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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: Brian Kelly
Conference: Independent-

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1887 <-- 2010 <- 2011 -> 2012 --> 2024

2011 Season Highlights

Brian Kelly enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.

2011 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. South Florida	20	23	L
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Michigan	31	35	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Michigan State	31	13	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Pittsburgh	15	12	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Purdue	38	10	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Air Force	59	33	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Southern California	17	31	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Navy	56	14	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Wake Forest	24	17	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Maryland	45	21	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Boston College	16	14	W
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Stanford	14	28	L
Thu., Dec. 29	Florida State	14	18	L	@ Orlando, FL	Champs Sports Bowl

2011 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Points Scored	380
Scoring Average	29.2
Points Allowed	269
Defense Average	20.7
Opponents Record	94-71
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	4-2

2011 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2011 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	10-3	391	265	Won 24-21				Bronco Mendenhall
Notre Dame	8-5	380	269	Lost 14-18				Brian Kelly
South Alabama	6-4	244	217					Joey Jones
Texas State	6-6	306	342					Dennis Franchione
Navy	5-7	356	347					Ken Niumatalolo
Texas San Antonio	4-6	266	214					Larry Coker
Army	3-9	298	339					Rich Ellerson
Georgia State	3-8	249	343					Bill Curry

2011 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2011 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.