- List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons
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This is a list of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football season records. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. The team competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level.
Notre Dame has the most consensus national championships and has produced more All-Americans than any other Football Bowl Subdivision school. Additionally, seven Fighting Irish football players have won the Heisman Trophy.
Notre Dame is one of only two Catholic universities that field a team in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the other being Boston College, and one of a handful of programs independent of a football conference. The team plays its home games on Notre Dame's campus at Notre Dame Stadium, also known as the "House that Rockne Built," which has a capacity of 80,795.
Notre Dame claims national championships in an additional three seasons, for a total of 11 consensus national championships. Notre Dame, however, is often credited with 13 national championships in total. The 1938 and 1953 seasons are the reason for the discrepancy. In 1938, 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.[1][2]
Seasons
Consensus National Champions † National Champion Consideration * Bowl game berth ^ Season Head coach
[3]Season results[4] Bowl result[4] Final ranking Wins Losses Ties
[A 1]Associated Press Poll
[A 2]Coaches' Poll
[A 3]Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1887 No Coach 0 1 0 — — — 1888 1 2 0 — — — 1889 1 0 0 — — — 1890 No team 1891 1892 No Coach 1 0 1 — — — 1893 4 1 0 — — — 1894 J. L. Morison 3 1 1 — — — 1895 H.G. Hadden 3 1 0 — — — 1896 Frank E. Hering 4 3 0 — — — 1897 4 1 1 — — — 1898 4 2 0 — — — 1899 James McWeeney 6 3 1 — — — 1900 Pat O'Dea 6 3 1 — — — 1901 8 1 1 — — — 1902 James Farragher 6 2 1 — — — 1903 8 0 1 — — — 1904 Louis Salmon 5 3 0 — — — 1905 Henry J. McGlew 5 4 0 — — — 1906 Thomas Barry 6 1 0 — — — 1907 6 0 1 — — — 1908 Victor M. Place 8 1 0 — — — 1909 Frank C. Longman 7 0 1 — — — 1910 4 1 1 — — — 1911 John L. Marks 6 0 2 — — — 1912 7 0 0 — — — 1913 Jesse Harper 7 0 0 — — — 1914 6 2 0 — — — 1915 7 1 0 — — — 1916 8 1 0 — — — 1917 6 1 1 — — — 1918 Knute Rockne 3 1 2 — — — 1919 * 9 0 0 — — — 1920 * 9 0 0 — — — 1921 10 1 0 — — — 1922 8 1 1 — — — 1923 9 1 0 — — — 1924 † 10 0 0 Won 1925 Rose Bowl against Stanford Cardinal, 27–10 ^ — — 1925 7 2 1 Notre Dame football did not accept postseason bowl bids from 1926 until 1969 due to an athletic department policy citing academic concerns.[8] — — 1926 9 1 0 — — 1927 * 7 1 1 — — 1928 5 4 0 — — 1929 † 9 0 0 — — 1930 † 10 0 0 — — 1931 Hunk Anderson 6 2 1 — — 1932 6 2 1 — — 1933 3 5 1 — — 1934 Elmer Layden 6 3 0 — — 1935 7 1 1 — — 1936 6 2 1 8 — 1937 6 2 1 9 — 1938 * 8 1 0 5 — 1939 7 2 0 13 — 1940 7 2 0 — — 1941 Frank Leahy 8 0 1 3 — 1942 7 2 2 6 — 1943 † 9 1 0 1 — 1944 Edward McKeever 8 2 0 9 — 1945 Hugh Devore 7 2 1 9 — 1946 † Frank Leahy 8 0 1 1 — 1947 † 9 0 0 1 — 1948 9 0 1 2 — 1949 † 10 0 0 1 — 1950 4 4 1 — — 1951 7 2 1 — 13 1952 7 2 1 3 3 1953 * 9 0 1 2 2 1954 Terence Brennan 9 1 0 4 4 1955 8 2 0 9 10 1956 2 8 0 — — 1957 7 3 0 10 9 1958 6 4 0 17 14 1959 Joe Kuharich 5 5 0 17 — 1960 2 8 0 — — 1961 5 5 0 — — 1962 5 5 0 — — 1963 Hugh Devore 2 7 0 — — 1964 * Ara Parseghian 9 1 0 3 3 1965 7 2 1 9 8 1966 † 9 0 1 1 1 1967 * 8 2 0 5 4 1968 7 2 1 5 8 1969 8 2 1 Lost 1970 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas Longhorns, 17–21 ^ 5 9 1970 * 10 1 0 Won 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas Longhorns, 24–11 ^ 2 5 1971 8 2 0 — 13 15 1972 8 3 0 Lost 1973 Orange Bowl against Nebraska Cornhuskers, 6–40 ^ 14 12 1973 † 11 0 0 Won 1973 Sugar Bowl against Alabama Crimson Tide, 24–23 ^ 1 4 1974 10 2 0 Won 1975 Orange Bowl against Alabama Crimson Tide, 13–11 ^ 6 4 1975 Dan Devine 8 3 0 — — 17 1976 9 3 0 Won 1976 Gator Bowl against Penn State Nittany Lions, 20–9 ^ 12 12 1977 † 11 1 0 Won 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas Longhorns, 38–10 ^ 1 1 1978 9 3 0 Won 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic against Houston Cougars, 35–34 ^ 7 6 1979 7 4 0 — — — 1980 9 2 1 Lost 1981 Sugar Bowl against Georgia Bulldogs, 10–17 ^ 9 10 1981 Gerry Faust 5 6 0 — — — 1982 6 4 1 — — — 1983 7 5 0 Won 1983 Liberty Bowl against Boston College Eagles, 19–18 ^ — — 1984 7 5 0 Lost 1984 Aloha Bowl against SMU Mustangs, 20–27 ^ — — 1985 5 6 0 — — — 1986 Lou Holtz 5 6 0 — — — 1987 8 4 0 Lost 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas A&M Aggies, 10–35 ^ 17 — 1988 † 12 0 0 Won 1989 Fiesta Bowl against West Virginia Mountaineers, 34–21 ^ 1 1 1989 * 12 1 0 Won 1990 Orange Bowl against Colorado Buffaloes, 21–6 ^ 2 3 1990 9 3 0 Lost 1991 Orange Bowl against Colorado Buffaloes, 9–10 ^ 6 6 1991 10 3 0 Won 1992 Sugar Bowl against Florida Gators, 39–28 ^ 13 12 1992 10 1 1 Won 1993 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas A&M Aggies, 28–3 ^ 4 4 1993 * 11 1 0 Won 1993 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas A&M Aggies, 24–21 ^ 2 2 1994 6 5 1 Lost 1995 Fiesta Bowl against Colorado Buffaloes, 24–41 ^ — — 1995 9 3 0 Lost 1996 Orange Bowl against Florida State Seminoles, 26–31 ^ 11 13 1996 8 3 — — 19 21 1997 Bob Davie 7 6 — Lost 1997 Independence Bowl against LSU Tigers, 9–27 ^ — — 1998 9 3 — Lost 1999 Gator Bowl against Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 28–35 ^ 22 22 1999 5 7 — — — — 2000 9 3 — Lost 2001 Fiesta Bowl against Oregon State Beavers, 9–41 ^ 15 16 2001 5 6 — — — — 2002 Tyrone Willingham 10 3 — Lost 2003 Gator Bowl against North Carolina State Wolfpack, 6–28 ^ 17 17 2003 5 7 — — — — 2004 6 6 — Lost 2004 Insight Bowl against Oregon State Beavers, 21-38 ^ — — 2005 Charlie Weis 9 3 — Lost 2006 Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State Buckeyes, 20–34 ^ 9 11 2006 10 3 — Lost 2007 Sugar Bowl against LSU Tigers, 14–41 ^ 17 19 2007 3 9 — — — — 2008 7 6 — Won 2008 Hawaii Bowl against Hawaii Warriors, 49-21 ^ — — 2009 6 6 — — — — 2010 Brian Kelly 8 5 — Won 2010 Sun Bowl against Miami Hurricanes, 33-17 ^ Total 830 280 42 (regular season games) 15 15 0 (bowl games; 30 appearances) 845 295 42 (all games) References: [4] Notes
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
- ^ The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936.[6]
- ^ The college football coaches' poll has been sponsored by multiple organizations since its creation in 1950. Its current sponsor is USA Today[7]
References
- ^ "Notre Dame Records" (PDF). graphics.fansonly.com. http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06mg-pgs135-176.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "CFB Data Warehouse Notre Dame Recognized National Champions". cfbdatawarehouse.com. http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/independents/notre_dame/national_champs.php. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "All-Time Head Coaches". UND.com. Notre Dame Athletic Department. http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/nd-m-fb-a-coach.html. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ^ a b c "Notre Dame 2008 Football Media Guide". UND.com. Notre Dame Athletic Department. http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/0809-fb-mediaguide.html. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ Associated Press (Writers and Broadcasters) Final Polls Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records, NCAA. July 2008. pp. 96–99 Accessed 2008-09-27.
- ^ USA Today/ESPN (Coaches) Weekly Poll Leaders Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records, NCAA. July 2008. pp. 101–105 Accessed 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Knute Would Have Agreed, Ara". Sports Illustrated. 22 December 1969. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1083174/index.htm. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
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