American college football season
The 1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season . It was Dan Devine 's first year as head coach , taking over for the retired Ara Parseghian .
The team's victory over Georgia Tech is featured in the 1993 film Rudy .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 15 9:00 p.m. vs. Boston College No. 9 ABC W 17–361,501 [ 1]
September 20 2:30 p.m. at Purdue No. 9 W 17–069,795
September 27 2:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 7 W 31–759,075
October 4 2:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 8 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) L 3–1059,075
October 11 1:30 p.m. at North Carolina No. 15 W 21–1449,500 [ 2]
October 18 3:05 p.m. at Air Force No. 15 W 31–3043,204
October 25 1:50 p.m. No. 3 USC No. 14 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) ABC L 17–2459,075
November 1 1:30 p.m. Navy No. 15 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 31–1059,075
November 8 1:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 12 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 24–359,075 [ 3]
November 15 1:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh No. 9 L 20–3456,480
November 22 7:30 p.m. at Miami (FL) W 32–924,944
Personnel
Roster
1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
4
Tony Brantley
Sr
K
99
Pat McLaughlin
Sr
P/QB
7
Joe Restic
Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Coaching staff
Head coach: Dan Devine
Assistants: Greg Blache (JV), Brian Boulac (OL), Ed Chlebek (ST), Merv Johnson (OC), George Kelly (LB), Hank Kuhlmann (OB/ST), Johnny Roland (Receivers), Paul Shoults (DB), Ross Stephenson (Scouting/Volunteer Ast), Joe Yonto (DL)
[ 4]
Game summaries
Boston College
1
2 3 4 Total
• Notre Dame
0
3 7 7
17
Boston College
0
3 0 0
3
[ 5]
Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
• Notre Dame
3
0 0 14
17
Purdue
0
0 0 0
0
[ 6]
North Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
• Notre Dame
0
0 0 21
21
North Carolina
0
0 14 0
14
[ 7]
Georgia Tech
This was the famous game in which Rudy Ruettiger , a 5'6", 165-lb, walk-on, was inserted late in the game and recorded a quarterback sack. His story was the inspiration for the movie Rudy .
1
2 3 4 Total
Georgia Tech
0
0 0 3
3
• Notre Dame
7
7 3 7
24
[ 8]
References
Venues Bowls and rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold