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The 1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season .
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 11 4:20 p.m. No. 9 Pittsburgh No. 11 ABC L 10–3159,075
September 18 2:30 p.m. Purdue Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 23–059,075
September 25 2:30 p.m. at Northwestern W 48–044,396
October 2 1:30 p.m. at Michigan State No. 18 W 24–677,081
October 16 2:30 p.m. Oregon No. 14 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN W 41–059,075
October 23 1:10 p.m. at No. 19 South Carolina No. 12 W 13–656,721 [2]
October 30 1:00 p.m. vs. Navy No. 11 W 27–2161,172
November 6 1:30 p.m. at Georgia Tech No. 11 L 14–2350,079 [3]
November 13 12:50 p.m. No. 10 Alabama No. 18 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN ABC W 21–1859,075 [4] [5]
November 20 1:30 p.m. Miami (FL) No. 13 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) W 40–2759,075
November 27 4:00 p.m. at No. 3 USC No. 13 ABC L 13–1776,561
December 27 9:00 p.m. vs. No. 20 Penn State No. 15 ABC W 20–967,827
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Personnel
1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
Doug Becker
S
20
Luther Bradley
Jr
S
33
Jim Browner
So
DE
89
Ross Browner
Jr
DB
Ted Burgmeier
DL
Mike Calhoun
S
28
Ross Christensen
Jr
LB
24
Nick DeCicco
Jr
DT
72
Ken Dike
Jr
S
41
John Dubenetzky
Sr
LB
42
Tom Eastman
Sr
DE
94
Willie Fry (C)
Jr
LB
55
Bob Golic
So
S
10
Randy Harrison
Jr
LB
58
Steve Heimkreiter
So
LB
51
Pete Johnson
Jr
LB
54
Marv Russell
Sr
DB
Dave Waymer
Fr
DT
74
Jeff Weston
Jr
Tony Zappala
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Dave Reeve
P
7
Joe Restic
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2021-Jan-07
Game summaries
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Game information
First quarter
ND – Dave Reeve 39-yard field goal, 0:47. Notre Dame 3–0. Drive:
Second quarter
ND – Mark McLane 33-yard pass from Al Hunter (Dave Reeve kick). Notre Dame 10–0. Drive:
Third quarter
ND – Rick Slager 1-yard run (Dave Reeve kick). Notre Dame 17–0. Drive:
Fourth quarter
ND – Al Hunter 2-yard run (kick failed). Notre Dame 23–0. Drive: 49 yards.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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At Northwestern
At Michigan State
Oregon
At South Carolina
Vs. Navy
Game information
First quarter
ND – Dave Reeve 47-yard field goal. Notre Dame 3–0. Drive:
Second quarter
NAVY – Dave King 17-yard pass from Bob Leszcyznski (Bob Tata kick). Navy 7–3. Drive:
NAVY – Larry Klawinski 1-yard run (Bob Tata kick). Navy 14–3. Drive:
ND – Dan Kelleher 58-yard pass from Rick Slager (Dave Reeve kick). Navy 14–10. Drive:
ND – Al Hunter 5-yard run (Dave Reeve kick). Notre Dame 17–14. Drive: 60 yards.
ND – Al Hunter 28-yard pass from Rick Slager (Dave Reeve kick). Notre Dame 24–14. Drive:
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NAVY – Reggie Thompson 1-yard run (Bob Tata kick). Notre Dame 24–21. Drive:
ND – Dave Reeve 24-yard field goal. Notre Dame 27–21. Drive:
Top passers
ND
NAVY – Bob Leszcyznski – 21/45, 294 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
ND – Dan Kelleher – 7 receptions, 162 yards, TD
NAVY
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At Georgia Tech
Alabama
Miami (FL)
At USC
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
USC – Randy Simmrin 63-yard pass from Vince Evans (Glen Walker kick), 13:30. USC 14–0. Drive:
Fourth quarter
ND – Vagas Ferguson 17-yard pass from Rusty Lisch (Dave Reeve kick), 14:06. USC 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards.
USC – Glen Walker 46-yard field goal. USC 17–7. Drive:
ND – Rusty Lisch 1-yard run (two-point conversion failed). USC 17–13. Drive: 76 yards.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
ND
USC – Randy Simmrin – 6 receptions, 121 yards, TD
Rick Slager started the game but was replaced by Rusty Lisch after Slagler injured his shoulder.[9]
Gator Bowl (vs Penn State)
References
^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
^ "3 brothers, Irish stop Gamecocks" . The Charlotte Observer . October 24, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia Tech stuns Irish" . The Lynchburg News . November 7, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Martin, Steve (November 13, 1976). "Tide rally falls short, Irish win" . The Tuscaloosa News . p. 1A. Retrieved September 1, 2014 .
^ "Notre Dame air attack too much for Alabama" . The Ledger . Associated Press. November 13, 1976. p. 5C. Retrieved September 1, 2014 .
^ "1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results" .
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Sept 19. Pg. 14B. Retrieved 2021-Jan-11.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 31.
^ Notre Dame Football Review - USC . Retrieved 2021-Jan-07.
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