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
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Joe Kuharich (4th season)
Captain	Mike Lind
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium

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

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 Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	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 Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 7–31	60,116
October 27	at No. 3 Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 6–35	55,752
November 3	vs. Navy	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 20–12	35,000
November 10	Pittsburgh	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 43–22	52,215
November 17	North Carolina	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 21–7	35,553
November 24	Iowa	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	W 35–12	42,653
December 1	at No. 1 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–25	81,676
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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 Joe Kuharich Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

	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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