1971 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1971 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 13
Record	8–2
Head coach	Ara Parseghian (8th season)
Captains	Tom Gatewood Walt Patulski
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State		–		11	–	1	–	0
Boston College		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame		–		8	–	2	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		7	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		6	–	2	–	1
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		6	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	5	–	1
Dayton		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		3	–	8	–	0
Marshall		–		2	–	8	–	0
Xavier		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.

Prior to their concluding game at LSU, seventh-ranked Notre Dame (8–1) announced that they would not play in a bowl game this season.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	2:30 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 2	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 50–7	59,075
September 25	2:30 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 2	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)		W 8–7	69,765
October 2	1:50 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 4	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	ABC regional	W 14–2	59,075
October 9	8:15 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	No. 9	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		W 17–0	66,039
October 16	2:30 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 7	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 16–0	59,075	^[4]
October 23	2:30 p.m.	USC	No. 6	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 14–28	59,075
October 30	2:30 p.m.	Navy	No. 12	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 21–0	59,075
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	No. 8	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		W 56–7	55,528
November 13	1:30 p.m.	Tulane	No. 8	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN		W 21–7	59,075
November 20	8:05 p.m.	at No. 14 LSU	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ABC	L 8–28	66,936	^[5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Northwestern

Northwestern at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	7	0	0	0	7
• Notre Dame	7	23	6	14	50

Date: September 18
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game start: 1:30 pm EST
Game attendance: 59,075
Game weather: Sunny, high 60s

Purdue

Notre Dame at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	0	0	0	8	8
Purdue	0	7	0	0	7

Date: September
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game start: 1:30 pm EST
Game attendance: 69,765
Game weather: Rain/mud

Scoring summary

2		PUR	Armstrong 26 yard pass from Danielson (Renie kick)	PUR 7-0

4	2:58	ND	Swendsen recovered fumble in end zone (Steenberge to Creaney pass)	ND 8-7

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"The Genuflect Play"

Michigan State

Michigan State at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan St.	2	0	0	0	2
• Notre Dame	14	0	0	0	14

Date: October 2
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game start: 12:50 pm EST
Game attendance: 59,075
Game weather: Hot, mid-80s
Referee: Howard Wirtz (Big Ten)
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkinson

Scoring summary

1	ND	Minnix 1-yard run (Thomas kick)	ND 7-0

1	ND	Minnix 5-yard run (Thomas kick)	ND 14-0

1	MSU	Safety (Etter recovered Parker fumble in end zone)	ND 14-2

Miami (Florida)

Notre Dame at Miami

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	0	3	7	7	17
Miami	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 9
Location: Miami Orange Bowl
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 64,357
Game weather: 84 degrees, 77% humidity
Referee: Morris Harrison

Scoring summary

2	ND	Thomas 38-yard field goal	ND 3-0

3	ND	Huff 16-yard run (Thomas kick)	ND 10-0

4	ND	Dewan 6-yard run (Thomas kick)	ND 17-0

North Carolina

North Carolina at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
N. Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
• Notre Dame	3	6	0	7	16

Date: October 16
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game start: 1:30 pm EST
Game attendance: 59,075
Game weather: Fair, mid-70s
Referee: Howard Wirtz

Scoring summary

1	ND	Thomas 28-yard field goal	ND 3-0

2	ND	Thomas 27-yard field goal	ND 6-0

2	ND	Thomas 24-yard field goal	ND 9-0

4	ND	Gatewood 4-yard pass from Brown (Thomas kick)	ND 16-0

USC

Southern Cal at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
• USC	14	14	0	0	28
Notre Dame	7	0	7	0	14

Date: October 23
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game start: 1:30 pm EDT
Game attendance: 59,075
Game weather: Damp, low 60s
Referee: Jerry Markbreit

Scoring summary

1	S. Cal.	Garrison 31-yard pass from Jones (Rae Kick)	S. Cal 0-7

1	ND	Huff 1-yard run (Thomas kick)	Tied 7-7

1	S. Cal.	Garrison 24-yard pass from Rae (Rae kick)	S. Cal. 7-14

2	S. Cal.	Cunningham 1-yard run (Rae kick)	S. Cal. 7-21

2	S. Cal.	Dyer 54-yard interception return (Rae kick)	S. Cal. 7-28

4	ND	Cieszkowski 4-yard run (Thomas kick)	S. Cal. 14-28

Navy

Navy at Notre Dame

	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 start: 1:30 pm EST
Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary

1	ND	Gulyas 1 yard run (Thomas kick)	ND 7-0

2	ND	Minnix 1 yard run (Thomas kick)	ND 14-0

2	ND	Minnix 10 yard run (Thomas kick)	ND 21-0

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Pittsburgh

Notre Dame at Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	14	14	14	14	56
Pittsburgh	0	7	0	0	7

Date: November 6
Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST

Tulane

Tulane at Notre Dame

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

Date: November 13
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game start: 1:30 pm EST
Game weather: Upper 40s
Referee: Howard Wirtz

Scoring summary

2	Tulane	Barrios 14-yard pass from LaChausse (Gibson Kick)	Tulane 0-7

3	ND	Brown 1-yard run (Thomas kick)	Tied 7-7

3	ND	Creaney 19-yard pass from Brown (Thomas kick)	ND 14-7

4	ND	Brown 5-yard run (Thomas kick)	ND 21-7

Louisiana State

Notre Dame at LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Notre Dame	0	0	0	8	8
• #12 LSU	7	7	7	7	28

Date: November 20
Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Game start: 7:05 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 66,936
Referee: James M. Artley (SEC)
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkinson

Scoring summary

1	10:47	LSU	Hamilton 36 pass from Jones (Michaelson kick)	LSU 7-0

2	01:14	LSU	Hamilton 32 pass from Jones (Michaelson kick)	LSU 14-0

3	00:10	LSU	Jones 5 run (Michaelson kick)	LSU 21-0

4	02:54	ND	Gatewood 7 pass from Brown (Minnix pass from Brown)	LSU 21-8

4	00:20	LSU	Hamilton 13 pass from Lyons (Michaelson kick)	LSU 28-8

Roster

1971 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`62`	Tom Bolger	So
QB	`8`	Cliff Brown	So
TE	`88`	Dave Casper	So
WR	`44`	Tom Gatewood	Sr
RB	`22`	Greg Hill	So
C	`50`	Dan Novakov	Sr
WR	`80`	Willie Townsend	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`17`	Mike Crotty	Sr
DB	`23`	Clarence Ellis	Sr
DT	`72`	Mike Kadish	Sr
DT	`75`	Greg Marx	Jr
LB	`81`	Jim O'Malley	Jr
LB	`45`	Eric Patton	So
DE	`85`	Walt Patulski	Sr
DB		Tim Rudnick
DE	`93`	Fred Swendson	Sr
LB	`61`	Mike Webb	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`98`	Bob Thomas	So

Head coach

Ara Parseghian

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tom Pagna (OC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Walt Patulski	Defensive end	1	1	Buffalo Bills
Clarence Ellis	Defensive back	1	15	Atlanta Falcons
Mike Kadish	Defensive tackle	1	25	Miami Dolphins
Fred Swendson	Defensive end	3	53	Buffalo Bills
Eric Patton	Linebacker	4	86	Green Bay Packers
Tom Gatewood	Running back	5	107	New York Giants
Ralph Stepaniak	Defensive back	7	157	Buffalo Bills
Mike Zikas	Defensive tackle	7	177	New York Giants

References

^ "Irish ready to spurn bids". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 18, 1971. p. 3D.
^ "Irish nix bowl bids". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1971. p. 4B.
^ Reed, William F. (November 29, 1971). "Irish Stew for LSU". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
^ "Irish get kicks with 16–0 victory". Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LSU wins 28–8 over the Irish". Tallahassee Democrat. November 21, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2011 Notre Dame football media guide.
^ "Notre Dame Edges Past Purdue." Ocala Star-Banner. 1971 September 26.
^ "Notre Dame Rips Middies, 21-0." Palm Beach Post. 1971 October 31.

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