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Notre Dame Football Team History


Notre Dame Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
 South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity: 80,225
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Tyrone Ty Willingham
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
2002 Season Highlights
 Tyrone Ty Willingham enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Maryland  22   0   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Purdue  24   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Michigan  25   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Michigan State  21   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Stanford  31   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Pittsburgh  14   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Air Force  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Florida State  34   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Boston College  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Navy  30   23   W    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Rutgers  42   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Southern California  13   44   L       
 Wed., Jan. 1   North Carolina State  6   28   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Points Scored290
  Scoring Average22.3
  Points Allowed217
  Defense Average16.7
  Opponents Record94-73
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-1
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
17 10-3-0 AP
17 10-3-0 Coaches
17 10-3-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2002 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 6-6373270   Randy Edsall
Notre Dame 10-3290217Lost  6-28  Tyrone Ty Willingham
South Florida 9-2339204   Jim Leavitt
Florida International 5-6241228   Don Strock
Troy 4-8218252   Larry Blakeney
Utah State 4-7305432   Mick Dennehy
Florida Atlantic 2-9176339   Howard Schnellenberger
Navy 2-10290436   Paul Johnson

2002 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2002 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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