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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  <-- 2020 <- 2021 -> 2022 --> 2024
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
  Record11-2
  Points Scored458
  Scoring Average35.2
  Points Allowed256
  Defense Average19.7
  Opponents Record87-78
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-0
2021 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
8(11-2) AP
9(11-2) Coaches
5(11-1) CFP
  
2021 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Notre Dame 11-2458256Lost  35-37  Brian Kelly
Brigham Young 10-3430322Lost  28-31  Kalani Sitake
Army 9-4427290Won  24-22  Jeff Monken
Liberty 8-5437279Won  56-20  Hugh Freeze
New Mexico State 2-10271485   Doug Martin
Connecticut 1-11187462   Randy Edsall/Lou Spanos
Massachusetts 1-11196517   Walt Bell

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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.