1960 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1960 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
CaptainMyron Pottios
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1960 Midwestern major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 0
Marquette   –   3 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   2 – 8 – 0
Dayton   –   1 – 9 – 0

The 1960 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1960 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Kuharich, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 2–8.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 24California
W 21–749,286[1]
October 1PurdueNo. 12
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 19–5159,235[2]
October 8at North Carolina
L 7–1241,000[3]
October 15No. 14 Michigan State
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 0–2159,133[4]
October 22at Northwestern
ABCL 6–755,682[5]
October 29vs. No. 4 Navy
L 7–1463,000[6]
November 5No. 14 Pittsburgh
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 13–2055,696[7]
November 12at Miami (FL)
L 21–2858,062[8]
November 19No. 2 Iowa
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 0–2854,146[9]
November 26at USC
W 17–028,297[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11]

Personnel

Roster

  • QB: George Haffner, Daryle Lamonica, Dan Luecke, Norb Rascher
  • HB: Leo Caito, Bill Clark, Angelo Dabiero, Tom Liggio, Red Mack, Frank Minik, Charlie O'Hara, Ray Ratkowski, Ed Rutkowski, Bob Scarpitto, George Sefcik
  • FB: Bill Ahern, Frank Gargiulo, Bill Henneghan, Mike Lind, Joe Maxwell, Dick Naab, Joe Perkowski
  • E: Brian Boulac, Max Burnell, Jack Cullen, Bill Ford, Steve Kolski, Jim Mikacich, Tom Monohan, Denny Murphy, John Powers, Leo Seiler, Jim Sherlock, Les Traver
  • C: Bill Clements, Tom Hecomovich, Ed Hoerster, John Linehan, Gene Viola
  • OG: Charlie Augustine, Nick Buoniconti, Nick DePola, Frank Grau, Jim Loula, Mike Magnotta, Paul Nissi, Myron Pottios, Norb Roy
  • OT: Bob Bill, Ed Burke, Joe Carollo, Dan Kolasinski, Bob Koreck, Bob Pietrzak, Roger Wilke, George Williams
  • DB: Jack Castin, Clay Schulz

Coaching staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round NFL club
Myron Pottios Linebacker 2 Pittsburgh Steelers
Red Mack Tight End 10 Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray Ratkowski Running Back 20 Green Bay Packers

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References

  1. ^ "Scarpitto and Lind spark Notre Dame over Cal 21–7". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Purdue 'atomic attack' bombs Irish 51–19". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tar Heels fight off Notre Dame, 12–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Michigan State blasts Irish, 21–0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northwestern edges Irish". The Anderson Herald. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Navy marches past Irish, 14–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Joe Doyle (November 6, 1960). "Irish rally falls short against Pitt". The South Bend Tribune. p. 44. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vollenweider leads Miami over Fighting Irish, 28–21". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "54,146 see Hawks trounce Notre Dame, 28–0". Omaha World-Herald. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Irish mudders blank SC, 17–0". The Register. November 27, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Schedule/Results (1960 Notre Dame)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  12. ^ "1961 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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