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-
1999 Season Highlights
Bob Davie enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 28 vs.
Kansas
48
13
W
@ South Bend, IN
Sat., Sep. 4 @
Michigan
22
26
L
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Purdue
23
28
L
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Michigan State
13
23
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Oklahoma
34
30
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Arizona State
48
17
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Southern California
25
24
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Navy
28
24
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Tennessee
14
38
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Pittsburgh
27
37
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Boston College
29
31
L
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Stanford
37
40
L
1999 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 348
Scoring Average 29.0
Points Allowed 331
Defense Average 27.6
Opponents Record 86-57
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 0-5
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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