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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  <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024
2016 Season Highlights
 Brian Kelly enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
2016 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Sep. 4  @ Texas  47   50   L       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Nevada  39   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Michigan State  28   36   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Duke  35   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Syracuse  50   33   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ North Carolina State  3   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Stanford  10   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Miami  30   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Navy  27   28   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Army  44   6   W    @ San Antonio, TX   
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Virginia Tech  31   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Southern California  27   45   L       
 
2016 Season Totals
  Record4-8
  Points Scored371
  Scoring Average30.9
  Points Allowed334
  Defense Average27.8
  Opponents Record84-69
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-5
  Away Record1-3
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2016 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Coastal Carolina 10-2447232   Joe Moglia
Brigham Young 9-4384254Won  24-21  Kalani Sitake
Army 8-5389258Won  38-31  Jeff Monken
Notre Dame 4-8371334   Brian Kelly
Massachusetts 2-10280426   Mark Whipple

2016 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2016 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.