The 1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
| September 11 |
4:20pm |
#9 Pittsburgh |
#11 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN |
ABC |
L 10–31 |
| September 18 |
2:30pm |
Purdue |
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Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) |
|
W 23–0 |
| September 25 |
2:30pm |
at Northwestern |
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Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Rivalry) |
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W 48–0 |
| October 2 |
1:30pm |
at Michigan State |
#18 |
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) |
|
W 24–6 |
| October 16 |
2:30pm |
Oregon |
#14 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN |
|
W 41–0 |
| October 23 |
1:10pm |
at #19 South Carolina |
#12 |
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC |
|
W 13–6 |
| October 30 |
1:00pm |
vs. Navy |
#11 |
Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, OH (Rivalry) |
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W 27–21 |
| November 6 |
1:30pm |
at Georgia Tech |
#11 |
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA |
|
L 14–23 |
| November 13 |
12:50pm |
#10 Alabama |
#18 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN |
ABC |
W 21–18 |
| November 20 |
1:30pm |
Miami (FL) |
#13 |
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN |
|
W 40–27 |
| November 27 |
4:00pm |
at #3 USC |
#13 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) |
ABC |
L 13–17 |
| December 27 |
9:00pm |
vs. #20 Penn State |
#15 |
Gator Bowl • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) |
ABC |
W 20–9 |
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern. |
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Game notes
Purdue
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Purdue |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| • Notre Dame |
3 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
23 |
|
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
|
ND |
Reeve 39-yard field goal |
ND 3-0 |
|
| 2 |
|
ND |
McLane 33-yard pass from Hunter (Reeve kick) |
ND 10-0 |
|
| 3 |
|
ND |
Slager 1-yard run (Reeve kick) |
ND 17-0 |
|
| 4 |
|
ND |
Hunter 2-yard run (kick failed) |
ND 23-0 |
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Navy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Notre Dame |
3 |
21 |
0 |
3 |
27 |
| Navy |
0 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
|
|
| Scoring summary |
|
| 1 |
|
ND |
Reeve 47-yard field goal |
Notre Dame 3-0 |
|
| 2 |
|
NAVY |
King 17-yard pass from Leszczynski (Tata kick) |
Navy 7-3 |
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| 2 |
|
NAVY |
Klawinski 1-yard run (Tata kick) |
Navy 14-3 |
|
| 2 |
|
ND |
Kelleher 58-yard pass from Slager (Reeve kick) |
Navy 14-10 |
|
| 2 |
|
ND |
Hunter 5-yard run (Reeve kick) |
Notre Dame 17-14 |
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| 2 |
|
ND |
Hunter 28-yard pass from Slagler (Reeve kick) |
Notre Dame 24-14 |
|
| 4 |
|
NAVY |
Thompson 1-yard run (Tata kick) |
Notre Dame 24-21 |
|
| 4 |
|
ND |
Reeve 24-yard field goal |
Notre Dame 27-21 |
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References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 31.
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