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-
2014 Season Highlights
Brian Kelly enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
2014 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Rice
48
17
W
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Michigan
31
0
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Purdue
30
14
W
@ Indianapolis, IN
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Syracuse
31
15
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Stanford
17
14
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
North Carolina
50
43
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Florida State
27
31
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Navy
49
39
W
@ Landover, MD
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Arizona State
31
55
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Northwestern
40
43
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Louisville
28
31
L
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Southern California
14
49
L
Tue., Dec. 30
Louisiana State
31
28
W
@ Nashville, TN
Music City Bowl
2014 Season Totals
Record 8-5
Points Scored 427
Scoring Average 32.8
Points Allowed 379
Defense Average 29.2
Opponents Record 87-71
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-2
Away Record 0-3
2014 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2014 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2014 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.