1960 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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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
TeamW L TW 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 was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1960 college football season. In their second year under head coach Joe Kuharich, the Fighting Irish compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored by a total of 188 to 111.[1]

The Irish were ranked No. 12 after defeating California in the season opener, but then lost eight consecutive games, including matches with No. 14 Michigan State, No. 4 Navy, No. 14 Pittsburgh, and No. 2 Iowa. They concluded the season with a 17–0 victory in their annual rivalry game with USC.[1]

On offense, the Irish tallied an average of 90.0 passing yards and 153.7 rushing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 91.9 passing yards and 160.8 rushing yards per game.[2] The team's individual statistical leaders included quarterback George Haffner (548 passing yards), Angelo Dabiero (325 rushing yards), Les Traver (14 receptions for 225 yards), and Bob Scarpitto (30 points scored).[2] Guard Myron Pottios was selected by Time magazine as a first-team All-American.[3]

Schedule

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

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

1961 NFL draft

Player Position Round NFL club
Myron PottiosLinebacker2Pittsburgh Steelers
Red MackTight End10Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray RatkowskiRunning Back20Green Bay Packers

[15]

References

  1. "1960 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  2. "1960 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  3. "Expert's All-America: College Football All-America Teams". Time.
  4. "Scarpitto and Lind spark Notre Dame over Cal 21–7". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Purdue 'atomic attack' bombs Irish 51–19". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tar Heels fight off Notre Dame, 12–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Michigan State blasts Irish, 21–0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Northwestern edges Irish". The Anderson Herald. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Navy marches past Irish, 14–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Joe Doyle (November 6, 1960). "Irish rally falls short against Pitt". The South Bend Tribune. p. 44. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Vollenweider leads Miami over Fighting Irish, 28–21". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "54,146 see Hawks trounce Notre Dame, 28–0". Omaha World-Herald. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Irish mudders blank SC, 17–0". The Register. November 27, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Schedule/Results (1960 Notre Dame)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  15. "1961 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.