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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  <-- 2017 <- 2018 -> 2019 --> 2024
2018 Season Highlights
 Brian Kelly enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
2018 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  vs. Michigan  24   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Ball State  24   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Vanderbilt  22   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Wake Forest  56   27   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Stanford  38   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Virginia Tech  45   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Pittsburgh  19   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Navy  44   22   W    @ San Diego, CA   
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Northwestern  31   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Florida State  42   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Syracuse  36   3   W    @ Bronx, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Southern California  24   17   W       
 Sat., Dec. 29   Clemson  3   30   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
2018 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored408
  Scoring Average31.4
  Points Allowed237
  Defense Average18.2
  Opponents Record96-74
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record4-0
2018 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
5(12-1) Coaches
5(12-1) AP
3(12-0) CFP
  
2018 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Notre Dame 12-1408237Lost  3-30  Brian Kelly
Army 11-2426230Won  70-14  Jeff Monken
Brigham Young 7-6354278Won  49-18  Kalani Sitake
Liberty 6-6399442   Turner Gill
Massachusetts 4-8394515   Mark Whipple
New Mexico State 3-9303496   Doug Martin

2018 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2018 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.