1961 Notre Dame
5–5, coached by Joe Kuharich. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat USC 30–0Oct 14
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs Oklahoma | W 19–6 | 51% |
| Oct 7 | at Purdue | W 22–20 | 29% |
| Oct 14 | vs USC | W 30–0 | 64% |
| Oct 21 | at Michigan State | L 7–17 | 26% |
| Oct 28 | vs Northwestern | L 10–12 | 53% |
| Nov 4 | vs Navy | L 10–13 | 42% |
| Nov 11 | at Pittsburgh | W 26–20 | 41% |
| Nov 18 | vs Syracuse | W 17–15 | 35% |
| Nov 25 | at 1Iowa | L 21–42 | 36% |
| Dec 2 | at Duke | L 13–37 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Duke 37–13; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 4: 8
- Wk 5: 6
- Wk 6: 8
Players on this team
Paul CostaOffensive tackle- Nick RassasDefensive back
- Jim KellyReceiver
- Joe CarolloOffensive tackle
- Frank BudkaRunning back
- Jim SnowdenRunning back
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1961.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 6
- Points
- 175–182
- Coach
- Joe Kuharich
- Elo
- 1503 +29 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.8 No. 29 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Nick Buoniconti and Norb Roy
Drafted in 1962
The 1962 draft| Rd 2 | Joe Carollo OT | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 2 | Bob Bill OT | New York Giants |
| Rd 5 | Mike Lind RB | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 4 | Bob Bill OT | San Diego Chargers (AFL) |