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-
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
Record 10-3
Points Scored 290
Scoring Average 22.3
Points Allowed 217
Defense Average 16.7
Opponents Record 94-73
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 4-1
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 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
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.