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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  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Bob Davie enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Michigan  36   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Michigan State  23   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Purdue  31   30   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Stanford  35   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Arizona State  28   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Army  20   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Baylor  27   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Boston College  31   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Navy  30   0   W    @ Landover, MD   
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Louisiana State  39   36   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ Southern California  0   10   L       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Georgia Tech  28   35   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored328
  Scoring Average27.3
  Points Allowed248
  Defense Average20.7
  Opponents Record67-73
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-2
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
22 9-3-0 AP
22 9-3-0 Coaches
22 9-3-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1998 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 5-6227322   Ed Zaunbrecher
Central Florida 9-2393209   Mike Kruczek
Notre Dame 9-3328248Lost  28-35  Bob Davie
South Florida 8-3402178   Jim Leavitt
Louisiana Tech 6-6493402   Gary Crowton
Liberty 5-6287277   Sam Rutigliano
Western Kentucky 5-5340331   Jack Harbaugh
Akron 4-7265299   Lee Owens
Alabama Birmingham 4-7237308   Watson Brown
Arkansas State 4-8216385   Joe Hollis
Buffalo 4-7315340   Craig Cirbus
Navy 3-8255376   Charlie Weatherbie
Louisiana 2-9199453   Nelson Stokley

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 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.