1971 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
1971 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#13
1971 record	8–2
Head coach	Ara Parseghian (8th year)
Captain	Tom Gatewood
Captain	Walt Patulski
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
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The 1971 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1971 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 18	1:30pm	Northwestern	#2	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)		W 50–7	59,075
September 25	1:30pm	at Purdue	#2	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		W 8–7	69,765
October 2	12:50pm	Michigan State	#4	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	ABC	W 14–2	59,075
October 9	7:15pm	at Miami	#9	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 17–0	66,039
October 16	1:30pm	North Carolina	#7	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN		W 16–0	59,075
October 23	1:30pm	USC	#6	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)		L 14–28	59,075
October 30	1:30pm	Navy	#12	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)		W 21–0	59,075
November 6	1:00pm	at Pittsburgh	#8	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 56–7	55,528
November 13	1:30pm	Tulane	#8	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN		W 21–7	59,075
November 20	8:05pm	at #14 LSU	#7	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ABC	L 8–28	66,936
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern.

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Game notes

Purdue

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Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	0	0	0	0
• Notre Dame	7	14	0	0	21

Date: October 30
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
Game attendance: 59,075

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References

↑ 2011 Notre Dame football media guide.
↑ "Notre Dame Edges Past Purdue." Ocala Star-Banner. 1971 Sept 26.
↑ "Notre Dame Rips Middies, 21-0." Palm Beach Post. 1971 Oct 31.

[1] 2011 Notre Dame football media guide.

[2] "Notre Dame Edges Past Purdue." Ocala Star-Banner. 1971 Sept 26.

[3] "Notre Dame Rips Middies, 21-0." Palm Beach Post. 1971 Oct 31.

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