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-
2021 Season Highlights
Brian Kelly enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
2021 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Sep. 5 @
Florida State
41
38
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Toledo
32
29
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Purdue
27
13
W
Sat., Sep. 25
Wisconsin
41
13
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Cincinnati
13
24
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Virginia Tech
32
29
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Southern California
31
16
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
North Carolina
44
34
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Navy
34
6
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Virginia
28
3
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Georgia Tech
55
0
W
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Stanford
45
14
W
Sat., Jan. 1
Oklahoma State
35
37
L
@ Tempe AZ
Fiesta Bowl
2021 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 458
Scoring Average 35.2
Points Allowed 256
Defense Average 19.7
Opponents Record 87-78
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 4-0
2021 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
8 (11-2)
AP
9 (11-2)
Coaches
5 (11-1)
CFP
2021 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2021 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).