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-
2011 Season Highlights
Brian Kelly enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
2011 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
South Florida
20
23
L
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Michigan
31
35
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Michigan State
31
13
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Pittsburgh
15
12
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Purdue
38
10
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Air Force
59
33
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Southern California
17
31
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Navy
56
14
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Wake Forest
24
17
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Maryland
45
21
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Boston College
16
14
W
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Stanford
14
28
L
Thu., Dec. 29
Florida State
14
18
L
@ Orlando, FL
Champs Sports Bowl
2011 Season Totals
Record 8-5
Points Scored 380
Scoring Average 29.2
Points Allowed 269
Defense Average 20.7
Opponents Record 94-71
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-2
2011 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2011 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2011 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.