1968 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1968 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Independent 8 5 7–2–1 Ara Parseghian 5th George Kunz Bob Olson Notre Dame Stadium The 1968 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Irish compiled a 7–2–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 376 to 170, and were ranked No. 5 in the final AP poll. In three games against ranked opponents, they defeated No. 5 Oklahoma, lost to No.1 Purdue, and tied No. 2 USC.1968 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1968-schedule.html Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 22, 2026Football '68 - Settling the Score for '64 http://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1968s.pdf Notre Dame Scholastic 12 December 1968 20 & 21 Quarterback Terry Hanratty and tackle George Kunz were consensus first-team picks on the 1968 All-America college football team. Jim Seymour also received first-team All-America honors from multiple selectors. The team's statistical leaders included Hanratty (1,466 passing yards), Seymour (736 receiving yards), and Bob Gladieux (713 rushing yards, 84 points scored).1968 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1968.html Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 21, 2026 The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule 1968 AP Eastern September 21 2:30 p.m. w 3 Oklahoma 5 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 45–21 59,075 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-hanratty-sparkes/183707482/ The Des Moines Register Hanratty-sparkes irish sock it to Oklahoma, 45–21 September 22, 1968 October 25, 2025 Newspapers.com September 28 2:00 p.m. l 2 Purdue 1 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN rivalry ABC 22–37 59,075 https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-boilermakers-blit/183707545/ The Abilene Reporter-News Boilermakers' blitz topples Irish, 37–22 September 29, 1968 October 25, 2025 Newspapers.com October 5 2:30 p.m. w y 5 Iowa Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 51–28 58,043 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-irish-explode-to-bu/183707614/ The Kansas City Star Irish explode to bury Iowa October 6, 1968 October 25, 2025 Newspapers.com October 12 2:30 p.m. w 5 Northwestern Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN rivalry 27–7 59,075 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-irish-reward-fans/183707667/ The Indianapolis Star Irish reward fans with late flourish October 13, 1968 October 25, 2025 Newspapers.com October 19 2:30 p.m. w 6 Illinois Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 58–8 59,075 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-nd-rips-illino/183707727/ The Philadelphia Inquirer ND rips Illinois, 58–8; Hanratty sets record October 20, 1968 October 25, 2025 Newspapers.com October 26 1:30 p.m. l y 5 Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry ABC 17–21 77,339 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-patriot-news-spartans-surprise-notre/183707793/ The Patriot-News Spartans surprise Notre Dame, 21–17 October 27, 1968 October 25, 2025 Newspapers.com November 2 1:30 p.m. w y 12 Navy John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA rivalry 45–14 63,738 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-63738-see-nav/183635574/ The Philadelphia Inquirer 63,738 see Navy sunk as Notre Dame rolls November 3, 1968 October 25, 2025 Newspapers.com November 9 2:30 p.m. w 12 Pittsburgh Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 56–7 59,075 https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-irish-blast-panthers/183634871/ Detroit Free Press Irish blast Panthers, 56–7 November 10, 1968 October 25, 2025 Newspapers.com November 16 2:30 p.m. w 9 Georgia Tech Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 34–6 59,075 https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-irish-wreck-georgia-tech/151967511/ The Minneapolis Tribune Irish wreck Georgia Tech November 17, 1968 July 24, 2024 Newspapers.com November 30 4:30 p.m. t y 9 USC 2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA rivalry ABC 21–21 82,659 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-notre-dame-usc-tie/155264101/ The Courier-Journal Notre Dame, USC tie 21–21 December 1, 1968 September 14, 2024 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1968-schedule.html 1968 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results Schedule/Results (1968 Notre Dame) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/130290 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics October 25, 2025 Game summaries Oklahoma Ocala Star-Banner. 1968 September 22. Oklahoma 14 0 0 7 Notre Dame 7 14 14 10 September 21 Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN 59,075 yes 1 ND Bob Gladieux 1-yard run (Scott Hempel kick) ND 7-0 1 OU Eddie Hinton 72-yard pass from Bob Warmack (Bruce Derr kick) Tied 7-7 1 OU Steve Zabel 16-yard pass from Bob Warmack (Bruce Derr kick) OU 14-7 2 ND Jim Seymour 10-yard pass from Terry Hanratty (Scott Hempel kick) Tied 14-14 2 ND Jim Seymour 7-yard pass from Terry Hanratty (Scott Hempel kick) ND 21-14 3 ND Bob Gladieux 1-yard run (Scott Hempel kick) ND 28-14 3 ND Bob Gladieux 1-yard run (Scott Hempel kick) ND 35-14 4 ND Scott Hempel 31-yard field goal ND 38-14 4 OU Steve Zabel 11-yard pass from Bob Warmack (Bruce Derr kick) ND 38-21 4 ND Chuck Landolfi 5-yard run (Scott Hempel kick) ND 45-21 yes 1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team Purdue Purdue 3 20 0 14 Notre Dame 0 14 0 8 September 28 Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN 1:00 p.m. CDT 59,075 Gene Calhoun Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson ABC yes yes Iowa Notre Dame 21 10 6 14 Iowa 14 0 7 7 October 5 Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, IA 1:30 pm CDT yes yes Northwestern Northwestern 0 0 0 7 Notre Dame 7 0 6 14 October 12 Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN 1:30 pm CDT 59,075 yes yes Illinois Illinois 0 0 8 0 Notre Dame 14 10 27 7 October 19 Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN 1:30 p.m. CDT 59,075 yes yes Michigan State Notre Dame 7 3 7 0 Michigan St. 7 7 7 0 October 26 Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson ABC Navy Notre Dame 17 7 7 14 Navy 6 8 0 0 November 2 JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA 1:30 p.m. EST yes yes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 0 0 7 0 Notre Dame 23 26 0 7 November 9 Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN 1:30 pm CST yes yes Georgia Tech Georgia Tech 0 0 0 6 Notre Dame 7 7 6 14 November 16 Notre Dame Stadium, 1:30 p.m. CST yes yes USC THE DAY THEY TIED UP O.J. https://www.si.com/vault/1968/12/09/542946/the-day-they-tied-up-oj Sports Illustrated Dan Jenkins December 9, 1968 August 25, 2019 Notre Dame 14 7 0 0 USC 7 0 7 7 November 30 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 1:30 p.m. PST Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson ABC yes yes 1968 USC Trojans football team Notre Dame–USC football rivalry Roster 1968 Notre Dame Fighting Irish f 2 Sr Bob Belden Bob Belden (American football) QB y 64 Jr Terry Brennan T 20 Sr Bob Gladieux RB y 5 Sr Terry Hanratty QB y 75 Sr Bob Kuechenberg G y 78 Sr George Kunz T y 54 Jr Mike Oriard C y 85 Sr Jim Seymour Jim Seymour (American football) WR y 7 So Joe Theismann QB y 47 Sr John Lavin John Lavin (American football) LB y 77 Jr Mike McCoy Mike McCoy (defensive tackle) DT y 36 Sr Bob Olson LB y 49 Sr Brian Stenger LB y Scott Hempel K *Ara Parseghian References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Category:Long stubs with short prose