1960-61 Notre Dame Fighting Irish — schedule and results

The 1960-61 Notre Dame Fighting Irish went 12-14 under head coach John Jordan. Simple Rating System: 0.91.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1960-12-07neutral Kentucky WildcatsL 62–68Freedom Hall
1960-12-10vs Bowling Green FalconsW 61–50Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1960-12-16at UCLA BruinsL 54–85L.A. Sports Arena
1960-12-17at USC TrojansL 63–93L.A. Sports Arena
1960-12-20neutral Indiana HoosiersL 69–74Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
1960-12-27neutral Purdue BoilermakersL 58–78
1960-12-28vs Illinois Fighting IlliniW 69–66Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1960-12-31at Northwestern WildcatsL 56–59McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-01-04vs Butler BulldogsW 72–56Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1961-01-07neutral North Carolina Tar HeelsL 71–73
1961-01-12vs Saint Francis Red FlashW 76–54Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1961-01-14vs Detroit Mercy TitansW 66–62Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1961-01-17vs DePaul Blue DemonsW 61–58Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1961-01-28neutral Illinois Fighting IlliniL 62–77
1961-01-30at Butler BulldogsW 74–69Butler Fieldhouse
1961-02-02vs St. John's Red StormW 64–63Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1961-02-04at Canisius Golden GriffinsL 72–79Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1961-02-05at Michigan State SpartansL 74–89Jenison Field House
1961-02-11at Detroit Mercy TitansL 71–82Calihan Hall
1961-02-14neutral Bradley BravesL 81–84
1961-02-18vs Portland PilotsW 80–49Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1961-02-20vs Saint Louis BillikensL 60–74Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1961-02-25at DePaul Blue DemonsL 57–78Alumni Hall
1961-03-01vs Creighton BluejaysW 61–54Notre Dame Fieldhouse

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