American college football season
The 1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season . Led by first-year head coach Ara Parseghian , the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 9–1. John Huarte was the sixth Notre Dame player to win the Heisman Trophy . Notre Dame was crowned national champion by the National Football Foundation (NFF) at the end of the season, however the title is not claimed by the university.[ 1]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 26 at Wisconsin W 31–764,398
October 3 Purdue No. 9 W 34–1559,611 [ 2]
October 10 at Air Force No. 6 W 34–744,384
October 17 UCLA No. 4 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN W 24–058,335
October 24 Stanford No. 2 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 28–656,721
October 31 vs. Navy No. 2 W 40–066,752
November 7 at Pittsburgh No. 1 W 17–1556,628
November 14 Michigan State No. 1 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 34–759,265
November 21 Iowa No. 1 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN W 28–059,135
November 28 at USC No. 1 L 17–2083,840
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
[ 3]
Game summaries
Wisconsin
In Ara Parseghian 's coaching debut for Notre Dame, the players carried Parseghian off the field while the Irish fans in attendance chanted "We're number one" following the victory.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
ND
WIS
1
0:06
Notre Dame
31-yard field goal by Ken Ivan
3
0
2
Notre Dame
Jack Snow 61-yard touchdown reception from John Huarte , kick good
10
0
2
0:18
Notre Dame
-yard field goal by Ken Ivan
13
0
3
Wisconsin
Jimmy Jones 45-yard touchdown reception from Harold Brandt, kick good
13
7
4
Notre Dame
Joe Kantor -yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed
19
7
4
45
Notre Dame
Bill Wolski 2-yard touchdown run, kick no good
25
7
4
3:12
87
Notre Dame
Jack Snow 42-yard touchdown reception from John Huarte, kick no good
31
7
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
31
7
Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
Purdue
7
0 0 8
15
• Notre Dame
0
14 7 13
34
Air Force
1
2 3 4 Total
• Notre Dame
7
7 7 13
34
Air Force
7
0 0 0
7
UCLA
1
2 3 4 Total
UCLA
0
0 0 0
0
• Notre Dame
6
6 12 0
24
Date: October 17Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, INGame start: 1:30 pm EST
[ 4]
Stanford
1
2 3 4 Total
Stanford
0
0 0 6
6
• Notre Dame
0
15 7 6
28
Date: October 24Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, INGame start: 1:30 pm EST
Navy
1
2 3 4 Total
• Notre Dame
0
21 7 12
40
Navy
0
0 0 0
0
Pittsburgh
1
2 3 4 Total
• Notre Dame
14
3 0 0
17
Pittsburgh
0
8 0 7
15
Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan St.
0
0 7 0
7
• Notre Dame
12
8 0 14
34
Date: November 14Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, INGame start: 1:30 pm EST Television network: NBC
Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Iowa
0
0 0 0
0
• Notre Dame
0
14 0 14
28
Date: November 21Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, INGame start: 1:30 pm EST Game weather: 13 degrees
USC
1
2 3 4 Total
Notre Dame
3
14 0 0
17
• USC
0
0 7 13
20
Personnel
1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Ken Ivan
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Tom Pagna (OC)
John Ray (DL)
Joe Yonto (OL)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Awards and honors
References
Venues Bowls and rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
1936–1949 1950s 1960s
1960 : Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF ) / Ole Miss (FWAA)
1961 : Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA)
1962 : USC
1963 : Texas
1964 : Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF)
1965 : Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
1966 : Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF)
1967 : USC
1968 : Ohio State
1969 : Texas
1970s 1980–1991
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