1968 Notre Dame

7–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Ara Parseghian, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1968, game by game: won vs. No. 5 Oklahoma 45–21; lost vs. No. 1 Purdue 22–37; won at Iowa 51–28; won vs. Northwestern 27–7; won vs. Illinois 58–8; lost at Michigan State 17–21; won vs. Navy 45–14; won vs. Pittsburgh 56–7; won vs. Georgia Tech 34–6; tied at No. 2 USC 21–21+50−15Won 45–21 vs. No. 5 Oklahoma+24No. 5 OklahomaLost 22–37 vs. No. 1 Purdue-15No. 1 PurdueWon 51–28 at Iowa+23IowaWon 27–7 vs. Northwestern+20NorthwesternWon 58–8 vs. Illinois+50IllinoisLost 17–21 at Michigan State-4Michigan StateWon 45–14 vs. Navy+31NavyWon 56–7 vs. Pittsburgh+49PittsburghWon 34–6 vs. Georgia Tech+28Georgia TechTied 21–21 at No. 2 USC0No. 2 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied USC 21–⁠21; No. 5 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 12
  9. Wk 9: 12
  10. Wk 10: 9
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 9
  13. Wk 13: 7
  14. Final: 5

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 1968.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 2
Points
376–⁠170
Coach
Ara Parseghian
Elo
1687 +22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
21.4 No. 9 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
George Kunz and Bob Olson

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 1George Kunz OTAtlanta Falcons
Rd 1Jim Seymour WRLos Angeles Rams
Rd 2Terry Hanratty QBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4Bob Kuechenberg OGPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Jim Winegardner TEChicago Bears
Rd 6Ed Tuck OGMiami Dolphins