1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
CaptainBob Lehmann
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Memphis State   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Navy   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Oregon   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   5 – 3 – 1
Villanova   –   5 – 4 – 0
Oregon State   –   5 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   5 – 4 – 1
West Texas State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
New Mexico State   –   3 – 6 – 1
Colorado State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 7 – 0
Texas Western   –   3 – 7 – 0
Detroit   –   2 – 6 – 1
Holy Cross   –   2 – 6 – 1
Notre Dame   –   2 – 7 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 6 – 1
Dayton   –   1 – 7 – 2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Hugh Devore, who had helmed the team in 1945, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 2–7.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28No. 6 Wisconsin
L 9–1456,806[1]
October 5at Purdue
L 6–751,723[2]
October 12No. 7 USC
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 17–1459,135[3]
October 19UCLA
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 27–1242,948[4]
October 26at Stanford
L 14–2455,000[5]
November 2No. 4 Navy
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 14–3559,362[6]
November 9No. 8 Pittsburgh
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 7–2741,306[7]
November 16at No. 4 Michigan State
L 7–1270,128[8]
November 23at Iowa
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November 28vs. Syracuse
L 7–1456,972[10]

Personnel

1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB John Atamian Jr
G Jim Carroll Jr
QB John Huarte Jr
HB Jack Snow Jr
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

Player Position Round NFL club
Jim Kelly TE 2 Pittsburgh Steelers
Paul Costa TE 4 Green Bay Packers
Frank Budka DB 4 Chicago Bears
Jim Snowden Tackle 5 Washington Redskins
George Bednar Guard 8 St. Louis Cardinals
Tom MacDonald Back 13 Washington Redskins
Dave Humenik Tackle 17 New York Giants

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References

  1. ^ "Wisconsin edges Notre Dame, 14–9, on late-game rally". The Pittsburgh Press. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Purdue hands Notre Dame second loss in row, 7–6". Rockford Morning Star. October 6, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Irish beat Trojans on field goal, 17–14". The Progress-Index. October 13, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "O'Hara fires up Irish to beat Bruins, 27–12". The Register. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stanford surprises Notre Dame, 24–14". The Lima Citizen. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Roger, Navy win 35–14". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Devore loses temper, Irish bow to Panthers". Reading Eagle. UPI. November 10, 1963. p. 34.
  8. ^ "Spartans nip Notre Dame, 12–7, on 85-yard scamper". Omaha World-Herald. November 17, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Notre Dame–Iowa game called off". The South Bend Tribune. November 23, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Syracuse stumbles to 14–7 victory". The Newark Star-Ledger. November 29, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Schedule/Results (1963 Notre Dame)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  12. ^ "1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".
  13. ^ "1964 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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