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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 2011 <- 2012 -> 2013 --> 2024
2012 Season Highlights
 Brian Kelly enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
2012 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  vs. Navy  50   10   V    @ Dublin, Ireland   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Purdue  20   17   V       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Michigan State  20   3   V       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Michigan  13   6   V       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Miami  41   3   V    @ Chicago, IL   
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Stanford  20   13   V       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Brigham Young  17   14   V       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Oklahoma  30   13   V       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Pittsburgh  29   26   V       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Boston College  21   6   V       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Wake Forest  38   0   V       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Southern California  22   13   V       
 Mon., Jan. 7   Alabama  14   42   L    @ Miami, FL   BCS Bowl
 
2012 Season Totals
  Record0-1
  Points Scored335
  Scoring Average335.0
  Points Allowed166
  Defense Average166.0
  Opponents Record99-69
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
2012 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4(12-1) AP
3(12-1) Coaches
  
2012 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 8-5373182Won  23-6  Bronco Mendenhall
Navy 8-5325334Lost  28-62  Ken Niumatalolo
Army 2-10291424   Rich Ellerson
Notre Dame 0-1335166Lost  14-42  Brian Kelly

2012 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2012 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.