# 1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Ara Parseghian, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 9–1. John Huarte was the sixth Notre Dame player to win the Heisman Trophy. Notre Dame was crowned national champion by the National Football Foundation (NFF) at the end of the season, however the title is not claimed by the university.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 26 | at Wisconsin | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | W 31–7 | 64,398 |
| October 3 | Purdue | No. 9 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | W 34–15 | 59,611 |
| October 10 | at Air Force | No. 6 | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (rivalry) | W 34–7 | 44,384 |
| October 17 | UCLA | No. 4 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | W 24–0 | 58,335 |
| October 24 | Stanford | No. 2 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | W 28–6 | 56,721 |
| October 31 | vs. Navy | No. 2 | John F. Kennedy StadiumPhiladelphia, PA (rivalry) | W 40–0 | 66,752 |
| November 7 | at Pittsburgh | No. 1 | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (rivalry) | W 17–15 | 56,628 |
| November 14 | Michigan State | No. 1 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | W 34–7 | 59,265 |
| November 21 | Iowa | No. 1 | Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN | W 28–0 | 59,135 |
| November 28 | at USC | No. 1 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (rivalry) | L 17–20 | 83,840 |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||

## Game summaries
### Wisconsin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Notre Dame | 3 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 31 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: September 26
* Game time: 1:30 pm CDT
* Game weather: Rain
* Game attendance: 64,398
* Notre Dame Football Archives
Game information :
Notre Dame
John Huarte 15/24, 270 Yds, 2 TD
Jack Snow 9 Rec, 217 Yds, 2 TD
Wisconsin :
In Ara Parseghian's coaching debut for Notre Dame, the players carried Parseghian off the field while the Irish fans in attendance chanted "We're number one" following the victory.
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | ND | WIS |
| 1 | 0:06 | | | | Notre Dame | 31-yard field goal by Ken Ivan | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | | | | | Notre Dame | Jack Snow 61-yard touchdown reception from John Huarte, kick good | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | 0:18 | | | | Notre Dame | -yard field goal by Ken Ivan | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | | | | | Wisconsin | Jimmy Jones 45-yard touchdown reception from Harold Brandt, kick good | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | | | | | Notre Dame | Joe Kantor -yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed | 19 | 7 |
| 4 | | | 45 | | Notre Dame | Bill Wolski 2-yard touchdown run, kick no good | 25 | 7 |
| 4 | 3:12 | | 87 | | Notre Dame | Jack Snow 42-yard touchdown reception from John Huarte, kick no good | 31 | 7 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 31 | 7 |

### Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| • Notre Dame | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Notre Dame | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Air Force | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Notre Dame | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 24 |

### Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| • Notre Dame | 0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 28 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Notre Dame | 0 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
| Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Notre Dame | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 15 |

### Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Michigan St. | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| • Notre Dame | 12 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 34 |

### Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Notre Dame | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

### USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Notre Dame | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| • USC | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |

## Awards and honors

* John Huarte, Heisman Trophy