The 1965 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1965 college football season.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 18 |
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at California |
#3 |
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
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W 48–6 |
53,000 |
| September 25 |
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at #6 Purdue |
#1 |
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) |
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L 21–25 |
61,291 |
| October 2 |
|
Northwestern |
#8 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) |
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W 38–7 |
59,273 |
| October 9 |
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vs. Army |
#7 |
Shea Stadium • Flushing, NY (Rivalry) |
|
W 17–0 |
61,000 |
| October 23 |
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#4 USC |
#7 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) |
|
W 28–7 |
59,225 |
| October 30 |
|
Navy |
#4 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) |
|
W 29–3 |
59,206 |
| November 6 |
|
at Pittsburgh |
#4 |
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA |
|
W 69–13 |
57,169 |
| November 13 |
|
North Carolina |
#4 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN |
|
W 17–0 |
59,216 |
| November 20 |
|
#1 Michigan State |
#4 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy) |
|
L 3–12 |
59,291 |
| November 27 |
|
at Miami |
#6 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
|
T 0–0 |
68,077 |
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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Game notes
Northwestern
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Northwestern |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| • Notre Dame |
0 |
6 |
8 |
24 |
38 |
|
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
|
NW |
Clark 50-yard interception return (Dickie kick) |
NW 7-0 |
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| 2 |
|
ND |
Wolski 7-yard run (kick failed) |
NW 7-6 |
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| 3 |
|
ND |
Rassas 92-yard interception return (2-pt good) |
ND 14-7 |
|
| 4 |
|
ND |
Ivan 26-yard field goal |
ND 17-7 |
|
| 4 |
|
ND |
Rassas 72-yard punt return (Ivan kick) |
ND 24-7 |
|
| 4 |
|
ND |
May 1-yard run (Ivan kick) |
ND 31-7 |
|
| 4 |
|
ND |
Bleier 13-yard run (Ivan kick) |
ND 38-7 |
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Army
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Notre Dame |
0 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
17 |
| Army |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
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| Scoring summary |
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| 2 |
|
ND |
Don Gmitter 29-yard pass from Tom Schoen (Ken Ivan kick) |
ND 7-0 |
|
| 3 |
|
ND |
Nick Eddy 5-yard run (Ken Ivan kick) |
ND 14-0 |
|
| 4 |
|
ND |
Ken Ivan 23-yard field goal |
ND 17-0 |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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