1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
1962 record	5–5
Head coach	Joe Kuharich (4th year)
Captain	Mike Lind
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

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
#9 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
West Texas A&M			–					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			–					5	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
UTEP			–					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

The 1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1962 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 29		at #6 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 13–7	60,500
October 6		Purdue		Notre Dame Stadium • West South Bend, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)		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 • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy)		L 7–31	60,116
October 27		at #3 Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Rivalry)		L 6–35	55,752
November 2		vs. Navy		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Rivalry)		W 20–12	35,000
November 10		Pittsburgh		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN		W 43–22	52,215
November 17		North Carolina		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN		W 21–7	35,553
November 24		Iowa		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN		W 35–12	42,653
December 1		at #1 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)		L 0–25	81,676
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.