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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: Bob Davie
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
2001 Season Highlights
 Bob Davie enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
2001 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Nebraska  10   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Michigan State  10   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Texas A&M  3   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Pittsburgh  24   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. West Virginia  34   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Southern California  27   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Boston College  17   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Tennessee  18   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Navy  34   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Stanford  13   17   L       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Purdue  24   18   W       
 
2001 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored214
  Scoring Average19.5
  Points Allowed215
  Defense Average19.5
  Opponents Record76-55
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-4
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2001 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 2-9192370   Randy Edsall
South Florida 8-3387231   Jim Leavitt
Troy 7-4246269   Larry Blakeney
Central Florida 6-5333204   Mike Kruczek
Notre Dame 5-6214215   Bob Davie
Akron 4-7281360   Lee Owens
Florida Atlantic 4-6177245   Howard Schnellenberger
Utah State 4-7316421   Mick Dennehy
Liberty 3-8225404   Ken Karcher
Navy 0-10183344   Charlie Weatherbie

2001 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2001 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.