The 1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1970 college football season.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 19 |
2:30pm |
at Northwestern |
#6 |
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Rivalry) |
|
W 35–14 |
50,049 |
| September 26 |
1:30pm |
Purdue |
#6 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) |
|
W 48–0 |
59,075 |
| October 3 |
2:30pm |
at Michigan State |
#4 |
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) |
|
W 29–0 |
76,103 |
| October 10 |
1:30pm |
Army |
#3 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) |
|
W 51–10 |
59,075 |
| October 17 |
3:50pm |
at #18 Missouri |
#3 |
Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO |
ABC |
W 24–7 |
64,200 |
| October 31 |
1:30pm |
vs. Navy |
#3 |
John F. Kennedy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Rivalry) |
|
W 56–7 |
45,226 |
| November 7 |
1:30pm |
Pittsburgh |
#2 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN |
|
W 46–14 |
59,075 |
| November 14 |
1:30pm |
Georgia Tech |
#1 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN |
|
W 10–7 |
59,075 |
| November 21 |
1:30pm |
#7 LSU |
#2 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN |
|
W 3–0 |
59,075 |
| November 28 |
4:15pm |
at USC |
#4 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) |
ABC |
L 28–38 |
64,694 |
| January 1 |
2:00pm |
vs. #1 Texas |
#6 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl) |
CBS |
W 24–11 |
73,000 |
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
[1]
Game notes
Purdue
Michigan State
|
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 |
|
- Joe Theismann 12/17, 147 Yds, 13 Rush, 107 Yds
- First Notre Dame game on artificial turf
- First Notre Dame win in East Lansing
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Navy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Notre Dame |
7 |
21 |
7 |
14 |
49 |
| Navy |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
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| 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 |
|
[4]
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1970 Sept 27. Retrieved 2014-Dec-01.
- ↑ "Irish Rout Michigan State." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 4. Retrieved 2014-Dec-01.
- ↑ Ocala Star-Banner. 1970 November 1.
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