1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Joe Kuharich (4th season)
Captain	Mike Lind
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

1962 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Memphis State			–					8	–	1	–	0
Oregon State			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
West Texas State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Oregon			–					6	–	3	–	1
Houston			–					7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	3	–	3
Air Force			–					5	–	5	–	0
Montana			–					5	–	5	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame			–					5	–	5	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Texas Western			–					4	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					3	–	5	–	1
Idaho			–					2	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					2	–	8	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					2	–	8	–	0
Detroit			–					1	–	8	–	0
Hardin–Simmons			–					1	–	9	–	0
Colorado State			–					0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	at No. 6 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 13–7	60,500
October 6	Purdue	Notre Dame Stadium West South Bend, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	L 6–24	61,296
October 13	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 8–17	61,098
October 20	Michigan State	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	L 7–31	60,116
October 27	at No. 3 Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 6–35	55,752
November 2	vs. Navy	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 20–12	35,000
November 10	Pittsburgh	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	W 43–22	52,215
November 17	North Carolina	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	W 21–7	35,553
November 24	Iowa	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	W 35–12	42,653
December 1	at No. 1 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	L 0–25	81,676
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G Jim Carroll So HB Jack Snow So C Ben Martorano Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Kuharich Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	NFL Club
Ed Hoerster	LB	10	Chicago Bears
Daryle Lamonica	QB	12	Green Bay Packers
John Slafkosky	Tackle	16	St. Louis Cardinals

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