Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
First season	1887
Athletic director	Jack Swarbrick
Head coach	Brian Kelly 6th year, 55–24 (.696)
Stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Seating capacity	80,795
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Notre Dame, Indiana
Conference	Independent
Division	NCAA Division I-A independent schools
All-time record	892–313–42 (.732)
Bowl record	17–18 (.486)
Playoff appearances	0
Claimed nat'l titles	11 (1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988)
Unclaimed nat'l titles	11 (1919, 1920, 1927, 1938, 1953, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1989, 1993, 2012)
Heisman winners	7
Consensus All-Americans	99
Current uniform
Colors	Gold[1] and Navy Blue
Fight song	Notre Dame Victory March
Mascot	Notre Dame Leprechaun
Marching band	Band of the Fighting Irish
Outfitter	Under Armour
Rivals	USC Trojans Navy Midshipmen Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans
Website	Official website

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the intercollegiate football team representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly. The team plays its home games at the campus's Notre Dame Stadium, with a capacity of 80,795. Notre Dame is one of three schools that compete as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level; however, they play five games a year against opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference, which Notre Dame is a member of in all other sports (except ice hockey).^[2]

One of the most iconic and successful programs in college sports, the Fighting Irish hold the highest winning percentage among college football programs^[3] and have 13 national championships recognized by the NCAA, second out of all FBS schools in the NCAA era.^[4] A record seven Notre Dame players have won the Heisman trophy, and the program has produced 97 consensus All-Americans, 33 unanimous All-Americans, and 50 members of the College Football Hall of Fame, all NCAA records.^[5] With 486 players selected, Notre Dame is second to USC in the number of players chosen by NFL teams in the draft.^[6]

All Notre Dame home games are televised on Notre Dame Football on NBC since 1991. Notre Dame is the only individual school to have its own national television contract,^[7][8] was the only independent program to be part of the Bowl Championship Series coalition and its guaranteed payout, and has one of the largest, most widespread fanbases in college football. These factors help make Notre Dame one of the most financially valuable football programs in the country, allowing them to remain independent of a conference.^[9][10]

History

Early history (1887–1917)

Football did not have an auspicious beginning at the University of Notre Dame. In their inaugural game on November 23, 1887 the Irish lost to Michigan by a score of 8–0. Their first win came in the final game of the 1888 season when the Irish defeated Harvard Prep by a score of 20–0. At the end of the 1888 season they had a record of 1–3 with all three losses being at the hands of Michigan by a combined score of 43–9. Between 1887 and 1899 Notre Dame compiled a record of 31 wins, 15 losses, and four ties against a diverse variety of opponents ranging from local high school teams to other universities.

Notre Dame continued its success near the turn of the century and achieved their first victory over Michigan in 1909 by the score of 11–3 after which Michigan refused to play Notre Dame again for 33 years. By the end of the 1912 season they had amassed a record of 108 wins, 31 losses, and 13 ties.

Jesse Harper became head coach in 1913 and remained so until he retired in 1917. During his tenure the Irish began playing only intercollegiate games and posted a record of 34 wins, five losses, and one tie. This period would also mark the beginning of the rivalry with Army and the continuation of rivalries with Michigan State.

In 1913, Notre Dame burst into the national consciousness and helped to transform the collegiate game in a single contest. In an effort to gain respect for a regionally successful but small-time Midwestern football program, Harper scheduled games in his first season with national powerhouses Texas, Penn State, and Army. On November 1, 1913, the Notre Dame squad stunned the Black Knights of the Hudson 35–13 in a game played at West Point. Led by quarterback Charles "Gus" Dorais and end (soon to be legendary coach) Knute Rockne, the Notre Dame team attacked the Cadets with an offense that featured both the expected powerful running game but also long and accurate downfield forward passes from Dorais to Rockne. This game has been miscredited as the invention of the forward pass. Prior to this contest, receivers would come to a full-stop and wait on the ball to come to them, but in this contest, Dorais threw to Rockne in stride, changing the forward pass from a seldom-used play into the dominant ball-moving strategy that it is today.

Knute Rockne era (1918–1930)

Knute Rockne became head coach in 1918. Under Rockne, the Irish would post a record of 105 wins, 12 losses, and five ties. During his 13 years the Irish won three national championships, had five undefeated seasons, won the Rose Bowl in 1925, and produced players such as George Gipp and the "Four Horsemen". Knute Rockne has the highest winning percentage (.881) in NCAA Division I/FBS football history. Rockne's offenses employed the Notre Dame Box and his defenses ran a 7–2–2 scheme.

Among the events that occurred during Rockne’s tenure none may be more famous than the Rockne’s Win one for the Gipper speech. George "the Gipper" Gipp was a consensus All-American player on Rockne’s earlier teams who died of strep throat in 1920. Army came into the 1928 matchup undefeated and was the clear favorite. Notre Dame, on the other hand, was having their worst season under Rockne’s leadership and entered the game with a 4–2 record. At the end of the half Army was leading and looked to be in command of the game. Rockne entered the locker room and gave his account of Gipp’s final words: "I've got to go, Rock. It's all right. I'm not afraid. Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it, when things are going wrong and the breaks are beating the boys, tell them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper. I don't know where I'll be then, Rock. But I'll know about it, and I'll be happy." The speech inspired the team and they went on to upset Army and win the game 12–6.

The last game Rockne coached was on December 14, 1930 when he led a group of Notre Dame all-stars against the New York Giants in New York City. The game^[11] raised funds for the Mayor's Relief Committee for the Unemployed and Needy of the city. 50,000 fans turned out to see the reunited "Four Horsemen" along with players from Rockne's other championship teams take the field against the pros.^[12]

Rockne, aged 43, died in the plane crash of TWA Flight 599 in Kansas on March 31, 1931, while on his way to help in the production of the film The Spirit of Notre Dame. The crash site, located in a remote expanse of Kansas known as the Flint Hills, now features a Rockne Memorial.^[13] As Notre Dame's head coach from 1918 to 1930, Rockne posted what has remained for decades the all-time highest winning percentage (.881) for a football coach in the NCAA's flagship FBS division. During his 13-year tenure as head coach of the Fighting Irish, Rockne collected 105 victories, 12 losses, 5 ties and 3 national championships. Rockne also coached Notre Dame to 5 undefeated seasons without a tie.

Anderson and Layden (1931–1940)

Through game broadcasts during the Golden Age of Radio, Notre Dame football gained a nationwide following of "subway alumni", Catholics who became fans whether or not they attended the university.^[14] Heartley "Hunk" Anderson took the helm of the Irish leading them to a record of 16 wins, nine losses, and two ties. Anderson was a former Irish player under Rockne and was serving as an assistant coach at the time of Rockne's death. Anderson resigned as Irish head coach in 1934 and was replaced by Elmer Layden, who was one of Rockne’s "Four Horsemen" in the 1920s. After graduating, Layden played professional football for one year and then began a coaching career. The Irish posted a record of 47 wins, 13 losses, and three ties in seven years under Layden, the most successful record of a Notre Dame coach not to win a national championship. He left Notre Dame after the 1940 season to become Commissioner of the National Football League.

Frank Leahy era (1941–1953)

Frank Leahy was hired by Notre Dame to take over for Layden in 1941, and was another former Irish player who played during the Rockne era. After graduating from Notre Dame, Leahy held several coaching positions, including line coach of the "Seven Blocks of Granite" of Fordham University that helped that team win all but two of their games between 1935 and 1937. He then coached the Boston College Eagles to a win in the 1941 Sugar Bowl and a share of the national championship. His move to Notre Dame began a new period of gridiron success for the Irish, and ensured Leahy's place among the winningest coaches in the history of college football.^[15]

Leahy coached the team for 11 seasons, from 1941 to 1943 and 1946 to 1953. He has the second highest winning percentage (.864) of any college coach in history.^[15] He led the Irish to a record of 87 wins, 11 losses, and nine ties including 39 games without a loss (37–0–2),^[15] four national championships,^[15] and six undefeated seasons. A fifth national championship was lost because of a tie in 1953 against Iowa, in a game that caused a minor scandal at the time, when it appeared that some Irish players had faked injuries to stop the clock. Leahy retired in 1954 reportedly due to health reasons. Perhaps the best example of this occurred during the Georgia Tech game in 1953. Leahy fell ill during the game, which led to him collapsing during halftime. The situation was so dire that a priest was called in to give Leahy the last rites. However, Leahy recovered, and the consequent diagnosis was that he was suffering from nervous tension and pancreatits.^[16]

From 1944 to 1945, Leahy served in the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged as a Captain. Edward McKeever, Leahy's assistant coach, became interim head coach when Leahy left for the Navy. During his one year at the helm the Irish managed 8 wins and 2 losses. McKeever left Notre Dame in 1945 to take over as head coach of Cornell University. He was replaced by Hugh Devore for the 1945 season who led the Irish to a 7–2–1 record.

Terry Brennan era (1954–1958)

The departure of Leahy ushered in a downward slope in Notre Dame’s performance, referred to in various circles as a period of de-emphasis. Terry Brennan was hired as the Notre Dame head coach in 1954 and would stay until 1958. He departed with a total of 32 wins and 18 losses. But note: the 32 wins included 17 in 1954 and 1955. From 1956 to 1958 his record was 15–15. Brennan was a former player under Leahy and before joining the Irish had coached the Mount Carmel High School team in Chicago and later the freshman squad at Notre Dame. His first two seasons the Irish were ranked fourth and ninth respectively. It was the 1956 season that began to darken his reputation, for it became one of the most dismal in the team’s history and saw them finish the season with a mere two wins, including losses to Michigan State, Oklahoma, and Iowa. One bright spot in the 1956 season was the awarding of the Heisman Trophy to Paul Hornung, who would go on to a legendary NFL career with the Green Bay Packers. To date, Hornung is the only Heisman winner to win the award while playing for a team that had a losing record. The Irish would recover the following season, posting a record of 7–3 and including in their wins a stunning upset of Oklahoma, in Norman, that ended the Sooners' still-standing record of 47 consecutive wins. In Brennan’s final season, though, the Irish finished 6–4. Brennan was fired in mid-December. Brennan's tenure can only be properly framed with the understanding that in a time of zero scholarship limitations in college football, Notre Dame's administration inexplicably began a process of deemphasizing football, severely cutting scholarships and hindering Brennan from building a roster of any meaningful depth.

Kuharich and Devore (1959–1963)

Joe Kuharich took over for Brennan in 1959, and during his 4-year tenure as coach the Irish finished 17–23, never finishing better than .500 in a season. Hugh Devore once again filled in the gap between coaches and led the Irish to a 2–7 record in 1963.

Ara Parseghian era (1964–1974)

Ara Parseghian was a former college football player for the Miami University Redskins until 1947 and became their assistant coach in 1950 and head coach in 1951, after a two-year stint playing for the Cleveland Browns. In 1956 he moved to Northwestern University, where he stayed for eight years.

In 1964, Parseghian was hired to replace Devore as head football coach and immediately brought the team back to a level of success comparable only to Rockne and Leahy in Irish football history. These three coaches have an 80% or greater winning percentage while at Notre Dame – Rockne at .881, Leahy at .864, and Parseghian at .836. Parseghian's teams never won fewer than seven nor lost more than two games during the ten game regular seasons of the era.

In his first year the Irish improved their record to 9–1, earning Parseghian coach of the year honors from the American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers Association, and The Sporting News, as well as several others, and a cover story in Time magazine. Parseghian was also named coach of the year by several selectors in his national championship years of 1966 and 1973 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980. It was under Parseghian as well that Notre Dame lifted its 40-plus year-old "no bowl games" policy, beginning with the season of 1969, after which the Irish played the #1 Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl Classic, losing in the final minutes in a closely contested game. The following year, Parseghian's 9–1 squad ended Texas' Southwest Conference record 30-game winning streak in the 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic.

During his eleven-year career, the Irish amassed a record of 95–17–4 and captured two national championships as well as the MacArthur Bowl in 1964. The Irish also had two undefeated seasons in 1966 and 1973, had three major bowl wins in five appearances, and produced one Heisman Trophy winner. In 1971, Cliff Brown became the first African-American quarterback to start a game for the program. Parseghian was forced to retire after the 1974 season for medical reasons.

Dan Devine era (1975–1980)

Dan Devine was hired to take over as head coach upon Parseghian's resignation in 1975. Devine was already a highly successful coach and had led Arizona State, Missouri, and the Green Bay Packers. Devine had been a leading candidate for the head coaching job at Notre Dame in 1964, when Ara Parseghian was hired. When approached for the job following Parseghian's resignation, Devine accepted immediately, joking that it was probably the shortest job interview in history. When he arrived at Notre Dame he already had a college coaching record of 120 wins, 40 losses, and eight ties and had led his teams to victory in four bowl games. At Notre Dame he would lead the Irish to 53 wins, 16 losses, and a tie as well as three bowl victories.

His lasting achievement came midway through this run, when Notre Dame won the 1977 national championship, led by junior quarterback Joe Montana. The championship season climaxed with a 38–10 win in the 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic over previously top-ranked Texas, led by Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell. The win vaulted the Irish from fifth to first in the polls. Earlier in the season, before the annual game against USC, played at home on October 22, Devine changed the team's jerseys from navy blue & white to kelly green & gold, later known as the "green jersey game" resulting in a 49–19 victory over the Trojans. The Irish continued to wear green for the rest of Devine's tenure at the school.

Gerry Faust era (1981–1985)

Gerry Faust was hired to replace Devine for the 1981 season. Prior to Notre Dame, Faust had been one of the more successful high school football coaches in the country. As coach of Moeller High School in Cincinnati he amassed a 174–17–2 record. Despite his success in the high school ranks, his success at Notre Dame was mixed and his record mediocre at best. In his first season the Irish finished 5–6. The most successful years under Faust were the 1983 and 1984 campaigns where the Irish finished 7–5 and made trips to the Liberty Bowl and Aloha Bowl respectively. His final record at Notre Dame was 30–26–1. Faust resigned at the end of the 1985 season (following fan cries of "Oust Faust") to take over as head coach for the University of Akron.

Lou Holtz era (1986–1996)

Lou Holtz had 17 years of coaching experience by the time he was hired to lead the Irish. He had previously been head coach of William & Mary, North Carolina State, the New York Jets, Arkansas, and Minnesota. Holtz began in 1986 where his predecessor left off in 1985, finishing with an identical record of 5 wins and 6 losses. However, unlike the 1985 squad, which was generally outcoached and outplayed, Holtz's 1986 edition was competitive in nearly every game, losing five out of those six games by a combined total of 14 points. That would be his only losing season as he posted a record of 95–24–2 over the next ten seasons adding up to a 100–30–2 docket overall.^[17]

In contrast to Faust, Holtz was well known as a master motivator and a strict disciplinarian. He displayed the latter trait in spades when two of his top contributing players showed up late for dinner right before the then top-ranked Irish played second-ranked USC in the final regular season game of 1988. In a controversial move, coach Lou Holtz took his 10–0 Irish squad to Los Angeles without stars Ricky Watters and Tony Brooks, who he suspended for disciplinary reasons.^[18] This was not the first time these players had gotten into trouble and the players had been warned there would be serious consequences if it happened again. His move was vindicated when the Irish defeated USC anyway.^[18]

Holtz was named national coach of the year (Paul "Bear" Bryant Award) in 1988, the same season he took Notre Dame to an upset of #1 Miami in the Catholics vs. Convicts series and a win over #3 West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl, thus capturing the national championship. His 1989 and 1993 squads narrowly missed repeating the feat. Overall, he took Notre Dame to one undefeated season, nine consecutive New Year’s Day bowl games, and top 10 finishes in the AP poll in five seasons.^[19] Holtz retired from Notre Dame in 1996.

Bob Davie era (1997–2001)

Bob Davie, who had been Holtz's defensive coordinator from 1994 to 1996, was promoted to head coach when Holtz retired.^[20] One of his first major decisions was to fire long-time offensive line coach Joe Moore, who then successfully sued the university for age discrimination.^[21] On Davie's watch, the team suffered three bowl game losses (1997 Independence Bowl, 1999 Gator Bowl, and 2001 Fiesta Bowl), and it failed to qualify for a bowl game in two others (1999 and 2001). The highlight of Davie's tenure was a 36–20 upset win in 1998 over #5 Michigan, the defending national champion. Davie also posted a 25–24 home victory over USC in 1999. Davie nearly defeated top ranked Nebraska in 2000, with the Irish comeback bid falling short in overtime 27–24. The aforementioned 2001 Fiesta Bowl was Notre Dame's first invitation to the Bowl Championship Series. The Irish lost by 32 points to Oregon State, but would finish #15 in the AP Poll, Davie's highest ranking as head coach. The 2001 squad was awarded the American Football Coaches Association Achievement Award for its 100% graduation rate.

On December 17, 1999, Notre Dame was placed on probation by the NCAA for the only time in its history. The association's Committee on Infractions found two series of violations. The New York Times reported "the main one involved the actions of a booster, Kimberly Dunbar, who lavished gifts on football players with money she later pleaded guilty to embezzling." In the second series of events, a football player was accused of trying to sell several complimentary game tickets and of using others as repayment of a loan. The player was also said "to have been romantically involved with a woman (not Dunbar), a part-time tutor at the university, who wrote a term paper for another player for a small fee and provided players with meals, lodging and gifts." The Dunbar violation began while Lou Holtz was head coach: "According to the NCAA committee report, Dunbar, the woman at the center of the more serious violations, had become romantically involved with several Notre Dame football players from June 1995 to January 1998 and had a child with one, Jarvis Edison." Notre Dame was placed on probation for two years and lost one of its 85 football scholarships each year in what the Times termed "minor" penalties.^[22]

Following the 1998 season, the team fell into a pattern of frustrating inconsistency, alternating between successful and mediocre seasons. Despite Davie's rocky tenure, new athletic director Kevin White gave the coach a contract extension following the Fiesta Bowl-capped 2000 season, then saw the team start 0–3 in 2001 – the first such start in school history. Disappointed by the on-field results, coupled with the Joe Moore and Kim Dunbar scandals, the administration decided to dismiss Davie. His final record at Notre Dame was 35–25.

George O'Leary controversy

On December 9, 2001, Notre Dame hired George O'Leary away from Georgia Tech. to replace Davie.^[23] However, New Hampshire Union Leader reporter Jim Fennell – while researching a "local boy done good" story on O'Leary – uncovered misrepresentations in O'Leary's resume that had influenced the administration's decision to hire him.^[24] The resulting media scandal embarrassed Notre Dame officials, and tainted O'Leary; he resigned five days later, before coaching a single practice, recruiting a single player, or hiring a single assistant coach.^[25] O'Leary's tenure is the shortest of any head coach in FBS history.^[26] O'Leary would go on to become the head football coach at UCF.^[27]

Tyrone Willingham era (2002–2004)

Once again in need of a new head coach, the school turned to Tyrone Willingham, the head coach at Stanford.^[28] Bringing a feeling of change and excitement to campus, Willingham led the 2002 squad to a 10–2 regular season record, including an 8–0 start with wins over #7 Michigan and #11 Florida State, and a #4 ranking. This great early start, however, would be the lone highlight of Willingham's tenure, as Notre Dame finished the year with a heart-breaking loss to Boston College, then lopsided losses to USC and North Carolina State (in the Gator Bowl). The program faltered over the next two seasons under Willingham, compiling an 11–12 record. During this time, Notre Dame lost a game by at least 30 points on five occasions. Furthermore, Willingham's 2004 recruiting class was judged by analysts to be the worst at Notre Dame in more than two decades.^[29] Citing Notre Dame's third consecutive four-touchdown loss to arch-rival USC compounded by another year of sub-par recruiting efforts, the Willingham era ended on November 30, 2004 (after the conclusion of the 2004 season) when the university chose to terminate him and pay out the remainder of Willingham's six-year contract.

Charlie Weis era (2005–2009)

Charlie Weis left the New England Patriots, where he served as offensive coordinator, to became head football coach for the Irish beginning with the 2005 season.^[30] In his inaugural season he led Notre Dame to a record of 9–3, including an appearance in the Fiesta Bowl, where they were defeated by the Ohio State Buckeyes 34–20. Weis's impact was apparent when, in the first half of the first game (against Pittsburgh), Notre Dame had gained more offensive yards than it had in five games combined, during the previous season. Quarterback Brady Quinn would go on to break numerous team passing records that season and rise to the national spotlight, by holding 35 Notre Dame records as well as becoming a top Heisman contender. Weis and the Irish went into the 2006 season with a #2 preseason ranking in the ESPN/Coaches Poll. They finished the regular season with a 10–2 record, losing only to Michigan and USC. Notre Dame accepted a bid to the 2007 Sugar Bowl, losing to LSU 41–14. This marked their ninth consecutive post-season loss, the longest drought in NCAA history. As a result, Notre Dame dropped to #17 in the final rankings.

In the wake of a graduating class that sent eleven players to the NFL,^[31] the 2007 season (3–9) included various negative milestones: the most losses in a single year (9);^[32] two of the ten worst losses ever (38–0 losses to both Michigan and USC); and the first 6-game losing streak for home games. The Naval Academy recorded their first win over the Irish since 1963, breaking the NCAA-record 43-game streak.

In 2008, the Irish started 4–1, but completed the regular season with a 6–6 record, including a 24–23 home loss to Syracuse, the first time that Notre Dame had fallen to an eight-loss team. Despite speculation the university might fire Weis, it was announced he would remain head coach.^[33] Weis's Notre Dame squad ended the season breaking the Irish's NCAA record nine-game bowl losing streak by beating Hawaii, 49–21, in the Hawaii Bowl.^[34] Charlie Weis entered the 2009 season with the expectation from the Notre Dame administration that his team would be in position to compete for a BCS Bowl berth.^[35] Notre Dame started the first part of the season 4–2, with close losses to Michigan and USC. Many of their wins were also close, aside from a 35–0 victory over Nevada and a 40–14 thrashing of Washington State. Sitting at 6–2, however, Notre Dame lost a close game at Notre Dame Stadium to an unranked Navy team, 23–21.^[35] This loss was the second to Navy in the last three years. Weis was fired on November 30, 2009, exactly five years after his predecessor.^[36]

Brian Kelly era (2010–present)

Brian Kelly became the 31st head coach of the Fighting Irish on December 10, 2009, after coaching Cincinnati to a 12–0 record and BCS bowl-game berth.^[37] In his first season, Kelly led the Fighting Irish to an 8–5 record. Tragedy struck early in the season when Declan Sullivan, a junior working for the athletic department, died while filming a practice on a scissor lift in dangerously high winds. Dayne Crist started the season at quarterback but was injured for a second consecutive year, this time in the Tulsa game. Kelly turned to freshman quarterback Tommy Rees, who led the Irish to victories in the last three games against #14 Utah, Army in Yankee Stadium, and breaking an eight-year losing streak to USC in the LA Coliseum.^[38] Kelly guided the Irish to a 33–17 win over Miami (FL) in the 2010 Sun Bowl to finish 2010 with an 8–5 record.^[39][40] With senior wide out Michael Floyd returning for his senior season and an outstanding recruiting class that included several highly touted defensive linemen, Kelly and the Irish looked to improve on their 8–5 record from the prior year. However, an early season upset to a Skip Holtz-led South Florida team, and a last second loss to Michigan in Ann Arbor left the Irish at 0–2 to start the season. The Irish bounced back to beat #15 Michigan State and had two 4-game winning-streaks, with the only loss during that stretch coming at the hands of the USC Trojans. The Irish also broke Navy's 2-game winning streak over Notre Dame (2009–10). Notre Dame finished the season with an 8–4 record but lost 18 – 14 to Florida State in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl,^[41][42] concluding the 2011 campaign with and 8–5 record overall, identical to the 2010 season. In the team's losses, multiple turnovers from the quarterback position were often the culprit, and as a whole turnovers at critical times in the game often derailed potential Irish comebacks.

On September 12, 2012, Notre Dame announced that it would leave the Big East Conference for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), excluding the football and hockey programs. This move became official on July 1, 2013, in time for the fall sports to compete within the ACC conference. While the Fighting Irish football team will remain an FBS independent, it has agreed to play five games per season against ACC teams starting with the 2014 football season, as the schedule allows. In return, Notre Dame will become eligible to participate in the ACC's sub-BCS level bowl arrangements.^[43]

On November 18, 2012, Notre Dame was ranked #1 in the nation in both the AP and Coaches' polls after reaching 11–0 during the regular season for the first time since 1993, also ranking #1 in the BCS standings for the first time in the 14-year history of the selection system. After defeating the University of Southern California Trojans on November 24, 2012, Notre Dame concluded its first 12–0 regular season, and on December 2, 2012 the Irish were formally named to appear in the BCS National Championship Game for the first time in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game. In that game, on January 7, 2013, the Irish lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide 42–14.^[44]

Coming off the previous year's title appearance, the Fighting Irish were dealt a blow when 2012 starting quarterback, Everett Golson, was suspended from the University due to an academic violation. Senior Tommy Rees then took over. Notre Dame's 2013 season ended with a record of 9–4 and a victory over Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl.^[45] Notre Dame finished #20 in the AP poll.^[46]

The 2014 season started off with 6 straight victories and a #5 ranking heading into a showdown with #2 ranked Florida State. FSU won that game 31–27, on a controversial offensive pass interference call that brought back a last second Notre Dame touchdown.^[47] The Fighting Irish bounced back with a win against Navy before dropping their final 4 games of the season. They did win the Music City Bowl by defeating the LSU Tigers and finished the season at an 8–5 record.^[47]

Championships and distinctions

National championships

• Notre Dame has won eight wire service (AP or Coaches') national championships, second most ever in the post-1936 poll era.^[48]

• Notre Dame claims national championships in an additional three seasons before the major poll era, for a total of 11. Notre Dame, however, is often credited with 13 consensus national championships in total. The 1938 and 1953 seasons are part of the reason for the discrepancy. In the 1938 season, 8–1 Notre Dame was awarded the national championship by the Dickinson System, while Texas Christian (which finished 11–0) was awarded the championship by the Associated Press. In the 1953 season, an undefeated Notre Dame team (9–0–1) was named national champion by every major selector except the AP and UPI (Coaches') polls, where the Irish finished second in both to 10–1 Maryland. As Notre Dame has a policy of only recognizing AP and Coaches' Poll national championships post-1936, the school does not officially recognize the 1938 and 1953 national championships.^[19][49]
• The NCAA does not list 1938 and 1953 but does recognize 1919 and 1964, making Notre Dame a national champion selection in thirteen seasons: 1919, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988.^[50]
• Notre Dame has been voted national champion by at least one selector in an additional nine seasons: 1920, 1927, 1938, 1953, 1967, 1970, 1989, 1993,^{[51] [52]}

The following is a list of Notre Dame's 11 claimed national championships:

Year	Coach	Selector	Record	Bowl
1924	Knute Rockne	Helms, CFRA, NCF	10–0	Won Rose
1929	Knute Rockne	Helms, CFRA, NCF	9–0	–
1930	Knute Rockne	Helms, CFRA, NCF	10–0	–
1943	Frank Leahy	AP	9–1	–
1946	Frank Leahy	AP	8–0–1	–
1947	Frank Leahy	AP	9–0	–
1949	Frank Leahy	AP	10–0	–
1966	Ara Parseghian	AP, Coaches'	9–0–1	–
1973	Ara Parseghian	AP	11–0	Won Sugar
1977	Dan Devine	AP, Coaches'	11–1	Won Cotton
1988	Lou Holtz	AP, Coaches'	12–0	Won Fiesta
National Championships			11

Appearances in the final Associated Press Poll

Notre Dame has made 715 appearances in the Associated Press poll over 71 seasons. Notre Dame has spent 496 weeks in the Top 10, 277 weeks in the Top 5, and 95 weeks at #1.^[53] Notre Dame has finished the year ranked in the final Associated Press poll of the season 49 times:

Year Ranking Record 1936 8 6–2 1937 9 6–2–1 1938 5 8–1 1939 13 7–2 1941 3 8–0–1 1942 6 7–2–1 1943 1 9–1 1944 9 8–2 1945 9 7–2–1 1946 1 8–0–1

Year Ranking Record 1947 1 9–0 1948 2 9–0 1949 1 9–0 1952 3 7–2–1 1953 2 8–0–1 1954 4 8–1 1955 9 8–2 1957 10 6–3 1958 17 6–4 1959 17 5–5

Year Ranking Record 1964 3 9–1 1965 9 7–2–1 1966 1 9–0–1 1967 5 8–2 1968 5 7–2–1 1969 5 8–2–1 1970 2 10–1 1971 13 8–2 1972 14 8–3 1973 1 11–0

Year Ranking Record 1974 6 10–2 1976 12 9–3 1977 1 11–1 1978 7 9–3 1980 9 9–2–1 1987 17 8–4 1988 1 12–0 1989 2 12–1 1990 6 9–3 1991 13 10–3

Year Ranking Record 1992 4 10–1–1 1993 2 11–1 1995 11 9–3 1996 19 8–3 1998 22 9–3 2000 15 9–3 2002 17 10–3 2005 9 9–3 2006 17 10–3 2012 4 12–1

Year Ranking Record 2013 20 9–4 2015 11 10–3 ---- -- 0-0 ---- -- 0–0 ---- -- 0–0 ---- -- 0–0 ---- -- 0–0 ---- -- 0–0 ---- -- 0–0 ---- -- 0–0

Distinctions

• As of 2014, Notre Dame has the highest winning percentage in NCAA Division I-A (FBS) history (.734) (.735) (minimum 100+ years playing football).^{[17][54][55][56]}
• As of 2014, Notre Dame has produced the most players drafted into the National Football League of any program in the country. As of the 2015 NFL draft, 487 players have been drafted.^[57]
• As of 2014, Notre Dame is second in wins among Division I-A/FBS programs (874), trailing Michigan (910).^[56]
• As of 2014, Notre Dame has the fewest losses of any NCAA Division I program (304) that has been playing football for 100+ years.^[58]
• As of 2014, Notre Dame has 106 winning seasons in 126 years of football, and only 13 losing seasons.^[54]
• The football program has the most individual Heisman Trophy winners at seven (Ohio State has seven Heisman Trophies that were won by six players).
• As of 2014, Notre Dame has produced more 1st Team All-Americans (188), consensus All-Americans (81 players on 97 selections) and unanimous All-Americans (33) in football than any other college program.^[5][59]
• Notre Dame is represented by 48 players and coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame, the most of any university.^[60][61]
• 12 former players are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, tied with USC.
• Helped by its status as a highly regarded academic institution (ranked 19th by U.S. News & World Report),^[62] Notre Dame is second only to Nebraska in Academic All-Americans (43).
• Since 1962, Notre Dame has graduated 98.74% of its football players in four years. As of 2006, only 13 football players in this time have left Notre Dame without finishing their degree requirements. Also of note is the 90% graduation rate of ND's African American players (only Navy and Boston College have higher African American graduation rates).^[63]
• Notre Dame holds the NCAA record for Most consecutive wins over one opponent, beating the US Naval Academy (USNA) 43 times in a row before falling to them in 2007.^[64]
• The football program is also known for ending the Oklahoma Sooners' NCAA record winning streak of 47 games in 1957. Coincidentally, Oklahoma's 28–21 loss to Notre Dame to open the 1953 season was the last loss before the beginning of the streak.^[65]
• Notre Dame has had 13 undefeated seasons and 11 others with at most one loss or tie.
• Notre Dame is 3–3–1 in games where the national title winners from the previous two years have met in a regular season game. There have only been 13 of these games played in college football history. Notre Dame has played in 7 of the 13 games:
  • 1945 – Army def. Notre Dame 48–0
  • 1947 – Notre Dame def. Army 27–7
  • 1968 – Notre Dame tie USC 21–21
  • 1974 – USC def. Notre Dame 55–24
  • 1978 – Notre Dame def. Pitt 26–17
  • 1989 – Miami def. Notre Dame 27–10
  • 1990 – Notre Dame def. Miami 29–20
• Notre Dame is one of only three out of the current 124 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) teams to have never played a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) team since the divisions were created in 1978. The other two are UCLA and USC.^[66]
• Notre Dame is one of only two Catholic universities that field a team in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the other being Boston College.

Number one vs. number two

Notre Dame has participated in ten "#1 vs #2" matchups since the AP poll began in 1936.^[67] They have a record of 5–3–2 in such games, with a 4–1–1 record as the #1 team in such matchups. Here's a list of such games:

Date	#1 Team	#2 Team	Outcome
October 9, 1943	Notre Dame	Michigan	W 35–14
November 20, 1943	Notre Dame	Iowa Pre-Flight	W 14–13
November 10, 1945	Army	Notre Dame	L 48–0
November 9, 1946	Army	Notre Dame	T 0–0
November 19, 1966	Notre Dame	Michigan State	T 10–10
September 28, 1968	Purdue	Notre Dame	L 37–22
November 26, 1988	Notre Dame	Southern California	W 27–10
September 16, 1989	Notre Dame	Michigan	W 24–19
November 13, 1993	Florida State	Notre Dame	W 31–24
January 7, 2013	Notre Dame	Alabama	L 42–14

Historic games

Notre Dame has played in many regular season games that have been widely regarded by both the media^[68] and sports historians^[69] as historic or famous games. Notre Dame has played in many games labeled as "game of the century" games as well as several #1 vs #2 matchups,^[70] It has also participated in several games that ended record streaks in college football. The games listed are widely regarded as of historical importance to the game of college football and are written about by sports historians and make many sportswriters' lists.

• 1913 Notre Dame vs. Army ("The Forward Pass")^[71]
• 1935 Notre Dame vs. Ohio State ("Game of the Century")^[69][72][73]
• 1946 Army vs. Notre Dame ("Game of the Century")^[74]
• 1957 Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma (End of Oklahoma's NCAA record 47 game win streak)^[65][75]
• 1966 Notre Dame vs. Michigan St. ("Game of the Century")^[76][77]
• 1988 Miami vs. Notre Dame (Catholics vs. Convicts)^[69][78][79]
• 1993 Florida St. vs. Notre Dame ("Game of the Century")^[80]
• 2005 USC vs. Notre Dame ("Bush Push" game)^[68]
• 2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame (Navy ends 43-year losing streak to Notre Dame, the longest in NCAA history between annual opponents)^[81]

Notre Dame has also played in several bowl games considered by many sportswriters to be among the best bowl games played:^[82][83]

• 1970 Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Texas
• 1973 Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama^[69][77]
• 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Houston (Chicken soup game)^[69]

All-time records

Season records

Notre Dame's all-time record at the end of the 2013 season stands at 874 wins, 305 losses, and 42 ties. The winning percentage of .733 is First All-Time. Its 874 wins are third behind Michigan and Texas, while its 305 losses are the lowest of any college programs that have been playing football for 100 years or more.^[84]

Coaching records

Years	Coach	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
1887–89, 1892–93	None	5	7	4	1	.625
1894	J.L. Morison	1	3	1	1	.700
1895	H.G. Hadden	1	3	1	0	.750
1896–98	Frank E. Hering	3	12	6	1	.658
1899	James McWeeney	1	6	3	1	.650
1900–01	Pat O'Dea	2	14	4	2	.750
1902–03	James F. Faragher	2	14	2	2	.843
1904	Red Salmon	1	5	3	0	.625
1905	Henry J. McGlew	1	5	4	0	.556
1906–07	Thomas A. Barry	2	12	1	1	.893
1908	Victor M. Place	1	8	1	0	.889
1909–10	Shorty Longman	2	11	1	2	.857
1911–12	Jack Marks	2	13	0	2	.933
1913–17	Jesse Harper	5	34	5	1	.863
1918–30	Knute Rockne	13	105	12	5	.881
1931–33	Hunk Anderson	3	16	9	2	.630
1934–40	Elmer Layden	7	47	13	3	.770
1941–43, 1946–53	Frank Leahy	11	87	11	9	.855
1944	Ed McKeever	1	8	2	0	.800
1945, 1963	Hugh Devore	2	9	9	1	.500
1954–58	Terry Brennan	5	32	18	0	.640
1959–62	Joe Kuharich	4	17	23	0	.425
1964–74	Ara Parseghian	11	95	17	4	.836
1975–80	Dan Devine	6	53	16	1	.764
1981–85	Gerry Faust	5	30	26	1	.535
1986–96	Lou Holtz	11	100	30	2	.765
1997–01	Bob Davie	5	35	25	–	.583
2001*	George O'Leary	0	0	0	–	–
2002–04	Tyrone Willingham	3	21	15	–	.583
2004†	Kent Baer	0	0	1	–	.000
2005–09	Charlie Weis	5	35	27	–	.565
2010–Present	Brian Kelly	5	51	21	–	.708

Totals	Coaches	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
1887–2011	31	123	854	303	42	.712
* George O'Leary did not coach a single practice or game, resigning five days after being hired for misrepresenting his academic credentials.
† Kent Baer served as interim head coach for one game at the 2004 Insight Bowl after Tyrone Willingham was fired.

Bowl games

Notre Dame has made 35 Bowl appearances, winning 17 and losing 18.^[85] After an initial appearance in a postseason contest in the 1925 Rose Bowl, the Fighting Irish refused to participate in bowl games for more than four decades;^[86] writers like Dan Jenkins have speculated that Notre Dame might have gone to as many as twenty bowl games during the self-imposed forty-five year hiatus.^[86] It has played in the BCS National Championship Game (1 loss), Rose Bowl (1 win), the Cotton Bowl Classic (5 wins, 2 losses), the Orange Bowl (2 wins, 3 losses), the Sugar Bowl (2 wins, 2 losses), the Gator Bowl (1 win, 2 losses), the Liberty Bowl (1 win), the Aloha Bowl (1 loss), the Fiesta Bowl (1 win, 4 losses), the Independence Bowl (1 loss), the Insight Bowl (1 loss), Hawaii Bowl (1 win), the Sun Bowl (1 win) and the Pinstripe Bowl (1 win). From 1994 to the 2006 football seasons, Notre Dame lost 9 consecutive bowl games, tied with Northwestern University for the most in NCAA history. That streak ended with a 49–21 win over Hawaii in the 2008 Hawaii Bowl. In the process, Notre Dame scored its highest point total in post-season play. The record of 9 consecutive bowl losses was later tied by Northwestern in 2011, then that streak was snapped a year later.

Date	Bowl	W/L	Opponent	PF	PA
January 1, 1925	Rose Bowl	W	Stanford	27	10
January 1, 1970	Cotton Bowl Classic	L	#1 Texas	17	21
January 1, 1971	Cotton Bowl Classic	W	#1 Texas	24	11
January 1, 1973	Orange Bowl	L	#9 Nebraska	6	40
December 31, 1973	Sugar Bowl	W	#1 Alabama	24	23
January 1, 1975	Orange Bowl	W	#2 Alabama	13	11
December 27, 1976	Gator Bowl	W	#20 Penn State	20	9
January 2, 1978	Cotton Bowl Classic	W	#1 Texas	38	10
January 1, 1979	Cotton Bowl Classic	W	Houston	35	34
January 1, 1981	Sugar Bowl	L	#1 Georgia	10	17
December 29, 1983	Liberty Bowl	W	Boston College	19	18
December 29, 1984	Aloha Bowl	L	#10 SMU	20	27
January 1, 1988	Cotton Bowl Classic	L	Texas A&M	10	35
January 2, 1989	Fiesta Bowl	W	#3 West Virginia	34	21
January 1, 1990	Orange Bowl	W	Colorado	21	6
January 1, 1991	Orange Bowl	L	#1 Colorado	9	10
January 1, 1992	Sugar Bowl	W	#3 Florida	39	28
January 1, 1993	Cotton Bowl Classic	W	#3 Texas A&M	28	3
January 1, 1994	Cotton Bowl Classic	W	#6 Texas A&M	24	21
January 2, 1995	Fiesta Bowl	L	#5 Colorado	24	41
January 1, 1996	Orange Bowl	L	#8 Florida State	26	31
December 28, 1997	Independence Bowl	L	#15 LSU	9	27
January 1, 1999	Gator Bowl	L	#12 Georgia Tech	28	35
January 1, 2001	Fiesta Bowl	L	#5 Oregon State	9	41
January 1, 2003	Gator Bowl	L	#17 North Carolina State	6	28
December 28, 2004	Insight Bowl	L	Oregon State	21	38
January 2, 2006	Fiesta Bowl	L	#4 Ohio State	20	34
January 3, 2007	Sugar Bowl	L	#4 LSU	14	41
December 24, 2008	Hawaii Bowl	W	Hawaii	49	21
December 31, 2010	Sun Bowl	W	Miami (FL)	33	17
December 29, 2011	Champs Sports Bowl	L	#25 Florida State	14	18
January 7, 2013	BCS National Championship	L	#2 Alabama	14	42
December 28, 2013	Pinstripe Bowl	W	Rutgers	29	16
December 30, 2014	Music City Bowl	W	#23 LSU	31	28
January 1, 2016	Fiesta Bowl	L	#7 Ohio State	28	44
Total	35 bowl games	17–18		773	857

Shamrock Series

Since 2009, Notre Dame has hosted an annual off-site home football game known as the Shamrock Series. The series promotes Notre Dame's athletic and academic brand, and has brought the Fighting Irish to San Antonio, New York, Greater Washington, D.C., Chicago, Indianapolis, and the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

Prior to the 2012 season, Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick announced at a news conference of plans to continue the series through 2016. He confirmed after his news conference that New York is expected to fall in that rotation, and then continue to be the one consistently repeating venue for Shamrock Series games.

One of the unique aspects of the Shamrock Series is its inclusion of academic and other non-football activities in the area of that year's host city the days and hours leading up to the game, which include pep rallies, drummers’ circles, and academic lectures.^{[87][88][89][90]}

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 31, 2009	7:30 PM	vs. Washington State	#25	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	NBC	W 40–14	53,407
November 20, 2010	7:00 PM	vs. Army		Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY	NBC	W 27–3	54,251
November 12, 2011	7:30 PM	vs. Maryland		FedExField • Landover, MD	NBC	W 45–21	70,251
October 6, 2012	7:30 PM	vs. Miami (FL)	#10	Soldier Field • Chicago, IL	NBC	W 41–3	62,871
October 5, 2013	7:30 PM	vs. #22 Arizona State		AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	NBC	W 37–34	66,690
September 13, 2014	7:30 PM	vs. Purdue	#11	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN	NBC	W 30–14	56,832
November 21, 2015	7:30 PM	vs. Boston College	#5	Fenway Park • Boston, MA	NBCSN	W 19–16	38,686
November 12, 2016	7:30 PM	vs. Army		Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	NBC
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players and coaches

Heisman Trophy

Seven Notre Dame football players have won the Heisman Trophy, more than any other university (Ohio State has 7 trophies won by 6 players; USC has 6 trophies, following Reggie Bush's forfeit of the 2006 award due to NCAA violations).

Heisman Trophy Winners
Year	Name	Position
1943	Angelo Bertelli	QB
1947	Johnny Lujack	QB
1949	Leon Hart	End
1953	Johnny Lattner	HB
1956	Paul Hornung	OB
1964	John Huarte	QB
1987	Tim Brown	WR
Heisman Voting:[91] 1938 – Whitney Beinor, 9th 1943 – Angelo Bertelli, 1st, Creighton Miller, 4th, Jim White, 9th 1944 – Bob Kelly, 6th 1945 – Frank Dancewicz, 6th 1947 – Johnny Lujack, 1st 1949 – Leon Hart, 1st, Bob Williams, 5th, Emil Sitko, 8th 1950 – Bob Williams, 6th 1953 – Johnny Lattner, 1st 1954 – Ralph Guglielmi, 4th 1956 – Paul Hornung, 1st 1958 – Nick Pietrosante, 10th 1959 – Monty Stickles, 9th 1964 – John Huarte, 1st, Jack Snow, 5th 1965 – Bill Wolski, 11th 1966 – Nick Eddy, 3rd, Terry Hanratty, 6th 1967 – Terry Hanratty, 9th 1968 – Terry Hanratty, 3rd 1969 – Mike McCoy, 6th 1970 – Joe Theismann, 2nd 1971 – Walt Patulski, 9th 1974 – Tom Clements, 4th 1975 – Steve Niehaus, 12th 1977 – Ken MacAfee, 3rd, Ross Browner, 5th 1979 – Vagas Ferguson, 5th 1983 – Allen Pinkett, 16th 1985 – Allen Pinkett, 8th 1987 – Tim Brown, 1st 1989 – Tony Rice, 4th, Raghib Ismail, tie 10th 1990 – Raghib Ismail, 2nd 1992 – Reggie Brooks, 5th 2005 – Brady Quinn, 4th 2006 – Brady Quinn, 3rd 2009 – Golden Tate, 10th[92] 2012 – Manti Te'o, 2nd Other national award winners Maxwell Award Leon Hart – 1949[93] Johnny Lattner – 1952, 1953[93] Jim Lynch – 1966[93] Ross Browner – 1977[93] Brady Quinn – 2006[94] Manti Te'o – 2012 Walter Camp Award Ken MacAfee – 1977[95] Tim Brown – 1987[96] Raghib Ismail – 1990[96] Manti Te'o – 2012[96] Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Tony Rice – 1989[97] Brady Quinn – 2006[97] Sammy Baugh Trophy Terry Hanratty – 1967[98] Brady Quinn – 2005[98] Biletnikoff Award Golden Tate – 2009[99] John Mackey Award Tyler Eifert – 2012[100] Dick Butkus Award Manti Te'o – 2012[101][102] Jaylon Smith – 2015[103] Chuck Bednarik Award Manti Te'o – 2012 Lombardi Award Walt Patulski – 1971[104] Ross Browner – 1977[104] Chris Zorich – 1990[104] Aaron Taylor – 1993[104] Manti Te'o – 2012[104] Lott IMPACT Trophy Manti Te'o – 2012[105] Bronko Nagurski Trophy Manti Te'o – 2012[106] Outland Trophy George Connor – 1946[107] Bill Fischer – 1948[107] Ross Browner – 1976[107] AT&T ESPN All-America Player Brady Quinn – 2006[108] The Jim Parker Trophy Aaron Taylor – 1993 The Jack Tatum Trophy Bobby Taylor – 1994 Chic Harley Award Paul Hornung – 1956 The Kellen Moore Award Rick Mirer – 1992 Polynesian Player of the Year Award Ronnie Stanley – 2015[109] Coaching awards Paul "Bear" Bryant Award Ara Parseghian – 1964[110] Lou Holtz – 1988[110] Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award Ara Parseghian – 1964[111] Lou Holtz – 1988[111] Charlie Weis – 2005[111] Brian Kelly – 2012[112] Home Depot Coach of the Year Award Tyrone Willingham – 2002[113] Brian Kelly – 2012[114] Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award Brian Kelly – 2012[115] Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award Brian Kelly – 2012[116] Associated Press Coach of the Year Award Brian Kelly – 2012[117] Sporting News Coach of the Year Ara Parseghian – 1966 Lou Holtz – 1988 Brian Kelly – 2012 George Munger Award Tyrone Willingham – 2002 The Woody Hayes Trophy Lou Holtz – 1988 Broyles Award Bob Diaco – 2012[118] College Football Hall of Fame See also: College Football Hall of Fame 45 former Notre Dame players and 6 coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, located in Atlanta, Georgia.[119] Notre Dame leads all universities in players inducted. Name Position Year Inducted Hunk Anderson Guard 1974 Angelo Bertelli Quarterback 1972 Tim Brown Wide Receiver 2009 Ross Browner Defensive End 1999 Jack Cannon Guard 1965 Frank Carideo Quarterback 1954 Dave Casper Tight End 2012 George Connor Tackle 1963 Jim Crowley Halfback 1966 Zygmont Czarobski Tackle 1977 Dan Devine Coach 1985 Bob Dove End 2000 Ray Eichenlaub Fullback 1972 Bill Fischer Tackle/Guard 1983 Thom Gatewood End 2015 George Gipp Halfback 1951 Jerry Groom Center 1994 Ralph Guglielmi Quarterback 2001 Jesse Harper Coach 1994 Leon Hart End 1973 Frank "Nordy" Hoffman Guard 1978 Lou Holtz Coach 2008 Paul Hornung Quarterback 1985 John Huarte Quarterback 2005 Johnny Lattner Halfback 1979 Elmer Layden Fullback 1951 Frank Leahy Coach 1970 Johnny Lujack Quarterback 1960 Jim Lynch Linebacker 1992 Ken MacAfee Tight End 1997 Jim Martin End/Tackle 1995 Bert Metzger Guard 1982 Creighton Miller Halfback 1976 Don Miller Halfback 1970 Edgar Miller Tackle 1966 Fred Miller Tackle 1985 Wayne Millner End 1990 Alan Page Defensive End 1993 Ara Parseghian Coach 1980 Knute Rockne Coach 1951 Louis Salmon Fullback 1971 Marchy Schwartz Halfback 1974 Bill Shakespeare Halfback 1983 Emil "Red" Sitko Halfback/Fullback 1984 John "Clipper" Smith Guard 1975 Harry Stuhldreher Quarterback 1958 Joe Theismann Quarterback 2003 Adam Walsh Center 1968 Bob Williams Quarterback 1988 Tommy Yarr Center 1987 Chris Zorich Defensive Tackle 2007 Current roster Main article: 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Current coaching staff Name Position Brian Kelly Head Coach Mike Denbrock Associate Head Coach/Wide Receivers Mike Elston Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator Harry Hiestand Offensive Line Coach/ Running Game Coordinator Scott Booker Tight Ends/ Special Team Coordinator Brian VanGorder Defensive Coordinator Mike Sanford Jr. Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Autry Denson Running Backs Keith Gilmore Defensive Line Todd Lyght Defensive Backs Paul Longo Director of Football Strength and Conditioning Uniforms The team in their current home uniforms Notre Dame's home jersey is navy blue with white numerals, gold outlining, and a small interlocking "ND" logo on each sleeve. The away jersey is white with navy numerals, gold outlining, and the interlocking "ND" on the sleeves. In recent years, neither jersey included the player's name on the back, but names were included during the Dan Devine and Gerry Faust eras. However, for the Irish's Hawai'i Bowl appearance in 2008 vs. the University of Hawai'i, Notre Dame once again wore last names on their jerseys. Gold pants, with a small ND logo just below the left waist, are worn with both home and away jerseys. Former quarterback Brady Quinn in the current away uniform Notre Dame's helmets are solid gold with gray facemasks, the gold being emblematic of the University's famed "Golden Dome." Notre Dame's tradition for the team's student managers to spray-paint the team's helmets prior to each game ended in 2011 when the football equipment staff, along with Notre Dame Athletics Director Jack Swarbrick and head coach Brian Kelly outsourced the painting process to Hydro Graphics Inc. Over the years, Notre Dame has occasionally worn green instead of blue as its home jersey, sometimes adopting the jersey for an entire season – or more – at a time. Currently, Notre Dame reserves its green jerseys for "special" occasions. Often on such occasions, the Irish will take the field for warmups dressed in blue, only to switch to green when they go back to the locker room before kickoff. This tradition was started by Dan Devine in 1977 before the USC game. Notre Dame has also been known to switch jerseys at halftime, as during the 1985 USC game, and in the loss to Nile Kinnick-led Iowa in 1939, although this was to help avoid confusion between their navy uniforms and Iowa's black ones. The current design of the jersey is kelly green with gold numbers and white outlining. For the 2006 Army game, Coach Charlie Weis broke out the Green jerseys as a reward to his senior players, as well finally ending the string of losses by the Irish when wearing green. Notre Dame wore throwback green jerseys in 2007 against USC in honor of the 30th anniversary of the 1977 National Championship team.[120] On at least one occasion (1992 Sugar Bowl) Notre Dame has worn an away variant of the jersey: a white jersey with green numbers. Champion supplied football jerseys for The University of Notre Dame for over 50 years until they switched to Adidas in 2001. On July 1, 2014, the University of Notre Dame Athletic department will begin wearing uniforms and footwear supplied by Under Armour. Former tight end Tyler Eifert. During Gerry Faust's tenure (1981–85), Notre Dame's blue jerseys switched from the traditional navy to royal blue with gold and white stripes on the sleeves. The navy blue jerseys returned in 1984. No uniform numbers have been retired by Notre Dame. Upon being issued a number, each player is given a card which lists some of the more famous players who have worn that particular number. Number 3 is perhaps the most famous number in Irish football history, having been worn by Ralph Guglielmi, George Izo, Daryle Lamonica, Coley O'Brien, Joe Montana, Michael Floyd, Rick Mirer and Ron Powlus, among others.[121] Number 5 is also notable, as it is the only number to be worn by one of the Four Horsemen (Elmer Layden) a Heisman Trophy Winner (Paul Hornung) and a National Title winning Quarterback (Terry Hanratty).[121] Number 7 has been worn by such Irish greats as 1964 Heisman Trophy winner John Huarte, 1970 Heisman runner-up Joe Theismann, Steve Beuerlein, Jimmy Clausen and Jarious Jackson.[121] In 2011, both Michigan and Notre Dame wore throwback uniforms in their game against each other. For the Shamrock Series games Notre Dame and their outfitters have announced that the school will wear specially-designed helmets, jerseys, and pants. Facilities Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame Stadium on game day, with student section and band Main article: Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame Stadium is the home football stadium for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. Located on the southeast part of the university's campus in Notre Dame, Indiana and with a seating capacity of 80,795, Notre Dame Stadium is one of the most renowned venues in college football. The Sporting News ranks Notre Dame Stadium as # 2 on its list of "College Football Cathedrals".[122] With no JumboTron and just two modest scoreboards, the stadium experience evokes a more traditional feel. Notre Dame Stadium is used for football related activities and for Commencement (since 2010). Notre Dame Stadium had no permanent lighting until the expansion project in 1997. NBC paid for the lighting as they have televised all Notre Dame home football games since 1991. On April 12, 2014, it was announced during the annual Blue-Gold Spring Game that a FieldTurf synthetic surface would replace the grass field after the 2014 Commencement Weekend. In November 2014 the University of Notre Dame embarked on a $400 million stadium expansion called the Crossroads Campus Project. Three buildings will be attached to the west, east, and south sides of the stadium, and the seating capacity of the stadium will be effected slightly. The project is expected to be completed by August 2017. Cartier Field Main article: Cartier Field Cartier Field was the original playing field of the Fighting Irish. In 1930, it was replaced by Notre Dame Stadium, due to the growing popularity of ND football. Notre Dame's practice facility still bears the Cartier Field name. Most ND practices take place on Cartier Field. Guglielmino Athletics Complex Known by fans as "the Gug" (pronounced "goog"), the Guglielmino Athletics Complex is Notre Dame's brand new athletics complex. The Gug houses the new football offices, a brand new state-of-the-art weight room, and practice week locker rooms for the football team. The Gug is utilized by all Notre Dame athletes. The complex was underwritten by Don F. Guglielmino and his family. Rivalries Main article: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries The First Jeweled Shillelagh, awarded to the winner of the annual USC vs. Notre Dame game. Notre Dame has rivalries with several universities. Although the Fighting Irish competes as an Independent, they play a more national schedule and have frequently scheduled opponents. USC, Michigan, Michigan State, Pitt and Navy are among Notre Dame's oldest rivals. USC Main article: Notre Dame–USC football rivalry USC is Notre Dame's primary rival. The rivalry has produced more national titles, Heisman trophies, and All-Americans than any other. It is considered one of the most important rivalries in college football,[123] and is often called the greatest rivalry not dictated by conference, affiliation, or geography.[124] Other than during World War II, the teams have played each other since 1926. Notre Dame leads the series 46-36-5. Navy Main article: Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry Navy and Notre Dame have one of the longest continuous series in college football, having played 83 games without interruption since 1927. Notre Dame had a 43-game win streak during this time frame, the longest in Division 1-A football, which ended in 2007. Navy won three of four consecutive meetings in 2007, 2009, and 2010. Notre Dame has won in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Michigan Main article: Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry Michigan is considered Notre Dame's first and oldest rivalry, first meeting back in 1887, although the two teams did not play each other for many years. The series has been quite frequent in the near past since the rivalry was reunited beginning in 1978. It is heightened by the two schools' competition for all-time win percentage, which Notre Dame leads. The most recent meeting, in 2014, was won by Notre Dame 31–0 in South Bend. Michigan leads the all-time series 24–17–1, with 6 of the Wolverine victories coming before 1900.[125] This rivalry ended during the 2014 season, when Notre Dame shut out Michigan for the first time in the rivalry's history. Shortly before the 2012 game, the Associated Press reported that Notre Dame had exercised a three-year out clause in their series contract. This series was the first casualty of Notre Dame's future arrangement with the Atlantic Coast Conference, under which the Fighting Irish will play five games per season against ACC opponents once the school joins the ACC in all sports except for football and hockey in 2014.[126] Michigan State Main article: Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry The Michigan State Spartans are one of Notre Dame's most important rivals with the two teams playing for the Megaphone Trophy. Notre Dame holds an all-time 48–28–1 series winning margin. The one tie was the Game of the Century, one of the greatest college football games ever played.[127] The Spartans' 28 victories over Notre Dame are second-most of any school after USC. The Megaphone Trophy series record is 32–26–1 in favor of Notre Dame. Michigan State won the Megaphone Trophy in 2010 after beating the Irish 34–31 in East Lansing on an overtime fake field goal play known as "Little Giants". In 2011, the Irish reclaimed the trophy with a 31–13 victory in which they led all the way.[128] Game day traditions See also: Band of the Fighting Irish The band playing in a pre-game ceremony before a football game Due to its long and storied history, Notre Dame football boasts many traditions unique to Notre Dame. Some of these are: The tradition of having 23.9 karat gold in the helmet paint continues, with the painting process provided by Hydro Graphics, Inc. and no longer by student managers. The gold particles that are used on the helmet were collected from the re-gilding on the Notre Dame dome in 2007. During the 2011 season, however, a new helmet paint scheme was introduced; while retaining the basic gold helmet and grey facemask look, the "new" gold is much more reflective than the "old"; there have already been several variations of this new "gold chrome" look, including "brick" and "fish-scale" texturing.[77] Formerly, prior to the start of the game, the team attended Mass in semi-formal attire at the Sacred Heart Basilica. At the conclusion of Mass, fans formed a line that the team walked through from the chapel to the stadium, .[129] However, in 2011 the team changed its movements prior the game, instead taking buses back to The Gug for final meetings.[130] In 2013, Mass was moved to Friday night; as a result, the walk now originates from the Gug.[131] Team raising their helmets to the student section after a win (or loss) Coming out of the locker room, players slap the famous "Play Like a Champion Today" sign. Between the third and fourth quarters of home games, the Notre Dame Marching Band plays the finale to the 1812 Overture, as the crowd reacts with synchronized waving of arms, with their fingers in the shape of a "K" for Kelly. ("W" for both Weis and Willingham and "L" for Lou Holtz) Since 1961, Sergeant Tim McCarthy for the Indiana State Police has read out a driving safety announcement to the crowd during the fourth quarter. When Sergeant McCarthy begins his announcement, the crowd goes silent to hear his message, which invariably ends with a pun.[132] At the conclusion of every home game, the team turns to the student section to salute them by raising their helmets in the air. They do this after a win or after a loss.[129] Then, the band plays the Alma Mater, "Notre Dame, Our Mother". Those who stay link arms and sing the lyrics. Irish in the NFL Irish in the NFL NFL Draft Selections[17][133] Total selected: 485 First picks in draft: 5 1st Round: 63 NFL Achievements[134] In the Super Bowl: 49 Won the Super Bowl: 40 Hall of Famers: 13 Since the NFL began drafting players in 1936, 485 Notre Dame football players have been selected by NFL teams. Additionally, Notre Dame has had 63 players selected in the first round of the NFL draft, including five overall number one picks. Of the 46 Super Bowls competed, only 14 teams have won the event without an Irish player on the roster.[134] Looking at both participating team rosters, there have only been five Super Bowls that did not feature at least one former Notre Dame player on either team's roster – Denver vs. Atlanta, 1999; Dallas vs. Buffalo, 1994; Washington vs. Denver, 1988; Dallas vs. Denver, 1978; and Baltimore vs. Dallas, 1971.[134] Eleven former players have won multiple Super Bowls: Mark Bavaro, Rocky Bleier, Nick Buoniconti, Eric Dorsey, Dave Duerson, David Givens, Terry Hanratty, Bob Kuechenberg, Joe Montana, Steve Sylvester and Justin Tuck.[134] Pro Football Hall of Fame Thirteen former Notre Dame players/alumni have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, ranking it 1st of all College Football Programs.[135][136] 1963: Curly Lambeau – Green Bay Packers 1919–49 1963: John McNally* – Milwaukee Badgers 1925–1926, Duluth Eskimos 1926–1927, Pottsville Maroons 1928, Green Bay Packers 1929–1933, 1935–1936, Pittsburgh Pirates (Steelers) 1934, 1937–1938 1964: George Trafton – Chicago Bears 1920–32 1968: Wayne Millner – Boston and Washington Redskins 1936–41, 1945 1975: George Connor – Chicago Bears 1948–55 1986: Paul Hornung – Green Bay Packers 1957–62, 1964–66 1988: Alan Page – Minnesota Vikings 1967–78, Chicago Bears 1978–81 2000: Joe Montana – San Francisco 49ers 1979–92, Kansas City Chiefs 1993–94 2001: Nick Buoniconti – Boston Patriots 1962–68, Miami Dolphins 1969–74, 1976 2002: Dave Casper – Oakland Raiders 1974–80, Houston Oilers 1980–83, Minnesota Vikings 1983 2015: Jerome Bettis – Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams (1993–1995), Pittsburgh Steelers (1996–2005) 2015: Tim Brown – Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders (1988–2003), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004) *2016: [[Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.]] – Former San Francisco 49ers Owner, received B.A. from Notre Dame, inducted into Pro Hall of Fame in 2016 as a Contributor. *McNally graduated from St. John's (MN), but started his career at Notre Dame and is listed as a hall of famer under both schools in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[137] Current NFL players As of February 2015 Name Year Debuted Position Team George Atkinson III 2014 RB Oakland Raiders Robert Blanton 2012 S Minnesota Vikings Sergio Brown 2010 S Indianapolis Colts David Bruton 2009 S Denver Broncos John Carlson 2008 TE Arizona Cardinals Jimmy Clausen 2010 QB Chicago Bears Tyler Eifert 2013 TE Cincinnati Bengals Anthony Fasano 2006 TE Kansas City Chiefs Darius Fleming 2012 LB San Francisco 49ers Michael Floyd 2012 WR Arizona Cardinals Jonas Gray 2012 RB Miami Dolphins Ryan Harris 2007 OT Kansas City Chiefs Robert Hughes 2011 RB Arizona Cardinals J. J. Jansen 2008 LS Carolina Panthers TJ Jones 2014 WR Detroit Lions Kapron Lewis-Moore 2013 DE Baltimore Ravens Zack Martin 2014 OG Dallas Cowboys Zeke Motta 2013 S Atlanta Falcons Troy Niklas 2014 TE Arizona Cardinals Louis Nix III 2014 DT Houston Texans Theo Riddick 2013 RB Detroit Lions Trevor Robinson 2012 C San Diego Chargers Kyle Rudolph 2011 TE Minnesota Vikings Prince Shembo 2014 LB Atlanta Falcons Harrison Smith 2012 S Minnesota Vikings John Sullivan 2008 C Minnesota Vikings Golden Tate 2010 WR Detroit Lions Manti Te'o 2013 LB San Diego Chargers Justin Tuck 2005 DE Oakland Raiders Stephon Tuitt 2014 DE Pittsburgh Steelers Darrin Walls 2011 CB New York Jets Chris Watt 2014 C San Diego Chargers Ian Williams 2011 DT San Francisco 49ers Cierre Wood 2013 RB Buffalo Bills Sam Young 2010 OT Jacksonville Jaguars Media The Fighting Irish are unique among sports teams in the United States, as they are the only team, professional or college, to have all their games broadcast nationally on the radio, as well as the only team to have all of their home games broadcast nationally on television.[138] Notre Dame famously left the College Football Association, a consortium that administered television broadcast rights on behalf of over 64 schools, in 1990, in order to establish its own broadcasting deal with NBC. From 1968 to 2007, Westwood One served as the official radio partner for the Irish, broadcasting their games for 40 consecutive years.[139] Until the 2006 Air Force game, Notre Dame had a record 169 consecutive games broadcast nationally on either NBC, ABC, ESPN, or CBS.[140] The 2006 ND vs. Air Force game was broadcast on CSTV, a college sports channel owned by CBS who had an exclusive contract with the Mountain West Conference, of which Air Force is a member. Television Main article: Notre Dame Football on NBC NBC has been televising Notre Dame Home football games since the 1991 season.[7] The deal was considered to be a major coup for NBC, given the high popularity of Notre Dame football at the time. Notre Dame is the only FBS football team to have all of its home games televised exclusively by one television network. In addition to TV broadcasts, NBC also maintains several dedicated websites to ND football, and Notre Dame Central,[141] which provides complete coverage, full game replays and commentary of the Notre Dame team. NBC's television contract with Notre Dame was renewed in April 2013 and is set to continue through the 2025 football season.[142] Current broadcast team Doug Flutie (game analyst) Dan Hicks (play-by-play) Radio Radio rights to the Fighting Irish are currently held by IMG Sports, who began a 10-year deal with the team in 2008.[143] The new deal displaced its previous broadcast partner, Westwood One, who had broadcast Notre Dame football nationally on radio for 40 consecutive years (after taking over from the Mutual Radio Network). Notre Dame ended its relationship with Westwood One at the conclusion of the 2007 football season citing financial reasons.[139] Current broadcast team Don Criqui (play-by-play) – 1974–1976, 2006–current Allen Pinkett (color commentary) Jeff Jeffers (pre and post-game) Former commentators Tony Roberts (play-by-play) – 1980–2005 Tom Pagna (color commentary) Ralph Guglielmi Lindsey Nelson Future schedules Although the Notre Dame football program is not a full member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), it has an agreement to play an average of five ACC schools per season. In return Notre Dame has access to the non-College Football Playoff ACC bowl line-up.[144][145] Notre Dame currently utilizes a format of six home games in South Bend, five away games, and one major metropolitan area neutral site "Shamrock Series" home game for scheduling.[146] This includes preserving traditional yearly rivalries with USC, Stanford, and Navy,[147] five rotating ACC opponents (two away ACC games will coincide in even years with away games at Navy and three away ACC games will coincide in odd years with home games against Navy),[148] two home and home series (one home game and one away game), one one-time opponent home game, and the traveling "Shamrock Series" home game.[149][150] 2016 Date Time Opponent Site TV Result September 3 at Texas[151] Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX     September 10 Nevada[150] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     September 17 Michigan State[152] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     September 24 Duke[153] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     October 1 at Syracuse[154] MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ     October 8 at North Carolina State[153] Carter Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC     October 15 Stanford[155] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     October 29 Miami[156][157] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     November 5 11:30 AM at Navy[158][159] EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL CBS[160]     November 12 Night vs Army[150] Alamodome • San Antonio, TX NBC     November 19 Virginia Tech[153][161] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     November 26 at USC[162] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA     *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. The 2016 official schedule was released on December 20, 2013.[150] The "Shamrock Series" home game will be played at the Alamodome in San Antonio against Army. 2017 Date Time Opponent Site TV Result September 2 Temple[163] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     September 9 Georgia[164] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     September 16 at Boston College[165] Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA     September 23 at Michigan State[165] Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI     September 30 Miami (OH)[166] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     October 7 at North Carolina[165] Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC     October 14 or 21 USC[162] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     October 28 NC State[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     November 4 Wake Forest[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     November 11 at Miami[165] Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL     November 18 Navy[167][168] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     November 25 at Stanford[155] Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA     *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. TBA: One of the current home games will likely be modified into a "Shamrock Series" neutral site home game. 2018 Date Time Opponent Site TV Result September 8 Ball State[169] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     September 22 Syracuse[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     October Stanford[155] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     October 13 at Virginia Tech[165] Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA     October 20 Pittsburgh[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     October 27 at Navy[167][170][171] Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA     November 3 at Northwestern[165] Ryan Field • Evanston, IL     November 10 Florida State[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     November 17 at Wake Forest[165] BB&T Field • Winston Salem, NC     November 24 at USC[162] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA     *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. TBA: An additional 2 non-ACC home games will be scheduled. 2019 Date Time Opponent Site TV Result September 2 (Labor Day) at Louisville[165] Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY     September 14 New Mexico[172] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     September 21 at Georgia[164] Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA     September 28 Virginia[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     October USC[162] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     October 19 at Georgia Tech[165] Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA     November 2 Virginia Tech[162] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     November 9 at Duke[165] Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC     November 23 Boston College[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Navy[167] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA at Stanford[155] Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA     *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. TBA: An additional non-ACC home game will be scheduled. 2020 Date Time Opponent Site TV Result September 19 at Purdue[173] Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN     November 28 at USC[162] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA     TBA Stanford[147] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Clemson[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Duke[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Louisville[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA at Navy[167] TBA • TBA     TBA at Pittsburgh[165] Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA     TBA at Wake Forest[165] BB&T Field • Winston Salem, NC     *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. TBA: An additional 3 non-ACC home games will be scheduled. 2021 Date Time Opponent Site TV Result September 6 (Labor Day) at Florida State[165] Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL     September 18 Purdue[173] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     October USC[162] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Navy[167] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Georgia Tech[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA North Carolina[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA at Virginia[165] Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA     TBA at Virginia Tech[165] Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA     TBA at Stanford[148] Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA     *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. TBA: An additional 3 non-ACC games will be scheduled (2 home, 1 away). 2022 Date Time Opponent Site TV Result September 3 at Ohio State[174] Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH     November 26 at USC[162] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA     TBA Stanford[147] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Boston College[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Clemson[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA at Navy[167] TBA • TBA     TBA at North Carolina[165] Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC     TBA at Syracuse[165] Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY     *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. TBA: An additional 4 non-ACC home games will be scheduled. 2023 Date Time Opponent Site TV Result September 23 Ohio State[174] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     October USC[162] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Navy[167] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Pittsburgh[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Wake Forest[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA at Clemson[165] Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC     TBA at Duke[165] Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC     TBA at Louisville[165] Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY     TBA at North Carolina State[165] Carter Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC     TBA at Stanford[148] Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA     *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. TBA: An additional 2 non-ACC home games will be scheduled. 2024 Date Time Opponent Site TV Result August 31 at Texas A&M[175] Kyle Field • College Station, TX     September 14 at Purdue[165] Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN     TBA Stanford[147] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA at Navy[167] TBA • TBA     TBA at USC[162] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA     TBA Florida State[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Miami[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Virginia[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA at Georgia Tech[165] Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA     *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. TBA: An additional 3 non-ACC home games will be scheduled. 2025 Date Time Opponent Site TV Result September 13 Purdue[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     September 27 Texas A&M[175] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     October USC[162] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Navy[167] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA NC State[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA Syracuse[165] Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC     TBA at Boston College[165] Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA     TBA at Miami[165] Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL     TBA at Pittsburgh[165] Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA     TBA at Stanford[148] Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA     *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. TBA: An additional 1 non-ACC away game with be scheduled. References ↑ "Gold And Blue". University of Notre Dame. March 23, 2015. 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