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Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

TeamNameNotre Dame Fighting Irish
CurrentSeason2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
ImageSize150px
FirstYear1887
AthlDirectorDispJack Swarbrick
AthlDirectorLinkJack Swarbrick
HeadCoachDisplayBrian Kelly
HeadCoachLinkBrian Kelly (American football coach)
HeadCoachYear1st
HCWins0
HCLosses0
StadiumNotre Dame Stadium
StadCapacity80,795
StadSurfaceGrass
LocationNotre Dame, Indiana
ConferenceDisplayIndependent
ConferenceLinkNCAA Division I-A independent schools
ATWins837
ATLosses290
ATTies42
ATPercentage.733
BowlWins14
BowlLosses15
NatlTitles11 (1924, 1929, 1930,
1943, 1946, 1947, 1949,
1966, 1973, 1977, & 1988)
Heismans7
AllAmericans95
UniformImage:Independent-Uniform-ND.PNG
Color1Gold
Color1HexC5B358
Color2Navy Blue
Color2Hex002649
FightSongNotre Dame Victory March
MascotDisplayNotre Dame Leprechaun
MarchingBandBand of the Fighting Irish
PagFreeLabelOutfitter
PagFreeValueAdidas
PagFreeLabel2Rivals
PagFreeValue2Michigan Wolverines
Michigan State Spartans
Navy Midshipmen
Purdue Boilermakers
USC Trojans
WebsiteNameUND.com
WebsiteURLhttp://und.com

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame, located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA (just north of South Bend, IN). The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.

Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. The team plays its home games on Notre Dame's campus at Notre Dame Stadium, with a capacity of 80,795. All home games are televised on NBC.

The Fighting Irish have been awarded 11 consensus national championships and produced more All-Americans than any other Football Bowl Subdivision school. In addition, seven Fighting Irish football players have won the Heisman Trophy.

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National championships :

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
Consensus national championships 11

Number 1 vs. number 2 :
9 October 1943 Notre Dame Michigan W 35-14
20 November 1943 Notre Dame Iowa Pre-Flight W 14-13
10 November 1945 Army Notre Dame L 48-0
9 November 1946 Army Notre Dame T 0-0
19 November 1966 Notre Dame Michigan State T 10-10
28 September 1968 Purdue Notre Dame L 37-22
26 November 1988 Notre Dame Southern Cal W 27-10
16 September 1989 Notre Dame Michigan W 24-19
13 November 1993 Florida State Notre Dame W 31-24

All-time 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 � .000
2002 � 04 Tyrone Willingham 3 21 15 � .583
2004† Kent Baer 0 0 1 � .000
2005 � 09 Charlie Weis 5 35 27 � .564
2010 � Brian Kelly 0 0 0 � .000

All-time coaching records :
Totals Coaches Seasons Wins Losses Ties Pct.
1887 � 2009 31 119 837 291 42 .733
* George O'Leary did not coach a single practice or game, resigning five days after being hired; O'Leary misrepresented 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 :
Date Bowl W/L Opponent PF PA
January 1, 1925 Rose Bowl W Stanford 27 10
January 1, 1970 Cotton Bowl Classic L Texas 17 21
January 1, 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic W Texas 24 11
January 1, 1973 Orange Bowl L Nebraska 6 40
December 31, 1973 Sugar Bowl W Alabama 24 23
January 1, 1975 Orange Bowl W Alabama 13 11
December 27, 1976 Gator Bowl W Penn State 20 9
January 2, 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic W Texas 38 10
January 1, 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic W Houston 35 34
January 1, 1981 Sugar Bowl L Georgia 10 17
December 29, 1983 Liberty Bowl W Boston College 19 18
December 29, 1984 Aloha Bowl L SMU 20 27
January 1, 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic L Texas A&M 10 35
January 2, 1989 Fiesta Bowl W West Virginia 34 21
January 1, 1990 Orange Bowl W Colorado 21 6
January 1, 1991 Orange Bowl L Colorado 9 10
January 1, 1992 Sugar Bowl W Florida 39 28
January 1, 1993 Cotton Bowl Classic W Texas A&M 28 3
January 1, 1994 Cotton Bowl Classic W Texas A&M 24 21
January 2, 1995 Fiesta Bowl L Colorado 24 41
January 1, 1996 Orange Bowl L Florida State 26 31
December 28, 1997 Independence Bowl L LSU 9 27
January 1, 1999 Gator Bowl L Georgia Tech 28 35
January 1, 2001 Fiesta Bowl L Oregon State 9 41
January 1, 2003 Gator Bowl L North Carolina State 6 28
December 28, 2004 Insight Bowl L Oregon State 21 38
January 2, 2006 Fiesta Bowl L Ohio State 20 34
January 3, 2007 Sugar Bowl L LSU 14 41
December 24, 2008 Hawai i Bowl W Hawai i 49 21
Total 29 bowl games 14-15 624 692

College Football Hall of Fame :
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
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
George Gipp Halfback 1951
Jerry Groom Center 1994
Ralph Guglielmi Quarterback 2001
Jesse Harper Coach 1994
Leon Hart End 1973
Frank 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
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

Guglielmino Athletics Complex :
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Irish in the NFL
NFL Draft Selections
Total selected: 466
First picks in draft: 5
1st Round: 61
NFL Achievements
In the Super Bowl: 42
Won the Super Bowl: 36
Hall of Famers: 10

University of Notre Dame

AcademicsMendoza College of Business * College of Arts and Letters * College of Science * College of Engineering * School of Architecture * Law School |
Campus StructuresMain Administration Building * Basilica of the Sacred Heart * Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes * Theodore Hesburgh Library * Notre Dame Stadium * Edmund P. Joyce Center * Frank Eck Stadium |
Men's Residence HallsAlumni Hall * Carroll Hall * Dillon Hall * Duncan Hall * Fisher Hall * Keenan Hall * Keough Hall * Knott Hall * Morrissey Manor * Old College * O'Neill Hall * St. Edward's Hall * Siegfried Hall * Sorin Hall * Stanford Hall * Zahm Hall |
Women's Residence HallsBadin Hall * Breen-Phillips Hall * Cavanaugh Hall * Farley Hall * Howard Hall * Lewis Hall * Lyons Hall * McGlinn Hall * Pangborn Hall * Pasquerilla East Hall * Pasquerilla West Hall * Ryan Hall * Walsh Hall * Welsh Family Hall |
Music"Notre Dame Victory March" (Fight Song) * "Notre Dame, Our Mother" (Alma Mater) * Band of the Fighting Irish * Notre Dame Glee Club |
AthleticsFighting Irish * Football * Men's Basketball * Men's Ice Hockey * Women's Soccer * Leprechaun * Irish Guard * Jeweled Shillelagh |

Notre Dame Fighting Irish bowl games

1925 Rose Bowl * 1970 Cotton Bowl Classic * 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic * 1973 Orange Bowl * 1973 Sugar Bowl * 1975 Orange Bowl * 1976 Gator Bowl * 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic * 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic * 1981 Sugar Bowl * 1983 Liberty Bowl * 1984 Aloha Bowl * 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic * 1989 Fiesta Bowl * 1990 Orange Bowl * 1991 Orange Bowl * 1992 Sugar Bowl * 1993 Cotton Bowl Classic * 1994 Cotton Bowl Classic * 1995 Fiesta Bowl * 1996 Orange Bowl (January) * 1997 Independence Bowl * 1999 Gator Bowl * 2001 Fiesta Bowl * 2003 Gator Bowl * 2004 Insight Bowl * 2006 Fiesta Bowl * 2007 Sugar Bowl * 2008 Hawaii Bowl

Division I FBS Independents

Army Black Knights * Navy Midshipmen * Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Bowl Championship Series

ConferencesAtlantic Coast * Big 12 * Big East * Big Ten * Pac-10 * Southeastern * Notre Dame
BowlsFiesta * Orange * Rose * Sugar * BCS National Championship
ChampionsTennessee (1998) * Florida State (1999) * Oklahoma (2000) * Miami (FL) (2001) * Ohio State (2002) * LSU (2003) * USC (2004) * Texas (2005) * Florida (2006) * LSU (2007) * Florida (2008) * Alabama (2009)
OtherControversies * Media coverage * Mythical national championship * Playoff debate



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