Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
First season1887; 137 years ago
Athletic directorPete Bevacqua
Head coachMarcus Freeman[1]
4th season, 26–9 (.743)
StadiumNotre Dame Stadium
(capacity: 77,622)
FieldNotre Dame Stadium
Year built1930
Field surfaceNatural grass (1930–2013)
FieldTurf (2014–present)
LocationNotre Dame, Indiana
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceIndependent
Past conferencesACC (2020)
All-time record951–338–42 (.730)
Bowl record21–21 (.500)
Playoff appearances2 (2018, 2020)
Playoff record0–2
Claimed national titles11 (1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988)[2]
Unclaimed national titles11 (1919, 1920, 1927, 1938, 1953, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1989, 1993, 2012)[3]
National finalist6 (1948, 1953, 1970, 1989, 1993, 2012)
RivalriesArmy (rivalry)
Boston College (rivalry)
Michigan (rivalry)
Michigan State (rivalry)
Navy (rivalry)
Northwestern (rivalry)
Pittsburgh (rivalry)
Purdue (rivalry)
Stanford (rivalry)
USC (rivalry)
Heisman winnersAngelo Bertelli – 1943
Johnny Lujack – 1947
Leon Hart – 1949
Johnny Lattner – 1953
Paul Hornung – 1956
John Huarte – 1964
Tim Brown – 1987
Consensus All-Americans109
Current uniform
ColorsBlue and gold[4]
   
Fight songNotre Dame Victory March
MascotNotre Dame Leprechaun
Marching bandBand of the Fighting Irish
OutfitterUnder Armour
WebsiteFightingIrish.com

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the college football team representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, north of the city of South Bend, Indiana. The team plays its home games at the campus's Notre Dame Stadium, which has a capacity of 77,622. Notre Dame is one of three schools that competes as an Independent at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level; however, they play five games a year against opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), of which Notre Dame is a member in all other sports except ice hockey.[5]

The Fighting Irish are among the most prestigious college football teams of all time. Since their inaugural season in 1887, Notre Dame has claimed 11 national championships, including 8 from the major wire-service: AP Poll and/or Coaches' Poll.[6] Seven Notre Dame players have won the Heisman Trophy. Notre Dame has 948 official victories, with an additional 21 having been vacated by the NCAA in 2016 for self-reported academic misconduct.[7] Notre Dame has had 22 undefeated seasons including 12 perfect seasons.[8] Notre Dame home games have been televised by NBC since 1991.[9][10]

  1. ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan (December 2, 2021). "Notre Dame hires Marcus Freeman as next coach: Irish listen to players, also retain Tommy Rees to lead offense". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame Football 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Color | Athletics Branding | On Message | University of Notre Dame". Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "[1] Archived March 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine"
  6. ^ 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. pp. 110–115. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Notre Dame forced to vacate wins from 2012, 2013". February 13, 2018. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "Notre Dame Fighting Irish College Football History, Stats, Records". Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  9. ^ Sandomir, Richard (August 25, 1991). "College Football – Notre Dame Scored a $38 Million Touchdown on Its TV Deal". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2008.
  10. ^ "NBC and Notre Dame Extend Football Agreement Through 2010". CSTV.com. December 18, 2003. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2008.

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