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: Brian Kelly Conference: Independent-
2010 Season Highlights
Brian Kelly enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
2010 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs.
Purdue
23
12
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Michigan
24
28
L
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Michigan State
31
34
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Stanford
14
37
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Boston College
31
13
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Pittsburgh
23
17
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Western Michigan
44
20
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Navy
17
35
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Tulsa
27
28
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Utah
28
3
W
Sat., Nov. 20
Army
27
3
W
@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Southern California
20
16
W
Fri., Dec. 31
Miami
33
17
W
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
2010 Season Totals
Record 8-5
Points Scored 342
Scoring Average 26.3
Points Allowed 263
Defense Average 20.2
Opponents Record 106-61
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-4
Away Record 2-1
2010 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2010 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2010 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.