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The 1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Irish compiled an 8–3 record, outscored opponents by a total of 283 to 152, and were ranked No. 14 in the final AP poll and No. 12 in the final UPI poll. In two games against ranked opponents, they lost to No. 1 USC and No. 9 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record8–3
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1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Orange Bowl, L 6–40 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record8–3
Head coach
Captains
  • John Dampeer
  • Greg Marx
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
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1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Penn State – 10–2–0
No. 14 Notre Dame – 8–3–0
Utah State – 8–3–0
West Virginia – 8–4–0
Florida State – 7–4–0
Northern Illinois – 7–4–0
Rutgers – 7–4–0
No. 20 Georgia Tech – 7–4–1
Air Force – 6–4–0
Army – 6–4–0
Virginia Tech – 6–4–1
Houston – 6–4–1
Tulane – 6–5–0
Temple – 5–4–0
Colgate – 5–4–1
Holy Cross – 5–4–1
Syracuse – 5–6–0
Miami (FL) – 5–6–0
Dayton – 4–6–1
Boston College – 4–7–0
Navy – 4–7–0
South Carolina – 4–7–0
Southern Miss – 3–7–1
Xavier – 3–8–0
Marshall – 2–8–0
Cincinnati – 2–9–0
Villanova – 2–9–0
Pittsburgh – 1–10–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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Defensive tackle Greg Marx was a consensus first-team pick on the 1972 All-America college football team.[3] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tom Clements (1,163 passing yards), Eric Penick (727 rushing yards), Willie Townsend (25 receptions for 369 yards), and Andy Huff (60 points scored).[4][5]

The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 232:30 p.m.at NorthwesternNo. 13W 37–055,155[6]
September 302:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 10W 35–1459,075[7]
October 71:50 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 7ABCW 16–077,828[8]
October 142:30 p.m.PittsburghNo. 7
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 42–1659,075[9]
October 212:30 p.m.MissouriNo. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 26–3059,075[10]
October 282:30 p.m.TCUNo. 13
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 21–059,075[11]
November 41:30 p.m.vs. NavyNo. 12W 42–2343,089[12]
November 113:00 p.m.at Air ForceNo. 12W 21–748,671[13]
November 181:30 p.m.Miami (FL)No. 10
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 20–1759,075[14]
December 24:00 p.m.at No. 1 USCNo. 10ABCL 23–4575,243[15]
January 1, 19738:00 p.m.vs. No. 9 NebraskaNo. 12NBCL 6–4080,010[16]
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Game summaries

Northwestern

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• Notre Dame 14 1670 37
Northwestern 0 000 0
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Purdue

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Purdue 0 0014 14
• Notre Dame 14 7140 35
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Michigan State

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• Notre Dame 3 3010 16
Michigan St. 0 000 0
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Pittsburgh

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Pittsburgh 0 088 16
• Notre Dame 7 7721 42
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Missouri

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• Missouri 7 1463 30
Notre Dame 7 7012 26
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  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Game weather: Rain, upper 40s
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit

TCU

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
TCU 0 000 0
• Notre Dame 0 777 21
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  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Game weather: Rain, mid-50s
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• Notre Dame 14 2107 42
Navy 0 0716 23
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Air Force

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• Notre Dame 0 1407 21
Air Force 0 070 7
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Miami (FL)

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Miami 3 0014 17
• Notre Dame 13 070 20
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  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • Game weather: Mid-30s

USC

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Notre Dame 3 7130 23
• USC 19 01313 45
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Orange Bowl vs. Nebraska

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• Nebraska 7 13200 40
Notre Dame 0 006 6
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Roster

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1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Frank Allocco So
FB 23 Art Best Fr
G 62 Tom Bolger Jr
QB 8 Cliff Brown Jr
FB 30 Wayne Bullock So
TE 86 Dave Casper Jr
QB 2 Tom Clements So
WR 85 Peter Demmerle So
G 72 Gerry DiNardo So
RB 28 Gary Diminick Jr
OT 69 Dennis Lozzi Jr
G 56 Frank Pomarico Jr
OT 71 Steve Sylvester So
WR 80 Willie Townsend Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 79 Jay Achterhoff Fr
CB 14 Reggie Barnett So
LB 50 Greg Collins So
DB Mike Kemp So
DT 70 Steve Niehaus Fr
DT 60 Kevin Nosbusch So
DHB 7 Tim Rudnick Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 98 Bob Thomas Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tom Pagna

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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