#13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

1971 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
52	Joe Alvarado J. Alvarado	OL	6'1"	218	SO
62	Tom Bolger T. Bolger	OL	6'2"	232	SO
63	Joe Borbely J. Borbely	OL	6'1"	215	JR
70	Mark Brenneman M. Brenneman	OL	6'4"	230	SO
78	Herb Briick H. Briick	OL	6'4"	240	JR
8	Cliff Brown C. Brown	QB	6'0"	185	SO
4	Jim Bulger J. Bulger	QB	6'5"	200	JR
	Dave Casper D. Casper	OL
35	John Cieszkowski J. Cieszkowski	FB	6'2"	218	JR
48	Brian Clemente B. Clemente	LB	6'2"	215	SO
91	Mike Creaney M. Creaney	TE	6'4"	215	JR
17	Mike Crotty M. Crotty	RB	5'9"	180	SR
67	John Dampeer J. Dampeer	OL	6'4"	240	JR
51	Dennis DePrimio D. DePrimio	OL	6'1"	220	SR
43	Tom Devine T. Devine	LB	6'3"	210	SO
10	Darryll Dewan D. Dewan	RB	6'0"	195	JR
28	Gary Diminick G. Diminick	RB	5'9"	170	SO
9	Brian Doherty B. Doherty	QB	6'2"	180	SO
59	Dave Drew D. Drew	OL	6'2"	215	JR
94	Mike Eckman M. Eckman	K	6'0"	190	SR
23	Clarence Ellis C. Ellis	RB	6'0"	178	SR
	Bill Etter B. Etter	QB
89	Algery Frazier A. Frazier	WR	6'5"	195	SO
96	Tom Freistroffer T. Freistroffer	DL	6'4"	235	JR
19	Bill Gallagher B. Gallagher	RB	5'11"	183	SR
5	Terry Garner T. Garner	RB	6'2"	185	JR
44	Tom Gatewood T. Gatewood	WR	6'2"	208	SR
12	Ed Gulyas E. Gulyas	RB	5'11"	190	SR
64	Gary Hagopian G. Hagopian	OL	6'0"	215	SR
95	George Hayduk G. Hayduk	DL	6'3"	225	SO
99	Jeff Hein J. Hein	DL	6'1"	210	SO
22	Greg Hill G. Hill	RB	6'1"	180	SO
97	Herman Hooten H. Hooten		6'2"	239	SR
20	Andy Huff A. Huff	FB	5'11"	192	JR
53	Jim Humbert J. Humbert	OL	6'2"	225	JR
72	Mike Kadish M. Kadish		6'5"	260	SR
77	John' Kondrk J. Kondrk	OL	6'5"	260	JR
76	Dick Maciag D. Maciag		6'5"	250	JR
30	John Mariani J. Mariani	LB	5'11"	195	JR
75	Greg Marx G. Marx		6'5"	235	SR
86	Jim Massey J. Massey	DL	6'4"	205	SO
74	Mike McBride M. McBride	OL	6'5"	230	JR
46	Pat McGraw P. McGraw	LB	6'1"	215	SR
1	Tom Menie T. Menie	RB	6'1"	190	SR
18	Bob Minnix B. Minnix	RB	5'11"	185	SO
66	Dan Morrin D. Morrin		6'4"	230	JR
47	Jim Musuraca J. Musuraca	LB	6'0"	210	SO
49	Mike Naughton M. Naughton	RB	6'3"	180	SR
50	Dan Novakov D. Novakov	OL	6'2"	225	JR
81	Jim O'Malley J. O'Malley	LB	6'2"	210	JR
39	Dan O'Toole D. O'Toole	RB	6'1"	180	JR
26	Larry Parker L. Parker	RB	6'1"	185	JR
34	Mike Parker M. Parker	RB	5'10"	175	SO
45	Eric Patton E. Patton	LB	6'2"	235	SO
85	Walt Patulski W. Patulski	DL	6'6"	260	SR
87	Mike Peiffer M. Peiffer	WR	6'1"	190	SR
56	Frank Pomarico F. Pomarico	OL	6'1"	238	SO
40	Gary Potempa G. Potempa	FB	6'0"	227	SO
57	George Rankin G. Rankin	OL	6'2"	235	SR
41	John Raterman J. Raterman	LB	6'1"	200	SR
83	Tyrone Robinson T. Robinson	DL	6'2"	220	JR
6	Jim Roolf J. Roolf	RB	6'0"	185	JR
7	Tim Rudnick T. Rudnick	DB	5'10"	170	SO
16	Ken Schlezes K. Schlezes	RB	6'3"	185	JR
3	Scott Smith S. Smith	K	5'10"	165	JR
11	Pat Steenberge P. Steenberge	QB	6'1"	175	JR
21	Ralph Stepaniek R. Stepaniek	RB	6'2"	195	SR
42	Tim Sullivan T. Sullivan	LB	6'3"	217	SO
93	Fred Swendsen F. Swendsen	DL	6'4"	235	SR
65	Greg Szatko G. Szatko	TE	6'4"	220	SO
90	John Tereschuk J. Tereschuk	TE	6'0"	200	JR
38	Rick Thomann R. Thomann	LB	6'1"	225	SR
98	Robert Thomas R. Thomas	K	5'10"	175	SO
27	Mike Townsend M. Townsend	RB	6'3"	178	SO
80	Willie Townsend W. Townsend	WR	6'3"	190	JR
82	Bill Trapp B. Trapp	WR	6'3"	195	SR
31	Bob Washington B. Washington	WR	6'0"	175	SO
61	Mike Webb M. Webb	LB	6'2"	220	JR
79	Mike Zikas M. Zikas		6'4"	240	SR
60	Tim Zuber T. Zuber	OL	6'2"	220	SR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

28

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

517.0

516.6

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	5	5	.500
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	4	5	.444
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333