1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Joe Kuharich in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 5–5.

1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainMike Lind
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 29at No. 6 OklahomaW 13–760,500
October 6PurdueL 6–2461,296
October 13at WisconsinL 8–1761,098
October 20Michigan State
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 7–3160,116
October 27at No. 3 NorthwesternL 6–3555,752
November 3vs. NavyW 20–1235,000
November 10Pittsburgh
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 43–2252,215
November 17North Carolina
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 21–735,553
November 24Iowa
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 35–1242,653
December 1at No. 1 USCL 0–2581,676
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

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1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB John Atamian So
G Jim Carroll So
QB Daryle Lamonica Sr
HB Jack Snow So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Team players drafted into the NFL

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Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
10 Chicago Bears Ed Hoerster  LB    
12 Green Bay Packers Daryle Lamonica  QB    
16 St. Louis Cardinals John Slafkosky  T    

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References

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  1. ^ "1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "1963 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.