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1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
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The 1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. It was Dan Devine's first year as head coach, taking over for the retired Ara Parseghian.
The team's victory over Georgia Tech is featured in the 1993 film Rudy.
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Boston College
- Date: September 15
- Location: Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro, MA
- Game attendance: 61,501
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bud Wilkinson
2 | 6:52 | ND | Dave Reeve 30-yard field goal | ND 3-0 |
2 | 0:11 | BC | Fred Steinfort 45-yard field goal | Tied 3-3 |
3 | 1:48 | ND | Jim Browner 10-yard run (kick good) | ND 10-3 |
4 | ND | Touchdown | ND 17-3 |
Purdue
- Date: September 20
- Location: Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
1 | ND | Reeve 29-yard field goal | Notre Dame 3-0 | |
4 | ND | Bradley 99-yard interception return (Reeve kick) | Notre Dame 10-0 | |
4 | ND | Hunter 1-yard run (Reeve kick) | Notre Dame 17-0 |
North Carolina
- Date: October 11
- Location: Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC
- Game attendance: 49,500
3 | UNC | Voight 12-yard run (Biddle kick) | UNC 7-0 | |
3 | UNC | Collins 38-yard pass from Paschall (Biddle kick) | UNC 14-0 | |
4 | ND | Hunter 2-yard run (pass failed) | UNC 14-6 | |
4 | ND | Hunter 2-yard run (Montana to Bush pass) | Tied 14-14 | |
4 | 1:03 | ND | Burgmeier 80-yard pass from Montana (McLaughlin kick) | ND 21-14 |
Georgia Tech
This was the famous game in which Rudy Ruettiger, a 5'6", 165-lb, walk-on, was inserted late in the game and recorded a quarterback sack. His story was the inspiration for the movie Rudy.
- Date: November 8
- Location: South Bend, IN
1 | ND | Heavens 16-yard run (Reeve kick) | ND 7-0 | |
2 | ND | FG Reeve 29 | ND 10-0 | |
3 | ND | Heavens 73-yard run (Reeve kick) | ND 17-0 | |
4 | GT | FG Mealier 40 | 17-3 | |
4 | ND | Knotter 3-yard run (Reeve kick) | ND 24-3 |
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Coaching staff
- Head coach: Dan Devine
- Assistants: Greg Blache (JV), Brian Boulac (OL), Ed Chlebek (ST), Merv Johnson (OC), George Kelly (LB), Hank Kuhlmann (OB/ST), Johnny Roland (Receivers), Paul Shoults (DB), Ross Stephenson (Scouting/Volunteer Ast), Joe Yonto (DL)
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