1965 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1965 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Ara Parseghian, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 7–2–1.

1965 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	7–2–1
Head coach	Ara Parseghian (2nd season)
Captain	Phil Sheridan
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Mexico State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Xavier			–					8	–	2	–	0
Texas Western			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Southern Miss			–					7	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					7	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					7	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					6	–	4	–	0
West Texas State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	1
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	2
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Memphis State			–					5	–	5	–	0
San Jose State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	4	–	2
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	1
Florida State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Army			–					4	–	5	–	1
Houston			–					4	–	5	–	1
Colorado State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					3	–	6	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Holy Cross			–					2	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	4:30pm	at California	No. 3	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	NBC	W 48–6	53,000
September 25	2:30pm	at No. 6 Purdue	No. 1	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)		L 21–25	61,291
October 2	2:30pm	Northwestern	No. 8	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 38–7	59,273
October 9	8:00pm	vs. Army	No. 7	Shea Stadium Flushing, NY (rivalry)		W 17–0	60,000–61,000
October 23	2:30pm	No. 4 USC	No. 7	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 28–7	59,225
October 30	2:30pm	Navy	No. 4	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 29–3	59,206
November 6	1:30pm	at Pittsburgh	No. 4	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		W 69–13	57,169
November 13	1:30pm	North Carolina	No. 4	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		W 17–0	59,216	[1]
November 20	1:30pm	No. 1 Michigan State	No. 4	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 3–12	59,291
November 27	8:00pm	at Miami (FL)	No. 6	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		T 0–0	68,077
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

California

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	9	19	13	7	48
California	0	6	0	0	6

• Date: September 18
• Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
• Game start: 1:30 p.m. PDT
• Game attendance: 53,000
• Television network: NBC

Scoring summary

1		ND	Ivan 28-yard field goal	ND 3-0
1		ND	Zloch 3-yard run (kick failed)	ND 9-0
2		ND	Conjar 1-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 16-0
2		ND	Rassas 65-yard punt return (2-pt failed)	ND 22-0
2		Cal	Bradley 7-yard pass from Berry (kick failed)	ND 22-6
2		ND	Zloch 11-yard run (2-pt failed)	ND 28-6
3		ND	Eddy 24-yard pass from Zloch (kick failed)	ND 34-6
3		ND	Wolski 6-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 41-6
4		ND	Harshman 3-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 48-6

Purdue

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	3	7	8	3	21
• Purdue	0	12	6	7	25

• Date: September 25
• Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
• Game start: 1:30 p.m. CDT

Scoring summary

1		ND	Ivan 27-yard field goal	ND 3-0
2		PU	Beirne 28-yard pass from Griese (kick failed)	PU 3-6
2		ND	Eddy 4-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 10-6
2		PU	Beirne 14-yard pass from Griese (2-pt failed)	PU 10-12
3		PU	Minniear 12-yard pass from Griese (2-pt failed)	PU 10-18
3		ND	Wolski 54-yard run (2-pt good)	Tied 18-18
4		ND	Ivan 24-yard field goal	ND 21-18
4		PU	Teter 3-yard run (Griese kick)	PU 21-25

Northwestern

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	7	0	0	0	7
• Notre Dame	0	6	8	24	38

• Date: October 2
• Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
• Game start: 1:30 pm EST

• Source:

Scoring summary

1		NW	Clark 50-yard interception return (Dickie kick)	NW 0-7
2		ND	Wolski 7-yard run (kick failed)	NW 6-7
3		ND	Rassas 92-yard interception return (2-pt good)	ND 14-7
4		ND	Ivan 26-yard field goal	ND 17-7
4		ND	Rassas 72-yard punt return (Ivan kick)	ND 24-7
4		ND	May 1-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 31-7
4		ND	Bleier 13-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 38-7

Army

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	0	7	7	3	17
Army	0	0	0	0	0

• Date: October 9
• Location: Shea Stadium, New York, NY
• Game start: 8:00 pm EDT
• Game attendance: 61,000

Scoring summary

2		ND	Don Gmitter 29-yard pass from Tom Schoen (Ken Ivan kick)	ND 7-0
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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USC

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

• Date: October 23
• Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
• Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
• Television network: NBC

Scoring summary

1		ND	Conjar 1-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 7-0
1		ND	Conjar 2-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 14-0
2		ND	Conjar 1-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 21-0
3		ND	Conjar 2-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 28-0
4		USC	Thomas 8-yard pass from Winslow (Rossovich kick)	ND 28-7

Navy

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	3	0	0	3
• Notre Dame	0	7	22	0	29

• Date: October 30
• Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
• Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

2		Navy	Hoch 29-yard field goal	Navy 0-3
2		ND	Eddy 55-yard pass from Zloch (Ivan kick)	ND 7-3
3		ND	Zloch 1-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 14-3
3		ND	Conjar 1-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 21-3
3		ND	Rassas 66-yard punt return (2-pt. good)	ND 29-3

Pittsburgh

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	21	14	20	14	69
Pittsburgh	0	6	0	7	13

• Date: November 6
• Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
• Game start: 1:30 pm EST

Scoring summary

1		ND	Conjar 42-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 7-0
1		ND	Wolski 7-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 14-0
1		ND	Wolski 5-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 21-0
2		ND	Wolski 5-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 28-0
2		ND	Wolski 1-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 35-0
2		Pitt	Dyer 21-yard pass from Lucas (kick blocked)	ND 35-6
3		ND	Wolski 1-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 42-6
3		ND	Gmitter 44-yard pass from Zloch (kick blocked)	ND 48-6
3		ND	May 5-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 55-6
4		ND	Bleier 3-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 62-6
4		ND	Conway 2-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 69-6
4		Pitt	Zalansky 5-yard pass from James (Jones kick)	ND 69-13

North Carolina

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
N. Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
• Notre Dame	0	0	0	17	17

• Date: November 13
• Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
• Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

4		ND	Ivan 38-yard field goal	ND 3-0
4		ND	Eddy 66-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 10-0
4		ND	Eddy 3-yard run (Ivan kick)	ND 17-0

Michigan State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan St.	0	0	6	6	12
Notre Dame	3	0	0	0	3

• Date: November 20
• Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
• Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

1		ND	Ivan 22-yard field goal	ND 3-0
3		MSU	Jones 3-yard run (kick failed)	MSU 3-6
4		MSU	Lee 19-yard pass from Juday (2-pt. failed)	MSU 3-12

Miami (Florida)

Notre Dame outgained Miami, 175 yards to 87 (including 115 yards rushing to negative 17), but missed field goals of 22 and 27 yards. The latter miss came with 5:15 left in the game, after a drive that had advanced to the Miami 3 yard line before going backwards. Miami had no serious scoring threats and only once made it as far as the ND 42 yard line.^[4]

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	0	0	0	0	0

• Date: November 27
• Location: Miami Orange Bowl
• Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 73 degrees