Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the athletic teams that represent the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The Fighting Irish participate in 23 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I intercollegiate sports and in the NCAA's Division I in all sports, with many teams competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Notre Dame is one of only 16 universities in the United States that plays Division I FBS football and Division I men's ice hockey. The school colors are Gold and Blue and the mascot is the Leprechaun. It was founded on November 23, 1887 with football in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Baseball
First Season |
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1892 |
Team History |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1892-present) |
Conference |
Atlantic Coast Conference (2014-present) Big East Conference (1996-2013) Midwestern Collegiate Conference (1986-95) Midwest City Conference (1983-85) |
Venue |
Frank Eck Stadium (1994-present) |
Key People |
Players • Coaches |
Media guides and yearbooks
Media guides
2000s | 2003 |
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Football
First Season |
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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 |
Programs by season
1920s
Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
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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 | |
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1930 | |||
October 11 | vs. Navy | Notre Dame Stadium | |
November 22 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium | |
December 6 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
1931 | |||
October 3 | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium | |
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 | |||
October 17 | vs. Wisconsin | Notre Dame Stadium | |
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
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
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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 | |
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2000 | |||
September 2 | vs. Texas A&M | Notre Dame Stadium | |
November 25 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
2001 | |||
September 22 | vs. Michigan State | Notre Dame Stadium | |
September 29 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Field | |
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 | |
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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 | |||
September 17 | vs. Michigan State | Notre Dame Stadium | |
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 |
2020s
Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
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2021 | |||
October 2 | vs. Cincinnati | Notre Dame Stadium |
Media guides and yearbooks by season
Media guides
1960s | 1963 • 1965 • 1966 • 1968 • 1969 |
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1970s | 1970 • 1971 • 1973 • 1975 • 1976 • 1978 • 1979 |
1980s | 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1988 |
2000s | 2000 |
2010s | 2014 • 2019 |
Bowl media guides
2010s | 2011 Champs Sports Bowl |
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Yearbooks
1990s | 1995 |
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish football head coaches |
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James L. Morrison (1894) • H. G. Hadden (1895) • Frank E. Hering (1896-98) • James McWeeney (1899) • Pat O'Dea (1900-01) • James Farragher (1902-03) • Louis J. Salmon (1904) • Henry J. McGlew (1905) • Thomas A. Barry (1906-07) • Victor M. Place (1908) • Frank Longman (1909-10) • John L. Marks (1911-12) • Jesse Harper (1913-17) • Knute Rockne (1918-30) • Hunk Anderson (1931-33) • Elmer Layden (1934-40) • Frank Leahy (1941-43) • Edward McKeever (1944) • Hugh Devore (1945) • Frank Leahy (1946-53) • Terry Brennan (1954-58) • Joe Kuharich (1959-62) • Hugh Devore (1963) • Ara Parseghian (1964-74) • Dan Devine (1975-80) • Gerry Faust (1981-85) • Lou Holtz (1986-96) • Bob Davie (1997-01) • Tyrone Willingham (2002-04) • Kent Baer* (2004) • Charlie Weis (2005-09) • Brian Kelly (2010-21) • Marcus Freeman (2021-present)
*interim head coach |
Men's Basketball
First Season |
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1897-98 |
Team History |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1897-present) |
Conference |
Atlantic Coast Conference (2013-present) |
Venue |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (1968-present) Notre Dame Fieldhouse (1898-1968) |
Key People |
Players • Coaches |
Programs by season
1980s
Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
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1980-81 | |||
February 16, 1981 | vs. Fairfield | Athletic & Convocation Center |
Media guides and yearbooks by season
Media guides
1970s | 1979-80 |
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Atlantic Coast Conference | |
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Current Members | Boston College Eagles • Clemson Tigers • Duke Blue Devils • Florida State Seminoles • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • Louisville Cardinals • Miami Hurricanes • NC State Wolfpack • North Carolina Tar Heels • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Pittsburgh Panthers • SMU Mustangs • Stanford Cardinal • Syracuse Orange • Virginia Cavaliers • Virginia Tech Hokies • Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
Former Members | South Carolina Gamecocks • Maryland Terrapins |
Basketball Venues | Littlejohn Coliseum |
Football Venues | Alumni Stadium • Bobby Dodd Stadium • Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Hard Rock Stadium • Kenan Memorial Stadium • Lane Stadium • Scott Stadium • Stanford Stadium • Wallace Wade Stadium |
NCAA Division I FBS independents | |
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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 |