Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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| First Season |
|---|
| 1887 |
| Team History |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1887-present) |
| Conference |
| Independent (1887-present) |
| Venue |
| Notre Dame Stadium (1930-present) Soldier Field (1929) Cartier Field (1899-1928) Brownson Hall field (1892-99) |
| Key People |
| Players • Coaches |
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football team is the intercollegiate football team representing the University of Notre Dame in 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 six schools that competes as an Independent at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision 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.
Publications
Programs by season
1920s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | |||
| January 1, 1925 | vs. Stanford | Rose Bowl | |
| 1925 | |||
| November 7 | at Penn State | New Beaver Field | |
| 1928 | |||
| October 6 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium | |
| 1929 | |||
| November 16 | vs. USC | Soldier Field | |
1930s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | |||
| October 11 | vs. Navy | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| November 22 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium | |
| December 6 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 1931 | |||
| November 7 | vs. Penn | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1932 | |||
| November 19 | vs. Navy | Cleveland Stadium | |
| 1933 | |||
| November 25 | vs. USC | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1934 | |||
| November 10 | vs. Navy | Cleveland Stadium | |
| November 24 | at Army | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1935 | |||
| November 2 | at Ohio State | Ohio Stadium | |
| 1936 | |||
| December 5 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 1938 | |||
| October 29 | at Army | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1939 | |||
| November 18 | vs. Northwestern | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| November 25 | vs. USC | Notre Dame Stadium | |
1940s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | |||
| October 4 | vs. Indiana | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| November 8 | at Navy | Memorial Stadium | |
| November 22 | vs. USC | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1942 | |||
| October 3 | vs. Georgia Tech | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| November 14 | vs. Michigan | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1943* | |||
| November 6 | at Army | Yankee Stadium | |
| November 13 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium | |
| 1944 | |||
| October 7 | vs. Tulane | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| October 21 | vs. Wisconsin | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| November 4 | at Navy | Baltimore Stadium | |
| November 11 | at Army | Yankee Stadium | |
| November 25 | at Georgia Tech | Grant Field | |
| December 2 | vs. Great Lakes | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1945 | |||
| September 29 | vs. Illinois | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| November 3 | at Navy | Cleveland Stadium | |
| November 10 | at Army | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1946* | |||
| October 5 | vs. Pittsburgh | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| October 12 | vs. Purdue | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| November 2 | at Navy | Memorial Stadium | |
| November 16 | vs. Northwestern | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| November 23 | at Tulane | Tulane Stadium | |
| November 30 | vs. USC | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1947 | |||
| October 4 | at Pittsburgh | Pitt Stadium | |
| 1948 | |||
| October 9 | vs. Michigan State | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1949* | |||
| September 24 | vs. Indiana | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| October 1 | at Washington | Husky Stadium | |
| October 15 | vs. Tulane | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| November 5 | at Michigan State | Macklin Stadium | |
| November 19 | vs. Iowa | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| November 26 | vs. USC | Notre Dame Stadium | |
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | |||
| November 10 | at Tennessee | Neyland Stadium | |
| January 1, 1991 | vs. Colorado | Orange Bowl | |
| 1991 | |||
| November 2 | vs. Navy | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1992 | |||
| September 26 | vs. Purdue | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| October 3 | vs. Stanford | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| January 1, 1993 | vs. Texas A&M | Cotton Bowl | |
| 1993 | |||
| October 16 | at BYU | Cougar Stadium | |
| November 20 | vs. Boston College | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| January 1, 1994 | vs. Texas A&M | Cotton Bowl | |
| 1994 | |||
| October 1 | vs. Stanford | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1995 | |||
| October 7 | at Washington | Husky Stadium | |
| 1996 | |||
| November 6 | at Boston College | Alumni Stadium | |
| 1997 | |||
| September 6 | vs. Georgia Tech | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1998 | |||
| October 24 | vs. Army | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| January 1, 1999 | vs. Georgia Tech | Alltel Stadium | |
| 1999 | |||
| September 18 | vs. Michigan State | Notre Dame Stadium | |
2000s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | |||
| September 2 | vs. Texas A&M | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 2001 | |||
| September 22 | vs. Michigan State | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 2002 | |||
| November 2 | vs. Boston College | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 2003 | |||
| September 13 | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium | |
| 2005 | |||
| October 15 | vs. USC | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 2006 | |||
| October 7 | vs. Stanford | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 2007 | |||
| September 1 | vs. Georgia Tech | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 2008 | |||
| November 1 | vs. Pittsburgh | Notre Dame Stadium | |
2010s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | |||
| September 10 | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium | |
| 2012 | |||
| October 6 | vs. Miami | Soldier Field | |
| January 7, 2013 | vs. Alabama | BCS National Championship Game | |
| 2013 | |||
| December 28 | vs. Rutgers | Yankee Stadium | |
| 2015 | |||
| November 21 | vs. Boston College | Fenway Park | |
| 2016 | |||
| November 12 | vs. Army | Alamodome | |
| 2017 | |||
| January 1, 2018 | vs. LSU | Camping World Stadium | |
| 2018 | |||
| September 15 | vs. Vanderbilt | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| October 27 | vs. Navy | SDCCU Stadium | |
| December 29 | vs. Clemson | AT&T Stadium | |
| 2019 | |||
| September 28 | vs. Virginia | Notre Dame Stadium | |
Media guides and yearbooks
All media guides
| 1960s | 1965 • 1966 • 1969 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 1970 • 1971 • 1973 • 1975 • 1976 • 1978 • 1979 |
| 1980s | 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1988 |
| 2010s | 2014 • 2019 |
| 2020s | 2020 |
| NCAA Division I FBS independents | |
|---|---|
| All Schools | BYU Cougars • Liberty Flames • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • UConn Huskies • UMass Minutemen |
| Venues | Notre Dame Stadium |
| FBS Conferences | American Athletic Conference • Atlantic Coast Conference • Big 12 Conference • Big Ten Conference • Conference USA • Mid-American Conference • Mountain West Conference • Pac-12 Conference • Southeastern Conference • Sun Belt Conference • Independents |
| FCS Conferences | Big Sky Conference • Big South Conference • Colonial Athletic Association • Ivy League • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference • Missouri Valley Football Conference • Northeast Conference • Ohio Valley Conference • Patriot League • Pioneer Football League • Southern Conference • Southland Conference • Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Other Conferences | Current: ASUN Conference • Big East Conference • West Coast Conference |
| Former: Big Eight Conference • Southwest Conference | |
