7-7 2 Notre Dame Barz 2-yard run (Hempel kick) Notre Dame 14-7 2 Notre Dame Barz 1-yard run (Hempel kick) Notre Dame 21-7 2 Notre Dame Gatewood 6-yard pass from Theismann (Hempel kick) Notre Dame 28-7 2 Notre Dame Gatewood 29-yard pass from Theismann (Hempel kick) Notre Dame 35-7 3 Notre Dame Allan 3-yard run (Hempel kick) Notre Dame 42-7 4 Notre Dame Diestowski 30-yard run (Hempel kick) Notre Dame 49-7 4 Notre Dame Minnix 5-yard run (Hempel kick) Notre Dame 56-7
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1 2 3 4 Total Pittsburgh 0 14 0 0 14 Notre Dame 7 18 6 15 46
1 2 3 4 Total Georgia Tech 0 0 7 0 7 Notre Dame 0 0 3 7 10
1 2 3 4 Total LSU 0 0 0 0 0 • Notre Dame 0 0 0 3 3
Scoring summary 4 02:54 Notre Dame Hempel 24-yard field goal Notre Dame 3-0
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.[ 9]
1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 7 7 7 7 28 • So. Cal. 21 3 14 0 38
1971 Cotton Bowl vs. Texas [ edit ] [ 10]
#6 Notre Dame vs. #1 Texas 1 2 3 4 Total • Notre Dame 14 10 0 0 24 Texas 3 8 0 0 11
^ "Georgia Tech gives ND scare, Irish win 10–7" . The Clarion-Ledger . November 15, 1970. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Irish fight past LSU 3–0" . Star Tribune . November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Irish stun Texas in Cotton Bowl, 24–11" . Chicago Tribune . January 2, 1971. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results" . ^ "Irish Rout Michigan State." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 4. Retrieved 2014-Dec-01. ^ South Bend Tribune, Oct. 16, 1970, p. 37. ^ "1970 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule" . ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1970 November 1. ^ South Bend Tribune, Nov. 29, 1970, pp. 1, 48. ^ Jenkins, Dan (November 30, 1970). "NOTRE DAME GOES KICKING INTO THE COTTON" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved August 25, 2019 .
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