1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
National champion (Dunkel)
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainJim Lynch
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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
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

The 1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Irish compiled an 8–2 record, outscored opponents by a total of 337 to 124, and were ranked No. 5 in the final AP poll and No. 4 in the final UPI poll. In two games against ranked opponents, they lost to No. 10 Purdue and No. 1 USC.[1]

Defensive back Tom Schoen was a consensus first-team pick on the 1967 All-America college football team.[2] End Jim Seymour, defensive tackle Kevin Hardy, and linebacker Mike McGill also received first-team All-America honors from multiple selectors. The team's statisical leaders included quarterback Terry Hanratty (1,439 passing yards), Jeff Zimmerman (591 rushing yards, 54 points scored), Seymour (515 receiving yards).[3]

The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 232:30 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 1
W 41–859,075[4]
September 302:30 p.m.No. 10 PurdueNo. 1
L 21–2862,316[5]
October 72:30 p.m.IowaNo. 6
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 56–659,075[6]
October 142:30 p.m.No. 1 USCNo. 5
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 7–2459,075[7]
October 212:30 p.m.at Illinois
W 47–771,227[8]
October 282:30 p.m.Michigan State
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
ABCW 24–1259,075[9]
November 42:30 p.m.NavyNo. 10
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 43–1459,075[10]
November 111:30 p.m.at PittsburghNo. 9
W 38–054,705[11]
November 182:00 p.m.at Georgia TechNo. 9
W 36–360,024[12]
November 248:15 p.m.at MiamiNo. 6
W 24–2277,265[13]

[14][15]

Game summaries

California

Team 1 234Total
Golden Bears 0 008 8
• No. 1 Fighting Irish 7 17107 41
Scoring summary
1NDHarshman 2-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 7-0
2NDAzzaro 23-yard field goalND 10-0
2NDBleier 14-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick)ND 17-0
2NDHanratty 12-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 24-0
3NDSeymour 9-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick)ND 31-0
3NDAzzaro 22-yard field goalND 34-0
4NDGladieux 14-yard pass from O'Brien (Azzaro kick)ND 41-0
4CalCox 1-yard run (2-pt. good)ND 41-8

Purdue

Team 1 234Total
No. 1 Fighting Irish 7 077 21
• No. 10 Boilermakers 6 0814 28
Scoring summary
1PUWilliams 10-yard run (kick failed)PU 0-7
1NDHanratty 1-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 7-6
3PUWilliams 3-yard run (2-pt. good)PU 7-14
3NDBleier 1-yard run (Azzaro kick)Tied 14-14
4PUKeyes 11-yard pass from Phipps (Baltzell kick)PU 14-21
4NDSnow 27-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick)Tied 21-21
4PUBaltzell 21-yard pass from Phipps (Baltzell kick)PU 21-28

Iowa

Team 1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 060 6
• No. 6 Fighting Irish 14 21714 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
1NDHanratty 2-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 7-0
1NDZimmerman 2-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 14-0
2NDBleier 22-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick)ND 21-0
2NDSchoen 34-yard interception return (Azzaro kick)ND 28-0
2NDZimmerman 14-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 35-0
3IowaMcKinnie 3-yard run (kick failed)ND 35-6
3NDZimmerman 1-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 42-6
4NDO'Brien 4-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 49-6
4NDLandolfi 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).

Team 1 234Total
• No. 1 Trojans 0 0177 24
No. 5 Fighting Irish 0 700 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
2NDHanratty 3-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 7-0
3USCSimpson 1-yard run (Aldridge kick)Tied 7-7
3USCSimpson 35-yard run (Aldridge kick)USC 7-14
3USCAldridge 22-yard field goalUSC 7-17
4USCSimpson 3-yard run (Aldridge kick)USC 7-24

Illinois

Team 1 234Total
• Fighting Irish 13 2077 47
Fighting Illini 0 070 7
Scoring summary
1NDAzzaro 21-yard field goalND 3-0
1NDAzzaro 36-yard field goalND 6-0
1NDZimmerman 7-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 13-0
2NDSeymour 18-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick)ND 20-0
2NDGladieux 10-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 27-0
2NDSeymour 48-yard pass from Hanratty (kick failed)ND 33-0
3IllinoisBess 75-yard interception return (McKissic kick)ND 33-7
3NDGladieux 1-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 40-7
4NDQuinn 60-yard punt return (Heaton kick)ND 47-7

Michigan State

Team 1 234Total
Spartans 0 0012 12
• Fighting Irish 7 1070 24
Scoring summary
1NDZimmerman 7-yard run (Azzaro kick)Notre Dame 7–0
2NDAzzaro 32-yard field goalNotre Dame 10–0
2NDZimmerman 30-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick)Notre Dame 17–0
3NDZimmerman 47-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick)Notre Dame 24–0
4MSULee 2-yard run (pass failed)Notre Dame 24–6
4MSUWaters 6-yard pass from Feraco (pass failed)Notre Dame 24–12

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Team 1 234Total
Midshipmen 0 086 14
• No. 10 Fighting Irish 7 2808 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
1NDBleier 2-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 7-0
2NDSeymour 10-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick)ND 14-0
2NDHanratty 2-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 21-0
2NDBleier 2-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 28-0
2NDGladieux 2-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 35-0
3NavyCartwright 1-yard run (2-pt. good)ND 35-8
4NavyCartwright 1-yard run (2-pt. failed)ND 35-14
4NDDushney 1-yard run (2-pt. good)ND 43-14

Pittsburgh

Team 1 234Total
• No. 9 Fighting Irish 14 1068 38
Panthers 0 000 0
Scoring summary
1NDZimmerman 4-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 7-0
1NDHanratty 2-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 14-0
2NDAzzaro 34-yard field goalND 17-0
2NDSchoen 78-yard punt return (Azzaro kick)ND 24-0
3NDHanratty 16-yard run (2-pt. failed)ND 30-0
4NDHaley 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.

Team 1 234Total
• No. 9 Fighting Irish 0 2169 36
Yellow Jackets 3 000 3
Scoring summary
1TechCarmichael 42-yard field goalGT 0-3
2NDGladieux 38-yard pass from Hanratty (Azzaro kick)ND 7-3
2NDBleier 2-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 14-3
2NDBleier 4-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 21-3
3NDGladieux 3-yard run (kick blocked)ND 27-3
4NDAzzaro 31-yard field goalND 30-3
4NDDushney 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.

Team 1 234Total
• No. 6 Fighting Irish 3 777 24
Hurricanes 0 1606 22
  • Date: November 24
  • Location: Miami Orange Bowl
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 75 degrees, 85% humidity
Scoring summary
1NDAzzaro 22-yard field goalND 3-0
2MiamiMcGee 9-yard pass from Olivo (Harris kick)Miami 3-7
2MiamiOlivo 1-yard run (kick failed)Miami 3-13
2NDZiegler 1-yard run (Azzaro kick)Miami 10-13
2MiamiTracy 37-yard field goalMiami 10-16
3NDZimmerman 1-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 17-16
4NDGladieux 10-yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 24-16
4MiamiMira 1-yard run (2-pt. failed)ND 24-22

Roster

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

References

  1. ↑ "1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Notre Dame thumps Golden Bears, 41–8". The Orlando Sentinel. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Purdue shocks Irish, 28–21". Omaha World-Herald. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Irish maul Hawkeyes, 56–6". The Indianapolis Star. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Trojans remember last year (51–0), thump Irish, 24–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "ND rolls again". Anderson Sunday Herald. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "No tie this year: Irish spank Spartans, 24–12". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Irish sink Navy 43–14 in snow at South Bend". The Sacramento Bee. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Schoen shines as Notre Dame makes Pitt sixth victim 38–0". The Courier-Journal. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Notre Dame clouts Georgia Tech 36–3". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1967. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Irish surge to victory over Miami". The Spokesman-Review. November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  15. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1967 Notre Dame)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Notre Dame Rips Spartans, 24-12." Ocala Star-Banner. 1967 Oct 29.
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