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-
2017 Season Highlights
Brian Kelly enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
2017 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Temple
49
16
W
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Georgia
19
20
L
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Boston College
49
20
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Michigan State
38
18
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Miami Ohio
52
17
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
North Carolina
33
10
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Southern California
49
14
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
North Carolina State
35
14
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Wake Forest
48
37
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Miami
8
41
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Navy
24
17
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Stanford
20
38
L
Mon., Jan. 1
Louisiana State
21
17
W
@ Orlando, FL
Citrus Bowl
2017 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 445
Scoring Average 34.2
Points Allowed 279
Defense Average 21.5
Opponents Record 108-63
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-2
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
11 (10-3)
AP
11 (10-3)
Coaches
14 (9-3)
CFP
2017 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2017 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.