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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: Lou Holtz
Conference: Independent-

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1887 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Lou Holtz enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 5	@ Vanderbilt	14	7	W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Purdue	35	0	W
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Texas	27	24	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Ohio State	16	29	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Washington	54	20	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Air Force	17	20	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Navy	54	27	W	@ Dublin, Ireland
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Boston College	48	21	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Pittsburgh	60	6	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Rutgers	62	0	W
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Southern California	20	27	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	407
Scoring Average	37.0
Points Allowed	181
Defense Average	16.5
Opponents Record	65-63
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	3-1

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
19	8-3-0	AP
21	8-3-0	Coaches
21	8-3-0	USA Today/CNN

1996 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	5-6	192	353					Ed Zaunbrecher
Army	10-2	379	224	Lost 29-32				Bob Sutton
Navy	9-3	392	309	Won 42-38				Charlie Weatherbie
Buffalo	8-3	271	241					Craig Cirbus
East Carolina	8-3	316	214					Steve Logan
Notre Dame	8-3	407	181					Lou Holtz
Western Kentucky	7-4	304	251					Jack Harbaugh
Louisiana Tech	6-5	351	342					Gary Crowton
Alabama Birmingham	5-6	266	279					Watson Brown
Central Florida	5-6	277	261					Gene McDowell
Liberty	5-6	250	261					Sam Rutigliano
Louisiana	5-6	304	404					Nelson Stokley
Arkansas State	4-7	272	365					John Bobo
Northern Illinois	1-10	157	400					Joe Novak

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.