1965 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 1965 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1965 college football season.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 18 |
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at California |
No. 3 |
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
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W 48–6 |
53,000 |
September 25 |
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at No. 6 Purdue |
No. 1 |
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) |
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L 21–25 |
61,291 |
October 2 |
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Northwestern |
No. 8 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) |
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W 38–7 |
59,273 |
October 9 |
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vs. Army |
No. 7 |
Shea Stadium • Flushing, NY (Rivalry) |
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W 17–0 |
61,000 |
October 23 |
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No. 4 USC |
No. 7 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) |
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W 28–7 |
59,225 |
October 30 |
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Navy |
No. 4 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) |
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W 29–3 |
59,206 |
November 6 |
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at Pittsburgh |
No. 4 |
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA |
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W 69–13 |
57,169 |
November 13 |
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North Carolina |
No. 4 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN |
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W 17–0 |
59,216 |
November 20 |
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No. 1 Michigan State |
No. 4 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy) |
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L 3–12 |
59,291 |
November 27 |
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at Miami |
No. 6 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
|
T 0–0 |
68,077 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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Game summaries
Northwestern
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Northwestern |
7 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• Notre Dame |
0 |
6 | 8 | 24 |
38 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| NW | Clark 50-yard interception return (Dickie kick) | NW 7-0 |
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2 |
| ND | Wolski 7-yard run (kick failed) | NW 7-6 |
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3 |
| ND | Rassas 92-yard interception return (2-pt good) | ND 14-7 |
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4 |
| ND | Ivan 26-yard field goal | ND 17-7 |
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4 |
| ND | Rassas 72-yard punt return (Ivan kick) | ND 24-7 |
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4 |
| ND | May 1-yard run (Ivan kick) | ND 31-7 |
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4 |
| ND | Bleier 13-yard run (Ivan kick) | ND 38-7 |
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Army
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Notre Dame |
0 |
7 | 7 | 3 |
17 |
Army |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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Scoring summary |
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2 |
| ND | Don Gmitter 29-yard pass from Tom Schoen (Ken Ivan kick) | ND 7-0 |
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3 |
| ND | Nick Eddy 5-yard run (Ken Ivan kick) | ND 14-0 |
|
4 |
| ND | Ken Ivan 23-yard field goal | ND 17-0 |
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