1962 Notre Dame

5–⁠5, coached by Joe Kuharich.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1962, game by game: won at Oklahoma 13–7; lost vs. Purdue 6–24; lost at Wisconsin 8–17; lost vs. Michigan State 7–31; lost at No. 3 Northwestern 6–35; won vs. Navy 20–12; won vs. Pittsburgh 43–22; won vs. North Carolina 21–7; won vs. Iowa 35–12; lost at No. 1 USC 0–25+23−29Won 13–7 at Oklahoma+6OklahomaLost 6–24 vs. Purdue-18PurdueLost 8–17 at Wisconsin-9WisconsinLost 7–31 vs. Michigan State-24Michigan StateLost 6–35 at No. 3 Northwestern-29No. 3 NorthwesternWon 20–12 vs. Navy+8NavyWon 43–22 vs. Pittsburgh+21PittsburghWon 21–7 vs. North Carolina+14North CarolinaWon 35–12 vs. Iowa+23IowaLost 0–25 at No. 1 USC-25No. 1 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 25–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Players on this team

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 1962.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
159–⁠192
Coach
Joe Kuharich
Elo
1542 +40 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.9 No. 24 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Mike Lind