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American college football season

1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
National champion (NFF, Football News, Devold)
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record9–1
Head coach
CaptainJim Carroll
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons← 19631965 →
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Notre Dame   –   9 – 1 – 0
Florida State   –   9 – 1 – 1
Colgate   –   7 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 3 – 0
New Mexico State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 1
Colorado State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   4 – 5 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   4 – 5 – 1
Army   –   4 – 6 – 0
West Texas State   –   4 – 6 – 0
San Jose State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 2
Navy   –   3 – 6 – 1
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Detroit   –   3 – 7 – 0
Boston University   –   2 – 7 – 0
Houston   –   2 – 6 – 1
Texas Western   –   0 – 8 – 2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Ara Parseghian, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 9–1. John Huarte was the sixth Notre Dame player to win the Heisman Trophy. Notre Dame was crowned national champion by the National Football Foundation (NFF) at the end of the season, however the title is not claimed by the university.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at WisconsinW 31–764,398
October 3PurdueNo. 9W 34–1559,611
October 10at Air ForceNo. 6W 34–744,384
October 17UCLANo. 4
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 24–058,335
October 24StanfordNo. 2
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 28–656,721
October 31vs. NavyNo. 2W 40–066,752
November 7at PittsburghNo. 1W 17–1556,628
November 14Michigan StateNo. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 34–759,265
November 21IowaNo. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 28–059,135
November 28at USCNo. 1L 17–2083,840
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Wisconsin

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at Wisconsin Badgers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 3 10 01831
Wisconsin 0 0 707

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

Game information
Notre Dame
Wisconsin

In Ara Parseghian's coaching debut for Notre Dame, the players carried Parseghian off the field while the Irish fans in attendance chanted "We're number one" following the victory.

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ND WIS
1 0:06 Notre Dame 31-yard field goal by Ken Ivan 3 0
2 Notre Dame Jack Snow 61-yard touchdown reception from John Huarte, kick good 10 0
2 0:18 Notre Dame -yard field goal by Ken Ivan 13 0
3 Wisconsin Jimmy Jones 45-yard touchdown reception from Harold Brandt, kick good 13 7
4 Notre Dame Joe Kantor -yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 19 7
4 45 Notre Dame Bill Wolski 2-yard touchdown run, kick no good 25 7
4 3:12 87 Notre Dame Jack Snow 42-yard touchdown reception from John Huarte, kick no good 31 7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 7

Purdue

1 234Total
Purdue 7 008 15
• Notre Dame 0 14713 34
Scoring summary
Q1PUGriese 1 yard run (Griese kick)PU 0-7
Q2NDSnow 2 yard pass from Huarte (Ivan kick)Tied 7-7
Q2NDWolski 3 yard run (Ivan kick)ND 14-7
Q3NDPage 57 yard return of blocked punt (Ivan kick)ND 21-7
Q4NDAndreotti 23 yard run (Ivan kick)ND 28-7
Q4NDRassas 2 yard pass from Huarte (kick failed)ND 34-7
Q4PUHadrick 10 yard pass from Huarte (Hadrick pass from Griese)ND 34-15

Air Force

1 234Total
• Notre Dame 7 7713 34
Air Force 7 000 7
Scoring summary
Q1AFJarvis 25 yard interception return (Holiday kick)AF 0-7
Q1NDEddy 46 yard run (Ivan kick)Tied 7-7
Q2NDHuarte 1 yard run (Ivan kick)ND 14-7
Q3NDWolski 20 pass from Huarte (Ivan kick)ND 21-7
Q4NDHuarte 1 yard run (Ivan kick)ND 28-7
Q4NDSnow 9 yard pass from Huarte (kick failed)ND 34-7

UCLA

1 234Total
UCLA 0 000 0
• Notre Dame 6 6120 24
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 pm EST
Scoring summary
Q1NDWolski 1 yard run (kick failed)ND 6–0
Q2NDSheridan 37 yard pass from Huarte (pass failed)ND 12–0
Q3NDSnow 16 yard pass from Huarte (run failed)ND 18–0
Q3NDFarrell 1 yard run (pass failed)ND 24–0

Stanford

1 234Total
Stanford 0 006 6
• Notre Dame 0 1576 28
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 pm EST
Scoring summary
Q2NDIvan 28 yard field goalND 3–0
Q2NDWolski 54 yard pass from Huarte (kick failed)ND 9–0
Q2NDEddy 2 yard run (pass failed)ND 15–0
Q3NDWolski 1 yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 22–0
Q4NDWolski 9 yard run (run failed)ND 28–0
Q4SULewis 3 yard pass from Handley (pass failed)ND 28-6

Navy

1 234Total
• Notre Dame 0 21712 40
Navy 0 000 0
Scoring summary
Q2NDEddy 74 yard pass from Huarte (Azzaro kick)ND 7-0
Q2NDSnow 55 yard pass from Huarte (Azzaro kick)ND 14-0
Q2NDWolski 1 yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 21-0
Q3NDFarrell 1 yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 28-0
Q4NDSnow 7 yard pass from Huarte (kick failed)ND 34-0
Q4NDConway 15 yard run (kick failed)ND 40-0

Pittsburgh

1 234Total
• Notre Dame 14 300 17
Pittsburgh 0 807 15
Scoring summary
Q1NDFarrell 1 yard run (Azzaro kick)ND 7-0
Q1NDEddy 91 yard pass from Huarte (Azzaro kick)ND 14-0
Q2PittMcKnight 2 yard run (McKnight run)ND 14-8
Q2NDAzzaro 30 yard field goalND 17-8
Q4PittMcKnight 1 yard run (Jones kick)ND 17-15

Michigan State

1 234Total
Michigan St. 0 070 7
• Notre Dame 12 8014 34
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 pm EST
  • Television network: NBC
Scoring summary
Q1NDEddy 61 yard run (kick failed)ND 6–0
Q1NDFarrell 13 yard pass from Huarte (run failed)ND 12–0
Q2NDEddy 5 yard run (Snow pass from Huarte)ND 20-0
Q3MSUWashington 51 yard pass from Juday (Bobich kick)ND 20-7
Q1NDHuarte 31 yard run (Eddy pass from Huarte)ND 28-7
Q3NDAndreotti 1 yard run (pass failed)ND 34-7

Iowa

1 234Total
Iowa 0 000 0
• Notre Dame 0 14014 28
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 pm EST
  • Game weather: 13 degrees
Scoring summary
Q2NDWolski 3 yard run (Ivan kick)ND 7–0
Q2NDSnow 66 yard pass from Huarte (Ivan kick)ND 14–0
Q4NDEddy 7 yard run (Ivan kick)ND 21–0
Q4SUWolski 1 yard run (Ivan kick)ND 28-0

USC

1 234Total
Notre Dame 3 1400 17
• USC 0 0713 20
Scoring summary
Q2NDIvan 25 yard field goalND 3-0
Q2NDSnow 21 yard pass from Huarte (Ivan kick)ND 10-0
Q2NDWolski 5 yard run (Ivan kick)ND 17-0
Q3USCGarrett 1 yard run (Bronell kick)ND 17-7
Q4USCHill 23 yard pass from Fertig (kick failed)ND 17-13
Q4USCSherman 15 pass from Fertig (Bronell kick)USC 17-20

Personnel

1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB John Atamian Sr
HB Nick Eddy
QB 7 John Huarte Sr
HB Joe Kantor
E Jack Snow Sr
HB Bill Wolski
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Jim Carroll (C) Sr
DB Tony Carey
DB Tom Longo
LB 61 Jim Lynch So
DT Alan Page So
DB Nick Rassas Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Ken Ivan
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tom Pagna (OC)
  • John Ray (DL)
  • Joe Yonto (OL)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Awards and honors

References

  1. "1964 Heisman award". heisman. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009.
  2. "Notre Dame Trounces Purdue, 34-15". The Hammond Times. October 4, 1964. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-30.
  4. Palm Beach Post. 1964 Oct 17.
  5. "Heisman trophy winners by year". heisman. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009.
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