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: Charlie Weis Conference: Independent-
2006 Season Highlights
Charlie Weis enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
2006 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Georgia Tech
14
10
W
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Penn State
41
17
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Michigan
21
47
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Michigan State
40
37
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Purdue
35
21
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Stanford
31
10
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
UCLA
20
17
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Navy
38
14
W
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
North Carolina
45
26
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Air Force
39
17
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Army
41
9
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Southern California
24
44
L
Wed., Jan. 3
Louisiana State
14
41
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
2006 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 403
Scoring Average 31.0
Points Allowed 310
Defense Average 23.8
Opponents Record 90-76
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 4-1
2006 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 10-3-0
AP
19 10-3-0
Coaches
19 10-3-0
USA Today/ESPN
2006 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2006 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.