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: Tyrone Ty Willingham Conference: Independent-
2003 Season Highlights
Tyrone Ty Willingham enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
2003 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Washington State
29
26
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Michigan
0
38
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Michigan State
16
22
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Purdue
10
23
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Pittsburgh
20
14
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Southern California
14
45
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Boston College
25
27
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Florida State
0
37
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Navy
27
24
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Brigham Young
33
14
W
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Stanford
57
7
W
Sat., Dec. 6 @
Syracuse
12
38
L
2003 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 243
Scoring Average 20.3
Points Allowed 315
Defense Average 26.3
Opponents Record 97-55
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-4
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2003 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2003 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.