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| 1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |||
| National Champions | |||
| Conference | NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #1 | ||
| AP | #1 | ||
| 1966 record | 9-0-1 ( Independent) | ||
| Head coach | Ara Parseghian | ||
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone | ||
| Base defense | 4-4 | ||
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Home stadium |
Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass) | ||
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The 1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1966 college football season. The Irish, coached by Ara Parseghian, ended the season undefeated with 9 wins and one tie, winning the national championship. The Fighting Irish earned a consensus title after beating #10 Oklahoma 38-0 in Norman, tying unbeaten and #2 Michigan State 10-10, and ending the season defeating #10 USC 51-0 in the Coliseum [1] The 1966 squad became the eighth Irish team to win the national title and the first under Parseghian. The Irish outscored its opponents 362-38.[1] The 10-10 tie between The Spartans and the Irish remains one of the controversial games of college football, and is considered today to be one of the great "games of the century".[2]
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Season
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||
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| 09/24/1966 | #8 Purdue | #6 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 26-14 | |||
| 10/01/1966 | at Northwestern | #4 | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 35-7 | |||
| 10/08/1966 | Army | #3 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 35-0 | |||
| 10/15/1966 | North Carolina | #2 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 32-0 | |||
| 10/22/1966 | at #10 Oklahoma | #1 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 38-0 | |||
| 10/29/1966 | vs. Navy | #1 | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 31-7 | |||
| 11/05/1966 | Pittsburgh | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 40-0 | |||
| 11/12/1966 | Duke | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 64-0 | |||
| 11/19/1966 | at #2 Michigan State | #1 | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | T 10-10 | |||
| 11/26/1966 | at #10 Southern Cal. | #1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | W 51-0 | |||
| #Rankings from AP. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||
Roster
Reserves: E — Mike Earley, Mike Heaton, Paul Snow; T — Ed Tuck, Gerald Wisne; G — Angelo Schiralli, C — John Lium; QB — Bob Belden, Hugh O’Malley; HB — Jim Kelly, Pete Lamantia, Tim Wengierski, Dave Zurowski; FB — Bob Hagerty Defense: E — Bob Zubek; LB — Leo Collins, Mike Holtzapfel Source:http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/nd/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/Football-Supplement-07 |
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| Ara Parseghian | Head Coach | 3rd |
| Tom Pagna | Offensive Backs | 3rd |
| George Sefcik | Receivers | 3rd |
| Jerry Wampfler | Offensive Line | 1st |
| John Ray | Defensive Line Linebackers |
3rd |
| Paul Shoults | Defensive Backs | 3rd |
| Joe Yonto | Asst. Defensive Line | 3rd |
| Wally Moore | Freshmen | 3rd |
| John Murphy | Asst. Freshmen | 5th |
Post-season
Award winners
Heisman Voting:
- Nick Eddy, 3rd,[4]
- Terry Hanratty, 6th[4]
All-Americans:
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